Weight loss of at least 5% over a 3-year period was associated with significantly increased mortality in women at age 90, 95, and 100 years compared with those whose weight remained stable.
Childhood obesity is associated with negative health outcomes including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental health disorders, and exercise is considered essential to treatment.
"Professional guidelines and increasing data support bariatric surgery for patients beginning at BMI 30…. Now it needs to happen in the real world," says the outgoing ASMBS president.
Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (ASX:PIQ) is pleased to announce it has appointed additional members to its Clinical Advisory Board adding world leading healthcare professionals from the United States.