Weight Gain

Children aged 10 to 12 years gained more weight during the COVID-19 pandemic than peers assessed before the pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

When taken over 2 years for rheumatoid arthritis, low-dose glucocorticoids were associated with slight weight gain, but they did not significantly affect BP, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Chemotherapy-induced changes to gut bacteria appeared associated with unhealthy weight gain among a cohort of women with breast cancer, according to study results published in BMC Medicine.

CHICAGO — Active electrode placement in the right subthalamic nucleus in deep brain stimulation was associated with weight gain in patients with Parkinson’s disease, with lesser gain reported with medially placed electrodes.

Almonds could be incorporated into the diets of habitual snackers to improve diet quality without concerns about weight gain, according to the results of a year-long randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Children who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes had differences in their gut microbiome at age 1 year from those without diabetes, according to recent data.

Among girls and women with anorexia nervosa, endogenous ghrelin was associated with weight gain, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

School-aged children gained more excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the year prior, with a greater degree of weight gain observed among Black and Hispanic children, according to data published in Obesity.

WASHINGTON — PXL065, a novel PPAR gamma-sparing chemical entity of pioglitazone, reduced liver fat content with no dose-dependent effect on weight gain in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, according to late-breaking data.

Children with cystic fibrosis gained weight within the first 3 months of appetite stimulant therapy, according to a poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.