Obesity

DALLAS — Tailoring childhood obesity treatment to patients’ specific needs may promote adherence and improve outcomes, according to research presented at ObesityWeek.

DALLAS — Children who switch between foods more frequently while eating may be more likely to gain weight, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek.

DALLAS — The Obesity Society is chairing an international steering committee to develop new Standards of Care for obesity medicine, according to a speaker.

Experts in the field of obesity will gather in Dallas beginning on Saturday to hear about the latest research, discuss clinical practice recommendations and connect with colleagues at the ObesityWeek annual meeting.

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle could reduce coronary heart disease risk regardless of genetic susceptibility to abdominal obesity, according to the results of research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Higher initial glucose levels and increasing BMI over time could serve as predictors of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes for children and adolescents, according to findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Data show overweight or obesity before or during early pregnancy is a strong predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes that influence postpartum CVD, underscoring the need for counseling about excess weight.

Highly effective new anti-obesity medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide have led to a sea change in expectations for the treatment of obesity, giving new hope to individuals who have struggled with excess weight for years.

Children and adolescents with a high polygenic risk score for polycystic ovary syndrome tend to have a higher BMI and are more likely to develop obesity, according to study data.

ORLANDO — Physicians should be comfortable talking to patients about obesity and center their conversations around its health effects, according to a speaker at OMED.