Lifestyle Intervention

New data showed that in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19 was nearly twice as high in those with a history of heart failure. A report on the data was the top story in cardiology last week.

Children with a high BMI who participated in a high-intensity lifestyle intervention program in New Zealand had a lower BMI standard deviation score after 1 year, but the reduction was not sustained at 5 years, according to study data.

The term “remission” should be used to describe a person with type 2 diabetes who has achieved a disease-free status, according to a consensus report.

More than 25% of people with obesity participating in a 10-week lifestyle modification program lost more than 3% of their body weight. A report on the program’s effectiveness was the top story in cardiology last week.

Patients with obesity experienced improved CV and mental health after attending a nonjudgmental and personalized lifestyle modification program, according to a study presented at EuroHeartCare.

An intervention program aimed at preventing childhood obesity in a region of Australia lowered BMI z scores and obesity prevalence during the first 2 years of the trial, but not in the subsequent 2 years, according to study data.

The obesity epidemic has played a major role in keeping heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide.

Exercise provided considerable weight loss-independent benefits in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to research published in JHEP Reports.

A standalone, healthy lifestyle app, called dr. Bart, can lower costs, compared with usual care, and help provide education and goal setting for patients with osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Lifestyle intervention to improve cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with obesity.