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Objective: To evaluate the association between adiposity at birth and in infancy with overweight at age 5 years. This study hypothesizes that adiposity at birth as approximated by body mass index (BMI) predicts childhood fatness. Methods: Anthropomorphic data from birth to 5 years were used to...
- Diabetic and bariatric surgery: A review of the recent trends. Rao, Raghavendra; Kini, Subhash // Surgical Endoscopy;Apr2012, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p893
Introduction: Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment for diabetes associated with morbid obesity. Methods: A Pubmed search was made for all articles on bariatric surgery and diabetes from 2009 to present (March 2011) in order to identify the recent advances in this field....
- Surgical management of morbid obesity. Aggarwal, Rajesh; Hodgson, Luke; Rao, Christopher; Ashrafian, Hutan; Chow, Andre; Zacharakis, Emmanouil; Athanasiou, Thanos; Darzi, Professor Ara; Johnston, Desmond // British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460);Feb2008, Vol. 69 Issue 2, p95
Obesity affects 1.7 million people worldwide, and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Outcomes of conservative management are generally poor. Surgery for morbid obesity has reported excellent results, leading to an exponential increase in numbers of procedures performed.
