Volume 1 Issue 1

A Simple Model to Predict Moderate to Severe Steatosis in Obese Liver Donors

Francesco Martini, Rodolphe Anty, Anne-Sophie Schneck, Reza Tavana, Stephanie Patouraux, et al.
Background: In the selection of marginal liver grafts most transplantation centers use a cut-off of 30% macrovesicular steatosis to define an acceptable risk of non-function. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to create a non-invasive model to predict >30% hepatic steatosis based on simple clinical and biochemical markers available at the time of potential liver-donor evaluation, to avoid futile and expensive procurement proceedings.

The Effect of Obesity on Outcomes of Ventral Hernia Repair: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Neil P. Borad and Aziz M. Merchant
Purpose: To determine whether overweight body mass index (BMI) impacts adverse 30-day outcomes in ventral hernia repair (VHR).
Study design: Observational retrospective cohort study of a prospectively collected database.
Methods: Data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program were extracted for patients undergoing VHR from 2005-2014.

Proceedings of the Inaugural International Conference on Obesity and Chronic Diseases (ICOCD-2016)

The rate of overweight and obese adults continues to rise in the US and world. Obese women have higher risk and mortality rates from all types of cancers including breast cancer. The intestinal microbiota is composed of a diverse population of obligate and facultative anaerobic microorganisms, and these organisms carry out a broad range of metabolic activities.

Report on the Inaugural International Conference on Obesity and Chronic Diseases (ICOCD-2016)

Andrea Mario Pompeo Romani
Obesity is now recognized as one of the most important public health problems facing the world today, and the related chronic diseases are the primary cause of mortality, morbidity, disability and discrimination in health care, education and employment. Taking this into consideration, United Scientific Group (USG) held its first conference on obesity.

Obesity and the Link to Chronic Disease Development

Reza Hakkak and Andrea Bell
In the US, childhood obesity affects approximately 12.5 million children and teens. Changes in obesity prevalence show a rapid increase from the 1960s to the 1980s and 1990s when obesity prevalence among children and teens tripled. Recently, a nationally representative study of children and adolescents in the US, ages 2 to 19 years, showed that the prevalence of obesity from 2011 to 2014 was 17.0% and extreme obesity prevalence was 5.8% .