Obesity News

GLP-1 receptor agonists may reduce the number of postprandial hypoglycemia episodes after bariatric surgery, but more research is needed to guide use in practice, according to a systematic review published in Obesity.

Obesity, cancer and health equity are all interrelated, according to experts, and more must be done to address the obesity epidemic and, by extension, cancer and health inequities.

Healthy vegan or low-fat omnivorous soul food diets yield no significant differences in weight loss or lipid and blood pressure levels among African American adults, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Excess weight, regardless of polygenic risk score, correlated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to results from a population-based, case-control study.

In the general population, long-term weight change is strongly associated with the average daily number of medium and large meals but not with a specific time-restricted eating strategy, researchers reported.

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels may be blunted for adults with a higher BMI, according to a post hoc analysis of data from the VITAL trial.

Consuming at least 20% of daily calories from fast food correlated with an increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, with more damaging effects among individuals with underlying metabolic comorbidities.

Engaging in light physical activity in lieu of sedentary time may help Black Caribbean men to reduce their adiposity, according to study results published in Obesity.

The AAP on Monday released its first clinical guidance on obesity in 15 years, suggesting that physicians offer adolescents as young as age 12 years weight loss medication and evaluate teens for metabolic and bariatric surgery.

Participants in a weight-loss program with early time-restricted eating shifted their eating into a smaller window earlier in the day, but did not change frequency or amount of consumption, diet quality or other eating behaviors.