Tag: Obesity

Younger adults, women, and Non-Hispanic Blacks have highest levels of 10-year weight gain

Findings seen in large study of obese adults with and without surgery, followed for 10 years

At week 72, reduction in body weight greater with tirzepatide compared with placebo

Risk for incidence of type 1 diabetes increased 25 percent in association with one increment in BMI standard deviation

Obesity, as measured by BMI, linked to increased risk for CD, but no association seen for ulcerative colitis

Findings for underserved students living within 0.50 miles of a subsidized supermarket

Change in BMI trajectory observed for low-income elementary students following implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Higher risk seen for those with nonatopic disease, longer disease duration, as well as those taking oral corticosteroids

Patient age should not be a barrier to weight loss surgery

Evidence of mediating role seen for fasting insulin, bioavailable testosterone, and sex-hormone binding globulin