Obesity News

SARS-CoV-2 infects adipose tissue, where it can act as an ongoing source of virus replication and inflammation, according to a study that may indicate why obesity has proven to be such a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19.

Dietary quality across 185 countries increased modestly over the past 3 decades, according to a recent study published in Nature Food.

Speaking at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in funding as part of the administration’s strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases in the U.S. by 2030.

Data from 20 health care databases in 19 countries project there will be a substantial increase in hip fracture incidence rates as the global population ages.

Data from the FDA Adverse Reporting System revealed an association between the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and the onset of acute cholecystitis.

Obesity is a complex disease with multifactorial etiology. Multidisciplinary care is an optimal way to support patients with short-term success, long-term weight loss maintenance, and the prevention of obesity-related complications.

Adolescents who ate more candy, pastries and frozen desserts during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to increase consumption of other ultra-processed foods compared with teens reporting eating fewer ultra-processed foods, data show.

Rapid weight gain at age 0 to 6 months and high maternal prepregnancy BMI are associated with increased odds for higher waist-to-height ratio, overweight and obesity children age 5 years, according to study findings.

New data show global step counts decreased heavily in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-pandemic counts and continue to remain below average, even after 2 years since the pandemic began.

Taking insulin, regularly checking feet and other healthy diabetes management behaviors were associated with lower HbA1c, according to a presenter at the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists Annual Conference.