Tag: Obesity
Bariatric Surgeries Carry Low Perioperative Risks
Similar outcomes seen for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Cutting Social Isolation, Loneliness May Lower Mortality in People With Obesity
Authors say findings support efforts to improve social isolation, loneliness
2009 Update to WIC Cost-Effective for Reducing Childhood Obesity
62,700 cases of childhood obesity estimated prevented in 2019, all from low-income households, improving health equity
Risk Factors ID’d for Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
Obesity, heavy smoking, short sleep linked to increased odds of MS-MGUS in individuals at increased risk for multiple myeloma
Individual Variation in Depressive Symptoms Tied to Subsequent Weight Gain
Findings strongest for individuals with overweight or obesity
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Slower Cognitive Decline in People With Obesity
No association seen between improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors and cognition
Maternal T1D, Overweight/Obesity Linked to Heart Defects in Offspring
Type 1 diabetes linked to increased odds of any congenital heart defect and six of nine congenital heart defect subtypes
One-Third of Patients Persist on Antiobesity Medications at Six Months
Semaglutide associated with the highest persistence at one year
Increasing Body Mass Index Tied to 18 Site-Specific Cancers in Men
Findings based on men's weight at age 18 years and cancer incidence during more than 30 years
ACR: Higher BMI Linked to Worse Flare Symptoms in Early RA
Patients with obesity had amplified impact of elevated BMI on RA-Flare Questionnaire scores compared with healthy weight, overweight
