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December 22, 2021
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Psychological distress, BMI have near-zero association in adults

BMI appeared “weakly correlated” with psychological distress, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

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December 10, 2021
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Obesity tied to elevated HF risk in patients with diabetes

Obesity tied to elevated HF risk in patients with diabetes

Among older adults, three measures of adiposity conferred elevated risk for HF in patients with diabetes but not in those without diabetes, according to data published in Circulation.

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December 08, 2021
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Higher diet quality associated with lower CVD risk in adults with normal, overweight BMI

Higher diet quality associated with lower CVD risk in adults with normal, overweight BMI

Higher diet quality was associated with lower risk for incident CVD in U.S. adults with normal weight and overweight, but not in those with obesity, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

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December 02, 2021
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BMI's role: 'A blanket approach is not acceptable any longer'

BMI's role: 'A blanket approach is not acceptable any longer'

BMI is widely used to classify patients into weight groups and to identify those at higher risk for a variety of conditions, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers.

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December 02, 2021
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Higher BMI tied to more HF-related hospitalizations in patients with HFpEF

Higher BMI was linked to greater risk for HF-related hospitalizations in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction, regardless of age, sex and diabetes status, a speaker reported.

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November 29, 2021
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Prepregnancy BMI linked to allergic disease development in offspring

Prepregnancy BMI linked to allergic disease development in offspring

Maternal obesity appeared associated with increased risk for asthma in offspring, whereas maternal underweight increased risk for childhood dermatitis, according to study results published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.

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November 29, 2021
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Low BMI, weight loss associated with increased mortality in patients with fibrotic ILD

Low BMI, weight loss associated with increased mortality in patients with fibrotic ILD

Among patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease, low BMI and weight loss were independently associated with increased 1-year mortality, researchers reported in Chest.

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November 23, 2021
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Obesity rate among emerging adults significantly increased from 1976 to 2018

Obesity rate among emerging adults significantly increased from 1976 to 2018

The obesity rate among emerging adults — who researchers defined as individuals aged 18 to 25 years — increased more than 26 percentage points over a 42-year span, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data show.

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November 18, 2021
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Smoking status, BMI predict prolonged opioid use after lumbar fusion

According to published results, current smoking status and a BMI greater than 35 kg/m2 “significantly predicted” prolonged opioid usage after lumbar decompression and fusion surgery.

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October 20, 2021
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Similar risk factors observed in lean, non-lean patients with NAFLD

Lean and non-lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were similar metabolically and had common risk factors, according to findings published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Open.

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