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Obesity Week 2016

October 31 - November 04, 2016; New Orleans, Louisiana

October 31 - November 04, 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Good Operation, With Limits Now the most widely performed bariatric-surgery procedure, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safer than bypass in the short term but may fall short beyond 7 years out.
Medscape Medical News, November 9, 2017

Obesity Week Quality Initiative Cuts Sleeve-Gastrectomy Readmissions
Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2016
Obesity Week Weight Loss Bumps Up Appetite More Than Threefold
Medscape Medical News, November 4, 2016
Obesity Week Kids Sensitive to Food Rewards in Brain-Imaging Study Eat More
Medscape Medical News, November 2, 2016
Obesity Week Obesity Week 2016 to Probe Medical, Surgical Weight Loss
Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2016

Brazil Study: Gastric Balloon Valid Option, but Outcomes Not Durable In this multicenter study of more than 3000 people, excess weight loss was greater in less obese patients, and there was only one gastric perforation, but weight loss didn't last, despite multidisciplinary support.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 17, 2015
Transcranial Stimulation May Quell Cravings in Obese Subjects Stimulating the prefrontal cortex may alter food-reward circuits in the brain, diminish cravings, and lead to weight loss, a small proof-of-principle trial suggests.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 6, 2015
Bariatric Surgery May Aid Very Obese Teens, 3-Year Data Show In the longest-ever prospective study of very obese teens who had gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, the teens maintained a weight loss of 28% at 3 years, with manageable side effects.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 9, 2015

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