Swiftly achieving glycemic control after a diagnosis of gestational diabetes can bring the baby's risk of obesity in childhood down to a level similar to that of children whose mothers did not have gestational diabetes, according ...
Sep 11, 2024
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People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University ...
Sep 10, 2024
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A cellular link between obesity and atrial fibrillation—a heart condition that afflicts over 33 million people worldwide—presents a promising target for new therapies, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago ...
Sep 4, 2024
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Semaglutide, the popular anti-obesity drug, reduced the rates of COVID-19-related adverse events, including death, in those who had overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) without diabetes, according ...
Aug 30, 2024
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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, presented at this year's ESC Congress (London, UK, 30 August to 2 September) summarizes current evidence on the ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Obesity now affects more than one in five children in the United States, and while there are effective, recommended interventions, availability is limited for most children. In two new studies, Yale researchers assessed the ...
Aug 28, 2024
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A study finds an increased risk of developing a productive SARS-CoV-2 infection in obese people. Obesity is known to predict worse outcomes and higher mortality for those with COVID-19. Masanori Aikawa and colleagues sought ...
Aug 27, 2024
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Obesity-related cancer rates in China were rising at an alarming 3.6% every year between 2007 and 2021 while non-obesity-related cancers remained stable, according to the first comprehensive study published August 22 in the ...
Aug 23, 2024
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A wildly popular class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists—which includes Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound—are revolutionizing the treatment of obesity.
Aug 22, 2024
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A study carried out in St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH) Dublin challenges the belief that weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy or Monjaro work just by promoting satiety and making you eat less.
Aug 22, 2024
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