Avere la pancia non è soltanto una questione estetica. Perché chi ha obesità addominale, quella in cui il grasso si accumula soprattutto sul girovita, vede aumentare del 30 per cento il rischio di ammalarsi di un qualsiasi tumore rispetto a chi invece mantiene la linea. 

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LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
GI Dynamics, a medical device company pioneering the development of new approaches to treat obesity and metabolic disorders, today announced that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for the company’s Lexington facility. The company has also received European CE mark approval for the EndoBarrier™, its novel, noninvasive device currently in clinical trials to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. ISO 13485: 2003 is an international standard that specifies a quality management system for medical devices and related services. The CE marking (an acronym for the French “Conformite Europeenne") certifies that a product has met EU requirements for marketing in Europe.

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