Obesity News

In the February issue of Endocrine Today, experts discussed the health benefits of time-restricted eating.

Despite more adults achieving lipid and BP control between 1999 and 2020, the prevalence of obesity has increased among adults with diabetes in the United States during this period, data show.

The proportion of adults with diabetes and obesity in the U.S. increased from 1999 to 2020, though more adults achieved blood pressure and lipid control during that period, according to a study published in Obesity.

A recent report published in Applied Clinical Informatics found several issues with continuous glucose monitoring devices among older adults with diabetes.

Stigmatization of patients with obesity can affect access to quality health care as well as their comfort and trust in practitioners, while also perpetuating misdiagnosis and “negligent medicine,” researchers and nutritionists report.

With the availability of a medication that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, expanded screening for the disease has become more important, according to Richard Oram, MD, PhD.

The Obesity Medicine Association’s conference is always the must-attend event for health care providers to learn the latest advancements in obesity medicine and connect with colleagues at the forefront of treating patients with obesity.

Eating more foods with added nitrates or nitrites was associated with a significantly greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.

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.

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.