All articles tagged: Overweight (E66.3)

Intermittent fasting may be a more effective intervention than drugs for people with early diabetes and either obesity or overweight, according to a study published online June 21 in JAMA Network Open.Lixin Guo, M.D., from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing, and colleagues evaluated the effect of intermittent fasti

For sedentary adults with obesity/overweight and metabolic impairments, the timing of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is significant, with a beneficial effect on glucose homeostasis for accumulation of more MVPA in the evening, according to a study published online June 10 in Obesity.Antonio Clavero-Jimeno, from the Univ

Metformin, a frontline treatment for type 2 diabetes, has long been a pharmaceutical mainstay, with over 91 million prescriptions in 2021 alone. However, recent evidence suggests that metformin's efficacy extends beyond diabetes management, encompassing various conditions such as cancer, obesity, liver disease, cardiovascular issues, neurodegenerative disorders, and renal diseases. As research exp

In adults with overweight or obesity, aerobic exercise alone or a combined resistance plus aerobic exercise program leads to improvements in composite cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profiles at one year, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the European Heart Journal.Duck-chul Lee, Ph.D., from Iowa State Universit

Five-year diabetes risk among teens with overweight or obesity varies substantially by baseline HbA1c levels, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Network Open.Francis M. Hoe, M.D., from Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center in California, and colleagues assessed the risk for future type 2 diabetes (T2D) amon

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals with overweight or obesity are more vulnerable to short-term weight gain following individual increases in depressive symptoms, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in PLOS ONE.Julia Mueller, Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and colleagues assessed how small fluctuations in

The rate of twin deliveries increased with increasing body mass index (BMI), and part of this association was explained by higher use of assisted reproductive technology (ART), according to a study published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Network Open.Jeffrey N. Bone, from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and colleag

For individuals with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, semaglutide is not associated with an increased risk for suicidal ideation compared with non-glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) agonist antiobesity medications, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in Nature Medicine.William Wang, from the Case Western Reserve

According to the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, about three in four older Americans (76 percent) believe Medicare should cover the cost of weight-loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound.More than four out of five older adults (83 percent) think insurance companies should pay for drugs that help people

In a cohort of Hispanic adolescents and young adults, plasma perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) exposure is associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD), according to a study published online Dec. 6 in Environmental Research.Emily Beglarian, M.P.H., from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los

Increasing body mass index (BMI) at age 18 years is associated with development of subsequent site-specific cancers in men, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Obesity.Aron Onerup, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues examined BMI at age 18 years and incident site-specific cancer (

Among routinely screened women, only a small proportion of advanced breast cancers is attributed to biennial versus annual screening, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Oncology.Karla Kerlikowske, M.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues examined the population attributable risk proport

High body mass index (BMI) in late adolescence is associated with early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in JAMA Pediatrics.Avishai M. Tsur, M.D., from the Israel Defense Forces, Medical Corps, in Ramat Gan, and colleagues examined the association between adolescent BMI and e

For drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) compared with other antidiabetics, including insulin and metformin, according to a research letter published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Oncology.Lindsey Wang, from the Case We

For individuals with overweight or obesity and knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA), a slow-to-moderate, but not a fast, rate of weight loss is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Jie Wei, Ph.D., from Xiangya Hospital in Changsha, China, and col

Women who have undergone bariatric surgery have lower pregnancy weight gain, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in JAMA Network Open.Huiling Xu, M.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues compared pregnancy weight gain among women with a history of bariatric surgery versus those without in a nationwide,

Gestational weight gain might have implications that extend beyond the pregnancy window to long-term health, according to a study published in the Nov. 18 issue of The Lancet.Stefanie N. Hinkle, Ph.D., from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues assessed whether gestationa

A second injectable diabetes drug has been approved for weight loss in overweight and obese adults, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The weight-loss drug Zepbound contains the same active ingredient, tirzepatide, as the diabetes drug Mounjaro.Zepbound works by activating hormone receptors in the body to reduce appetite