Tag: Obesity

Poorer cognitive trajectories seen for Hispanics/Latinos with central obesity in presence of cardiometabolic abnormalities

Improvements in proximal aortic stiffness greater with combo of exercise, moderate CR versus exercise alone or with intensive CR

Maternal obesity in early pregnancy linked to increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the child by age 25 years

Finding significantly associated with tailored advice among adults with obesity, overweight

Lower obesity threshold of BMI ≥25 kg/m² tied to increased risk of endometrial cancer in Asian women presenting with postmenopausal bleeding

But having this discussion is associated with more weight loss and higher odds of bariatric surgery

Individuals undergoing RYGB or sleeve gastrectomy lost up to 20 percent of their initial BMI; many had remission from T2DM, HTN, hyperlipidemia

Those with MHO had increased rates of diabetes, ASCVD, heart failure versus metabolically healthy without obesity

Interventions investigated to reduce these adipose tissue depots, with lifestyle interventions as effective as medications (or more so)

Risks for hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and death increased sharply with higher BMIs