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October 06, 2021
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COVID-19 GI symptoms not linked to mortality, but persist after hospitalization

COVID-19 GI symptoms not linked to mortality, but persist after hospitalization

Patients with COVID-19 infection and gastrointestinal symptoms fared as well as their controls but often battled nausea afterward, according to a presenter at UEG Week Virtual.

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October 06, 2021
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The complexity of obesity: When to refer patients to a specialist

The complexity of obesity: When to refer patients to a specialist

Obesity is a complicated disease resulting from interlocking causes that vary with each patient, including genetics, nutrition, hormones, medication, environment and sleep.

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September 29, 2021
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Favorable CV health in middle age may lower lifetime risk for type 2 diabetes

Favorable CV health in middle age may lower lifetime risk for type 2 diabetes

New findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology highlighted the importance of favorable CV health among middle-aged individuals to prevent type 2 diabetes regardless of genetic disposition.

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September 20, 2021
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Regional differences in BMI observed for children in US

Regional differences in BMI observed for children in US

Children living in the Midwest region of the U.S. have a higher BMI z score compared with those living in the Northeast, whereas children from the South and West have lower BMI z scores than the Northeast, according to study data.

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September 03, 2021
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World Trade Center responders can still take steps to lower lung injury risk

World Trade Center responders can still take steps to lower lung injury risk

Reducing excess body fat and adjusting factors of metabolic syndrome can greatly lower the risk for lung disease among World Trade Center first responders, according to data in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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August 27, 2021
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Maternal grandmothers’ prepregnancy BMI may impact grandkids’ risk for ADHD

Maternal grandmothers’ prepregnancy BMI may impact grandkids’ risk for ADHD

Maternal grandmothers who were underweight before becoming pregnant were more likely to have a grandchild diagnosed with ADHD than women in other BMI categories, a cohort study showed.

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August 19, 2021
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Fluctuations in BMI linked to worse prognosis for patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD

Fluctuations in BMI linked to worse prognosis for patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD

Greater variability in BMI, as well as fluctuations in other metabolic components, led to an increased risk of mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke and need for dialysis in a cohort of South Korean patients with chronic kidney disease.

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August 19, 2021
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Prevention program results in weight loss in patients with CAD

Prevention program results in weight loss in patients with CAD

A comprehensive secondary prevention program achieved significantly increased weight-loss rates in patients with CAD who were overweight, researchers reported in Heart.

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August 18, 2021
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Inpatients with severe mental illness at increased risk for diabetes, hypertension

Inpatients with severe mental illness at increased risk for diabetes, hypertension

Patients hospitalized with serious mental illness had a cardiometabolic profile that conferred increased risk for diabetes and hypertension-related mortality, according to results of an observational study published in Psychiatry Research.

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August 17, 2021
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Lifestyle factors associated with osteoporosis and fracture among postmenopausal women

Researchers found that osteoporosis and fracture were associated with certain lifestyle factors among postmenopausal women, although no factors correlated with an increase in both osteoporosis and fracture.

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