Obesity

In Part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Tim Garvey talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting in Boston about how to best make use of the limited time with the patient. Dr. Tim Garvey, MD, FACE is the professor and chair of the …

In Part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Tim Garvey talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting in Boston about the two-fold diagnostic criteria for obesity. Dr. Tim Garvey, MD, FACE is the professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences at the …

In Part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Tim Garvey talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting in Boston about clearing up the confusion and improving the guidelines in the treatment of obesity. Dr. Tim Garvey, MD, FACE is the professor and chair of …

What is the association between obesity and cardiovascular risks?

Does obesity increase or decrease death rate?

Is weight control possible in pregnant women?

The benefits of weight loss surgery for younger patients may persist for years.

Weight loss surgery helping in the reduction of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease sexual dysfunction -- even mortality rate.

A new weight loss device, AspireAssist, offers a novel approach to cutting calories: draining them from the stomach before they are fully digested. The AspireAssist® system consists of a thin tube implanted in the stomach, connecting to an outside port on the skin of the belly.

New guidelines cite effectiveness, cost efficiency, and safety as reasons to consider procedure.