Overweight & Obesity
Consumer health: Why your child's weight matters
Healthy Weight Week will be observed Jan. 15-21, so this is a good time for a reminder of the connection between weight and health during childhood.
Jan 18, 2023
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News tagged with prevalence of obesity
Overweight & Obesity
Not all pediatric cases of type 2 diabetes have obesity
Not all pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes have obesity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 17, 2022
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Cardiology
Increase in CVD risk factors found among young Asian adults with atrial fibrillation
An analysis of over 1.3 million young Asian American adults hospitalized for atrial fibrillation (or AFib) found a significant, steady increase in the prevalence of obesity and other modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Medications
First medical guideline recommends new prescription medications for weight loss, ranks the most effective drugs
Diet and exercise fail for most adults who try to lose weight in the long-term. Today the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released new evidence-based guidelines strongly recommending that these patients with ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity prevalence varies significantly for Asian American subgroups
A cross-sectional study of more than 70,000 Asian Americans has found that the prevalence of obesity in Asian American subgroups varies substantially. These findings have important implications for directing and adapting ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Childhood obesity rate in the U.S. Higher now than 12 years prior
The incidence of childhood obesity is higher than 12 years previously, according to a study published online July 5 in Pediatrics.
Jul 5, 2022
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Health
Moderation may disrupt addictive nature of wireless mobile devices and adverse health outcomes
Encouraging moderation, balance and real-life engagement coupled with education may combat the overuse of wireless mobile devices and subsequent adverse health outcomes, according to research being presented Sunday at ENDO ...
Jun 11, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Repeated weight loss attempts do not guarantee the best outcome
In addition to a higher BMI, individuals who had repeatedly attempted to lose weight reported a higher tendency to purposefully restrict food intake for weight control, and more uncontrolled eating with a tendency to overeat, ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Further decline in prevalence of obesity in four-year-olds in New Zealand
Obesity among New Zealand four-year-old children is continuing to decline, but one in three children are still considered overweight, a new University of Otago study shows.
May 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
One in five future thyroid cancers linked to excess weight
The prevalence of obesity has doubled in Australia in the last two decades. As a result, overweight and obesity will be associated with 10,000 thyroid cancers in the next decade.
Dec 10, 2021
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