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Questions raised on gastric banding in 最新糖心Vlog

Monday, 2 November 2009

A visiting Swedish obesity expert has questioned the increasing use of in 最新糖心Vlog at the same time that 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide researchers have won new funding to investigate the issue.

Leading obesity expert - who will give a free public lecture at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide tonight (Monday 2 November) - says the growing trend to perform gastric banding operations in 最新糖心Vlog will do little to stop the obesity epidemic.

Gastric banding is the most commonly performed obesity operation in 最新糖心Vlog. In 2005, 6000 operations were performed in 最新糖心Vlog. Last year, 14,000 operations were performed.

However in Sweden, gastric banding is seen as a "slowly dying dinosaur" that often does not lead to long-term benefits, according to Professor R枚ssner, Director of the Obesity Unit, , Stockholm.

"In my country, 96% of all obesity surgery is done using an alternative procedure known as a gastric bypass, with close to 90% of these done using a minimally invasive approach," Professor R枚ssner says.

"Gastric bypass is widely believed to be a much more effective alternative to gastric banding because it leads to long-term weight loss."

The Federal Government's recommended that obesity surgery be offered by public hospitals because of the increasing health problem. This recommendation has widely been interpreted to mean gastric banding, using an adjustable band placed around the upper end of the stomach, instead of gastric bypass.

Gastric bypass vs gastric banding - new project

In the latest round of funding from the (NHMRC), researcher Dr Nam Nguyen has been awarded $428,250 to compare the two different types of obesity surgery.

Based in the NHMRC at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and the , Dr Nguyen's research may help to determine the most appropriate procedure for obesity surgery.

Free public lecture

In his free public lecture at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, Professor Stephan R枚ssner will speak about a range of issues spanning 40 years of obesity prevention and treatment.

"The early 21st century has been identified as the period in time when more people will die of over- rather than undernutrition. All parts of the globe are affected, and the trend is even more rapid in the developing parts of the world," Professor R枚ssner says.

"Prevention is the obvious long-term approach, but so far results in a long-term perspective have not been too encouraging, in spite of ambitious attempts."

Professor R枚ssner's visit to Adelaide is funded by the Northern Communities Health Foundation.

WHAT: Obesity in perspective after 40 years in the field: Facts, Fallacies, Fraud and the Future by Professor Stephan R枚ssner, Director, Obesity Unit, Karolinska 最新糖心Vlog Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

WHERE: Florey Lecture Theatre, Medical School North, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, Frome Road

WHEN: 5.30pm-6.30pm Monday 2 November

COST: Free - all welcome

About the CCRE in Nutritional Physiology

The CCRE in Nutritional Physiology, Interventions and Outcomes was established in 2007 to recognise and reward successful clinical researchers, and expand their ability to produce high-quality research, provide clinical research training and translate their research funding into improved health outcomes.

The research group has grown from eight chief investigators in 2007 to 22 investigators, two postdoctoral fellows and eight postgraduate students in 2009. Researchers from the Centre have this week been awarded more than $7.2 million in various NHMRC Project Grants and Fellowships.

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