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Gastric Bypass Surgery can bring about Long-term Remission or Improvement in Type 2 Diabetes

posted by Admin User at 2016-10-25 12:17:00

Treatment of type 2 diabetes in overweight patients has long been studied and researched and there has been much progress in the area of medical managementto treat symptoms of the disease. But according to a new study, results show that long-term remission or improvement in overweight people with type 2 diabetes is significantly possible post-gastric bypass surgery.

This research was published in the June edition of the Annals of Surgery journal, authored by Yijun Chen, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UCLA Center for Obesity and METabolic health center, and other weight-loss professionals and academicians.

The study took over a 10 year period to compare long-term outcomes of 2 groups of morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. One group was managed by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, while the other group was managed medically.

Seventy-eight obese patients who had undergone the weight-loss procedure were operated between January 2000 and July 2004 and were followed for at least 10 years. The control group consisted of 80 diabetic obese patients from the same period with similar body mass index, age, race, and severity of diabetes.

Conclusions of the research: “In this study, we demonstrated that after 10 years of follow-up, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, compared with nonsurgical medical management, resulted in significantly greater weight loss, reduction in hemoglobin A1c, and use of antidiabetic medications, and very importantly a lower incidence of both microvascular and macrovascular complications in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.”

This research is another in the line of recent studies showing the superiority of surgical interventions, such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, over traditional medical management of type 2 diabetes.

And because diabetes has such a powerful effect on your heart, causing an increased risk of heart attacks and heart failure, this information could significantly change the lives of morbidly obese patients struggling with weight loss and the deleterious effects of type 2 diabetes.

Early bedtime in preschoolers reduces risk of obesity in teens by half

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posted by Admin User at 2016-10-21 08:52:00

For time untold, parents have been convincing their children to go to bed early, and now research proves that the results of an early bedtime are substantial later in life. Not only does a good night’s sleep have innumerable benefits in the present, but it greatly reduces the risk of obesity later in life.

According to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, preschool-aged children with earlier bedtimes were one-half as likely to be obese later in life compared to children with later bedtimes.

“For parents, this reinforces the importance of establishing a bedtime routine,” said study author Sarah Anderson, an associate professor of epidemiology. “It’s something concrete that families can do to lower their child’s risk and it’s also likely to have positive benefits on behavior and on social, emotional and cognitive development.”

Researchers from the Ohio State University’s College of Public Health analysed data from 977 of 1364 participants in the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Between 1995 and 1996, the typical bedtime of the preschool aged children were reported by mothers. And later at an average age of 15, the height and weight of participants were measured and obesity defined against a sex-specific body-mass-index-for-age (≥95th percentile of the US reference).

The study was divided into three groups depending on the child’s bedtime: 8 p.m. and earlier, between 8 and 9 p.m., and later than 9 p.m. Half of the kids fell in the middle group, while the other half was split between the first and last group.

Results showed that 10% of kids who had the earliest bedtime were obese as a teen. Around 16% of kids with the 8-9 p.m. bedtime and 23% of kids with the latest bedtimes were also found to be obese as adolescents.

Researchers looked into multiple variables related to the emotional state of the house that could also influence obesity later in life, but found regardless of maternal sensitivity, an earlier bedtime had the strongest link with reduced obesity later in life.

American Military Obesity Rates are Going Up

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posted by Admin User at 2016-10-11 14:05:00

For the first time in years, the Pentagon has announced that military personnel who are clinically overweight are increasing. Data published in the Military Times reveals that according to the Defense Department about 7.8 percent of the military is clinically overweight (having a body weight index, BMI, higher than 25). That’s about one in every thirteen troops.BMIs appear to be higher among women, blacks, Hispanics and older service members. The current rate has increased significantly in the past 15 years. In 2001, just 1.6 percent – one in sixty troops – were overweight.

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Community Information Seminar: Bariatric Surgery in Utica, NY

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posted by Admin User at 2016-10-11 09:03:00

Considering Bariatric Surgery? For yourself or for a loved one?

Learn more about how to best start your journey! Join the bariatric surgeons of William A. Graber MD, PC on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:00pm.

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