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February 13, 2023
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Perinatal weight stigma delays care, disrupts trust

Perinatal weight stigma delays care, disrupts trust

Bias based on size during pregnancy is a common experience particularly for women with overweight or obesity and can delay prenatal and postnatal care for women who fear weight stigma in the health care setting, according to experts.

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February 07, 2023
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33% of adults with type 2 diabetes lost 5% or more of body weight with GLP-1 agonists

33% of adults with type 2 diabetes lost 5% or more of body weight with GLP-1 agonists

About one-third of adults who were prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist to treat type 2 diabetes lost at least 5% of their body weight at 72 weeks, according to findings from a real-world retrospective analysis.

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February 01, 2023
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Top news of January: Eating patterns and weight loss, CV effects of hydration and more

Top news of January: Eating patterns and weight loss, CV effects of hydration and more

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the most read cardiology news of January 2022.

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January 25, 2023
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Workplace lifestyle intervention yields more than 8% weight loss at 6 months

Workplace lifestyle intervention yields more than 8% weight loss at 6 months

A lifestyle intervention delivered at work sites with or without meal replacement was associated with a mean weight loss of more than 8% at 6 months, according to a study published in Obesity.

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January 20, 2023
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Weight loss of 10% significantly affects insulin resistance, cardiometabolic biomarkers

Weight loss of 10% significantly affects insulin resistance, cardiometabolic biomarkers

Among adults with overweight or obesity, weight loss of 10%, with or without physical activity, improved biomarkers of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic health, according to results of a secondary analysis of the Heart Health Study.

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January 19, 2023
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No significant differences in weight, lipids, BP with vegan, omnivore soul food diets

No significant differences in weight, lipids, BP with vegan, omnivore soul food diets

Healthy vegan or low-fat omnivorous soul food diets yield no significant differences in weight loss or lipid and blood pressure levels among African American adults, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

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January 18, 2023
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Number of daily meals, not intermittent fasting, associated with long-term weight change

Number of daily meals, not intermittent fasting, associated with long-term weight change

In the general population, long-term weight change is strongly associated with the average daily number of medium and large meals but not with a specific time-restricted eating strategy, researchers reported.

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January 06, 2023
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Early time-restricted eating does not affect eating behaviors for adults with obesity

Early time-restricted eating does not affect eating behaviors for adults with obesity

Participants in a weight-loss program with early time-restricted eating shifted their eating into a smaller window earlier in the day, but did not change frequency or amount of consumption, diet quality or other eating behaviors.

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January 05, 2023
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Acceptance-based therapy may help adolescents with obesity to lose weight

Acceptance-based therapy may help adolescents with obesity to lose weight

Acceptance-based therapy was as effective as enhanced care for weight loss among adolescent girls with overweight or obesity, according to a pilot randomized controlled trial published in Childhood Obesity.

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January 03, 2023
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FMT not linked to weight loss outcomes in patients undergoing bariatric surgery

FMT not linked to weight loss outcomes in patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Fecal microbiota transplantation 6 months before bariatric surgery did not reduce body weight in a small cohort of patients with obesity in Finland, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

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