… This effect could explain the lower levels of HDL seen in obesity and offers an ex plan
ation for increased macro ph age lipid upta ke in the pat h ogenesis of at he ro s cl e rosis.…

… In light of the fact that children with Blount’s disease may continue to gain weight after
orthopedic repair of the associated deformities [82], leading to recurrence and possible need for …

Objective: To evaluate pre-and postoperative clinical parameters associated with improvement
of diabetes up to 4 years after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) in …

… Statistical analysis was performed with Student’s t-test for two variables. Comparison between
the groups was carried out using a three-group one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). A …

Background The surgical treatment of obesity in the high-risk, high-body-mass-index (BMI) (>60)
patient remains a challenge. Major morbidity and mortality in these patients can …

Objective: To assess readiness of general surgery graduate trainees entering accredited
surgical subspecialty fellowships in North America. Methods: A multidomain, global …

… of a sample S, we used the following response variable Y S : … S for which Y S ≥ 2,500. For
the second, we performed a beta regression, using only the observed passing samples, of Y S …

Objective: To evaluate the effects of surgical weight loss on fatty liver disease in severely
obese patients. Summary Background Data: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a …

… Medical costs for treatment of co-morbidities associated with obesity, ranging from diabetes
to Alzheimer’s disease, has become quite substantial as well. In 2014, the direct medical …

Background Metabolic and bariatric surgery, despite being the only effective durable treatment
for obesity, remains underused as approximately 1% of all patients who qualify undergo …