Weight Loss
VIDEO: Acknowledge biases to help patients lose weight
SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Scott Kahan, MD, MPH, about explicit and implicit weight bias, which can cause physicians to treat patients differently because of their weight.
Interdisciplinary weight loss, lifestyle intervention improved sleep apnea severity in men
Men with overweight or obesity and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea receiving CPAP assigned to undergo an interdisciplinary weight loss and lifestyle intervention had improved outcomes and health-related quality of life.
Look AHEAD: Weight loss of 10% with lifestyle intervention lowers mortality risk
Intensive lifestyle intervention participants in the Look AHEAD randomized controlled trial who lost at least 10% of their body weight had a lower mortality risk compared with those in the control group, according to study data.
Top in endocrinology: Weight loss drug; initiating insulin pump therapy in primary care
Topline data from the SURMOUNT-1 trial showed that once-weekly treatment with tirzepatide reduced weight among adults with overweight or obesity.
SURMOUNT-1: Adults achieve weight loss of 16% or more at 72 weeks with tirzepatide
Adults with overweight or obesity taking the once-weekly GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide achieved a mean weight loss of at least 16% at 72 weeks, according to topline results from the SURMOUNT-1 clinical trial.
Vegan diet reduces joint pain, swelling in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Adults with rheumatoid arthritis who adopted a vegan diet experienced improved joint pain, lower cholesterol and weight loss, according to a small, randomized study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
FDA approves 2 mg semaglutide to lower HbA1c in type 2 diabetes
The FDA has approved a once-weekly 2 mg semaglutide injection in conjunction with diet and exercise to lower HbA1c and reduce the risk for cardiovascular events for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a press release.
Online weight loss intervention improves asthma control, quality of life
An online weight loss intervention for people with obesity and asthma significantly improved asthma control and quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Patients with obesity seeking kidney transplants need support to achieve weight loss
Patients with obesity trying to achieve the required weight loss to be added to the kidney transplant list need support, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
20 years of obesity treatment: New guidelines, semaglutide among the biggest advances
During the past 2 decades, Endocrine Today has reported on the latest developments in treating obesity. For its 20th year, the publication is taking a look back.