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BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, UT Southwestern researcher suggests

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.

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1. BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, UT Southwestern researchers suggest
   12-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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2. BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, researchers suggest
   12-18-2007 · UT Southwestern Medical Center
   UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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3. Research needed to overcome bariatric surgery objections
   10-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Bariatric surgery has become more acceptable, but additional research is needed to demonstrate to insurance companies and the public that it is the best long-term treatment for obesity, according to an editorial in the October issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The editorial, written by Edward H. Livingston, M.D., of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, is part of a theme issue on bariatric surgery.
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4. Body weight influenced by thousands of genes
   01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
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5. Seniors more at risk for complications, death from large scale weight-loss surgery
   11-27-2006 · EurekAlert!
   The first large-scale review of weight-loss surgeries performed on older adults suggests bariatric procedures should generally be limited to people younger than age 65, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
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6. Older bariatric surgery patients benefit less, more at risk
   11-28-2006 · UT Southwestern Medical Center
   The first large-scale review of weight-loss surgeries performed on older adults suggests bariatric procedures should generally be limited to people younger than age 65, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
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7. Government dietary guidelines, unintended consequences and public policy
   01-30-2008 · EurekAlert!
   In the years following the government promotion of a low-fat diet, obesity in America has reached almost epidemic levels. What role did the federal guidelines play? In a study published in the March 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Paul R Marantz, Elizabeth Bird, Michael H. Alderman, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, suggest that the government issued these recommendations based on limited scientific data and assumed that no harm would result, but the evidence now suggests otherwise.
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8. Study suggests estrogen deficiency can lead to obesity-induced high blood pressure after menopause
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9. A black and white look at breast cancer mortality
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10. Editorial: Research needed to overcome bariatric surgery objections
    10-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Bariatric surgery has become more acceptable, but additional research is needed to demonstrate to insurance companies and the public that it is the best long-term treatment for obesity, according to an editorial in the October issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The editorial, written by Edward H. Livingston, M.D., of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, is part of a theme issue on bariatric surgery.
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