Five Factors Predict Success in Gastric Banding Procedure

kavin submitted, created time 6 months 1 week (www.medscape.com)

June 19, 2008 (Washington, DC) — A nationwide survey in France has found five factors that are significantly associated with successful weight loss after gastric banding. The study was part of a survey of medical and surgical practices conducted by the French National Medical Insurance Service and presented here at the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery 25th Annual Meeting. "Success" was defined as the loss of more than 50% of excess body weight.

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Adipose tissue transcriptomic signature highlights the pathological relevance of extracellular matrix in human obesity

davidd submitted, created time 11 months 1 week (genomebiology.com)

Investigations performed in mice and humans have acknowledged obesity as a low-grade inflammatory disease. Several molecular mechanisms have been convincingly involved in activating inflammatory processes and altering cell composition in white adipose tissue (WAT). Here, they analyzed the transcriptomic signature of the WAT in obese human subjects, in stable weight conditions and after weight loss following bariatric surgery.

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