All Articles on Obesity
10 ways we made a healthier world in 2018Kaiser Permanente Washington research tackled problems like obesity, suicide—and care that doesn’t promote health
What motivates Dr. David Arterburn to study obesity?Kaiser Permanente Share profiles KPWHRI senior investigator, who also researches shared decision making
Gastric bypass surgery is best for weight loss for severe obesityLargest long-term national study of bariatric surgery, comparing 3 most common operations, is among first PCORnet® results
Fewer heart attacks, strokes, and deaths after weight-loss surgeryObese people with diabetes had fewer deaths in 5 years after bariatric surgery vs. usual care, in large, long-term study
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.
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