Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för medicin by Subject "bariatric surgery"
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Body weight, body size and early cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies using Swedish registries
(2021-05-04)Background: Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as for atrial fibrillation and heart failure. While overweight and obesity have become increasingly more common in Sweden and ... -
Effects of gastric bypass surgery in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes
(2019-05-17)Background: The effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GBP) have not been adequately explored in patients with concurrent obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to the same extent as has occurred for individuals with ... -
Iodine intake and uptake in populations at risk for iodine deficiency
(2021-04-16)Background: Iodine is essential for the production of thyroid hormones. Both iodine deficiency (ID) and iodine excess may be harmful. Iodine intake in Sweden is considered adequate for the general population due to iodization ... -
Microbial regulation of Insulin-like peptide 5 and its implication on metabolism and bariatric surgery
(2016-05-23)The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiota, has great impact on our physiology. Particularly, the role for gut microbiota in host health and disease has been associated with modulation of gut ... -
Obesity - surgical treatment and molecular mechanisms
(2015-11-11)Obesity is a condition of high prevalence and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment of obesity and reduces the risk for morbidity and mortality, but little is ... -
Obesity, Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk
(2020-05-26)Background: The global prevalence of obesity is on the rise, contributing to increased incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Obesity has adverse effects on cardiac structure and function, ...