This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants,
pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of obesity …

Decreases in melatonin production in human and animals are known to be caused by
environmental lighting, especially short-wavelength lighting (between 470 and 525 nm). We …

… Raed Hawa has provided contributions to the conceptualization of this study and has
approved the final manuscript and agrees to be accountable for all aspects of the work that took …

Background Major depressive disorder has been shown in some studies to attenuate weight
loss and psychosocial outcomes following surgery. Given the potential implications of …

Objectives We explored the severity of binge eating, loss of control over eating, emotional
eating, and night eating before bariatric surgery and annually for 3 years following surgery. We …

Background: Body-contouring surgery can be a solution to excess skin folds following bariatric
surgery. Many patients desire body-contouring surgery, but the cost of the procedure may …

Background Psychosocial interventions can improve eating behaviours and psychosocial
functioning in bariatric surgery candidates. However, those that involve face-to-face sessions …

Background Bariatric surgery is an effective long-term solution for weight loss in the severely
obese. Prevalence of bariatric surgery has increased over the recent years; however, the …

Objective This study aimed to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a post-operative
telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention (Tele-CBT) in improving …

Recent delirium prevention and treatment guidelines recommend the use of an interprofessional
team trained and competent in delirium care. We conducted a systematic review to …