California Polytechnic State University

ORLANDO — Exposure to bisphenol A may lower insulin sensitivity for healthy adults and may lead to higher risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a speaker at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

In a cohort of weight-loss maintainers, participants were often motivated by health and appearance concerns, and demonstrated improvements in these and other domains resulting from weight-loss efforts, recent research suggested.

The stay-at-home mandates to limit the spread of COVID-19 were associated with greater reported weight gain among adults with obesity during 3 months, according to study data published in Obesity.