Tag: Obesity
Recommendations Developed for Pediatric NAFLD
Recommendations relate to screening, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care of pediatric NAFLD
Many Obese Patients Are Lacking Formal Diagnosis
Less than 50 percent of those with a BMI >30 kg/m² have ICD-9 documentation for obesity
USPSTF Reaffirms Obesity Screening Recs for Children 6+
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force fine-tunes 2010 recommendation
Ratio of ω-6:ω-3 Fatty Acids Implicated in Obesity
Imbalance, which is typically 16:1 in a Western diet, leads to increased risk of weight gain, inflammation
Bariatric Surgery May Be Cost-Effective in Severely Obese Teens
Long-term clinical trials in adolescents with at least five years of follow-up data needed
Liraglutide Increases Heart Rate in T2DM With Stable CAD
Reduction in heart rate variability despite weight loss and improvement in metabolic parameters
Switching Diet Drinks for Water Benefits Overweight Women
Greater decrease in weight, body mass index, fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR
Adolescent BMI Predicts Diabetes Mellitus Mortality
Overweight and obesity correlated with hazard ratios of 8.0 and 17.2 for diabetes mortality
Obesity Ups Risk for Secondary Primary Cancers in Men
Higher risk of secondary primary cancer in obese male survivors versus general population
High BMI, Large Waist, T2DM Tied to Increased Odds of Liver Cancer
Study adds support to liver cancer as an obesity-associated cancer
