Tag: Obesity
Colchicine May Improve Obesity-Induced Inflammation
Pilot study did not show better insulin sensitivity but showed trend toward metabolic improvements
People With Obesity Are Blatantly Dehumanized
Dehumanization predictive of support for policies that discriminate against people with obesity
Liquid Meal Replacements Cut Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Effects observed in overweight/obese patients with T2DM; certainty of evidence low to moderate
Extra Weight in Adolescence Tied to Later Risk for Renal Cancer
Among Swedish men, overweight or obesity during adolescence tied to higher risk for renal cell carcinoma
Studies Look at Ways to Reduce Depressive Episodes in Obese
Integrated intervention associated with decline in body mass index, depressive symptoms
Classroom Initiative Ups Participation in School Breakfast
But program has unintended consequence of increasing incidence, prevalence of obesity
Obesity Linked to Adverse Events in Children With Leukemia
Obesity ups risk for treatment-requiring hypertension, insulin-requiring hyperglycemia
Low Fitness, Obesity Linked to Later Disability Pension
Being moderately or highly fit as teen linked to lower risk for later receipt of disability pension in men
Most Americans Concerned About Weight, Link to Heart Health
But many do not stick with weight-loss plans or talk with doctors about losing weight
Some Obesity-Related Cancers Increasing in Younger Adults
Incidence up for six of 12 obesity-related cancers; steeper increase in successively younger generations
