According to this year’s annual report from The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, a report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), adult obesity rates in the United States remain high overall with an increase in six states and not a single decrease in any state in the last year.
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By Aloha Surgery (t)
25 Aug, 2014
Aloha Surgery News, Bariatric Surgery, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
Aloha Surgery, bariatric surgery, diabetes, endocrinology, healio, sleeve gastrectomy, type 2 diabetes, vertical sleeve gastrectomy
According to the recent article Better Long-Term Diabetes Outcomes w/ Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Medical Management in Healio, an online Endocrinology publication, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy helped adults with type 2 diabetes achieve better blood glucose control than standard care alone, according to research presented at the joint meeting of the International Congress of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society.
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July 1, 2014 Dr. Fowler got to do a trial run and use the new Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System during several bariatric cases at Castle Medical Center.
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By Aloha Surgery (t)
20 Jun, 2014
Aloha Surgery News, Bariatric Surgery, Health Tips, News, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Surgery
Aloha Surgery, american society for metabolic and bariatric surgery, asmbs, bariatric surgery, bariatric surgery and diabetes, dr. ninh nguyen, Dr. Steven Fowler, star advertiser, susan essoyan
According to the article Bariatric Surgery Remains Significantly Underutilized by Dr. Ninh Nguyen published in the May 2014 issue of Connect the official news magazine for ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery), it is estimated that bariatric surgery is only being performed on approximately 1 percent of surgically eligible patient population.
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