Obesity News

DENVER — Individualized care is critical for treating childhood obesity, according to a presenter at the Obesity Medicine Association’s annual conference.

Obesity and overweight were associated with an increased risk for iron deficiency in children and young adults, findings published in BMJ Global Health showed.

More than 70% of the overall U.S. population is estimated to have subclinical cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

DENVER — Prior studies have shown that many diseases are tied to the gut microbiome, including metabolic disorders such as obesity, according to Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS, FACG, AGAF.

DENVER — In this video, an expert highlighted several practices that she said are “recommended when implementing nutrition, and culinary medicine in particular, into obesity medicine practice.”

DENVER — It is important for clinicians to check for nutritional deficiencies in patients with obesity, a speaker at the Obesity Medicine Association conference noted.

DENVER — The development of several new anti-obesity medications could improve availability for patients, according to a speaker at the Obesity Medicine Association’s conference.

DENVER —Exercise “pretty much improves everything” from metabolic health to musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, mental, sexual and cognitive health, an expert said.

DENVER — More than 1,200 clinicians are coming together to learn more about obesity at the Obesity Medicine Association’s 2024 conference, according to a speaker here.

Adults who previously used an obesity medication before receiving semaglutide lost less body weight at 12 months than those who did not use an obesity medication before semaglutide, according to study findings.