Obesity
GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist linked to 10% weight loss in half of adults with obesity
About half of adults taking a novel peptide-based GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist in development for the treatment of obesity in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis lost 10% or more body weight at 24 weeks, according to a press release.
Steatosis present in most adults with type 1 diabetes and overweight or obesity
Hepatic steatosis may be present in most adults with type 1 diabetes, especially those with overweight or obesity, according to a study published in Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.
BMI, fat mass tightly associated between mothers and daughters
Maternal BMI and fat mass are positively associated with the BMI and fat mass of daughters aged 6 to 9 years, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Family history paired with obesity or heavy alcohol use ‘markedly’ increase gout risk
Individuals with a family history of gout and who are either obese or heavy alcohol consumers demonstrate a “markedly increased risk” for gout, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Noninvasive ventilation linked to less extubation failure in patients with obesity
Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of treatment failure within 3 days compared with oxygen therapy, according to study results published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Telemedicine may improve access to quality care, ‘narrow disparities’ in bariatric surgery
Clinical outcomes at 30 and 60 days and postoperative hospital utilization were similar among patients who received fully remote vs. in-person preoperative care for bariatric surgery, according to results in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, OMA advocates to ‘treat obesity first’
The Obesity Medicine Association recently published a new clinical practice statement encouraging clinicians to prioritize the treatment of obesity in patients who also have type 2 diabetes mellitus without acute illness.
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery may lower risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes
Pregnancy after receiving bariatric surgery was associated with decreased risks for preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or impaired fasting glucose and large for gestational age neonates, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity increasing in US, but remains low overall
The percentage of adults with metabolically healthy obesity increased from 1999 to 2018 but remains much smaller than the proportion of those with metabolically unhealthy obesity, according to study data.
Nearly 50% of adults with obesity have hypertension, increased mortality risk
About half of all adults with obesity have controlled or uncontrolled hypertension and a significantly higher mortality rate compared with normotensive counterparts, researchers reported in Obesity.