Daily Archives: February 10, 2017

Systematic reviews have provided evidence for the efficacy of probiotics in preventing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but guidelines do not recommend probiotic use for prevention of CDI. We performed an updated systematic review to help guide c… Continue reading →

Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Therapies (EBMT) are a new addition to the treatment arsenal for obesity. These include devices which are placed or removed via flexible endoscopy, and procedures which utilize instruments that require flexible endosc… Continue reading →

Obesity management requires a multidisciplinary approach, as there are many factors that contribute to the development of obesity as well as the preservation of excess weight once it has been gained. Diet, exercise and behavior modification are key com… Continue reading →

The prospect of significant increase in global health-related costs associated with high cardiometabolic complications of obesity in Asians has encouraged more attention to the problem of growing obesity prevalence in these populations. While these stu… Continue reading →

The prospect of significant increase in global health-related costs associated with high cardiometabolic complications of obesity in Asians has encouraged more attention to the problem of growing obesity prevalence in these populations. While these stu… Continue reading →

The brain plays a key role in the controls of energy intake and expenditure and many genes associated with obesity are expressed in the central nervous system. Technological and conceptual advances in both basic and clinical neurosciences have expanded… Continue reading →

The brain plays a key role in the controls of energy intake and expenditure and many genes associated with obesity are expressed in the central nervous system. Technological and conceptual advances in both basic and clinical neurosciences have expanded… Continue reading →

Healthcare is changing rapidly, so we must change with the times to develop more efficient, practical, cost-effective and, importantly, high-quality methods to care for patients. We teach medial students that optimal patient care requires face to face … Continue reading →

As a consequence of the global rise in the prevalence of Adolescent Obesity, an unprecedented phenomenon of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) has emerged in pediatrics. At the heart of T2D development lies a key metabolic derangement: Insulin Resistance (IR) . Des… Continue reading →

The potential role of intestinal microbiota in the etiology of various human diseases has attracted massive attention in the last decade. As such, the intestinal microbiota has been advanced as an important partaker in the development of obesity and ob… Continue reading →