Obesity
Having two parents with obesity increases odds sixfold for obesity during adulthood
Children who have two parents with obesity are six times more likely to develop obesity as adults than those who have two parents with normal weight, according to findings that will be presented at the European Congress on Obesity.
Top in endocrinology: Benefits of plant-based diets; safety of GLP-1s
Researchers found that middle-aged adults who adhered closest to a healthy plant-based diet had a reduced risk for developing diabetes.
Semaglutide may be an effective weight loss supplement for obese patients undergoing THA
SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed patients who were obese preoperatively and were treated with semaglutide, an anti-obesity medication, had similar outcomes and complications after total hip arthroplasty vs. those who did not receive the drug.
Hormone therapy may boost weight loss for postmenopausal women on semaglutide
Hormone therapy was associated with an improved weight-loss response for postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity treated with semaglutide, according to cohort study results published in Menopause.
Aldosterone: The hidden hormone linking hypertension and obesity, and a potential target
An op-ed published in February by Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, former director of the CDC, described hypertension as “the deadliest but most neglected and widespread pandemic of our time” — and he’s right.
Childhood ‘lazy eye’ may be tied to future cardiometabolic risk
Childhood amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” was associated with increased likelihood of cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood and a potential for increased risk for heart attack and death, researchers reported.
Greater access to obesity drugs puts spotlight on safety
GLP-1 receptor agonists come with known adverse events — some common and some rare — but recent reports by the public of alopecia and suicidal ideation have the FDA investigating.
Online obesity treatment program effective, researchers find
An online obesity treatment and maintenance program resulted in significant weight loss among primary care patients, according to findings from a randomized study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Obesity, hypertension and heart disease: A complex relationship
Along with type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and thrombosis, the cardiometabolic diseases of obesity, hypertension and heart disease form a complex triad that poses significant risks to the health of individuals.
For people living in extreme poverty, heart disease risk factors more common than thought
People living in extreme poverty had a higher prevalence of heart disease risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity and dyslipidemia than previously thought, according to an analysis of people from 78 countries.