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Partnership in Weight Research
Obesity in the United States has been increasingly cited as a major health issue, highlighting the need to find safe and effective methods to treat this epidemic. At the MGH Weight Center, we believe that these treatments will be discovered only through ongoing research to find the answers to these and other questions. To do so, we invite all of our patients to become our partners in this research effort. Patients are given the option to help the research effort by making clinical information available (anonymously) for research. They are also eligible to participate in a number of current and future research projects which may include trials of new drugs to combat obesity and studies examining the genetic and physical factors affecting appetite and fat metabolism. Choosing to participate in any of the research options is strictly voluntary and will not impact your care at the MGH Weight Center.
The MGH Weight Center is dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive care for obesity and its related medical problems. While the number of Americans affected by obesity has been increasing rapidly, so has the scientific understanding of the disorder. Obesity is a complex problem caused by a variety of influences which may vary between individuals. Important influences include diet, lifestyle, mood, hormonal changes in the body, and inheritable or genetic influences.
The MGH Weight Center is currently engaged in a number of exciting research studies that include:
MGH Weight Center is a supporting institution in the Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center (BNORC) the intent of which is to provide the opportunity for scientists to share their research interests and activities, to learn new methods in this area of research and, in turn, to attract other established or new investigators to the area of obesity research.
- Evaluating the impact of weight loss on the complications of diabetes, specifically diabetic retinopathy
- Evaluating the impact of weight loss and weight loss surgery on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Determining the role of food addiction in weight gain and weight loss
- Studying the impact of weight loss and weight loss surgery on fertility
- What genes cause some people to gain weight more easily than others and make it harder for these "easy gainers" to lose weight
- What these genes do to the body, and are there nutritional changes or medications that can block their action
- Understanding the impact of weight and weight loss on diagnostic testing for bone density.
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