Bariatric Surgery News

• Moderate Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower Postop Mortality People who lose even a modest amount of weight prior to bariatric surgery may have a lower risk of dying within 30 days after surgery, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 28, 2020
• DDW 2020Sleeve Gastrectomy, Antiobesity Drugs Underutilized Despite the increasing rate of obesity in the United States, sleeve gastrectomy and postoperative antiobesity pharmacotherapy remain significantly underused, according to investigators.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2020
• COVID-19 Triggers New Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery Guidance New recommendations prioritize which eligible patients should be the first to receive bariatric surgery once pandemic restrictions are lifted based on factors beyond BMI.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2020
• AHA Updates Management When CAD and T2DM Coincide The new scientific statement pulls together 'everything someone needs to think about if they care for patients with CAD and T2DM.'
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2020
• Obese Patients With NAFLD May Have Lower Cirrhosis Risk After Bariatric Surgery Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who undergo bariatric surgery may be less likely to develop cirrhosis than their counterparts who don't get bariatric surgery, a retrospective analysis suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, April 10, 2020
• SGO 2020Weight Loss Intervention Fails in Endometrial Cancer Survivors Almost half of obese endometrial cancer survivors in a recent study gained weight during 12 months of follow-up, whether or not they participated in a behavioral weight loss intervention.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2020
• ENDO 2020Diabetes Blunts Weight Loss Effect of Bariatric Surgery People with diabetes may benefit less from bariatric surgery compared with those without the disease, according to a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2020
• Smokers Quit Before Weight-Loss Surgery but Start Up Again Afterward Many smokers quit before having weight-loss surgery, but a new study suggests a lot of them will eventually relapse.
  Reuters Health Information, March 10, 2020
• Lifestyle Changes Reduce AF: AHA Scientific Statement The statement is a call to action after new evidence has shown benefits of addressing obesity, physical inactivity, and many other modifiable risk factors in reducing atrial fibrillation burden.
  Medscape Medical News, March 10, 2020
• International Consensus Statement Combats Obesity Stigma Statement targets multiple fronts calling for an end to the "pervasive, resilient form of social stigma" associated with the disease.
  Medscape Medical News, March 06, 2020
• Bariatric Surgery Improves Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds In patients with both severe obesity and diabetes, bariatric surgery can often improve diabetes, and in some, gastric bypass is even more effective than sleeve gastrectomy, a study has found.
  Medscape Medical News, March 05, 2020
• Bariatric Surgery Safety Improved Over Time, but Utilization Is Low Despite advances in the safety of bariatric surgery over the past 25 years, utilization has remained low, an observational study reveals.
  Reuters Health Information, February 12, 2020
• GUILD 2020Obesity Expert: Time to Embrace Growing Array of Options With their skills as endoscopists, internists, and nutrition experts, gastroenterologists are uniquely positioned to treat obesity, but many physicians have been hesitant to address the problem.
  Medscape Medical News, February 10, 2020
• Extreme Weight Loss: Patients Shed Serious Pounds Although many primary care physicians struggle with how to treat obesity, some patients are finding ways to achieve extreme weight loss.
  Medscape Medical News, February 07, 2020
• Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lowered Risk of Colorectal Cancer Bariatric surgery may lower patients' risk of developing colorectal cancer, a research review suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, February 06, 2020
• Bariatric Surgery May Improve Breathing in Obese Patients Obese people who have bariatric surgery may have an easier time breathing afterward, a small study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 28, 2020
• Teen Mental Health Problems Persist After Bariatric Surgery Mental health problems of mood, self esteem and eating behaviors persist in teens up to five years after bariatric surgery, despite substantial weight loss, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, January 27, 2020
• Improved Bariatric Surgery Pathways Could Reduce Health Care Burden, Costs in Canada A shorter time to bariatric surgery and better postop care could save money and years of obesity-related comorbidities in Canadian patients, an economic modeling study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 21, 2020
• Gastric Bypass Beats Diet and Exercise for Reversing Diabetes People who undergo gastric bypass surgery are more likely to achieve remission of diabetes than those who try to lose weight by dieting and exercising, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, January 16, 2020
• Less Tongue Fat From Weight Loss May Help Sleep Apnea New treatments for targeting tongue fat reduction, possibly particular diets or cold therapies, should be considered, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, January 16, 2020