Tag: Obesity
Weighted Vests Do Not Prevent Weight Loss-Linked Bone Loss at Hip
Neither weighted vest use nor resistance training mitigates weight loss-linked bone loss in older adults with obesity
Muscle Ultrasound Can Detect Insulin Resistance
Increased muscle echo intensity effectively identifies insulin resistance and impaired insulin sensitivity
Liraglutide May Reduce Migraine Burden in Adults With Obesity, Migraine
Decrease seen in mean monthly headache days and reduction in Migraine Disability Assessment scores
ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water
Greater weight loss and more diabetes remission seen among adult women with overweight, obesity and T2D
ADA: Ecnoglutide Yields Superior, Sustained Reduction in Body Weight
Sustained reduction seen in body weight versus placebo for adults aged 18 to 75 with overweight or obesity, without diabetes
Few Adolescents With Obesity Prescribed Obesity Medications
0.5 percent with obesity were prescribed an obesity medication in 2023; 83 percent of prescriptions received by teens with severe obesity
Doctors Favor CPAP, Patients Favor Tirzepatide for Comorbid Obesity, Sleep Apnea
If evidence demonstrates equal effectiveness, providers favor CPAP, while patients lean toward tirzepatide
Obesity Linked to Subsequent Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Higher physical activity was associated with reduced subsequent neoplasm risk overall and for specific cancers
Maternal Obesity Linked to Pediatric Hospital Admissions for Infection
Children born to women with obesity grades 2 and 3 have increased rate ratio for hospital admission for infection at <1, 5 to 15 years
ASCO: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists May Reduce Risk for Obesity-Related Cancer, All-Cause Death
Protective association seen between GLP-1 receptor agonist use and colon and rectal cancers in adults with obesity and diabetes