Tag: Obesity

Greatest increases in concern seen among Black and Hispanic adults

Mother-son, father-son, and father-daughter associations for BMI and fat mass were weaker at all ages studied

Cementless fixation tied to lower long-term revision rates versus cement fixation in overweight and obese groups

Benefits seen for obesity, type 2 diabetes and related comorbidities, in addition to improvement in patients' quality of life and eating behavior

No evidence seen for 'obesity-survival paradox' when waist-to-height measure was used instead of BMI

Prevalence of pregnancy and incidence of conception were lower for phentermine-topiramate versus topiramate and other antiobesity meds

Mendelian randomization analyses indicate childhood obesity is risk factor for four of five subtypes of adult-onset diabetes

Higher genetically predicted plasma caffeine concentrations linked to lower risk for type 2 diabetes, with 43 percent of effect mediated by BMI

When both obesity and metabolic disease present, risk for certain cancers was even higher

Those with type 1 diabetes are least likely to increase physical activity, reduce caloric intake to manage overweight or obesity