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He Awatea Hou: Improving Health Literacy and Health Outcomes for Bariatric Patients
Objective: This evaluation aimed to determine the effectiveness of a whānau health literacy pilot at two District Health Boards (DHBs) in Auckland, New Zealand. The pilot had two distinct components including: (i) A whānau/fanau programme to encourage healthy lifestyles and improve health literacy, and (ii) The provide.. Read More
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Nutritional Status and Attitudes in Female Medical Students of Philippine and Sri Lanka
Educational interference leads to the increase of knowledge on nutrition and the enhancement of people’s attitudes to it. The Philippines and Sri Lanka, which are in the South Asian region of the world, are recognized as developing countries. With the busy schedules and hectic workload, medical students of the Philippines .. Read More
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This communication has been done on the challenges, gaps and promising opportunities that are faced by intervention policies in providing obesity treatment. Globally, obesity is considered as a growing health concern and its crisis has also attacked the Middle East and surrounding regions. Trend of obesity is dramatically .. Read More
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Dietary Intake among Nurses Working Rotating Hospital Shifts by BMI Category
Background: Shift work has been associated with increased body mass index (BMI), metabolic disruption and increased chronic disease risk. Typically, these reports compare individuals who work the day shift to those who work the night shift. Because shift assignment is not random, differences may reflect other, unmeasured charact.. Read More
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The Healthy Weights Initiative (HWI) is a free, comprehensive obesity-reduction program within two cities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The objective of the study was to conduct a Social Return On Investment (SROI) analysis on the HWI, which estimates the overall economic, social, and environmental value of an interve.. Read More
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Body Mass Index: A Critical Review
Body mass index (BMI) is a screening tool for the population to classify them into different categories such as overweight or obese. It is an estimate based on a person’s weight and height and assesses their risk for chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, stroke, cancer, and many more. Researchers have been looki.. Read More
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Background: Lifestyle habits may affect body weight and body composition. Most studies to examine effects of lifestyle factors are performed in younger subjects and with measurements of body mass index (BMI). The aim of the present cross-sectional population-based study was therefore to explore associations between physical acti.. Read More
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Gastric Cancer after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Case Series
Background: The association between bariatric procedures and adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus and stomach is not fully understood. While reflux esophagitis and subsequent Barrett's esophagus may increase rates of gastric tumors, weight loss may have a protective role. Only a few case reports of gastric cancer following gas.. Read More
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How Well Does Patient Self-Reported Weight Agree with Values in the Electronic Medical Record?
Objective: Accurate assessment of body weight is an important component of populational studies, interventional trials, and program evaluation. Increasingly electronic medical records (EMR) are being standardized making them potentially useful for future populational studies. However, it is unclear to what degree measures such a.. Read More
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Objective: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of Cardio-Vascular Disease (CDV) risk factors including visceral obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia and increased oxidative stress. Pyrene-lipid derivatives selectively incorporated into the hydrophobic core and surrounding amphipathic.. Read More
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Background: Obesity is associated with many chronic disorders such as type-2 diabetes mellitus, essential hypertension and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). High fat diet (HFD) induced obesity in rats is associated with altered adipocytes release of several adipocytokines. Physical exercise has also been shown to have p.. Read More
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Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Patients in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Introduction: Obesity is considered a global epidemic disease with detrimental consequences. Bariatric surgery is a viable option for weight loss for patients with morbid obesity. This study sought to assess weight variation and supplements and medication use among bariatric surgery patients in Lebanon. Methods: A total of 300 .. Read More
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Obesity remains one of the greatest public health concerns in our modern-day society, necessitating an understanding of the underlying contributing factors. This systematic review examines the existing literature to better understand the relationship between the fast food environment and obesity rates within the United States (U.. Read More
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Insulin Resistance Improves More in Women than In Men in Association with a Weight Loss Intervention
Background: Fasting glucose and homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) are important measures of the risk for metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Weight loss interventions are considered part of the first line of therapy for those who develop disease states associated with insulin resistance, such as pre-diabetes.. Read More
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Dietary Patterns for the Reduction of Obesity Using Medicinal Plants in Northern Pakistan
Objective: Different types of studies have indicated an increased risk of obesity and other related diseases in Pakistan. This study examines the rich availability of anti-obesity plants among the local communities. This is the first ethnobotanical study to document folk remedies for the treatment of obesity and overweight disor.. Read More
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Obesity and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are global health challenges prevalent worldwide. Intervention became imperative for creative natural measures to minimize NCDs. The chronic state of inflammation and oxidative stress are the land mark signatures for obesity driven NCDs. In this description study, we try to de.. Read More
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Metabolic Improvement in Blood Glucose and Cholesterol after Sleeve Gastroectomy
Objective: To investigate the long-term effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on weight loss, blood sugar and cholesterol. Materials & Methods: A total of 306 morbidly obese patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy over three years from 2014-02-2017 at King Khalid Hospital Obesity Center, Najran (Saudi Ar.. Read More
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The excessive body fat, one of the results of obesity, brings with it comorbidities such as lipid changes, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus type 2 and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In this controlled and randomized pilot study, as a non-pharmacological and non-invasive strategy, we consider two groups during 8 weeks: t.. Read More
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Background: Adjustable gastric band (AGB) is one of the earlier bariatric procedures that frequently require revision due to either failure of complications. Objectives: To evaluate the indications and outcomes of laparoscopic removal of AGB as an isolated surgical procedure. Methods and Materials: A retrospective review of char.. Read More
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Management of Acute Bleeding Post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Introduction: Bariatric procedures are widely spreading nowadays, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most commonly performed Bariatric operations, post-operative bleeding is being a serious and a common event of this operation. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis was performed for 80 out of 1500 patients,.. Read More
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