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Many overweight and obese teens don't believe they have a weight problem

Many Overweight Teens Don’t See Their Weight As a Problem

Around 40 percent think their weight is about right, British researchers find
Obesity is associated with less frequent and less consistent contraceptive use among sexually active 18- to 19-year-old girls

Obese Teen Girls Less Likely to Use Contraception

No difference in frequency of sex according to weight status among 18- to 19-year-old girls
Three-year outcomes indicate that bariatric surgery is superior to lifestyle intervention alone for inducing remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus in obese patients

Bariatric Surgery Beats Lifestyle Change for T2DM Remission

At three years, surgical treatments superior to lifestyle intervention alone in obese patients
Robotic surgery is safe and feasible for the surgical management of morbidly obese patients with endometrial cancer

Robotic Sx Viable for Morbidly Obese With Endometrial Cancer

No differences in blood loss, complication rates, survival for morbidly obese, lower-weight patients
Maternal hyperglycemia seems not to be a risk factor for obesity in offspring aged 5 to 7 years after adjustment for maternal body mass index

Maternal Hyperglycemia Not Linked to Obesity in Offspring

Higher maternal fasting plasma glucose not linked to obesity after adjustment for maternal BMI
A low-calorie diet may improve heart rate variability in obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Low-Calorie Diet May Improve Heart Rate Variability in Diabetes

Vagal activity tied to enhanced oxidative glucose utilization, not insulin sensitivity
The gut microbe Akkermansia muciniphila is associated with healthier metabolic status

Gut Microbe Could Aid Weight Loss, Improve Metabolic Health

Akkermansia muciniphila linked to lower levels of blood glucose, insulin, triglycerides
The order in which individuals with type 2 diabetes eat their food can affect their blood glucose levels

Timing of Carb Intake During Meal Affects Glucose Levels

Eating protein, vegetables, and fat before carbohydrates might help diabetes control
About 35 percent of men and 37 percent of women are obese

Researchers Report U.S. Obesity Epidemic Getting Worse

Only 25 percent of men and 33 percent of women at a healthy weight, researchers say
For pediatric patients undergoing procedural sedation

Obesity Ups Risks in Pediatric Procedural Sedation

Increased risk of adverse respiratory events, frequency of airway interventions with obesity