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Comment on: Insurance-mandated weight management program completion before bariatric surgery provides no long-term clinical benefit
By 2030, 1 in 2 American adults is projected to have obesity and 1 in 4 clinically severe obesity. Obesity represents a serious public health issue because it is a major risk factor for many major, noncommunicable diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer, and independently predicts overall mortality. The burden of obesity on medical spending is also significant, with $1861 in excess annual medical costs per adult with obesity and $3097 per adult with severe obesity —accounting for $173 billion annually in the United States [1].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 15, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Hamlet Gasoyan, David B. Sarwer, Michael B. Rothberg Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research

Association of Bariatric Surgery With Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults With Severe Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Results of this study suggest that, compared with nonsurgical care, bariatric surgery was associated with significant reduction in CVD risk in individuals with severe obesity and NAFLD.PMID:36205997 | DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.35003
Source: Atherosclerosis - October 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mohamed I Elsaid You Li John F P Bridges Guy Brock Carlos D Minacapelli Vinod K Rustgi Source Type: research

Bariatric surgery may provide better protection than uvulopalatopharyngoplasty against major adverse cardiovascular events in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea
CONCLUSION: BS may provide greater protection against MACE than UPPP in Asian obese patients with OSA. Additional mechanistic research is needed to clarify differences between BS and UPPP in these patients.PMID:33423961 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2020.11.018
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - January 11, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Tien-Yu Chen Chien-Ting Liu Chi-Hsiang Chung Shao-Lun Hung Wu-Chien Chien Jian-Han Chen Source Type: research

Prayers, Facebook and Weight Loss
"When people talk to God, it is called prayer. When God talks to people, they call it schizophrenia." -- Dr. Jim Roach in his upcoming book, God's House Calls "Just like a prayer. Your voice can take me there" -- Madonna Until recently, my attitude toward prayer had been guided by President Harry S. Truman who said that "people who pray the loudest are the ones you lock your hen house from." I've always been intensely suspicious of anyone who seems too overt in their embrace of prayer, especially if the conversation deviates to matters concerning my checkbook or wallet. Praying out loud was something I never did. Unti...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news