All Articles on Obesity
Kaiser Permanente Researchers Study Bariatric Surgery for Obese TeensSevere obesity affects 4 to 6 million U.S. adolescents. Kaiser Permanente researchers are exploring solutions to this major problem.
Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer diabetes complicationsLarge, long-term study finds half as much nerve, kidney, and eye disease after bariatric surgery than with usual care.
Improving outcomes, preventing obesity in 60 US communitiesA 12-article report features CCHE on a decade of Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiatives.
Exercise: Your Rx to prevent depression?Dr. Greg Simon explains how even modest physical activity can lift your mood.
Two types of bariatric surgery give similar outcomes at 5 yearsBut longer follow-up is needed to compare sleeve vs. bypass, says Dr. Arterburn, who wrote a JAMA editorial with Dr. Gupta
Bariatric surgery may lower cancer risk in people with severe obesityDr. David Arterburn and colleagues report encouraging findings about how weight loss surgery may affect cancer development—particularly in women.
How can your neighborhood nudge you toward healthier behavior?Dr. David Arterburn and UW/KPWHRI team go hyperlocal with $2.67-million Moving to Health award from NIDDK on ‘built environment.’
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