All Articles on Obesity
Weight loss lasts long after bariatric surgeryDiverse Kaiser Permanente patients maintained weight better after gastric bypass than after sleeve gastrectomy.
Best weight-loss surgery for diabetes and severe obesity?Watch video on latest results from PCORnet Bariatric Study. (Spoiler alert: Bypass, not sleeve.)
More operations follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeveLarge, long-term study of post-op safety of weight-loss surgery includes Dr. Arterburn and University of Pittsburgh researchers.
Watch our new video, ‘Research for the rest of us’Drs. Neely Williams and David Arterburn talk about how important patient involvement is to the PCORnet Bariatric Study.
Diabetes is more common among minorities at lower weightsAt normal weight, Pacific Islanders are 3 times likelier than whites to have diabetes, Kaiser Permanente research finds
Phentermine for weight loss seems safe, effective longer termDr. David Arterburn explains reassuring findings about the nation's most widely used anti-obesity drug.
How should we study the health of neighborhoods?UW/KPWHRI research team confers with King County organizations at its "Moving to Health" Summit, sparking new collaborations.
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