An unusual case of significant weight loss following malposition of a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obesity has been demonstrated to be associated with elevated leukocytes in adults and children. This study assessed the associations between peripheral total and differential leukocyte counts and obesity-related complications in young adults. METHODS:12 obese (median age 21.5 (range 19-28) years, median BMI ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Yoshimura A,Ohnishi S,Orito C,Kawahara Y,Takasaki H,Takeda H,Sakamoto N,Hashino S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have metabolic disrupting abilities and are suggested to contribute to the obesity epidemic. We investigated whether serum concentrations of POPs at 8-10 years of age were associated with subsequent development of overweight at age 14-16 and 20-22 years. METHODS:The stud...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Tang-Péronard JL,Jensen TK,Andersen HR,Ried-Larsen M,Grøntved A,Andersen LB,Timmermann CA,Nielsen F,Heitmann BL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a major public health problem of pandemic proportion. Despite its high prevalence and widespread distribution (consistent with a common underlying etiology), clinical psychologists and primary care physicians routinely approach the problem with individualized but often ineffective treatments like psychother...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Myslobodsky M,Ingraham LJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the association between obesity and specific types and anatomical sites of unintentional injuries in older adults. METHODS:Participants consisted of 52,857 men and women aged ≥65 years from the 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey. Weight, height, and details on injuries occurring in the pa...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Bouchard DR,Pickett W,Janssen I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the excess costs of obese compared to normal-weight persons in Germany based on self-reported resource utilisation and work absence. METHODS:Five cross sectional surveys of cohort studies in southern Germany were pooled resulting in 9,070 observations for 6,731 individuals (31-96 years). BMI was ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Yates N,Teuner CM,Hunger M,Holle R,Stark R,Laxy M,Hauner H,Peters A,Wolfenstetter SB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed if lower than predicted serum leptin concentrations seen during weight loss persisted during weight regain, with possible implications for weight control. METHODS:115 children were investigated during a 12-week weight loss program. 90 children completed the program, and 68 children entere...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Holm JC,Gamborg M,Ward L,Ibsen KK,Gammeltoft S,Sørensen TI,Heitmann BL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to define body fat percentiles for German children and adolescents aged 3-16 years using the largest German database. METHODS:The study population included 11,632 girls and 11,604 boys. Data were pooled from: i) Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS), acquisition period: 1996-2008, n ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Plachta-Danielzik S,Gehrke MI,Kehden B,Kromeyer-Hauschild K,Grillenberger M,Willhöft C,Bosy-Westphal A,Müller MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The stabilization in levels of childhood overweight has masked increasing gaps among different ethnic and socioeconomic groups in several countries. OBJECTIVE:To examine if levels and trends in childhood overweight and obesity differed by ethnicity and socioeconomic areas in Copenhagen schoolchildren. METH...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Pedersen DC,Aarestrup J,Pearson S,Baker JL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both group and individual modes of delivery are employed for obesity treatments. Commercial weight loss groups commonly employ group-based delivery, while many clinical based settings employ one-to-one delivery. We systematically reviewed randomised controlled trials of treatments for adult obesity to compar...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Paul-Ebhohimhen V,Avenell A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 10 years the prevalence of obesity across the European continent has in general been rising. With the exception of a few countries where a levelling-off can be perceived, albeit at a high level, this upward trend seems likely to continue. However, considerable country to country variation is noticeable, ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Blundell JE,Baker JL,Boyland E,Blaak E,Charzewska J,de Henauw S,Frühbeck G,Gonzalez-Gross M,Hebebrand J,Holm L,Kriaucioniene V,Lissner L,Oppert JM,Schindler K,Silva AL,Woodward E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considering the large economic consequences of severe childhood obesity for the society, we aimed to conduct an economic evaluation comparing two intensive 1-year lifestyle treatments with varying inpatient periods for severely obese children and adolescents with regard to standard deviation score BMI (SDS-B...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Makkes S,van Dongen JM,Renders CM,van der Baan-Slootweg OH,Seidell JC,Bosmans JE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed at investigating the lifetime prevalence of 22 self-harm behaviors in bariatric surgery candidates (pre-bariatric surgery group; PSG) compared to community controls with obesity (obese community group; OCG). METHODS:The Self-Harm Inventory (SHI) was administered to the PSG (n = 139, BMI ≥ 35 ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Müller A,Claes L,Smits D,Schag K,de Zwaan M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cystatin C, a protein coded by CST3 gene, is implicated in adipose tissue biology. Our hypothesis is that common variants in CST3 gene could play a role in the development of corpulence during lifetime. METHODS:Two tag SNPs were selected to capture all SNPs in the CST3 region. We first investigated the assoc...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Hooton H,Dubern B,Henegar C,Paternoster L,Nohr EA,Alili R,Rousseau F,Pelloux V,Galan P,Hercberg S,Arner P,Sørensen TI,Clément K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a nutritional program, which is characterized by a different modulation of proteins, in adult patients with sarcopenic obesity. METHODS:We studied 18 obese women aged 41-74 years. Obesity was diagnosed as fat mass > 34.8% and sarcopenia was defined when l...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Sammarco R,Marra M,Di Guglielmo ML,Naccarato M,Contaldo F,Poggiogalle E,Donini LM,Pasanisi F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Research suggests that making overly positive self-evaluations is the norm rather than the exception. However, unlike other stigmatized groups, overweight individuals do not exhibit a positive in-group social identity and instead exhibit significant explicit, implicit, and internalized weight bias. Ther...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Carels RA,Hinman N,Koball A,Oehlhof MW,Gumble A,Young KM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obesity epidemic is a major health problem that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Gastrointestinal hormones have been increasingly understood to be an important element in appetite regulation. Several gastrointestinal hormones can contribute to obesity by modulating the activity of the gut-brai...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Bueter M,Ashrafian H,le Roux CW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This work examines the trend in obesity and abdominal obesity in the Spanish population aged 60 years and over during the first decade of the 21st century. METHODS:We analyze data from a representative study of the Spanish population aged 60 years and older conducted in 2000-2001 and from the Study on Nutrit...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Gutiérrez-Fisac JL,León-Muñoz LM,Regidor E,Banegas J,Rodríguez-Artalejo F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performance of the Cockcroft-Gault (CG) equation, the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula, and the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation (CKD-EPI) was evaluated in body mass index (BMI) categories. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study in diabetic ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Drion I,Joosten H,Santing L,Logtenberg SJ,Groenier KH,Lieverse AG,Kleefstra N,Bilo HJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As long-term results of conservative treatment for obesity are discouraging, bariatric surgery is becoming a treatment option for extremely obese adolescents. However, mental and behavioral problems need to be respected when treating this vulnerable target group. METHODS:A detailed systematic literature revi...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Herget S,Rudolph A,Hilbert A,Blüher S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current obesity epidemic poses a major public health issue since obesity predisposes towards several chronic diseases. BMI and total adiposity are positively correlated with cardiometabolic disease risk at the population level. However, body fat distribution and an impaired adipose tissue function, rather than tot...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Goossens GH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whole-body vibration (WBV) training has been established as a useful method to improve physical fitness in obese individuals. However, the effects of WBV exercise on maximal fat oxidation (MFO) have not been examined in obese subjects yet. METHOD:MFO was eval-uated during a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPE...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Emerenziani GP,Ferrari D,Fittipaldi S,Bimonte VM,Marocco C,Greco EA,Perroni F,Migliaccio S,Lenzi A,Baldari C,Guidetti L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is closely related to thyroid hormones; however, the relationship between abdominal fat distribution and thyroid hormones has rarely been explored. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to explore the relationship between abdominal fat distribution and free triiodothyronine (FT3) and FT3 to free thyroxine (FT...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Nie X,Xu Y,Ma X,Xiao Y,Wang Y,Bao Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The global obesity epidemic continues, new approaches are needed to understand the causes. We analyzed data from an evolutionary perspective, stressing developmental plasticity. METHODS:We present diachronical height, weight, and BMI data for 702,902 Swiss male conscripts aged 18-20 years, a representative, ...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Staub K,Bender N,Floris J,Pfister C,Rühli FJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the lack of sufficient data concerning the long-time results,the morbidity, and the mortality of laparoscopic sleeve resection, this operation is performed with growing enthusiasm.However, general principles of laparoscopic surgery need to be observed to ensure good results. This article describes an operative...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Djalali P,Birk D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the abundance of data addressing the influence of patient's age on surgery-related complications, its impact on cardiometabolic outcomes following bariatric surgery has been overlooked. METHODS:Retrospective unicentric study of 1,728 obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery between January 2...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Mendonça F,Silva MM,Salazar D,Ferreira MJ,Pedro J,Guerreiro V,Viana S,Neves JS,Belo S,Varela A,Freitas P,Carvalho D,CRIO Group.

