Obesity News

Artificial intelligence may allow health care providers to combine large data sources to identify and calculate likely outcomes for individual patients, which may prove helpful in diabetes care, according to experts.

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.

It remains unclear whether continuous glucose monitoring benefits people without diabetes, researchers reported.

Weight loss of 5% or greater was associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality among older healthy adults, particularly men, highlighting the importance of monitoring these patients for weight changes, according to researchers.

The Obesity Medicine Association’s spring conference — Obesity Medicine 2023 — is happening April 19 to April 23 in New York City. This conference is for anyone wanting to begin or advance their obesity medicine knowledge.

In the past year, prescribers have had difficulties treating people with type 2 diabetes and obesity due to a global shortage of semaglutide and tirzepatide, but that seems to be resolving, according to manufacturers.

Race- and sex-based questions combined with circumference measurements could deliver more accurate assessments for obesity-related disease risks compared with typical indicators, a recent study found.

Children who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes had differences in their gut microbiome at age 1 year from those without diabetes, according to recent data.

The concept of food addiction is a hotly debated one.

Addiction to highly processed foods can lead to adverse health outcomes, but little is understood about why some patients show a higher propensity for these foods and how to manage the condition in a primary care setting.