Obesity Abstracts

People living with obesity have higher rates of eating disorders, particularly binge eating disorder, which also carries a higher risk of depression and anxiety disorders. The relationship between obesity disordered eating and emotional regulation is an area of research interest, particularly as we know that loss of control over eating leads to weight remission after even the most effective weight loss interventions, such as bariatric surgery. In this plenary we examine the in...

The impact of obesity on fertility and pregnancy is well-established. The literature remains conflicting around optimal BMI threshold and weight loss strategy on reproductive outcomes. We describe a series of twenty-six women with obesity that were planning a future pregnancy or seeking assisted fertility services. They were initially reviewed for weight management at Imperial College Healthcare between September 2020 and September 2022. Clinical case information was retrieved...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) classically occurs in women with obesity and is characterised by raised intracranial pressure. Weight loss leads to reduction in intracranial pressure. We present a case of a 35-year-old female who was urgently referred to Imperial Weight Centre. She had recently undergone revision of a right ventriculoperitoneal shunt for longstanding IIH which had not resolved her high-pressure symptoms and continued to require therapeutic lumbar pu...