Weight Loss

Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes use continuous glucose monitoring more often when they are part of the treatment decision-making process, according to a recent study. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

A probiotic supplement with two strains of bifidobacteria was associated with increased insulin sensitivity and lower BMI for children with obesity, according to study data.

A cohort of adults who intentionally lost weight reduced their risks for type 2 diabetes and other diseases to nearly the same levels as adults who had maintained the lower weight, according to study data.

An intervention geared toward low-income patients in the primary care setting helped the participants lose weight, according to results from a randomized trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

In households with food insecurity, children with healthy weight were more likely to attempt weight loss, while food insecurity played no role in the weight-loss practices of children with overweight or obesity, study data show.

Formal nutrition counseling with a dietitian prior to surgery may lead to safer, more successful total joint arthroplasty in patients with morbid obesity, according to published results.

Obesity, depression, morbid weight loss and iron deficiency anemia may be risk factors for surgical site and periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty for acetabular fractures, according to results.

Compared with CDC data, a diabetes prevention program tailored to commercial drivers increased course completion by sevenfold and doubled physical activity and weight loss measures, according to two speakers.

Adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery or a low-calorie diet intervention experienced similar metabolic benefits, with no evident clinically important effects independent of weight loss, study data show.

Recent-onset diabetes accompanied by weight loss appeared to be associated with a substantially higher risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Oncology.