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Weight loss surgery linked to lower risk of cancer
Source — Reuters
Severely obese people who undergo surgery to shed excess pounds may have lower odds of developing cancer than they would without the operations, a recent U.S. study suggests.
How to Be Better at Stress
Source — NYTIMES
Stress is unavoidable in modern life, but it doesn't have to get you down. Work, money and family all create daily stress, while bigger issues like politics and terrorism contribute to our underlying stress levels.
Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years
Source — NEJM
Although the rising pandemic of obesity has received major attention in many countries, the effects of this attention on trends and the disease burden of obesity remain uncertain.
Minimally invasive surgery and its impact on 30‐day postoperative complications, unplanned readmissions and mortality.
Source — BJS
A critical appraisal of the benefits of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is needed, but is lacking. This study examined the associations between MIS and 30‐day postoperative outcomes including complications graded according to the Clavien–Dindo classification, unplanned readmissions, hospital stay and mortality for five common surgical procedures.
Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults
Source — NEJM
BACKGROUND
Obesity causes frailty in older adults; however, weight loss might accelerate age-related loss of muscle and bone mass and resultant sarcopenia and osteopenia.Effects of Advice to Drink 8 Cups of Water per Day in Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity
Source — JAMA
Importance Health care professionals commonly recommend increased water consumption, typically to 8 cups per day, as part of a weight-reducing diet. However, this recommendation is based on limited evidence and virtually no experimental data from the pediatric population.
Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting on Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Cardioprotection Among Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults
Source — JAMA
Importance Alternate-day fasting has become increasingly popular, yet, to date, no long-term randomized clinical trials have evaluated its efficacy.
Factors Associated With Long-term Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Repair
Source — JAMA
Importance Umbilical hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed general surgical procedures. However, there is little consensus about the factors that lead to umbilical hernia recurrence.
Change in Pain and Physical Function Following Bariatric Surgery for Severe Obesity
Source: JAMA
Importance: The variability and durability of improvements in pain and physical function following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) are not well described.
Lifespan Weighed Down by Diet
Source: JAMA
Since the end of the Civil War until the late 20th century, lifespan increased rapidly in the United States, a tremendous public health triumph brought about by a more dependable food supply, improved sanitation, and advances in medical care. In 1850, life expectancy among whites was an estimated 38 years for men and 40 years for women.
