Obesity News

COVID-19 restrictions resulted in a 20% decrease in children’s levels of physical activity during the pandemic, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Consumption of one avocado daily was not found to reduce visceral adiposity and only had a slight effect on cardiometabolic disorder risk factors, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Dementia cases in the United States were largely associated with modifiable risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity and physical inactivity — especially among Black and Hispanic people, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can lead to a spectrum of additional serious health concerns.

Childhood obesity incidence was higher and came at younger ages during the 2000s compared with the previous decade, according to a study in Pediatrics.

Researchers said they found a potential link between food insecurity and increases in BMI in certain groups — particularly among infants, preschoolers and elementary and middle school students.

In a recent study, adults with overweight or obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who received daily subcutaneous growth hormone had a significant reduction in liver fat and inflammation compared with those who received placebo.

Intermittent fasting might benefit patients with overweight, obesity, prediabetes or insulin resistance, according to a presentation at the virtual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition.

Last week, Healio reported live from the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, the first one to be held in person in 3 years.

A person’s height appeared to impact their risk for a variety of common diseases, according to findings published in PLOS Genetics.