Tag Archives: Obesity

Surgical Combination Shows Promise for Obese Patients with End-Stage Liver Failure

February 27th, 2013 - 2:24 pm

Combining bariatric surgery with liver transplant shows promise for patients with medically-complicated obesity and end-stage liver failure, Mayo Clinic researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Transplantation. In a first-of-its-kind study led by Mayo Clinic liver transplant surgeon Julie … Continue reading →

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Why Sitting Is the New Smoking

January 9th, 2013 - 8:59 am

Sitting is the new smoking: Researchers are discovering a sedentary lifestyle can be hazardous to your health. Please join Mayo Clinic obesity expert James Levine, M.D., for a LIVE chat TODAY at 6 p.m. Eastern with NBC “Rock Center” correspondent … Continue reading →

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Can Get Gout Too

November 12th, 2012 - 11:20 am

Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is among several studies Mayo Clinic is presenting at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Obesity Expert Reacts to New York Soft Drink Ban

September 13th, 2012 - 10:32 am

The New York City Board of Health today banned the sale of super-sized sugary drinks including sodas at restaurants and several other fast-food venues. Mayo Clinic obesity expert Donald Hensrud, M.D., says the ban is reasonable.   “Understandably, people don’t like being told what to eat, … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Experts Available to Comment on Olympics, Paralympics

July 6th, 2012 - 11:00 am

Mayo Clinic experts are available to offer comment throughout the Olympics and Paralympic Games on everything from the physiology and psychology of competitive athletes to injuries they may be coping with and controversies such as gender testing and doping. For interviews … Continue reading →

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Media Advisory – NYC Soft Drink Ban

May 31st, 2012 - 3:37 pm

Mayo Clinic Expert Available to Comment on New York Soft Drink Ban The following Mayo Clinic obesity experts are available to comment on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on super-sized soft drinks in New York: Michael Jensen, M.D., endocrinologist and obesity … Continue reading →

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Obesity Fuels Rise in Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 25th, 2012 - 3:14 pm

Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, raising a logical question: Could one have something to do with the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic  researchers say. They studied hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Obesity Risk Score to Predict Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

March 25th, 2012 - 9:30 am

Journalists:  See bottom of this post for audio and video resources. A recent study co-authored by Mayo Clinic physicians and presented at the 2012 ACC Annual Scientific Session & Expo might change the way we assess obesity in individuals with … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Studies Identify Risk Factors in Rising Trend of Liver Cancer

January 3rd, 2012 - 11:04 am

Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two Mayo Clinic studies published in the January 3 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings … Continue reading →

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Friends don’t let friends fall off their diets during the holidays

December 22nd, 2011 - 4:32 pm

“C’mon. One bite’s not going to hurt you.” “It’s the holidays. Live a little.” There’s one in every crowd: holiday diet saboteurs. Whether it’s among co-workers, family or friends, they’re out there. And although their intentions might seem harmless enough, … Continue reading →

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