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Featured
Medication Confers Additional Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Young Adults
Three medications often prescribed by obesity medicine physicians are effective for young adults who have inadequate weight loss or regain weight after bariatric surgery.
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Obesity Tied to Risk of Diverticulosis
By analyzing a cohort of adults who underwent colonoscopy, gastroenterologists at Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that overweight and obesity substantially increase the risk of diverticulosis.
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BMI Linked to Diverticulitis in Women
Using data from the Nurses' Health Study, gastroenterologists at Massachusetts General Hospital found an independent association between BMI and risk of diverticulitis in women.
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Consider Emotional Barriers When Encouraging Physical Activity After Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery
Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry have identified unique emotional concerns about exercise among patients who have undergone metabolic/bariatric surgery, which may prevent them from adopting the high level of physical activity that's recommended to maintain weight loss and prevent cardiovascular disease.
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BMI Thresholds for Diabetes Screening Should Vary Across World Regions
By pooling individual-level data from 57 low- and middle-income countries, Jacqueline A. Seiglie, MD, MSc, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, MD, SCD, and colleagues found diabetes risk in those countries is greater at lower body mass index thresholds and at younger ages than current guidelines reflect.
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Numerous Genetic Variants Are Linked with Differences in Food Intake
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Genomic Medicine have provided insights into biological mechanisms that influence dietary intake, highlighting the relevance of brain-expressed genes and brain cell types.
Obesity Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
No Link Between Gluten Intake, Digestive System Cancers in People Without Celiac Disease
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, Mass General Weight Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center
Recent Article
Review: Weight Regulation in Menopause
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Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist | Internist
Recent Article
Frailty Assessment May Be Useful for Risk Stratification of Older Adults With IBD
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Wenjie Ma, MBBS, ScD
Research Fellow
Recent Article
Anti-inflammatory Diet May Prevent, Treat Diverticulitis
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.