Body Weight

BOSTON — Several studies indicate that fluid overload greater than 10% of body weight among patients is associated with AKI and mortality, according to a speaker at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

Adults with type 2 diabetes assigned tirzepatide alongside insulin glargine had greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared with placebo, according to data from the SURPASS trial program.

Health care professionals must be advocates for reducing weight stigma by helping to develop policies and to eliminate weight discrimination in their clinics, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek 2021.

Adults with type 2 diabetes had reductions in both body weight and HbA1c after 1 year on semaglutide similar to the reductions observed in clinical studies, according to data from a real-world study published in Diabetic Medicine.

The dual incretin agonist tirzepatide was superior to titrated insulin degludec for adults with type 2 diabetes, with greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight at week 52 and lower risk for hypoglycemia, data published in The Lancet show.

Failure to meet certain emotional developmental milestones between ages 3 to 7 years appeared to increase risk for broad anorexia nervosa, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Researchers saw higher reduction in steatosis and body weight with the low-carb high-fat and 5:2 diets compared with the standard of care in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a presentation at the International Liver Congress.

Adults with type 2 diabetes in South Korea had lower HbA1c and body weight 6 months after switching from insulin to the GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide, according to a study published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.

The GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide significantly reduced HbA1c and body weight compared with insulin glargine for adults with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk, according to new data from the SURPASS trial program.

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy may have a long-term impact on children’s weight trajectories, researchers reported.