Weight Management

Early initiation of a school-based health education intervention limited adiposity marker progression in elementary-aged children in Spain, researchers reported.

Several weight management treatments greatly improved the odds of 5% or greater weight loss within a year, but only a small number of patients with obesity use them, researchers found.

As the first point of contact for many patients, it is important for primary care physicians to have strategies that will help treat and manage overweight and obesity, according to experts.

Weight loss presented as a positive opportunity by physicians was associated with greater uptake of treatment and weight loss, a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found.

A recent study underscored the importance of the quality of carbohydrates in long-term weight management — particularly in those with excessive body weight, researchers said.

DALLAS —Behavioral weight management combined with diabetes education is linked to greater weight loss and a higher likelihood for diabetes remission for adults with new-onset type 2 diabetes, according to two speakers at ObesityWeek.

Compared with placebo, injectable semaglutide 2.4 mg reduced risk for major adverse CV events by 20% for people with overweight or obesity and established CVD, according to topline data from the SELECT study.

Among adults with difficult asthma and obesity, more improvement in asthma control and quality of life was found with a weight management program vs. usual care at week 16, according to results published in CHEST.