Body Mass Index

Among postmenopausal women living in Brazil, lower appendicular lean mass was independently associated with low bone mass, according to findings of a cross-sectional study published in Menopause.

Individuals with high body water mass appeared to have an increased risk for sleep apnea, possibly mediated by pathologic edema, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

School-aged children gained more excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the year prior, with a greater degree of weight gain observed among Black and Hispanic children, according to data published in Obesity.

The CDC released extended charts so clinicians can assess the growth and treatment of children and adolescents with severe obesity.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Adult-onset shrimp allergy was associated with higher BMI, according to a retrospective chart review presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Type 2 diabetes rates and associated number of years lost due to poor health, disability or early death increased substantially among adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2019, particularly in low- and low-middle income countries.

Adults partaking in time-restricted eating have greater decreases in body weight, fat mass, fasting blood glucose and other cardiometabolic markers compared with controls, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Children, adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome have higher incidence rates of type 1 and type 2 diabetes compared with matched controls without Down syndrome, according to a study published in Diabetes Care.

SAN DIEGO — Adolescents with obesity had a BMI reduction of 16.1% at 68 weeks with once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg plus lifestyle intervention, results similar to those seen with adults, according to top-line results presented at ObesityWeek 2022.

A faster decline in BMI and a lower BMI as a result may indicate the need for cognitive assessments prior to the possibility of incident dementia, per a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.