Obesity Therapy
Study results from Rijnstate Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine update understanding of obesity therapy
Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, May 7th, 2008
New investigation results, 'High prevalence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in men referred for obesity treatment,' are detailed in a study published in The Netherlands Journal of Medicine. According to recent research from Arnhem, Netherlands, "Obesity can be associated with biochemical evidence of isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) in men. Prevalence and severity of IHH in obese men are not exactly known."
"To assess the prevalence of IHH in obese men. Cross-sectional study of 160 obese men, BMI >30 kg/m2, who applied for medical or surgical treatment of obesity in a general teaching hospital. Total and calculated free testosterone (TT and FT) in...
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