Tag: Obesity

Greater waist circumference reduction at week 20 linked to lower subsequent MACE risk for those receiving semaglutide

Many lack awareness of CKM syndrome despite the fact that nearly nine in 10 have a risk factor for it

Apart from colorectal cancer, increases in incidence were seen in both younger and older adults

Prevalence increased to 68.6 percent with new criteria, which include anthropometric measures such as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio

Authors say findings underscore the importance of improving muscle mass and strength in at-risk people

Findings seen for both medication and surgical procedures in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes

Findings seen for long-term outcomes among adult patients with diabetes and obesity

41 percent of practices declined to schedule appointment for hypothetical patient weighing 465 lb; 52 percent lacked basic standards of care

Estimated mean change in body weight from baseline to week 64 was −13.6 and −2.2 percent with oral semaglutide and placebo, respectively

Significant mean change in body weight from baseline to week 72 seen with various dosages of orforglipron compared with placebo among adults with obesity