AIMC Topic: Weight Loss

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The effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on appetite: A randomized controlled trial.

Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The relationship between dietary macronutrient composition and appetite is controversial. We examined the effects of a year-long low-carbohydrate diet compared to a low-fat diet on appetite-related hormones and self-reported chan...

Long-term clinical and functional impact of biliopancreatic diversion on type 2 diabetes in morbidly and non-morbidly obese patients.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
SETTING: Obesity surgery has been proposed as a treatment option for diabetic patients with body mass index (BMI)<35 kg/m(2), but the efficacy of metabolic surgery has not been conclusively determined.

Abnormal calcium, 25(OH)vitamin D, and parathyroid hormone after biliopancreatic diversion; correction through elongation of the common tract and reduction of the gastric pouch.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
BACKGROUND: Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) is a surgical technique burdened, in some instances, by clinical evidence of malabsorption and intractable diarrhoea.

Effectiveness of intragastric balloon for obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized control trials.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
BACKGROUND: Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and many methods are currently used to reduce obesity. This systematic review shows the effectiveness of the intragastric balloon (IGB) method compared to the sham/diet (s/d) method.

Robotically Assisted Single Anastomosis Duodenoileal Bypass after Previous Sleeve Gastrectomy Implementing High Valuable Technology for Complex Procedures.

Journal of obesity
Staged bariatric procedures in high risk patients are a common used strategy for morbid obese patients nowadays. After previous sleeve gastrectomy, surgical treatments in order to complete weight loss or comorbidities improvements or resolutions are ...

Does preoperative diabetes mellitus affect weight loss outcome after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch?

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
BACKGROUND: Preoperative type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) has previously been reported as an independent predictor for suboptimal (≤40%) weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with T2 DM compared with patients who do not have T2 DM. T...

Assessing online chat-based artificial intelligence models for weight loss recommendation appropriateness and bias in the presence of guideline incongruence.

International journal of obesity (2005)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Managing obesity requires a comprehensive approach that involves therapeutic lifestyle changes, medications, or metabolic surgery. Many patients seek health information from online sources and artificial intelligence models like C...

Deep learning-based BMI inference from structural brain MRI reflects brain alterations following lifestyle intervention.

Human brain mapping
Obesity is associated with negative effects on the brain. We exploit Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to explore whether differences in clinical measurements following lifestyle interventions in overweight population could be reflected in brain mor...

Virtual reality combined with robot-assisted gait training to improve walking ability of children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
BACKGROUND: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have disorders of posture and movement and which can limit physical activities such as walkingOBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) combined with robot-assist...

[Robot-assisted vs laparoscopic gastric bypass : First experiences with the DaVinci system in bariatric surgery].

Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen
Conventional laparoscopy is the gold standard in bariatric surgery. Internationally, robot-assisted surgery is gaining in importance. Up to now there are only few reports from Germany on the use of the system in bariatric surgery. Since January 2017 ...