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Obesity Reviews, 2021 This overview of reviews aimed to summarize the effects of exercise training programs on weight loss, changes in body composition, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity.
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Wegovy (semaglutide): a new weight loss drug for chronic weight management
Journal of Investigative Medicine, 2021 Obesity is a growing epidemic within the USA. Because weight gain is associated with an increased risk of developing life-threatening comorbidities, such as hypertension or type 2 diabetes, there is great interest in developing non-invasive ...
Gurdeep Singh +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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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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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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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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Diabetes, 2012 Smoking and obesity are two leading causes of chronic disease in the developed world. Given that the combined impact of these factors on health can be especially deleterious, it is somewhat ironic that smoking is known to have beneficial effects on body weight; smoking is one of the easiest and most reliable approaches to weight loss, at least for low ...
Chaitanya K. Gavini, Colleen M. Novak
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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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Successful weight loss maintenance: A systematic review of weight control registries
Obesity Reviews, 2020 Weight loss maintenance is a major challenge for obesity treatment. Weight control registries can be useful in identifying psychological and behavioural factors that could contribute to better long‐term success. The objective of this study is to describe
Catarina Paixão +9 more
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