Tag: Obesity
CDC: Adult Obesity Increasing, Tied to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
Racial and ethnic disparities in obesity reported, with highest prevalence for non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics
Severely Obese Heart Donors Not Tied to Adverse Transplant Outcomes
Short-term outcomes for recipients similar for heart transplants from donors with, without severe obesity
Maternal Obesity May Alter Fetal Brain Development
Effects localized in prefrontal cortex and anterior insula, regions with known obesity-related deficits
High-Intensity Lifestyle Treatment Beneficial for Obesity in Underserved
Significantly greater percent weight loss in intensive-lifestyle group for mainly low-income population
Smoking, High Early-Life BMI Projected to Add to MS Burden
Authors estimate the contribution of smoking, high child BMI as risk factors for MS in 2015, 2025, 2035
Weight Loss May Lower Obesity-Related Cancer Risk in T2DM
Statistically nonsignificant reduction in incidence rate of obesity-related cancers seen in Look AHEAD trial
Type 2 Diabetes May Negatively Impact Bone Density in Youth
Findings seen in adolescents and young adults with T2DM regardless of body weight
Remote Weight-Loss Program Optimized to Cut Costs, Maximize Results
New method yielded best results, lower costs for overweight adults assigned to weight-loss programs
Obesity Ups Risk for Intubation, Death With COVID-19 in Adults <65
Risk highest for those with class 3 obesity; link mainly seen in adults younger than 65 years of age
Increased Body Weight, Obesity Linked to Dementia Incidence
Central obesity linked to increased dementia incidence compared with noncentral obese women
