Endocrine Abstracts

Different diets have been used clinically and/or have been rigorously assessed in the context of clinical trials in the past several years. Relative efficacy in terms of weight loss and improvement of cardiovascular outcomes will be presented. In addition, recent data have emerged on the role of leptin in mediating the neuroendocrine response to long-term caloric derivation and will also be presented along with novel data on leptin resistance. Leptin, alone or in combination w...

The global epidemic of obesity and its associated complications has hastened the need with which we must understand both the patho-physiological process that contribute to its development, and also the urgency with which we need therapeutic solutions that offer clinically meaningful and sustained weight loss. There is clear evidence as to the beneficial impact of exercise upon health, in particular cardiovascular health, in normal weight and obese individuals as well as those ...

A better understanding of the endocrine changes following bariatric surgery becomes increasingly important as the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related diseases is rising worldwide. Bariatric surgery is the most effective therapy for severe obesity in terms of weight loss, quality of life improvement, reduction of mortality and morbidity. Gastric procedures for severe obesity can yield dramatic and long-term weight reduction with an average weight loss of two-thirds of exc...