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Dramatic increase in obesity-related heart disease mortality – AHA 2024

Written by | 12 Nov 2024

Researchers report that the number of people in the U.S. who died from ischemic heart disease related to obesity increased by approximately 180% from 1999 to 2020. The… read more.

Skeletal muscle health amid growing use of weight loss medications

Written by | 1 Nov 2024

A recent commentary published in The Lancet journal highlights the critical importance of skeletal muscle mass in the context of medically induced weight loss, particularly with the widespread… read more.

Study shows multiple benefits of bariatric surgery for severely obese teens

Written by | 31 Oct 2024

Young people diagnosed with severe obesity who had weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger have achieved sustained weight loss 10 years later, researchers reported on Oct. 30,… read more.

Tirzepatide associated with greater weight loss in women than men

Written by | 1 Oct 2024

All doses of tirzepatide, a medication approved in the EU to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, consistently reduced body weight in women and men, but women experienced… read more.

New blood test could be an early warning for child diabetes

Written by | 26 Sep 2024

A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart… read more.

Survey shows 25% of adults consider weight loss drug use without prescription

Written by | 23 Sep 2024

Injectable weight loss drugs are popular right now but can be hard to get because they are in short supply or too expensive without insurance. The result is… read more.

Semaglutide and tirzepatide treatment leads to weight loss in type 1 diabetes

Written by | 14 Sep 2024

Treatment with semaglutide and tirzepatide led to significant weight loss and improved blood sugar control in overweight or obese patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Researchers reported this… read more.

Primary care providers urged to assist patients who engage in emotional eating

Written by | 9 Sep 2024

Primary care providers are well positioned to address emotional eating because of their long-term relationships with patients, noted Jana DeSimone Wozniak, PhD and Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH, of Harvard… read more.

Obesity-related cancer rising sharply in young Chinese people

Written by | 5 Sep 2024

Rates of obesity-linked cancers in China rose at an alarming 3.6% every year between 2007 and 2021 while non-obesity-related cancers remained stable, according to new data published in… read more.

Abbott and the American Diabetes Association collaborate to drive a better understanding of the role of nutrition formulas to support people with diabetes and obesity

Written by | 24 Aug 2024

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and Abbott recently announced a collaboration to better understand the nutritional needs of people living with diabetes, obesity, and metabolic dysfunction and how… read more.

Sugar sweetened beverage intake among children and youths shows alarming increases worldwide

Written by | 15 Aug 2024

Children and adolescents (ages 3-19) worldwide consumed on average 23% more sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in 2018 than they did in 1990, researchers reported on August 7, 2024… read more.

Study uncovers connections between obesity and heart failure

Written by | 12 Aug 2024

A new small study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25th in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research has revealed the impact of obesity on muscle structure in patients having a… read more.

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