Obesity

Obesity prevalence is on the rise across the U.S., but some groups are at a greater risk for the disease than others.

Tirzepatide vs. placebo for weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity but without diabetes.

Dementia cases in the United States were largely associated with modifiable risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity and physical inactivity — especially among Black and Hispanic people, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can lead to a spectrum of additional serious health concerns.

Childhood obesity incidence was higher and came at younger ages during the 2000s compared with the previous decade, according to a study in Pediatrics.

Among people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S., adults with overweight or obesity and children with severe obesity had significantly higher medical costs compared with those with healthy weight, according to study findings.

Researchers said they found a potential link between food insecurity and increases in BMI in certain groups — particularly among infants, preschoolers and elementary and middle school students.

Results showed minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is an appropriate alternative to traditional anterior and posterior lumbar fusion in obese patients with degenerative spine disease.

COVID-19 vaccines are effective in reducing the risk for hospitalization and death in all BMI Groups, though the odds for adverse outcomes were higher for vaccinated people with very high or very low BMI compared with normal weight.

Published results showed a higher risk of all-cause revision and revision for infection among patients who were obese and undergoing primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis compared with patients who were not obese.