Weight Management

Adults with overweight or obesity plus prediabetes maintain most of their weight loss with tirzepatide at more than 3 years, according to data from two European Congress on Obesity abstracts.

Gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy mediated only a small part of the association between women’s midlife heart health and prepregnancy obesity, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, provides an overview of her postgraduate course presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

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.