Obesity-Related Diseases

Patients who underwent bariatric surgery for morbid obesity had a “substantial and long-lasting reduction” of lipid-lowering and antidiabetic medication use compared with patients who did not undergo surgery.

Race- and sex-based questions combined with circumference measurements could deliver more accurate assessments for obesity-related disease risks compared with typical indicators, a recent study found.

A cohort of adults who intentionally lost weight reduced their risks for type 2 diabetes and other diseases to nearly the same levels as adults who had maintained the lower weight, according to study data.