Obesity

In this video, Katherine Saunders, MD, DABOM, discusses factors that may contribute to weight gain and how physicians can address and manage these factors, even prior to a patient gaining weight.

Adults who had not used a previous obesity medication lost more weight after receiving semaglutide than those who did, according to a study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

DENVER — Individualized care is critical for treating childhood obesity, according to a presenter at the Obesity Medicine Association’s annual conference.

Obesity and overweight were associated with an increased risk for iron deficiency in children and young adults, findings published in BMJ Global Health showed.

DENVER — Prior studies have shown that many diseases are tied to the gut microbiome, including metabolic disorders such as obesity, according to Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS, FACG, AGAF.

DENVER — In this video, an expert highlighted several practices that she said are “recommended when implementing nutrition, and culinary medicine in particular, into obesity medicine practice.”

DENVER —Exercise “pretty much improves everything” from metabolic health to musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, mental, sexual and cognitive health, an expert said.

DENVER — More than 1,200 clinicians are coming together to learn more about obesity at the Obesity Medicine Association’s 2024 conference, according to a speaker here.

Dupilumab demonstrated sustained effectiveness across patientreported outcome measures in adult and pediatric individuals with atopic dermatitis, according to a study.

Adults who previously used an obesity medication before receiving semaglutide lost less body weight at 12 months than those who did not use an obesity medication before semaglutide, according to study findings.