Editorial Message—Research Shows that Starting Children with Breastfeeding Alone during the Early Months Prevents Obesity Later in Life
January 2011
Dear Readers:
Happy New Year! I hope you all are having a good start to 2011.
Our first issue of 2011 discusses several important subjects related to the pre- and postoperative care of bariatric patients.
I congratulate Drs. Youdim and Mathur who contributed two excellent articles based on sessions presented at the “Comprehensive Approach to the Treatment of Obesity,” by Cedars Sinai Medical Center on October 22, 2010. Read the rest of this article »
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Preoperative Risk Reduction
January 2011
by Adrienne Youdim, MD
Dr. Youdim is Medical Director, Comprehensive Weight Loss Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, California.
Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):8–9 Read the rest of this article »
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Insulin Resistance and the use of Metformin: Effects on Body Weight
January 2011
by Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Mathur is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):10–12 Read the rest of this article »
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Bariatric Beriberi: Thiamin Deficiency in the Bariatric Patient
January 2011
This Month’s Contributor: Laura Frank, PhD, RD, CD, MPH
Dr. Frank is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor for Washington State University in the Program of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. She is also director of clincial sites for the Coordinated Program of Dietetics. Dr. Frank is a clinical dietitian at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) in bariatrics. She also writes articles and presents on nutrition topics related to bariatric surgery.
Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):14 Read the rest of this article »
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Eleventh Annual Conference on Obesity: Practical Approaches and Guidelines to Treatment
January 2011
Orlando, Florida, September 24–26, 2010
by Michel Murr, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Dr. Michel Murr is a professor of surgery at the University of South Florida and director of bariatric and metaboloic surgery at Tampa General Hospital.
Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):15 Read the rest of this article »
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Mid-term Perspective from the Man Wearing the Badge
January 2011
An interview with Bruce M. Wolfe, MD
2010–2011 President of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):18–20 Read the rest of this article »
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Spotlight on the Obesity Treatment Center at Catholic Medical Center Manchester, New Hampshire
January 2011
Spotlight on the Obesity Treatment Center at Catholic Medical Center
Manchester, New Hampshire
by Alison Olsen, MS, PA-C
Ms. Olsen is Physician Assistant, Catholic Medical Center, Obesity Treatment Center/NH Surgical Specialists, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1)22–25 Read the rest of this article »
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Active Trials in Bariatric Surgery—January 2011
January 2011
January 2011
Research Bites
Active Trials in Bariatric Surgery
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