Turkish researchers have confirmed that AI tools can create educational nutrition plans or support diet planning. However, these cannot yet replace professional dieticians, underscoring the need for human oversight to ensure personalized care and safety. The study is especially relevant as AI is not just being used privately. The US government has recently integrated former … Read more
A mother-of-two who was comfort eating for “almost 24 hours” a day, reaching her heaviest weight of 95kg (14st 13lbs), has lost nearly half her body weight and started a modelling career in her 40s. Lenne De Gerbolli, 47, who lives in London, had always been petite and athletic but said this all changed when … Read more
Yogesh Tyagi from Ghaziabad underwent weight loss surgery to address sleep apnea and other health problems related to obesity. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, robotic, bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon, Dr Ashish Gautam discussed Yogesh’s 82 kg weight loss following robotic bariatric surgery, which helped him combat multiple obesity-related health issues, including diabetes and hypertension. … Read more
Gastric bypass is the most clinically and cost effective form of interventional surgery for people living with severe obesity, reveals landmark research funded and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The results of the By-Band-Sleeve trial is published today (31 March) in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The trial was … Read more
On a family trip in 2022, Emma Roma Jayne stayed in the car as everyone else went to the beach. The thought of being in shorts in public, and having the body she was so insecure about on display, made her feel viscerally uncomfortable. Roma Jayne, a TikTok creator and influencer partnership manager based in … Read more
Having lost a great deal of weight appears to offer some protection against ill health even for those who have regained some of their weight loss. This is shown in a study at the University of Gothenburg of people who have undergone weight-loss surgery. The study, published in The Lancet Region Health – Europe, focuses … Read more
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone. The results were published in Nature Medicine journal. Ali Aminian, M.D., director of Cleveland Clinic’s Bariatric & Metabolic Institute … Read more
Welcoming a newborn is something many couples dream of doing, but it can get complicated when conceiving becomes a roadblock. Infertility affects one in six people, but obesity can also be a problem. When diet and exercise aren’t enough to lose weight, bariatric surgery can become an option. Yet a new national survey by Orlando … Read more