Tag: Obesity
Nearly 5 Million Youth Are Obese in the United States
Obesity rate has held steady in recent years
Obesity Associated With Higher Risk for Chronic Diarrhea
Relationship appears independent of dietary, lifestyle, psychological, medical comorbidities
Rivaroxaban Cuts Recurrent Blood Clots in Obese Patients
Patients on rivaroxaban also have lower health care resource utilization than those on warfarin
Frailty Assessment May Aid Liver Transplant Evaluation
Frailty assessment may help identify patients at higher risk for death on the wait-list
Nine States Now Have an Obesity Rate Above 35 Percent
Plus, statistically significant increases seen in adult obesity rates in 33 states between 2013 and 2018
Metabolic Surgery May Reduce CV Risk in T2DM With Obesity
Reduction seen in primary end point and seven prespecified secondary outcomes, including mortality
Losing 20 lb Improves Knee Replacement Outcomes
Findings based on group of morbidly obese patients with varying weight loss before surgery
Central Obesity Tied to CAD in Postmenopausal Chest Pain
Central, but not overall, obesity linked to obstructive coronary artery disease underlying stable chest pain
Burden of Obesity-Associated Cancers Shifted to Younger Age Groups
Large study shows particular increase in the 50- to 64-year-old age group from 2000 to 2016
General, Abdominal Adiposity Linked to Mortality in Mexicans
Waist circumference strongly linked to mortality even after adjustment for BMI, hip circumference
