Tag: Obesity
General, Abdominal Obesity in Middle Age Tied to Later Frailty Risk
Authors stress importance of maintaining optimal body mass index, waist circumference throughout adulthood
Vitamin D Supplementation Less Effective With Higher BMI
Further, baseline vitamin D-related biomarkers lower for individuals with higher BMI
AAP Issues Guidelines for Children With Overweight, Obesity
Weight loss pharmacotherapy recommended as adjunct to health behavior and lifestyle treatment in children 12 years and older with obesity
Waist-to-Hip Ratio Genetic Risk Score Inversely Linked to Weight Loss
Findings seen in participants with severe and complicated obesity who completed a 24-week milk-based meal-replacement program
Inflammatory Biomarkers Increased for Moms With Very Low Milk Supply
Cases with very low milk production had higher prevalence of inflammatory biomarkers and obesity, lower long-chain fatty acids
CDC Extends BMI-for-Age Growth Charts to Monitor Severe Obesity in Children, Adolescents
Extended method uses additional data from 1999 to 2016 NHANES, rather than extrapolation; improves characterization of extremely high BMI in children
Diet and Exercise Intervention Better for Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
Among overweight or obese adults, diet and exercise led to small but significant difference in pain over 18 months versus attention control
General Practitioners Rarely Give Personalized Weight-Loss Advice
Analysis of recordings of weight-loss consultations with patients with obesity identified highly variable diet and physical activity advice
Financial Incentives Encourage Weight Loss in Low-Income Adults
Outcome-based and goal-directed financial incentives similarly effective
Bariatric Surgery Cuts CVD Risk in Patients With Obesity, NAFLD
Findings seen versus nonsurgical care among individuals with severe obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
