Memory loss fear over obesity ops
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Obesity surgery could lead to a vitamin deficiency condition which can result in memory loss, researchers say.
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NEW YORK  - People 65 years of age or older may think twice about having weight loss surgery, according to a surgeon who performs this operation and has studied the outcome.
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Obesity surgery has helped many patients lose weight and improve their health, a panel of experts told US regulators Thursday, but they added there was not enough data on how well it has worked for elderly patients covered
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Weight-loss surgery for severe obesity may carry the risk of damage to the network of nerves that runs throughout the body, researchers reported Thursday.
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Women who are consistently overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain -- according to a study from Sweden
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(HealthDay News) -- Baby Boomers with elderly parents often live with the fear that their elders will start a fire while cooking, forget to take their medications, or fail to remember an important phone number -- all signs of the memory loss that comes with aging.
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Women whose ovaries are removed before menopause may be at increased risk for dementia, a new study reports.
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The importance of willpower in promoting weight loss is becoming an obsolete notion. Is it worth saving?
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Rising rates of obesity will lead to dramatic increases in the number of people with Alzheimer's disease, experts have predicted.
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Women who are obese are more likely to experience brain tissue loss, an early sign of dementia, researchers find.
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Gastric bypass surgery and similar operations for severe obesity lead to long-term weight loss, and people who have undergone such a procedure have lower risks for heart disease and diabetes than conventionally treated individuals, according to a new Swedish study.
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CHICAGO - Patients who undergo obesity surgery get far more than cosmetic benefits - many also shed fat-related ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    Their report - an analysis of 136 studies - suggests that in some cases, the drastic operations may alter the patient's body chemistry itself and relieve conditions that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure...
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Being obese more than doubles the risk of a type of leukemia -- acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) -- in older women, according to a new report. The risk is only slightly diminished in women who are overweight.
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Nov. 22, 2004 -- Carrying too many extra pounds during your life may take its toll on your brain as well as your body, according to a new study.
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People 65 years of age or older  may think twice about having weight loss surgery, according to  a surgeon who performs this operation and has studied the  outcome.
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Patients who undergo obesity surgery get far more than cosmetic benefits - many also shed fat-related ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.
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Older adults who are overweight  do not seem to be at any extra risk of memory decline, a new  study suggests.