News Updates
Weight loss surgery could help older people control type 2 diabetes
Another study has reinforced that weight loss surgery can help manage type 2 diabetes. Here at Obesity Surgery Manchester we have many patients who are in remission of the diabetes.
Obesity almost doubles in 20 years to affect 13 million people
Very troubling article stating that Obesity is set to double in 20 years and will affect 13 million people. As a result of this increase, added pressure on NHS is likely to occur due to obesity related diseases.
Cancer risk drops in half with over 20% weight loss after bariatric surgery
Patients with severe obesity who had bariatric or weight-loss surgery and lost more than 20% of their total weight were 50% less likely to develop cancer compared to patients who did not have as much weight loss after surgery, according to a new study presented today by Oregon Health & Science University researchers at the 36th American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek 2019.
Metabolic surgery cuts likelihood of recurrent and fatal heart attacks
Metabolic surgery patients with a history of coronary artery disease were about two times less likely to have a recurrent and fatal heart attack or develop systolic heart failure compared to closely matched patients who did not have the surgery, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic Florida researchers.
Age is not a barrier to the benefits of weight-loss surgery
While weight-loss surgeries are not usually performed in people above the age of 65, a new study shows that these procedures can lead to successful weight loss and better diabetes control in older adults.
You Want to Eat Healthier, But Your Partner Doesn’t. How Do You Navigate That?
Things can get tricky when you’re trying to get healthy but your dearly beloved isn’t on the same path — especially if you share a home and a kitchen.
Here’s Why We Overeat in Front of the TV (and How to Stop)
It’s fine to sometimes have a snack in front of the TV, but when it becomes a repeated pattern, or when eating and watching TV become cognitively linked, then it becomes an unhealthy pattern
Weight-reduction surgery may prevent strokes, lengthen lives
Obese patients who undergo weight-reduction surgery live longer and are less likely to experience a clot-caused stroke than those who do not, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2019—November 16-18 in Philadelphia.
Father's obesity in puberty doubles the risk of asthma in his future offspring
A new study shows that boys who are obese in pre-puberty have an over two times higher risk of having children with asthma than those who are not.
Overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk
In an international study, lead by the University of Bergen, the researchers wanted to find out how adult overweight (BMI over 25) and obesity (BMI over 30) increase the risk of different types of cancer.