Tag: Obesity
Weight Disqualifies 1 in 3 Young Adults From U.S. Military
61 percent rise in obesity among the U.S. military's active duty forces since 2002
Lifestyle Intervention Can Ward Off Obesity-Related Knee Pain
Findings show benefit at one year for overweight adults with diabetes mellitus at high risk of knee pain
Weight Loss Predicts Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Highest risk seen with high annual weight loss rate, low BMI in previously obese
Metformin in Pregnancy Shows No Effect on Infant Birth Weight
However, metformin can help to control women's blood glucose, researchers find
Many Overweight Teens Don’t See Their Weight As a Problem
Around 40 percent think their weight is about right, British researchers find
Obese Teen Girls Less Likely to Use Contraception
No difference in frequency of sex according to weight status among 18- to 19-year-old girls
Bariatric Surgery Beats Lifestyle Change for T2DM Remission
At three years, surgical treatments superior to lifestyle intervention alone in obese patients
Robotic Sx Viable for Morbidly Obese With Endometrial Cancer
No differences in blood loss, complication rates, survival for morbidly obese, lower-weight patients
Maternal Hyperglycemia Not Linked to Obesity in Offspring
Higher maternal fasting plasma glucose not linked to obesity after adjustment for maternal BMI
Low-Calorie Diet May Improve Heart Rate Variability in Diabetes
Vagal activity tied to enhanced oxidative glucose utilization, not insulin sensitivity
