Weight Gain

A low-carbohydrate diet that emphasized high-quality protein, fat and carbohydrates from healthful plant-based sources was linked to less weight gain over a 4-year period, according to a recent study.

Women who quit smoking and were treated with the GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide were less likely to experience substantial weight gain compared with those who received placebo, according to researchers.

Women who had undergone bariatric surgery gained less weight during pregnancy compared with matched controls who did not have a history of bariatric surgery, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

DENVER — Therapeutic lifestyle modifications, particularly focusing on diet quality, can improve long-term cardiometabolic health for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, according to a presenter at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

DALLAS — Initiation and continued use of certain antidepressants may cause more weight gain over 2 years, according to research presented at ObesityWeek.

PHILADELPHIA — Midlife women with obesity should be counseled about anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery in addition to diet, exercise and behavioral therapy for long-term weight-loss success, according to a speaker.

Slow walking pace and weight gain may be linked to chronic kidney disease risk in adults who have obesity but not diabetes, according to a study by Drexel University researchers.

The FDA has approved Exxua, an oral selective 5HT1a receptor agonist for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults.

Weight gain and body composition changes that follow ART initiation are associated with long-term risks of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, researchers reported.

Adults with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome reported that the condition moderately affects their quality of life and causes them to have symptoms about 16 days in a given month, according to findings published in Pituitary.