Hunger

A group of children and adults with hypothalamic obesity receiving setmelanotide for 1 year had nearly a 20% greater BMI reduction than those receiving placebo, according to top-line results released by Rhythm Pharmaceuticals.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Bonnie R. Giller, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, registered dietitian nutritionist and certified intuitive eating counselor, about the concept of intuitive eating and how patients with diabetes can embrace this approach to help manage their blood sugar levels.

Regardless of sex, high- vs. moderate-intensive exercise may better reduce ghrelin levels, but its effect on hunger perceptions may differ between men and women, according to results published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Setmelanotide reduced BMI by at least 5% at 16 weeks among 89% of children and adults with hypothalamic obesity, according to findings from a phase 2 trial published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Adolescents with obesity whose inability to control their hunger is a barrier to weight loss have a more negative perception about their body than adolescents who say inability to control hunger is not a barrier, according to a speaker.

Addiction to highly processed foods can lead to adverse health outcomes, but little is understood about why some patients show a higher propensity for these foods and how to manage the condition in a primary care setting.

Speaking at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in funding as part of the administration’s strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases in the U.S. by 2030.

Although food insecurity in the U.S. has improved since 2011, adults aged younger than 65 years impacted by food security continue to experience elevated risk for CV death.

Adults with obesity offered samples of chocolate reported higher levels of perceived initial taste and experienced slower rates of taste decline than adults with normal BMI and overweight offered the same samples, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.