Tag: Obesity
Night Shift Tied to Increased Odds of Abdominal Obesity
Increased risk for permanent night workers compared with rotating night workers
Obesity Screening Recommended for Midlife Women
PCPs should address barriers to adoption of healthy lifestyle measures in postmenopausal women
Rate of Obesity-, Overweight-Related Cancers High in the U.S.
40 percent of cancer diagnoses tied to extra weight; rate higher in older individuals, females
Liraglutide Tied to Significant Weight Loss in Obese
The drug slows gastric emptying of solids, which may be a biomarker of responsiveness
Cardiometabolic Risk, HOMA-IR Up With Increasing BMI in Young
Cardiorespiratory fitness cuts cardiometabolic risk score as BMI categories rise in children
Liraglutide Linked to Reduction in VAT, Improvement in β-Index
Significant improvement in IGF-II serum levels with liraglutide for obese with prediabetes, early T2DM
General, Central Obesity Linked to Specific Breast Cancer Risk
General obesity, indicated by BMI, more strongly linked to ER+/PR+ subtype
Post-C-Section Cephalexin, Metronidazole Cuts SSI Rate
Post-op course reduces rate of surgical site infection within 30 days of C-section among obese women
Intestinal Glucose Stimulation Has Anti-Incretin Effect
Insulin sensitivity lower during oral versus IV glucose administration; difference amplified in obese
Cardiac Disease Events Up in Metabolically Healthy Obese
Increased risks of coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, heart failure