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Obesity in children and adolescents is a worldwide dramatic health problem, for which treatment is mostly unsuccessful. Therefore, prevention is the most important measure to tackle this problem. The 'EDDY' study as an interventional cohort study with a 1-year lifestyle intervention aimed to affect the lifes...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Widhalm K,Helk O,Pachinger O

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the effects of endurance training with endurance strength training on the anthropometric, body composition, physical capacity, and circulatory parameters in obese women. METHODS:44 women with abdominal obesity were randomized into groups A and B, and asked to perform endurance (A) and endurance strengt...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Skrypnik D,Bogdański P,Mądry E,Karolkiewicz J,Ratajczak M,Kryściak J,Pupek-Musialik D,Walkowiak J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight control through lifestyle interventions represents a suitable strategy to avoid the metabolic, endocrine, and reproductive comorbidities associated with overweight and obesity. Reduced testosterone (T) levels are a worsening factor in overweight males. However, prognostic parameters of long-term weigh...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： De Toni L,Petre GC,Garolla A,De Santis I,Valente U,Foresta C,De Rocco Ponce M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery has a considerable effect on weight loss. A positive relation of exercise and weight loss has been described before. However, the mode of exercise and its timing pre- or postoperatively or a combination remains unclear. METHODS:A multi-database search was conducted. Identified articles wer...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Pouwels S,Wit M,Teijink JA,Nienhuijs SW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to quantify the preventive potential of body weight reduction in Germany, population-attributable risks (PARs) were estimated for 13 cancer types. METHODS:PARs were calculated using body weight prevalence from a nationwide survey from 1998, cancer incidence estimates for 2010 from cancer registry da...

journal_title：Obesity facts

authors： Wienecke A,Neuhauser H,Kraywinkel K,Barnes B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00