Weight Gain

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.

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.