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Obesity Week

Weight-Based Bias Occurs Worldwide, Study Shows

Weight Management workers urge anti-discrimination policies

Words Matter to People Who Are Overweight

New policy statement pushes "people-first" language rather than disease-first

Time to Rethink BMI Cutoff for Bariatric Surgery?

The point isn't weight loss, researcher argues, but treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other comorbidities

Metabolic Surgery Prevails for Mortality, CV-Risk Reduction in T2D

Macrovascular complications, CV mortality reduced more with surgery than medical therapy alone

IBT Plus Liraglutide Boosts Weight Loss in Obese Patients

Adding pharmacotherapy also led to beneficial changes in appetite

Race, Clinical Factors Predict Weight Gain After Roux-en-Y

African Americans, nonusers of pharmacotherapy more likely to experience regain

Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Vary According to Obesity Subtype

Researchers identified four separate classes of obesity

Exercise Helps 'Biggest Loser' Contestants Keep Weight Off Long-Term

Physician who was contestant on reality show led 6-year study

Study: Teen Brains Change After Bariatric Surgery

Reward, executive functioning improved with weight loss

Researchers: Bariatric Surgery Screening Should Include Sexual Orientation

LGBT status may predict lower rates of post-surgical follow-up

Before Bariatric Surgery, CBT Helps Disordered Eating

Pilot study suggests benefit from psychological intervention

Weight Gain In When School's Out

Out-of-school factors appear to drive kids' overweight and obesity

Weight-Loss Surgery a Safe Option for Mildly Obese With T2D

Patients faced a 4.2% complication rate in 30 days

Are There Fewer 'Tasty' Meals After Bariatric Surgery?

Taste buds may be diminished by weight-loss surgery.

Two Gastric Balloons May Be Better than One

A dual-balloon intragastric device helped patients shed more pounds.