WGO Graded Evidence: Obesity

Level: Other Reading: 7 Abstracts

Legend:   : Special Mention  : Important  : Very Important  : Key Development
	A 52-year-old woman with obesity: review of bariatric surgery. Wee CC, JAMA. 2009 Sep 9;302(10):1097-104
	Dietary fiber supplements: effects in obesity and metabolic syndrome and relationship to gastrointestinal functions. Papathanasopoulos A, Camilleri M, Gastroenterology. 2010 Jan;138(1):65-72.e1-2
	Perioperative safety in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery. Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Consortium, Flum DR, Belle SH, King WC, Wahed AS, Berk P, Chapman W, Pories W, Courcoulas A, McCloskey C, Mitchell J, Patterson E, Pomp A, Staten MA, Yanovski SZ, Thirlby R, Wolfe B, N Engl J Med. 2009 Jul 30;361(5):445-54
	Emerging technology: endoluminal treatment of obesity. Coté GA, Edmundowicz SA, Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Nov;70(5):991-9
	Aerobic exercise training reduces hepatic and visceral lipids in obese individuals without weight loss. Johnson NA, Sachinwalla T, Walton DW, Smith K, Armstrong A, Thompson MW, George J, Hepatology. 2009 Oct;50(4):1105-12
Supplementary evidence:
	Surgical treatment of obesity. Ward M, Prachand V, Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Nov;70(5):985-90
	A cohort study of the effect of alcohol consumption and obesity on serum liver enzyme levels. Shen Z, Li Y, Yu C, Shen Y, Xu L, Xu C, Xu G, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Oct 13;