From Dyspnea to Skin Grafting: The Difficulties of Managing a Patient with Extreme Obesity.

While the prevalence of severe obesity is increasing worldwide, caregivers are often challenged with the management of patients with extreme weight. A 30-year-old woman (weight 245 kg, body mass index 85 kg/m2) presented with dyspnea, for which investigations led to suspect pulmonary embolism. The patient's weight made it impossible to perform adapted imaging; thus, an empirical anticoagulant treatment was initiated.

Effects of a diet plus exercise program on thyroid function in patients with obesity.

Background: Studies of thyroid function after diet-induced weight loss in patients with obesity have yielded conflicting results. It is not known whether adding exercise to diet affects thyroid function in this patient population. The aim of the study was to prospectively evaluate the effects of a rehabilitation program on weight, body composition and thyroid function in euthyroid patients with obesity.

Disordered eating behaviors as a potential obesogenic factor in schizophrenia.

Whilst people with schizophrenia have high levels of obesity and metabolic disease, our understanding of their eating behaviors is still limited. Our aim was to evaluate the relationships between eating behavior and clinical data in schizophrenia. A cross-sectional study including 66 schizophrenia outpatients compared to 81 healthy controls was undertaken.