Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday.
Jan 9, 2023
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Current depression is associated with systemic inflammation, specifically increased neutrophils in patients with psoriasis, especially women, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
Jan 4, 2023
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The incidence of overweight and obesity in children aged three and four in Sweden increased during the pandemic, especially in more deprived areas, a study of just over 25,000 children in three Swedish counties shows.
Dec 27, 2022
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Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
Dec 19, 2022
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Dementia is a growing global public health concern currently affecting 50 million people and is expected to rise dramatically to more than 150 million cases worldwide by 2050. Obesity, commonly measured by body mass index ...
Dec 15, 2022
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U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts.
Dec 15, 2022
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A remotely delivered self-directed behavioral lifestyle intervention results in greater weight loss for adults with obesity than usual care at 12 months, but the difference is not clinically important, according to a study ...
Dec 14, 2022
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The idea to place a "sin tax" on sugar-saturated drinks, such as soda, to combat ballooning obesity rates really took off in the 2010s.
Dec 13, 2022
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Vegetable intake is associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), while potato intake does not increase risk after accounting for underlying dietary pattern, according to study published online Dec. 5 in Diabetes ...
Dec 12, 2022
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A three-month pilot study of patients with hypertension appearing in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology demonstrates that adding yoga to a regular exercise training regimen supports cardiovascular health and well-being and ...
Dec 8, 2022
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