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Obesity

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

DDW over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Boosts Weight-Loss Outcomes

Study finds benefit when added to lifestyle intervention

DDW over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

<乌鸦传媒>POSE 2.0 Linked to Improved Outcomes in NAFLD Patients With Obesity

Steatosis resolved in 53% of patients who underwent this minimally invasive procedure

A photo of signs outside of a business advertising deep fried Oreos and Twinkies, and chocolate covered bananas.

<乌鸦传媒>Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesity

Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority

A close up of a man injecting himself with an auto injector pen in his abdomen.

<乌鸦传媒>GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Slashes Body Weight by More Than 20%

"Impressive" topline results from trial in adults with overweight, obesity without diabetes

A photo of a mature diabetic woman testing her blood sugar at home.

<乌鸦传媒>In Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Control Could Add Years to Life

Controlling four biomarkers could add as much as a decade to life expectancy

A photo of a pregnant woman holding a marijuana leaf in front of her exposed belly.

<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis-Exposed Babies Face Poorer Metabolic Health

By age 5, fat mass and glucose levels show the impact

A photo of a nurse fitting a fetal monitoring device to an overweight pregnant woman in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Stillbirth More Common for Mothers With Obesity

Risk was also elevated for overweight mothers, study showed

An overweight woman pours a meal replacement shake in to a glass in her kitchen

<乌鸦传媒>Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet

With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor

A computer rendering of a gastric bypass

<乌鸦传媒>Gastric Bypass Most Cost-Effective for Severe Obesity, T2D?

Modeling study compares Roux-en-Y, conventional medical therapy, and sleeve gastrectomy

A warning label on a can of Mountain Dew with a picture of a foot with a diabetic ulcer

<乌鸦传媒>Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks: Do They Work?

Randomized trial found picture warning labels turned parents off

A close up of a woman pinching her belly fat to self inject her diabetes medication

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity More Common in Type 1 Diabetes Than Expected

And this is putting the population at a higher risk for chronic kidney disease, researchers say

<乌鸦传媒>False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID

Saxenda and Wegovy injection pens lay on a bathroom scale which reads: ????

<乌鸦传媒>Semaglutide vs Liraglutide -- Which Induces More Weight Loss?

The GLP-1 receptor agonists go head-to-head

The YouTube thumbnail with Mikhail Varshavski, DO and the words: STOP BLAMING MY WEIGHT

<乌鸦传媒>Fat-Bias Could Have Killed This Patient

How a patient was misdiagnosed because of his weight

A photo of a box of Wegovy injection pens

<乌鸦传媒>Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Exceeded Expectations, and Supply

Since its June approval, the injectable flew off shelves and into short supply

A photo of surgeons performing a gastric bypass in the operating room

<乌鸦传媒>Bariatric Surgery Linked to Protection Against Severe COVID-19

Obesity is a "modifiable risk factor" for severe COVID-19, researchers say

An Arabic McDonald's sign in Hurghada, Egypt

<乌鸦传媒>McDonald's Instagram Ads Zero in on Kids in Poorer Countries

Study reveals disturbing pattern of social media advertising

Bottles of various flavors of Jarritos carbonated sodas on a grocery store shelf.

<乌鸦传媒>Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Fizzled for Preventing Obesity in Kids

Real-world study found only modest benefit for adolescent girls in Mexico

A photo of the food area at an outdoor carnival where fried cheesecake, fried Oreos, and fried Twinkies are for sale.

<乌鸦传媒>In America, the Average Young Adult Is Now Overweight

Young adult BMI rose to over 27.5 in 2017-2018

AASLD over a computer rendering of the structure of the liver.

<乌鸦传媒>NASH Patients Are Entitled to a 'Bill of Rights'

Advocacy group encourages a "partnership" between clinicians and patients

Obesity Week over a photo of Kay Bailey Hutchison convention center in Dallas, Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Pecans Appeared to Help Control Lipids in At-Risk Patients

Fasting and post-meal cholesterol showed improvement, study found

Obesity Week over a photo of Kay Bailey Hutchison convention center in Dallas, Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom

Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed

Obesity Week over a photo of Kay Bailey Hutchison convention center in Dallas, Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Paired Anti-Obesity Drugs May Help Teens Shed More Weight After Metabolic Surgery

But phentermine/topiramate dose could be limited by side effects, researcher says

Obesity Week over a photo of Kay Bailey Hutchison convention center in Dallas, Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Words Matter to People Who Are Overweight

New policy statement pushes "people-first" language rather than disease-first

An overweight pre-teen boy sitting on a couch playing video games.

<乌鸦传媒>Childhood Obesity Is Soaring to New Levels

Kids' weight has spiked during the pandemic, but it's part of a long-term trend

ACG over a photo of Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

<乌鸦传媒>Weight Loss Program for GERD Relief?

In patients with BMI over 25, nearly 50% reduced use of acid blockers or stopped altogether

A man鈥檚 feet on a bathroom scale which reads: COVID-19

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity Made Even Mild COVID Worse

Study finds weight played a role in number, duration of symptoms

FDA GUIDANCE Sodium over a photo of a spilled salt shaker

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Nudges Restaurants, Food Manufacturers to Cut Sodium

Voluntary guidance aims to reduce Americans' sodium intake by 12%

An overhead shot of bread, potatoes, rice, oats, and pasta representing carbohydrates.

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up

Nutrition community clashes over perspective piece on obesity mechanism

A line cook piles a heap of bacon on to a plate while a waitress waits holding another loaded plate.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Restaurants Exacerbating the Obesity Epidemic?

Poor nutritional profiles and oversized portions are expanding America's waistline

A young girl gets an insulin shot from her mother.

<乌鸦传媒>More and More U.S. Kids Being Diagnosed With Diabetes

Rises seen in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A close up of an insulin injection pen.

<乌鸦传媒>Combo GIP/GLP-1 Injectable Beats Insulin for A1c Reduction

All doses of once-weekly tirzepatide better than insulin degludec for HbA1c reduction

A little girl eats Fruit Loops cereal.

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Kids Chowed Down on Highly Processed Foods

Majority of energy intake came from ready-to-eat, ultraprocessed foods in 1999-2018

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

<乌鸦传媒>Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too!

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

ENDOBREAK centered between 8 illustrated body organs.

<乌鸦传媒>Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

A computer rendering of various types of bariatric surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Vascular Function: Another Benefit of Bariatric Surgery

Macrovascular, microvascular gains accrue for nearly all patient groups

A computer rendering of a colonoscopy of a large intestine with Crohn鈥檚 disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Adults With Obesity See Increased Risk for Crohn's Disease

Growing obesity burden may contribute to rise in Crohn's incidence, researcher suggests

ADA over a photo of a glucose monitor laying on a blood sugar tracker chart

<乌鸦传媒>Genetics, Socioeconomic Factors Each Tied to Diabetes and Obesity

People with highest risk genetics more than 15 times more likely to have T2D

ADA over a photo of a glucose monitor laying on a blood sugar tracker chart

<乌鸦传媒>Liraglutide and Insulin Come Out on Top for Glycemic Control in GRADE study

Head-to-head comparison could help individualize treatment

EASL over a computer rendering of a liver

<乌鸦传媒>Food Insecurity Tied to More Liver Disease Deaths

Social determinants of health play a key role, study found

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