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Benefits of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Sustained in the Long Term
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is successful in achieving long-term sustained weight loss and diabetes remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of...
Meal Replacement + Financial Incentives Beneficial for Teens With Obesity
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – For adolescents with severe obesity, meal replacement therapy (MRT) plus financial incentives (FIs) yield a greater reduction in body mass index (BMI) and total body fat mass...
1999 to 2020 Saw Diet Quality Improve Among U.S. Adults
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – From 1999 to 2020, diet quality improved among U.S. adults, according to a study published online June 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Junxiu Liu, Ph.D., from the...
Average American's Diet Improved Only Slightly Over Past 20 Years
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – The average American diet has only improved modestly over the past two decades, despite tons of research tying unhealthy food to obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, ...
Multimodal Antiobesity Medications Yield Superior Preoperative Weight Loss
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – Combining antiobesity medications enhances preoperative weight loss in individuals with high body mass index (BMI) preparing for metabolic surgery, according to a study...
USPSTF: Refer Children With High BMI to Behavioral Interventions
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians refer children aged 6 years or older with a high body mass index (BMI) to comprehensive intensive...
GLP-1 Meds May Help Extremely Obese Qualify for Weight-Loss Surgery
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Taking a cutting-edge weight-loss drug could help extremely obese patients drop enough pounds to be eligible for bariatric surgery, a new study shows. Patients with extreme...
Exercise at One Time of Day Might Be Best for Blood Sugar Control
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Folks trying to control their blood sugar levels might do best to work out in the evening, a new study suggests. Exercise performed between 6 p.m. and midnight appeared to...
Insulin-Treated T2D Patients Unwilling to Participate in Intensive Lifestyle Intervention
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – For adults with advanced, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes (T2D), willingness to participate in an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) is very low, according to a research...
One in Five Children Globally Has Excess Weight
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – One in five children or adolescents globally experience excess weight, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Pediatrics. Xinyue Zhang, Ph.D., from Sichuan ...
Taking a GLP-1 Medicine? Here's What Experts Say You Should Eat
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Folks using a weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound still have nutritional requirements for good health, even if they’re eating less. A new set of nutritional r...
Experimental GLP-1 Med Might Be Breakthrough Against Fatty Liver Disease
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – An experimental 'supercharged' form of popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds could help ease fatty liver disease, a new trial suggests. The drug under development, survodutide,...
Greater Reduction Seen in Mortality With Bariatric Surgery Than GLP-1 RAs
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – Bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS) is associated with a greater reduction in mortality than glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) treatment among adults with a...
It's Safe to Take GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Before Surgery: Study
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Despite recent concerns that taking Ozempic, Wegovy or other GLP-1 medications might be unsafe before a surgery, a new review has uncovered no such danger. The issue arose...
Overweight in Teens, Young Adults Tied to Cerebrovascular Disease in Women
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Being overweight in adolescence or early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for cerebrovascular disease among women, according to a study published online June 6...
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