Overweight
After TAVR, overweight tied to lower mortality, adverse event rates
After transcatheter aortic valve replacement, patients with BMI more than 25 kg/m2 had less all-cause mortality, aortic regurgitation and MI compared with those under that threshold, according to a meta-analysis.
Ultraprocessed food in mother's diet associated with child's risk for obesity, overweight
Ultraprocessed food intake among mothers was associated with an increased risk for overweight and obesity among their children, according to researchers.
FDA grants fast track designation to tirzepatide to treat obesity, overweight
Today, Eli Lilly and Company received FDA fast track designation for tirzepatide to treat adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related comorbidities.
Real-world data show weekly semaglutide effective for weight loss at 3, 6 months
In real-world data from adults with overweight or obesity, weekly semaglutide therapy of 1.7 mg or 2.4 mg was effective at 3 and 6 months for weight loss amounts similar to those observed in clinical trials, according to researchers.
Children with overweight, obesity may lack readiness for kindergarten
Among a group of Canadian children in year 2 of kindergarten, those with overweight or obesity were twice as likely to be unready for school as their peers with normal weight, according to study data.
High BMI negatively associated with dementia in women, low BMI linked with disease in men
Being overweight was negatively associated with the incidence of dementia in women in Germany, while being underweight was linked to dementia in men, researchers reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Higher dose of omega-3 fatty acid reduced MDD in overweight adults at 12 weeks
Eicosapentaenoic acid at a dose of 4 g per day reduced effects of major depressive disorder in overweight individuals with elevated inflammatory markers better than placebo at 12 weeks, according to a recently published study.
Lifetime excess weight linked to colorectal cancer risk
Excess weight had a stronger impact on colorectal cancer risk than suggested in previous studies that did not consider cumulative lifetime exposure, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.
Cardiovascular disease more prevalent in lean vs. overweight, obese patients with NAFLD
Lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were at greater risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease compared with overweight or obese patients, according to a researcher at the Digestive Disease Week 2022 media briefing.
Multicomponent exercise improves cardiometabolic health in those with overweight, obesity
Multicomponent exercise interventions were associated with greater improvements in measures of cardiometabolic health in people with overweight or obesity vs. single-component exercise interventions, according to a meta-analysis.