Obesity

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels may be blunted for adults with a higher BMI, according to a post hoc analysis of data from the VITAL trial.

Consuming at least 20% of daily calories from fast food correlated with an increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, with more damaging effects among individuals with underlying metabolic comorbidities.

Engaging in light physical activity in lieu of sedentary time may help Black Caribbean men to reduce their adiposity, according to study results published in Obesity.

Participants in a weight-loss program with early time-restricted eating shifted their eating into a smaller window earlier in the day, but did not change frequency or amount of consumption, diet quality or other eating behaviors.

Acceptance-based therapy was as effective as enhanced care for weight loss among adolescent girls with overweight or obesity, according to a pilot randomized controlled trial published in Childhood Obesity.

Fecal microbiota transplantation 6 months before bariatric surgery did not reduce body weight in a small cohort of patients with obesity in Finland, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA approved once-weekly semaglutide for the treatment of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years with an initial BMI in the 95th percentile for age and sex, according to a press release.

Women who eat more ultraprocessed foods are more likely to have leptin resistance and may have alterations in their gut microbiota, according to a study published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.

Healio and Endocrine Today editors have compiled the top obesity news from 2022.

Notable updates to the American Diabetes Association’s 2023 Standards of Care address the role of weight loss in diabetes management and cardiovascular risks and now advise lower targets for blood pressure and LDL cholesterol.