Link to Article| http://www.canada.com/health/StatsCan+study+weigh+Canada+obesity+rates/2433262/story.html
WEDNESDAY, Jan 13 2010 (Canwest News Service) – Dr. Nicolas Christou remembers in 1977 giving a surgical grand rounds — a medical ritual where doctors discuss unusual cases — about a “morbidly obese” patient with a body mass index of 57.
Link to Article | http://www.thepost.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2217009
Written By: Dr. Stuart Kinsinger
FRIDAY, Dec 11th 2009 (The Lindsay Post) — Most of us get out of our regular routing when holidays come. So with the holidays fast approaching this would be a good time to consider one simple part of a good routine; breakfast.
Earlier this week the popular press reported that the growing problem of diabetes is likened to a brewing economic tsunami. This week’s column deals with one aspect of that.
Those who eat a nutritious breakfast are much healthier than those who don’t according to a recent article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because, after a night’s rest we need to rev up our metabolism. What we eat determines whether we feel sluggish or energetic as the day goes on.
Link to Article | http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2009/07/08/6266/incorporating-exercise-into-a-busy-life/
Written By: Jay Hewitt
July 8 2009 (Diabetes Health) – I would exercise if I had more time… if I had a health club membership… if it didn’t hurt so much… if I knew what exercises to do… if I could do it with my family… if I could control my blood sugar…
Have you ever said anything like that? I have. Yes, I race the Ironman triathlon, but I also live in the real world. I have a job (two actually-lawyer and motivational speaker), a wife and child, a house with chores that need to be done, and a demanding training schedule. Oh, yeah, and I also have type 1 diabetes. I know how hard it is to balance life and exercise. Let’s see what we can do.
Hello Everyone,
The following clinical research investigates the safety of Gastric Banding (Lap-Band) as an outpatient procedure for morbid obesity in Canada. The four year study led by myself and Dr. Mumford of the Surgical Weight Loss Centre in association with Mary Ann Chapman and Leandra Wells, followed 1, 641 patients who undergone the Lap-Band procedure from February 2005 to July 2009 with an average BMI of 46.7.
Fifteen out of the 1, 641 patients experienced minor complications during surgery or within 30 days of surgery while four patients required transfer to hospital from the clinic on the day of surgery and three were admitted. None of the complications were serious and all were resolved.
Not only does the study reveal numbers that show the safety of performing the Lap-Band procedure in an outpatient setting for the treatment of morbid obesity but also adds to the developing number of published literature regarding this subject.
To access to the full article, please visit http://www.springerlink.com/content/pg7×551078l01wm5/.
Happy reading!
Dr. Cobourn
Link to Article|http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_93538.html
TUESDAY, Dec 29th 2010 (Reuters Health) – When it comes to weight-loss surgery for very obese adolescents, having the surgery sooner rather than later may yield a better long-term outcome, new study findings hint.
Surgical treatment for extreme obesity may be appropriate for some adolescents, Dr. Thomas H. Inge, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, and colleagues note in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Based on their experience, Inge told Reuters Health, “the timing of surgery for adolescent obesity is an important consideration, as ‘late’ referral for (weight-loss) surgery at higher body mass index (BMI) values may preclude reversal of obesity or extreme obesity within the first post-operative year and may increase the risk of weight regain over the long term.”
Link to Article|http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/25/f-bloodpressure-backgrounder.html
THURSDAY, Feb 18th 2010 (CBC News) — High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is becoming a national crisis, particularly among younger Canadians, say health authorities.
That’s because obesity rates, physical inactivity and diabetes are on the rise - all known risk factors for high blood pressure.
When blood pressure is too high, it puts stress on the body’s entire vascular system, forcing the heart to work harder and increasing the risk of death from a variety of causes, including heart disease and stroke.
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, high blood pressure rose 77 per cent among Canadians between 1994 and 2005, based on patients’ own reports, which are less accurate than measurements.
Link to Article|http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_94136.html
Written By: Laura Buchholz
THURSDAY, Jan 14th 2010 (Reuters Health) — Having weight-loss surgery? Shedding a few pounds before the surgery might reduce your risk of having surgical complications, a new study hints.
A look back at the medical records of 881 patients who had weight-loss surgery found that the more weight patients lost before surgery, the less likely they were to suffer post-op complications, such as infections, blood clots, and kidney problems.
Preoperative weight changes varied among the 881 patients, ranging from modest weight gain to weight loss of more than 10 percent of excess body weight.
The post-surgery complication rate was nearly twofold higher in patients who gained weight before surgery relative to those who lost weight before surgery, Dr. Peter N. Benotti of the Saint Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey and colleagues report in the Archives of Surgery.
Link to Article|http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/confidence-rises-in-weight-loss-surgery/1069203
Written By: Richard Martin
SUNDAY, Jan 31st, 2010 (tampabay.com) — Every year, about 250,000 people in the United States undergo surgery to lose weight, paying - or having their insurance companies pay - tens of thousands of dollars for procedures that essentially restrict how much food they can take in.
But are the surgeries safe? Do they work? And can they help treat diabetes, hypertension and other conditions caused or made worse by obesity?
Increasingly, the answer in the medical community is yes, yes and yes.
Link to Article | http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/embrace-the-f-word-if-you-want-to-lose-weight/article1385126/
Written By: Leslie Beck
WEDNESDAY, Dec 2nd 2009 (Globe and Mail) - It’s hardly news. If you want to lose weight you need to eat fewer calories than you burn. But there’s something else you might want to do: Increase your daily fibre intake.
Link to Article| http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-health-recession-waistlines,0,1108878.story
THURSDAY, Jan 14 2010 (Chicago Tribune) – The economic downturn is busting wallets and bursting waistlines as consumers shift their eating habits to help their budgets.
With unemployment in the double digits, consumers who find themselves increasingly strapped have turned to cheaper means to feed their families. And those who have jobs are working longer hours, forgoing exercise and searching for foods that are economical and convenient.As a result, more consumers are turning to processed foods, either prepared, frozen or canned and often filled with fat-generating calories, refined grains and sugars. Experts said that’s making more Americans chubbier and prone to obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes in what has been dubbed “recession fat.”
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