Overweight & Obesity
World faces 'staggering' obesity challenge: study
In 27 years from now, almost a quarter of the global population will be obese, researchers said Wednesday, warning of the mounting medical bill.
May 23, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Provider counseling for weight loss up for arthritis, overweight
(HealthDay)—In 2014, health care provider counseling for weight loss for adults with arthritis and overweight or obesity was 45.5 percent, up 10.4 percent from 2002, according to research published in the May 3 issue of ...
May 7, 2018
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Health
Pilot study shows simple dietary changes can lead to modest weight loss
Attention to simple dietary changes can lead to weight loss without counting calories, according to a new study from obesity and nutrition researchers at UMass Medical School. In the study, researchers examined feasibility ...
Apr 27, 2018
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Diabetes
Intensive lifestyle interventions cut long-term disability in T2DM
(HealthDay)—For overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, a long-term weight loss intervention is associated with a reduction in long-term disability, according to a study published online March 15 in Diabetes Care.
Mar 26, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Obesity is shifting cancer to young adults
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has compiled evidence from more than 100 publications to show how obesity increases risk of 13 different cancers in young adults. The meta-analysis describes ...
Mar 26, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity rates keep rising for U.S. adults
Obesity rates have continued to climb significantly among American adults, but the same hasn't held true for children, a new government report finds.
Mar 23, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Researchers reveal childhood predictors of becoming overweight or obese
Childhood predictors of becoming overweight or obese as adults in New Zealand include being male, born into a single-parent family, having parents with larger body size, and limited or no breastfeeding, new University of ...
Mar 23, 2018
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Surgery
Few young patients with severe obesity undergo weight loss surgery
Among U.S. teenagers and young adults with severe obesity, a new study finds that only a small percentage undergo weight loss surgery, even though it is broadly considered the most effective long-term weight loss therapy. ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Diabetes
Study identifies shortcomings when young patients with type 2 diabetes transition from pediatric to adult care
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes is increasing globally as a result of pediatric obesity. A new study in Diabetic Medicine shows that young adults with type 2 diabetes have substantially worse blood sugar control and loss to follow-up ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
USPSTF urges multicomponent behavioral interventions for obesity
(HealthDay)—The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians provide adults with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions. These findings form ...
Feb 21, 2018
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