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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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Review: Cardiometabolic Effects of Exposure to Maternal Obesity
Perinatal exposure to maternal obesity has lasting adverse cardiometabolic effects on children, including increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in adulthood.
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Editorial: Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes by Body Weight and Race/Ethnicity
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, and colleagues discuss several biological, socioeconomic and behavioral factors that may underlie the disparate COVID-19 outcomes for people with obesity and minority ethnic groups.
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Encapsulated Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alters Gut Microbiome in Adults with Obesity
In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, fecal microbiota transplantation administered via capsules sustainably altered gut microbiome composition in adults with obesity, but there were no significant changes in most metabolic markers.
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
MGH Research Scholars Respond to COVID-19
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
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
Editorial: Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes by Body Weight and Race/Ethnicity
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Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist
Recent Article
Greater Fruit and Vegetable Intake Linked to Lower Risk of Diverticulosis
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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.
