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Morbid obesity in Taiwan: Prevalence, trends, associated social demographics, and lifestyle factors

PLoS ONE, 2017
Objective Obesity is one of the most important public health issues worldwide. Moreover, an extreme phenotype, morbid obesity (MO) has insidiously become a global problem.
Heng-Cheng Chang, Hsin-Chou Yang, Hsing-Yi Chang, C. Yeh, Hsin-Hung Chen, Kuo-Chin Huang, W. Pan   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Obesity as a risk factor following cadaveric renal transplantation [PDF]

, 1990
Obesity has generally been thought to increase the risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications in surgical patients. No data examining obesity as a factor in cadaveric renal transplantation were available.
Hakala, TR, Holley, JL, Lopatin, WB, Shapiro, R, Starzl, TE, Tzakis, AG   +5 more
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Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dysfunctional Eating among Patients Admitted for Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Obesity, 2014
Objective. To examine whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alleviates dysfunctional eating (DE) patterns and symptoms of anxiety and depression in morbidly obese patients planned for bariatric surgery. Design and Methods. A total of 98 (68 females)
Hege Gade, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Jan H. Rosenvinge, Oddgeir Friborg   +3 more
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Morbid obesity, multiple long-term conditions, and health-related quality of life among Australian adults: Estimates from three waves of a longitudinal household survey

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
This study aims to investigate the impact of morbid obesity and multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Data for this study were sourced from three waves (waves 9, 13 and 17) of the Household, Income and Labour ...
Syed Afroz Keramat, Khorshed Alam, Byron Keating, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Nandeeta Samad, Monidipa Saha, Jeff Gow, Stuart J.H. Biddle, Tracy Comans   +10 more
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De Novo Glycine Synthesis Is Reduced in Adults With Morbid Obesity and Increases Following Bariatric Surgery

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundGlycine is a dietary non-essential amino acid that is low in obesity and increases following bariatric surgery. However, the exact mechanism responsible remains unclear and it is unknown whether hypoglycinemia is a cause or consequence of ...
Hong Chang Tan, Jean W. Hsu, E Shyong Tai, Shaji Chacko, Vieon Wu, Chun Fan Lee, Jean-Paul Kovalik, Farook Jahoor   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Timing of bariatric surgery in people with obesity and diabetes [PDF]

, 2015
The use of bariatric surgery in the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in severely obese subjects has been included in the clinical practice recommendations released by the most influential diabetologic associations.
Busetto, Luca
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Interventions targeted at primary care practitioners to improve the identification and referral of patients with co-morbid obesity: a realist review protocol [PDF]

, 2015
<b>Background </b>Obesity is one of the most significant public health challenges in the developed world. Recent policy has suggested that more can be done in primary care to support adults with obesity.
Blane, David N., Macdonald, Sara, Morrison, David, O'Donnell, Catherine   +3 more
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Oxidative Modification of Biomolecules in the Nonstimulated and Stimulated Saliva of Patients with Morbid Obesity Treated with Bariatric Surgery

BioMed Research International, 2017
Morbid obesity leads to progressive failure of many human organs and systems; however, the role of oxidative damage to salivary composition is still unknown in the obese patients.
Katarzyna Fejfer, P. Buczko, M. Niczyporuk, J. Ładny, H. R. Hady, M. Knaś, D. Waszkiel, A. Klimiuk, A. Zalewska, M. Maciejczyk   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

European guidelines from the EHTG and ESCP for Lynch syndrome: an updated third edition of the Mallorca guidelines based on gene and gender

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Recommendations for clinical and molecular identification of LS, surgical and endoscopic management of LS‐associated colorectal cancer and preventive measures for cancer were produced. The emphasis was on surgical and gastroenterological aspects of the cancer spectrum.
T. T. Seppälä, A. Latchford, I. Negoi, A. Sampaio Soares, R. Jimenez‐Rodriguez, L. Sánchez‐Guillén, D. G. Evans, N. Ryan, E. J. Crosbie, M. Dominguez‐Valentin, J. Burn, M. Kloor, M. von Knebel Doeberitz, F. J. B. van Duijnhoven, P. Quirke, J. R. Sampson, P. Møller, G. Möslein, on behalf of the European Hereditary Tumour Group (EHTG) and European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency after bariatric surgery [PDF]

, 2017
Morbid obesity is a lifelong disease, and all patients require complementary follow-up including nutritional surveillance by a multidisciplinary team after bariatric procedures.
Arnelo, Urban, Haas, Stephan L., Löhr, J. -Matthias, Martin, Lena, Rutkowski, Wiktor, Thorell, Anders, Valente, Roberto, Vujasinovic, Miroslav   +7 more
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