Obesity

The FDA has issued warning letters to US Chem Labs and Synthetix Inc. for offering unapproved and misbranded semaglutide and tirzepatide on their websites.

Adults who exercise for at least 150 minutes per week in one to two sessions have similar body composition measures as adults who exercised a combined 150 minutes across three or more sessions, according to study data published in Obesity.

Cancer survivors with elevated levels of the protein N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide had increased risk for death compared with adults without cancer, according to a study in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Several weight management treatments greatly improved the odds of 5% or greater weight loss within a year, but only a small number of patients with obesity use them, researchers found.

SAN FRANCISCO — Severe or morbidly obese patients had increased operative times, estimated blood loss and rates of surgical site infection after lumbar spinal fusion vs. patients with lower BMI, according to data presented here.

Among women with obesity, 50 µg and 25 µg vaginal misoprostol were associated with similar time to delivery, but multiparous women had significantly reduced time to delivery with 50 µg, according to data presented at The Pregnancy Meeting.

PCPs should use the waist-to-hip ratio rather than BMI to evaluate obesity among Hispanic and Latino adults, according to experts.

The FDA has issued warning letters to two companies for offering unapproved and misbranded versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide on their websites, according to a press release.

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, a common precursor to multiple myeloma, developed significantly more in individuals with obesity, according to a study published in Blood Advances.

Most adults with obesity were not prescribed an obesity medication from 2015 to 2023, and of those prescribed an agent, 55% had at least one prescription fill, according to study data published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.