Bariatric surgery leads to substantial and durable weight reduction. Nearly 30% of patients
who undergo bariatric surgery have type 2 diabetes, and for many of them, diabetes …

Background: Individuals with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance are at
high risk of progression to type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle modification through change to diet and …

BACKGROUND: To assess the effect of bariatric surgery on the cancer risk of patients with
morbid obesity because evidence is mounting of an association between obesity and …

BACKGROUND: Data on the durability of remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after
gastric bypass are limited. Our purpose was to identify the rate of long-term remission of …

Bariatric surgery (BS) is rated as the best evidence based treatment for obesity with regard
to weight loss and maintenance of weight loss evaluated to date. Although BS interventions …

Background: Bariatric surgery markedly improves glucose homeostasis in patients with type
2 diabetes even before any significant weight loss is achieved. Procedures that involve …

Current theory and evidence point to disruptions in self-concept and difficulties with emotion
regulation as contributing to the severity of binge eating. Alternatively, contemporary …

BACKGROUND: The remission rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass (RYGB) vary according to the glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting …

Background Obesity-related dyslipidaemia comprises hypercholesterolaemia,
hypertriglyceridaemia, low HDL-cholesterol and normal to raised LDL-cholesterol levels …

Morbid obesity is associated with increased morbidity and represents a major healthcare
problem with increasing incidence worldwide. Bariatric surgery is considered an effective …