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Open AccessUltra-processed Food and Obesity: What Is the Evidence?
Obesity is a growing global healthcare concern. A proposed driver is the recent increase in ultra-processed food (UPF) intake. However, disagreement surrounds the concept of UPF, the strength of evidence, and ...
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Open AccessWeight-loss Independent Clinical and Metabolic Biomarkers Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Remission Post-bariatric/metabolic Surgery
Remission of type 2 diabetes (T2D) can be achieved by many, but not all, people following bariatric/metabolic surgery. The mechanisms underlying T2D remission remain incompletely understood. This observational...
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Open AccessIntegrative genomic analyses in adipocytes implicate DNA methylation in human obesity and diabetes
DNA methylation variations are prevalent in human obesity but evidence of a causative role in disease pathogenesis is limited. Here, we combine epigenome-wide association and integrative genomics to investigat...
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Suboptimal Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: Mechanisms and Treatment Algorithms
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity; however, on an individual level, weight loss is highly variable. Improvements in weight-related comorbidities following bariatric surgery a...
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Gut-Derived Hormones and Energy Homeostasis
The gut is the largest endocrine organ of the body producing multiple hormones that are implicated in regulating glucose and energy homeostasis. While the mechanisms promoting the sustained weight loss and ame...
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Open AccessTwo-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trial
The STEP 5 trial assessed the efficacy and safety of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg versus placebo (both plus behavioral intervention) for long-term treatment of adults with obesity, or overweight...
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Weight stigma in healthcare settings is detrimental to health and must be eradicated
A large body of indisputable evidence shows that a certain treatment, commonly advocated by all healthcare professionals for a highly prevalent chronic medical condition, is associated with detrimental effects...
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EAES rapid guideline: systematic review, network meta-analysis, CINeMA and GRADE assessment, and European consensus on bariatric surgery–extension 2022
The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery Bariatric Guidelines Group identified a gap in bariatric surgery recommendations with a structured, contextualized consideration of multiple bariatric interventi...
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Suboptimal Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: Mechanisms and Treatment Algorithms
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity; however, on an individual level, weight loss is highly variable. Improvements in weight-related comorbidities following bariatric surgery a...
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Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially serious liver disease that affects approximately one-quarter of the global adult population, causing a substantial burden of ill health with wide-rang...
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Open AccessInheritable testicular metabolic memory of high-fat diet causes transgenerational sperm defects in mice
The consumption of energy-dense diets has contributed to an increase in the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities worldwide. The adoption of unhealthy feeding habits often occurs at early age, prompting ...
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Open AccessDistorted chemosensory perception and female sex associate with persistent smell and/or taste loss in people with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: a community based cohort study investigating clinical course and resolution of acute smell and/or taste loss in people with and without SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in London, UK
Loss of smell and/or taste are cardinal symptoms of COVID-19. ‘Long-COVID’, persistence of symptoms, affects around one fifth of people. However, data regarding the clinical resolution of loss of smell and/or ...
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Open AccessClinical practice guidelines of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) on bariatric surgery: update 2020 endorsed by IFSO-EC, EASO and ESPCOP
Surgery for obesity and metabolic diseases has been evolved in the light of new scientific evidence, long-term outcomes and accumulated experience. EAES has sponsored an update of previous guidelines on bariat...
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Open AccessJoint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity
People with obesity commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma. They are often subject to discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and healthcare settings. Research indicates t...
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Is Pre-operation Social Connectedness Associated with Weight Loss up to 2 Years Post Bariatric Surgery?
To date, little attention has been paid to supportive relationships as factors contributing to weight loss from bariatric surgery.
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Obesity Management Task Force of the European Association for the Study of Obesity Released “Practical Recommendations for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management”
Bariatric patients may face specific clinical problems after surgery, and multidisciplinary long-term follow-up is usually provided in specialized centers. However, physicians, obstetricians, dieticians, nurse...
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Open AccessEvaluation of a 12-week lifestyle education intervention with or without partial meal replacement in Thai adults with obesity and metabolic syndrome: a randomised trial
There have been no studies examining the efficacy of meal replacement (MR) on weight loss and metabolic syndrome (MS) improvement in Southeast Asians. Thus, we undertook a 12-week randomised trial to evaluate ...
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Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity
A large-scale epigenome-wide association study identifies changes in DNA methylation associated with body mass index in blood and adipose tissue, and correlates DNA methylation sites with high risk of incident...
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Open AccessEarly postoperative weight loss predicts maximal weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Previous studies show that ‘poor responders’ to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) may be identified on the basis of early postoperative weight loss. Early identification of poor responders could allow earlier p...
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Open AccessAge- and sex-specific effects on weight loss outcomes in a comparison of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a retrospective cohort study
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are the most common bariatric procedures undertaken globally but there are no evidenced-based criteria that inform the selection of one operation ov...