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Obesity and chronic stress: the role of hormones in weight gain and how to avoid it

4 Mar 2025

How does chronic stress encourage weight gain and obesity? Obesity is a chronic disease characterised by an excessive accumulation of body fat, a major risk factor for other health conditions....

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How to avoid nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery?

22 Jun 2024 • 2 Likes

When to consider bariatric surgery?In cases of extreme obesity, bariatric surgery can be a solution. It is reserved for individuals who:Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) > 40 kg/m², or > 35 kg/m² with...

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Bariatric surgery and weight regain: When should you start to worry?

6 Dec 2021 • 1 Like

What are the different types of bariatric surgery? Bariatric surgery, also called weight loss surgery, aims at changing the anatomy of the digestive system. The changes brought about by the surgery...

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Obesity: Comorbidities and side effects on health

11 Oct 2021 • 1 Like

Only a few decades ago obesity was a synonym of wealth , today it is considered a real scourge. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), obesity "is one of the worst epidemics of the XXI century...

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What is insulin resistance?

17 Aug 2021 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

What is insulin resistance? Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas. It travels via the blood vessels to the cells of the muscles and adipose tissue (fat) that consume glucose. By interacting...

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What is the impact of obesity on our body and mental health?

21 Jun 2021

What is obesity and what causes it? Obesity affects a large proportion of the world's population. According to the WHO, 39% of adults worldwide are overweight and 13% are obese. Since 1975, the...

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Obesity: What surgical treatments are available?

4 Mar 2021

Surgical solutions in the care for obesity Different surgical procedures are possible and each are considered according to the individual. Sleeve gastrectomy: Also called vertical sleeve gastrectomy,...

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Coronavirus and Obesity

23 Apr 2020

What is the link between obesity and risk of COVID-19 complications? Dr. Nicolas Veyrie, a bariatric surgeon, explains that the risk of complications is more related to the comorbidities (conditions...

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NASH, or "fatty liver disease": understanding treatments

24 Jan 2020 • 1 comment

There's no one known cure for NASH. However, treatments do exist to live better despite a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis diagnosis....

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Obesity and diabetes: "Let's take control of our illness!"

16 Mar 2019 • 2 Likes

Hello Gisèle, could you introduce yourself in a few lines?My name is Gisèle, I am 67 years old and I am retired. I had a professional life that I loved: I was a nurse who served others, a profession...

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Stop industrial foods to fight obesity, diabetes, Lyme disease and depression

8 Feb 2019 • 1 comment

At 53, Fabienne, a member from Carenity France, has several interrelated conditions, including Lyme disease, depression, bipolar disorder, obesity, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. She discusses how...

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Bariatric Surgery & Obesity: Psychological Follow-Up, Cost And Effectiveness

13 Dec 2018 • 1 comment

Fabienne experienced a major weight gain related to depression and medical treatment, she opted to undergo a procedure called Sleeve Gastrectomy (aka Gastric Sleeve...

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