China has one of the largest populations with obesity in the world, and obesity has become
a major challenge for the country's health-care system. Current guidelines for obesity …

The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels
in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health …

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseases in the United States
and worldwide. Obesity accounts for much of the risk for primary hypertension through …

Background Bariatric surgery, despite being the most successful long-lasting treatment for
morbid obesity, remains underused as only approximately 1% of all patients who qualify for …

Background: There has been a dramatic shift in use of bariatric procedures, but little is
known about their long-term comparative effectiveness. Objective: To compare weight loss …

Background: Bariatric surgery has proved to be an effective strategy in treating obesity.
However, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of 3 most common bariatric surgery …

Bariatric surgery is increasingly recognized as one of the most effective interventions to help
patients achieve significant and sustained weight loss, as well as improved metabolic and …

Objective Evaluate safety and efficacy of the pose™ procedure for obesity treatment.
Methods Subjects with Class I to II obesity were randomized (2: 1) to receive active or sham …

Abstract Background According to recent American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric
Surgery estimates, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is now the most commonly performed …

Introduction Increases in the rates of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) have paralleled
rises in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Despite not being fully understood …