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Bariatric surgery may significantly lower the risk for obesity-related cancers, including breast, colon, liver, pancreatic, ovarian and thyroid, in patients with obesity.

Adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes achieved a mean weight loss of more than 13% after taking either 10 mg or 15 mg of tirzepatide for 72 weeks, according to topline results from the SURMOUNT-2 trial.

Bariatric surgery was linked to a decreased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity, according to results in JAMA Network Open.

Metabolic comorbidities heightened risk for adverse liver-related events among patients with chronic hepatitis B virus, with the highest risk found among patients with multiple comorbidities, according to research.

People with a genetic risk factor for childhood obesity have increased likelihood of developing most subtypes of type 2 diabetes as adults, according to findings from a Mendelian randomization published in Diabetologia.

The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was 14% among pregnant women screened during early pregnancy, with fewer than 5% receiving prior evaluation for NAFLD, according to research in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Adolescents who were sedentary had greater increases in left ventricular mass than those who were physically active, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.

Adolescents and young adults with obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy have declines in bone strength and volumetric bone mineral density 1 year after surgery, according to study data.

An increasing number of studies are reporting that testosterone therapy may not only normalize testosterone levels for men, but may also provide cardiometabolic benefits.

More than one-third of adults receiving tirzepatide in clinical trials experience gastrointestinal adverse events, but adverse events leading to drug discontinuation were rare, according to study data.