A recent study examined internalized weight bias and self-stigmatization in obese individuals could affect their risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
Researchers are seeking to introduce two new terms, overfat and underfat, as a way to promote public health, and awareness of body fat conditions in individuals worldwide.
A recent study found about 15% of patients with chronic prosthetic joint infection presented with bacteremia, most often among those with diabetes or higher ASA classification. However, blood culture status...
New analysis reveals increasing risks of infection and complications after elective total hip arthroplasty in patients with elevated BMI, identifying key inflection points to inform surgical risk counseling...
Researchers collected data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to estimate the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States.
For this study, the researchers conducted a population-based study to better understand the effect of bariatric surgery on major cardiovascular events.
