Obesity News

A high BMI in late adolescence — even a high-normal BMI — was associated with increased odds of early chronic kidney disease in young adulthood, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Eli Lilly and Co. released an open letter stating its tirzepatide products should not be used for cosmetic weight loss and warning the public about the circulation of compounded and counterfeit tirzepatide.

For the 7th consecutive year, the Mediterranean diet was named the best overall diet by nutritional experts at U.S. News and World Report, the company announced.

A food-as-medicine intervention improved several measures of preventive health care, although it did not decrease glycemic levels more than usual care, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

Adults who initiated once-weekly semaglutide after not responding to bariatric surgery lost a similar amount of weight as those without a history of bariatric surgery, according to study findings published in Obesity.

The SELECT trial, which showed semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist also approved for diabetes, reduced CV events in people with overweight/obesity and CVD but no diabetes, was one of the most important developments in cardiology in 2023.

More than 80% of adults who are prescribed an obesity medication discontinue taking them at 1 year, though persistence rates are higher for adults receiving semaglutide and liraglutide, according to study data.

Adolescents and young adults who exercise for a longer duration per day, even if it is light physical activity, can reduce their fat mass, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Women who underwent bariatric surgery gained less weight during pregnancy compared with matched controls, and weight gain was lower in those who conceived shortly after surgery, according to data in JAMA Network Open.

Young adults who consumed tree nuts as snacks had a lower risk for metabolic syndrome than those who did not, as well as improvements in waist circumference, visceral fat and blood insulin levels, a study found.