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Exercise after bariatric surgery

Not much is known for sure about exercise programmes in obese individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery. Livhits and co-authors from Los Angeles have now published a systematic review in the journal Obesity Surgery. They found 14 articles which reported exercise and weight loss in this setting, all but one reported the amount of post-op weight loss as well. The 13 studies with specific information contained 4108 patients.

Sibutramine suspension in Europe

On 21st January 2010, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a press release recommending the suspension of marketing authorisations for sibutramine in all markets in the European Union for the time being. The EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) made this recommendation based on data from the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcome Trial (SCOUT), which is a trial conducted by Abbott, the manufacturares of Sibutramine.

Where is obesity research published?

A paper published in the International Journal of Obesity in December raises an interesting issue - where should obesity clinicians and researchers look for published work on obesity? Unlike specialised areas in medicine, obesity is linked with virtually every medical system and condition, whether as cause, contributor, effect or affecting diagnosis and management.

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Obesity and Cancer

The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research have published a policy report titled Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention, setting out evidence-based recommendations aimed at all levels, from individuals to governments. An overview and introductory videos from the chairperson and panel members are also available online.

Prevention of Obesity

Obesity prevention is of vital strategic importance on a global scale. There are a number of sources of information regarding this, such as the International Obesity Taskforce website and the NICE guideline CG43 to name but two. At present, on this website, we are concentrating on treating obesity, but are ever mindful of the importance of prevention and of close liaison between agencies addressing these complementary issues

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Hot topics

Exercise after bariatric surgery

Not much is known for sure about exercise programmes in obese individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery. Livhits and co-authors from Los Angeles have now published a systematic review in the journal Obesity Surgery. They found 14 articles which reported exercise and weight loss in this setting, all but one reported the amount of post-op weight loss as well. The 13 studies with specific information contained 4108 patients.

Sibutramine suspension in Europe

On 21st January 2010, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a press release recommending the suspension of marketing authorisations for sibutramine in all markets in the European Union for the time being. The EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) made this recommendation based on data from the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcome Trial (SCOUT), which is a trial conducted by Abbott, the manufacturares of Sibutramine.

Where is obesity research published?

A paper published in the International Journal of Obesity in December raises an interesting issue - where should obesity clinicians and researchers look for published work on obesity? Unlike specialised areas in medicine, obesity is linked with virtually every medical system and condition, whether as cause, contributor, effect or affecting diagnosis and management.

more