Overweight

People with normal weight early in adulthood and overweight at an older age have a lower risk for mortality than those with overweight or obesity in early adulthood or lifelong normal weight, according to study data.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly older women, who are overweight demonstrate less joint space narrowing progression, independent of smoking status, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Men with excess weight or type 2 diabetes may reap more pronounced metabolic benefits from exercise when training is performed in the afternoon vs. morning, according to findings from a small, retrospective study.

Sons born to mothers with overweight during pregnancy were more likely to have infertility as adults compared with sons born to mothers with normal weight, according to findings published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.

Increasing lifetime exposure to antimicrobial agents was associated with increasing likelihood for overweight and obesity among older children, according to a study published in Pediatric Obesity.

Obesity and overweight were associated with worse health-related quality of life and increased risk for hospitalization in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, researchers reported in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The pooled cohort equations for atherosclerotic CVD prediction can be used as a risk-estimation tool for adults across BMI categories, but may overestimate ASCVD risk for individuals in overweight and obese categories.

Artificially sweetened beverages may be just as harmful to cardiovascular health as sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a recent study. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Cardiorespiratory fitness appears to be more important for CVD and CHD survival than weight or BMI, which may explain the existence of the obesity paradox, a speaker reported.

A conversation about overweight or obesity with a child or adolescent should be initiated in a developmentally appropriate way, using language and tone that is encouraging and supportive, according to a speaker.