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Top obesity takeaways from ENDO 2018
Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top five obesity news stories posted from the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, held March 17–20 in Chicago.
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Metformin plus liraglutide increases pregnancy rate in women with infertility, obesity, PCOS
CHICAGO — Women with infertility who have obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome had more increases in pregnancy rate per embryo transfer and cumulative pregnancy rate with low-dose liraglutide as an add-on to metformin compared with those treated with metformin alone, according to findings presented here. Read more.
Greater autism risk found for children of mothers with larger waist size
CHICAGO — Mothers’ prepregnancy waist circumference, but not BMI, was associated with their children’s risk for autism, according to study findings presented here. Read more.
High-energy breakfast reduces weight, improves diabetes control
CHICAGO — A meal schedule consisting of a high-energy breakfast and lunch with a low-energy dinner yielded greater weight loss and decreases in BMI, HbA1c, overall glycemia and total daily insulin dose in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and obesity compared with a meal schedule focused on six small meals throughout the day. Read more.
Semaglutide produces weight loss in adults with obesity, without diabetes
CHICAGO — Nearly two-thirds of adults with obesity and without diabetes who received daily injections of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide decreased their body weight by at least 10% compared with about one-third of those taking liraglutide, according to results of a phase 2 study presented here. Read more.
Exclusive breast-feeding reduces risk for childhood overweight, obesity
CHICAGO — Infants with a high birth weight were less likely to develop overweight or obesity in childhood if they were exclusively breast-fed for the first 6 months of life, according to study data presented here. Read more.