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Anchor lead: Is bariatric surgery cost effective in the long run? Elizabeth Tracey reports Men who had bariatric surgery 10 years ago didn’t have lower healthcare costs overall than men who did not, a recent study in the Veteran’s Administration …
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Anchor lead: A molecule called leptin has multiple effects in obesity, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity is linked to high blood pressure, which may be difficult to treat in spite of multiple medicines. Now research by Seva Polotsky and colleagues at …
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Anchor lead: Should federal regulations be created to reduce sodium in foods? Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity and dietary sodium are a bad combination, rendering people much more salt sensitive and at risk for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, …
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Anchor lead: Can immune cells in your gut affect your weight? Elizabeth Tracey reports What does your immune response have to do with body weight? Perhaps quite a lot, new research reveals. Michael Blaha, a preventive cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: Where your fat is stored has important implications for heart failure, Elizabeth Tracey reports Belly fat is bad when it comes to heart failure. That’s the finding of a study by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, …
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