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Morbid Obesity
Studies from Fundacion Hospital provide new data on morbid obesity
December 11th, 2006
A new study, "Baseline serum folate level may be a predictive factor of weight loss in a morbid-obesity-management programme," is now available. "Prompt identification of responders to non-surgical therapy is of utmost importance in attempting medical treatment in patients with clinically severe obesity before indication of bariatric surgery. The objectives of the present study were to assess the outcome at 1 year of morbidly obese patients undergoing a weight-loss medical programme and to detect baseline predictors of a loss >or=10 % of initial weight at the end of the follow-up," researchers in Alcorcon, Spain report. "A longitudinal, prospective study of a cohort...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-12-11)
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