Ximena Ramos

Nov 29, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Le Roux |College Dublin |Ximena Ramos

Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective long-term treatment option for clinical obesity and its complications1. Nonetheless, modern pharmacotherapy involving intestinal hormonal analogues, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, have shown good weight loss outcomes in the short and medium term2–4. Potentially, such obesity management medications (OMMs) may be synergistic with or additive to MBS for selected patients before and/or after MBS regarding improved outcomes.

Jun 24, 2024 | bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com | Ximena Ramos |European Biogas Association

Three main themes, encompassing three subthemes each, were developed. These are presented in Fig. 1 and described in detail below. Each theme includes illustrative quotes from parents (M for mother; F for father), followed by a personal identification code. Identified themes from the thematic analysisThis theme revolves around parents’ emotions and uncertainties regarding weight-related conversations.

Sep 19, 2023 | paperity.org | Ximena Ramos

BMC Public Health, Aug 2023 Explicit weight bias is known as negative attitudes and beliefs toward individuals due to their weight status and can be perpetuated through misconceptions about the causes of obesity. Individuals may also experience weight bias internalization (WBI) when they internalize negative weight-related attitudes and self-stigmatize. There is a paucity of research on the beliefs about the causes of obesity and the prevalence of WBI among public Canadian samples.