Future Therapies in Obesity
Although diet and exercise have been the cornerstone of therapy for obesity, efficacy is suboptimal and short lived. Surgical procedures are durable but invasive therapy for obesity. Supplemental therapies for…
GASTROENTEROLOGY
The Impact of Obesity on Gallstone Disease, Acute Pancreatitis, and Pancreatic Cancer
Obesity is a well-recognized risk factor for gallstone formation and increases the risk for gallstone-related complications. Pancreatic diseases are impacted adversely by obesity. Although weight loss surgery increases the risk…
Endoscopic Management
Endoscopic bariatric therapy consists of devices or procedures for primary weight loss or weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass that are placed or done endoscopically. In most cases, they result…
The Surgical Management of Obesity
In the United States, more than one-third of the population is obese. Currently, bariatric surgery is the best known treatment for obesity, and multiple meta-analyses have shown bariatric surgery to…
Is Obesity Associated with Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma?
Barrett’s esophagus is a premalignant condition portending increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Given the significant morbidity and mortality of esophageal adenocarcinoma, identification of risk factors for Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal…
Pharmacotherapy in Treatment of Obesity
Common disease states in gastroenterology are more effectively treated in an obese patient when weight loss is incorporated into the treatment plan. Strategies that seek to achieve weight loss improve…
The Gut Microbiota
Obesity is an emerging global epidemic with profound challenges to world health care economies and societies. Traditional approaches to fighting obesity have not shown promise in promoting a decline in…
Obesity Epidemiology Worldwide
Obesity continues to be a public health concern across the globe. Obesity has a demonstrated association with health behaviors and health outcomes, such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Over the…
Physiologic and Neural Controls of Eating
Multiple physiologic and neural systems contribute to the controls over what and how much we eat. These systems include signaling involved in the detection and signaling of nutrient availability, signals…
Obesity and Gastroenterology
Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS, Editor Linda A. Lee, MD, Editor Overweight and obesity have emerged as major threats to public health all over the world. The 2013 Burden of Disease…
