Obesity
New obesity findings from University of Padova published
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 25th, 2007
A report, "High ghrelin concentration is not a predictor of less weight loss in morbidly obese women treated with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding," is newly published data in Obesity Surgery. "We analyzed the role of high plasma ghrelin concentrations at surgery as a negative predictor of weight loss in morbidly obese patients treated with laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB). Fasting plasma ghrelin concentrations were measured in 113 women before LAGB, and 16 of them were identified as having ghrelin concentrations clearly higher than expected according to the BMI levels," researchers in Padova, Italy report.
"The 2-year postoperative outcome of these 16...
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