The association between severity of King ’s Obesity Staging Criteria scores and treatment choice in patients with morbid obesity: a retrospective cohort study
ConclusionBMI was the strongest KOSC-domain associated with subsequent bariatric surgery after a shared decision making process. Prospective studies are required to assess whether the use of KOSC can help guide patients and clinicians to identify the most appropriate choice of treatment for morbid obesity. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - December 6, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Somatic neural alterations in non-diabetic obesity: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionThis study documents subclinical peripheral nerve damage in non-diabetic obese with abnormal NCS parameters; shorter amplitudes and prolonged CMAP and SNAP durations. The reduced amplitudes of mixed and sensory nerves might be due to decreased axonal number stimulation or actual decrease in number of axonal fibers, or defect at NMJ in non-diabetic obese. Prolonged durations but normal onset latencies and conduction velocities strongly suggest involvement of slow conducting fibers. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 21, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Community factors related to healthy eating & amp; active living in counties with lower than expected adult obesity rates
ConclusionsWe found that county leaders focused on establishing a county-wide structure to connect and support community-led initiatives to promote healthy living, reduce obesity, and foster sustainability. Findings from this study can help inform county-level efforts to improve healthy living and combat the multi-faceted challenges of adult obesity across the U.S. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 17, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Relationship between sleep characteristics and measures of body size and composition in a nationally-representative sample
ConclusionIn a nationally representative sample of healthy US adults, snoring, short sleep, and poor sleep quality were associated with higher adiposity. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 10, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Association between economic status and body mass index among adolescents: a community-based cross-sectional study in Japan
ConclusionsLow economic status was positively associated with higher BMI among girls in junior high school in Japan, but this was not true for boys. Childhood poverty might be associated with overweight and obesity among adolescent girls in Japan. Health policies at junior high schools to discourage breakfast skipping might be effective for countering the association between childhood poverty and overweight in adolescent girls. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 9, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Measurement of overweight and obesity an urban slum setting in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparison of four anthropometric indices
ConclusionsThere exists a moderate level of correlation and a remarkable level of discordance among the four anthropometric indices with regard to the ascertainment of abnormal body composition in an urban slum setting in Africa. Waist circumference is a better predictor of cardio-metabolic risk. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 7, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Socio-demographic trends in overweight and obesity among parous and nulliparous women in Ghana
ConclusionThe trend of overweight/obesity in Ghana warrants urgent national level public health attention to help curb the situation. Such interventions should be tailored bearing in mind the peculiar differences in associated factors between parous and nulliparous women. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 2, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of first year university student ’s weight change
ConclusionOur findings reinforce that the first year of university is a crucial time in the life of students during which the majority tend to gain weight. However, we also found that 25 % lost weight, indicating that 75 % of students undergo a meaningful weight change in their first year. Universities must recognise their role in promoting healthy weight maintenance. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 2, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Barriers to weight loss among community health center patients: qualitative insights from primary care providers
ConclusionsClinicians perceived that their patients face barriers to weight loss at multiple levels of the social ecology, including individual, social, and environmental factors. Results may partly explain limited provision of weight counseling in CHCs and suggest opportunities for intervention. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - October 20, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
A randomized, open-label pilot of the combination of low-level laser therapy and lorcaserin for weight loss
ConclusionThis small pilot demonstrates that when combined with behavioral intervention, Lorcaserin and LLLT may be effective components of a comprehensive approach to the treatment of overweight and obesity in the clinical setting. Further studies with larger sample size and longer duration of treatment and follow-up are needed to further address efficacy.Trial Registry InformationTrial registration:NCT02129608. Registered June 15, 2014. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - September 28, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Longitudinal changes in desired body weight compared to changes in body weight: evidence of adaptation to weight gain?
ConclusionOlder people adapt more to weight gain than younger age groups, with clear gender differences. Further studies of longitudinal changes in desired weight are warranted. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - September 20, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Changes in waist circumference and the prevalence of abdominal obesity during 1994 –2008 - cross-sectional and longitudinal results from two surveys: the Tromsø Study
ConclusionsThe increasing mean waist circumference is of concern. There is a need for further longitudinal studies of the changes in waist circumference. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - September 20, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Hepatic steatosis, detected by hepatorenal index in ultrasonography, as a predictor of insulin resistance in obese subjects
ConclusionDetection and quantification of hepatic steatosis by ultrasound and the hepatorenal index is a feasible screening tool for identifying patients with low risk of having insulin resistance (IR, HRI<1.17), patients at risk of having IR (HRI 1.17-1.41) and patients with likely IR (HRI ≥1.42), especially in obese individuals. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - September 19, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Case report of EUS-guided endoscopic transduodenal necrosectomy in a patient with sleeve gastrectomy
ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first reported case of EUS-guided endoscopic necrosectomy in a patient with sleeve gastrectomy. The duodenal approach was used in our patient due to history of sleeve gastrectomy. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - September 12, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Accuracy of BMI correction using multiple reports in children
ConclusionObjective measurements are more accurate than self- or proxy-reports of BMI. In situations where objective measurement is infeasible, an approach that combines collecting a validation sub-sample including multiple reports of children ’s height and weight, with estimation of BMI correction models maybe a cost-effective and practical solution. Correction models generate BMI estimates that are closer to objective measurements than reports. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - September 12, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
