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Study finds new treatment leads to much less overeating
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): A new study has found that currently, the advice given to obese patients is to eat less and nutritious food as well as exercise more. However, in a few severe cases, some opt for obesity surgery.
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Study finds obesity damages skeletal muscle metabolism
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pok Fu Lam [Hong Kong], December 1 (ANI): When it comes to obese patients it has been noticed that they have lower metabolism and endurance of skeletal muscle. A research team led by Dr Chi Bun Chan, Assistant Professor from School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University o
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Higher risk of more severe COVID-19 infection in obese patients, finds stu
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): While obesity can lead to a slew of ailments in one's body, a new study has found that COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a more severe infection.
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Bariatric surgery may reduce severity of coronavirus in obese patients
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Among obese patients who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission, reveals Cleveland clinic study.
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Age is no barrier to successful weight loss, new study finds
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI): Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle changes, according to a new study.
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Study suggests losing fat mass, but not lean mass, key for heart health in
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Dallas [US], November 10 (ANI): Reducing the level of body fat and waist size are linked to a lower risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates.
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Heart transplants from severely obese donors show comparable outcomes for
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Heart transplant patients who received hearts from severely obese donors had similar short-term outcomes and long-term survival as patients who received hearts from non-obese donors, according to new research.
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Study says weight-reduction surgery prevents strokes in obese patients
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Weight-reduction surgery lengthens lives and prevents clot-caused by a stroke in obese people, says a study.
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Weight-reduction surgery may prevent strokes, lengthen lives: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): A new study suggests that obese patients who undergo weight-reduction surgery live longer and are less likely to experience a clot-caused stroke than those who do not.
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Hormone injection helps weight loss in obese patients
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): A hormone injection can help obese patients lose weight, suggests a study.
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High dose of X-ray radiations increases cancer risk for obese patients
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 21 (ANI): Extremely obese people need a higher dose of radiation during X-ray examinations than people of normal weight, which increases their risk of cancer, a recent study suggests.
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Obesity can boost infection risk post bypass surgery
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): Obese patients have much higher odds of developing an infection soon after heart bypass surgery, according to a recent study.
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