Obesity

Adults with overweight or obesity receiving semaglutide lost 13.4% of their body weight at 1 year, according to findings from a real-world study presented at the European Congress on Obesity.

The FDA is advising people using semaglutide to avoid some compounded formulations due to the use of ingredients that may cause adverse events, according to a safety notice.

Physical activity performed in the afternoon could yield a greater reduction in HbA1c than physical activity during other times in the day, according to an analysis of data from the Look AHEAD trial published in Diabetes Care.

Metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity appeared associated with increased risk for various obesity-associated cancer types, according to study results presented at European Congress on Obesity.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to attempt to lose weight multiple times and perceive themselves as having overweight compared with women without PCOS, according to a study published in Obesity.

Adolescents with obesity whose inability to control their hunger is a barrier to weight loss have a more negative perception about their body than adolescents who say inability to control hunger is not a barrier, according to a speaker.

Adults with higher cortisone levels as measured in their scalp hair may be more likely to develop future cardiovascular disease, according to a presenter at the European Congress on Obesity.

An ear acupuncture intervention using metal beads may help induce weight loss for adults, according to findings from two studies presented at the European Congress on Obesity.

Use of a swallowable gastric balloon in conjunction with a GLP-1 receptor agonist induced a mean weight loss of approximately 19% for adults with overweight or obesity, according to a speaker.

More than 70% of posts on Twitter discussing obesity from 2019 to 2021 were deemed as being predominantly negative, according to data presented at the European Congress on Obesity.