Obesity News

For men, having overweight during childhood and young adulthood was a strong determinant for experiencing venous thromboembolic events later in life, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

The percentage of adults with metabolically healthy obesity increased from 1999 to 2018 but remains much smaller than the proportion of those with metabolically unhealthy obesity, according to study data.

About half of all adults with obesity have controlled or uncontrolled hypertension and a significantly higher mortality rate compared with normotensive counterparts, researchers reported in Obesity.

Visceral adipose tissue plus circadian misalignment — delayed and irregular sleep midpoints — is associated with increased blood pressure among adolescents, according to a study published in Hypertension.

Once-daily liraglutide 3 mg as an adjunctive to lifestyle intervention is associated with a reduction in body weight and HbA1c for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and obesity, according to a speaker.

Compared with Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease, Americans with CKD are more likely to experience CVD events or death before developing end-stage kidney disease, according to a published study.

Testosterone replacement therapy combined with lifestyle modification may contribute to improved metabolic and glucose profiles for men with hypogonadism and prediabetes, according to a review article.

Adding more physical education classes in grades one to nine could help lower the prevalence of obesity among school-aged children, according to a study published in Obesity.

The implementation of legislation that encourages healthy eating habits was associated with reduced BMI scores among youth in the United States, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg is associated with reductions in hunger and improved fullness at 20 weeks as well as improved craving control at 2 years, according to findings from the STEP 5 randomized controlled trial.