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Weight-loss medications continue to be prescribed at ‘low rates’
Among eligible adults with overweight or obesity, only 1.3% were prescribed weight-loss medications, according to findings published in Obesity.
Intensive weight loss fails to reduce CV risk among certain patients with type 2 diabetes
Cardiovascular event risk for those with overweight or obesity can either be lowered or heightened with intensive lifestyle interventions depending on certain factors, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
’Gamification’ may improve effectiveness of weight loss interventions
Weight loss interventions with game elements, especially competition, result in significantly greater increases in physical activity among overweight and obese adults compared with those that do not have game elements, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Body fat causal risk factor of depression
Body fat mass — but not nonfat mass — was a causal risk factor for depression, indicating that fat drives the observed BMI-depression causality, according to data from a Mendelian randomization study.
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Solid food guidelines contribute to infants’ unhealthy weight
Guidelines currently endorsed by several hospitals and infant formula manufacturers that recommend introducing solids to infants may contribute to both overweight and underweight by age 1 year, according to research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.