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Older teen boys who are overweight or obese could be at increased risk for severe liver disease later in life

Obesity in Older Male Teens Ups Risk for Liver Disease Later

Researchers find odds increase as weight goes up
More American women than ever are obese

Obesity Rates on the Rise Among Women, but Not Men

Obesity also still a concern for children and adolescents
Both hypocaloric diet and exercise reduce visceral adiposity (VAT)

Hypocaloric Diet, Exercise Both Reduce Visceral Adiposity

Diet linked to larger weight loss, while exercise linked to greater decrease in visceral adiposity
Severely obese patients may have a higher risk of certain complications after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery than normal-weight patients

Post-CABG Infection Risk Up Significantly for Severely Obese

Excess weight also linked to extended hospital stays, researchers find
Reducing the dietary glycemic index is associated with a reduction in uric acid levels among overweight and obese adults

Low Glycemic Index Diet Linked to Drop in Uric Acid Levels

Reducing glycemic index lowers uric acid levels, regardless of percentage of carbohydrates in diet
A new study has identified genetic factors in black men with a strong West African ancestry that are associated with a lower risk of central obesity. But this apparent benefit doesn't extend to black women

Genes May Lower Risk of Obesity in Men of West African Descent

But the effect does not seem to apply to women with the same West African ancestry
For patients receiving cephalexin monotherapy for non-purulent cellulitis

Cephalexin Failure Rate Similar for Morbidly Obese, Non-Obese

No difference in rate of therapeutic failure for morbidly obese, non-obese patients with cellulitis
Many obese young adults in the United States don't know they're at increased risk for kidney disease

Too Few Obese Young Adults Know They Have Kidney Disease

Not enough physicians warning patients of their risk for chronic kidney disease
As early as first grade

Even First Graders Experience Obesity-Related Bullying, Teasing

Weight bias affects all aspects of obese children's lives, researchers say
Benzyl butyl phthalate regulates the mesenchymal stem cell toward adipogenesis by inducing epigenetic stress

Plastics Chemical BBP Exposure May ‘Program’ Obesity

BBP exposure enhances lipid accumulation and adipogenesis in dose-dependent manner