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Molecules, 2023 Being overweight or obese can predispose people to chronic diseases and metabolic disorders such as cardiovascular illnesses, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer, which are costly public health problems and leading causes of mortality worldwide ...
Irene Dini, Andrea Mancusi
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Weight self‐stigma and weight loss during behavioural weight loss intervention [PDF]
Obesity Science & Practice, 2019 Summary Objective Despite the myriad negative effects of weight self‐stigma, its role in weight loss intervention has not been thoroughly examined. The aim of this study was to examine the association between weight self‐stigma and weight loss.
J. Lillis +3 more
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2022 Background: The effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with body mass index (BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared) higher than 25 kg/m2 but lower than 32.
Subo Ma +4 more
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Orlistat and weight loss [PDF]
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Lekkerkerker, J.F.F. +2 more
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Canadian Family Physician, 2021 Is semaglutide (SGT) effective for weight loss? Used with lifestyle changes, 2.4 mg of subcutaneous SGT weekly resulted in a mean 10% to 15% weight loss (10 to 15 kg) over 68 weeks versus 2% to 3% (3 to 4 kg) with placebo (PC). Most (70% to 80%) lost 5% or more of their body weight.
Ojeniran, Mo +4 more
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Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2022 Aims/Introduction To compare glycemic control 1 year after treatment in patients with mildly obese (body mass index 27.5–34.9 kg/m2) type 2 diabetes mellitus who underwent bariatric surgery (BS) to those who received medical treatment (MT) in Japan ...
Yosuke Seki +6 more
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Team-Based Learning Intervention to Improve Obesity Education in Medical School
MedEdPORTAL, 2023 Introduction Obesity is a multifactorial chronic disease and a major contributor to numerous health conditions. Despite the high prevalence, costs, and health effects of obesity, physicians are largely unprepared to treat it.
Amber Olson +5 more
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2023 Objective To evaluate subclinical LV systolic dysfunction in obese patients by global myocardial work (MW). Methods A total of 589 obese patients and 100 normal controls were enrolled in the study. The global longitudinal strain (GLS), global work index (
Jun Huang +6 more
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Endoscopic septotomy as a treatment for leaks after sleeve gastrectomy
Endoscopy International Open, 2020 Background and study aims Sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure in the world. Leaks are the most feared complications after this procedure. Endoscopic septotomy has been described as a resolution technique that could
Ramon Diaz +6 more
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Motivational predictors of weight loss and weight-loss maintenance. [PDF]
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1996 Self-determination theory proposes that behavior change will occur and persist if it is autonomously motivated. Autonomous motivation for a behavior is theorized to be a function both of individual differences in the autonomy orientation from the General Causality Orientations Scale and of the degree of autonomy supportiveness of relevant social ...
Virginia M. Grow +4 more
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