All Articles on Obesity

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  Kaiser Permanente Researchers Study Bariatric Surgery for Obese Teens

  Severe obesity affects 4 to 6 million U.S. adolescents. Kaiser Permanente researchers are exploring solutions to this major problem.
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  Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer diabetes complications

  Large, long-term study finds half as much nerve, kidney, and eye disease after bariatric surgery than with usual care.
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  Improving outcomes, preventing obesity in 60 US communities

  A 12-article report features CCHE on a decade of Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiatives.
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  Exercise: Your Rx to prevent depression?

  Dr. Greg Simon explains how even modest physical activity can lift your mood.
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  Two types of bariatric surgery give similar outcomes at 5 years

  But longer follow-up is needed to compare sleeve vs. bypass, says Dr. Arterburn, who wrote a JAMA editorial with Dr. Gupta
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  Bariatric surgery may lower cancer risk in people with severe obesity

  Dr. David Arterburn and colleagues report encouraging findings about how weight loss surgery may affect cancer development—particularly in women.
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  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.’