Cardiometabolic Disorders News

Adults with obesity who used tirzepatide for 72 weeks after lifestyle intervention or continuously for 88 weeks achieved a mean weight loss of 26%, according to topline results from two SURMOUNT trials.

BOSTON — Researchers are taking a closer look at the entire agriculture and food value chain and hope to make significant changes that will improve human health and reduce the burden of chronic conditions.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Experimental and clinical evidence suggest the diabetes drug metformin may offer CV benefits that do not depend on the presence of diabetes, and an ongoing trial will help researchers learn more, according to a speaker.

Adults with obesity who undergo gastric bypass surgery may have a higher risk for nonalcohol substance use disorder than those who do not undergo bariatric surgery, according to a study published in Obesity.

Testosterone use increases risks for cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease and stroke among cisgender women, but not among transgender adults, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In patients with severe aortic stenosis and obesity, transcatheter aortic valve replacement was associated with better rates of in-hospital mortality and other outcomes compared with surgery, according to a meta-analysis.

Postmenopausal women with high total or HDL cholesterol have an increased risk for heart failure compared with women with normal cholesterol levels, according to a study published in Menopause.

Children and young adults who have longer sedentary time are more likely to have high C-reactive protein levels, an indicator of greater inflammation, according to study findings.

Despite some observational evidence, drinking light or moderate amounts of alcohol may not reduce one’s risk for type 2 diabetes or obesity, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Adults who developed diabetes, psychosis and congestive HF, in that order, had reduced life expectancy compared with people who developed the same three conditions in a different order, researchers reported.