Obesity

The AMA House of Delegates adopted a new policy encouraging physicians to use BMI in conjunction with other valid measures when assessing patients for overweight or obesity.

WASHINGTON — Obesity was associated with a greater need for mechanical ventilation among children and adolescents with status asthmaticus, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

R. Scott Struthers, PhD, had a lab job synthesizing peptide hormones as a college freshman. That experience launched a career featuring discovery of novel agents for endocrine diseases, women’s health conditions and cancers.

Experts from across the field of endocrinology will converge on Chicago beginning Thursday for the 2023 Endocrine Society annual meeting.

Adults with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery are less likely to use lipid-lowering, cardiovascular and diabetes medications after surgery compared with those who do not have surgery, according to study findings.

A recent study found an increased risk for overweight and obesity in the offspring of women exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy.

Adults with overweight or obesity who received metformin shortly after a COVID-19 diagnosis had a lower risk for developing long COVID than those receiving placebo, according to study data.

Women exposed to higher concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy have children with higher BMI z scores and greater risks for overweight or obesity at age 2 to 5 years, according to study data.

This month marks 10 years since the AMA recognized obesity as a complex disease.

Adults with obesity who used semaglutide for weight loss reduced their 10-year risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to findings presented at the European Congress on Obesity.