Weight Loss

Weight loss after bariatric surgery may drive marked improvements in cardiac structure and function due to reductions in visceral fat, including left ventricular reverse remodeling and reduced ventricular interaction, researchers reported.

A personalized diet that targets postprandial glycemic response led to similar weight loss levels compared with a low-fat diet among adults with obesity and abnormal glucose metabolism, a recent study showed.

Adults with type 2 diabetes and a BMI of 21 kg/m2 to 27 kg/m2 have high likelihood of diabetes remission if they lose 10% of their starting weight, researchers reported.

In real-world data from adults with overweight or obesity, weekly semaglutide therapy of 1.7 mg or 2.4 mg was effective at 3 and 6 months for weight loss amounts similar to those observed in clinical trials, according to researchers.

Compared with a low-fat diet, a personalized diet targeting postprandial glycemic response did not lead to greater weight loss at 6 months among adults with abnormal glucose metabolism and obesity, according to study data.

Data from 20 health care databases in 19 countries project there will be a substantial increase in hip fracture incidence rates as the global population ages.

Adults with obesity — but not those with normal weight — who try to lose weight lower their risk for developing type 2 diabetes regardless of weight-loss strategy, according to study findings published in PLOS Medicine.

Excessively high temperatures observed during a 2019 heat wave in France were closely associated with weight loss measured in adults with chronic HF, indicating worsening of HF, according to an analysis of telemonitoring and weather data.

Adults who lose weight in the first 4 weeks of a behavioral weight-management program are more likely to have successful medium-term weight loss, according to a speaker at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

It is well known that obesity, physical inactivity and a poor diet increase the risk for various cancer types and contribute to adverse outcomes among adults with certain malignancies.