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December 30, 2022
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2023 ADA updates advise weight loss, lower BP and lipid goals for people with diabetes

2023 ADA updates advise weight loss, lower BP and lipid goals for people with diabetes

Notable updates to the American Diabetes Association’s 2023 Standards of Care address the role of weight loss in diabetes management and cardiovascular risks and now advise lower targets for blood pressure and LDL cholesterol.

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December 21, 2022
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Q&A: Study shows PCPs often give 'unhelpful' weight-loss advice

Q&A: Study shows PCPs often give 'unhelpful' weight-loss advice

With a lack of well-defined guidelines, many primary care providers in the United Kingdom provided generic weight-loss advice to patients with obesity, a recent study found.

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December 21, 2022
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Should BMI or diabetes control determine who receives bariatric and metabolic surgery?

Should BMI or diabetes control determine who receives bariatric and metabolic surgery?

It is more appropriate to use BMI as the determinant for metabolic and bariatric surgery in treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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December 21, 2022
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Procedure evolution, data growth boost success of bariatric, metabolic surgery

Procedure evolution, data growth boost success of bariatric, metabolic surgery

During the past 20 years, Endocrine Today has reported on advancements in bariatric and metabolic surgery, including the evolution of the procedure and growth of high-quality clinical trial data documenting efficacy and safety.

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December 12, 2022
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More weight loss but similar HbA1c reduction seen with bariatric surgery vs. GLP-1 drugs

More weight loss but similar HbA1c reduction seen with bariatric surgery vs. GLP-1 drugs

Among adults with obesity, bariatric surgery conferred greater weight and BMI reductions than GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy, but effects on HbA1c were similar between the two modalities, researchers reported.

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December 09, 2022
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More weight lost with automated internet program vs usual primary care

More weight lost with automated internet program vs usual primary care

Primary care provider referral to an automated weight-loss program resulted in significantly increased weight loss at 6 and 12 months vs. usual care, according to study findings published in Obesity.

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December 07, 2022
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Time-restricted eating does not confer ‘clinically significant’ weight loss in obesity

Time-restricted eating does not confer ‘clinically significant’ weight loss in obesity

Time-restricted eating interventions, especially those with an eating window of 8 hours or longer, are not associated with weight loss of 5% or greater for most adults with obesity, according to a speaker.

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December 06, 2022
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Novel GIP receptor antagonist/GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity safe in phase 1 trial

Novel GIP receptor antagonist/GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity safe in phase 1 trial

A novel bispecific GIP receptor antagonist and GLP-1 receptor agonist induced weight loss of up to 14.5% in adults with obesity with no safety concerns, according to data from a phase 1 trial.

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December 02, 2022
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Fatty pancreas increases diabetes risk, but may be reversible with weight loss

Fatty pancreas increases diabetes risk, but may be reversible with weight loss

Adults with an elevated level of pancreatic fat have higher risk for developing incident diabetes, but weight loss may be able to lower diabetes risk by reducing fat levels and increasing pancreatic volume, according to a presenter.

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December 01, 2022
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Time-restricted eating improves cardiometabolic markers among most adults

Time-restricted eating improves cardiometabolic markers among most adults

Adults partaking in time-restricted eating have greater decreases in body weight, fat mass, fasting blood glucose and other cardiometabolic markers compared with controls, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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