Obesity

DENVER — In adults with multiple sclerosis, obstructive sleep apnea increases brain atrophy independent of obesity, a common comorbidity, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Mistreatment by health care professionals during childbirth is “common” in the U.S., with one in eight women with a live birth in 2020 reporting mistreatment, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Individuals with obesity have long felt stigmatized and shamed in health care settings.

ATLANTA — Adults with obesity, HF with preserved ejection fraction and type 2 diabetes saw marked improvements in HF symptoms and physical function with semaglutide 2.4 mg compared with placebo, despite less than typical weight loss.

The impact of social determinants of health on cardiovascular risk factors may vary across Asian American subgroups such as Filipino, Asian Indian, Chinese and other Asian populations, researchers reported.

Adults with type 2 diabetes have a reduction in overall health care costs after bariatric surgery, regardless of whether they underwent gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, according to study findings published in Obesity.

Incident cases of early-onset osteoarthritis have doubled globally over the last 3 decades, with the proportion of years lived with disability attributable to high BMI rising from 9.41% to 15.29%, according to data.

In this video, Sarah L. Maxwell, MD, and Janet M. Wojcicki, PhD, MPH, discuss a reported link between food insecurity at age 4 years and an increased risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among Latino children.

Adults with obesity for 20 years or more who received tirzepatide had a similar reduction in body weight and waist circumference as adults with shorter obesity duration, according to a post hoc analysis of four SURMOUNT trials.

Intensive lifestyle intervention did not significantly change eGFR slope during 10 years in patients with type 2 diabetes and preserved kidney function, researchers found in a study.