Tag: Obesity

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

Genetic study reveals link between Polynesian ancestry and higher risk for obesity, T2DM, heart failure in Native Hawaiians

Weekly semaglutide plus lifestyle intervention resulted in substantial, sustained, clinically relevant weight loss for overweight, obese

Adjusted proportion attributable fraction was 0.35 in 2001 to 2004 and 0.41 in 2013 to 2016; burden greatest among non-Hispanic White women