In an analysis that included nearly 30,000 overweight or obese adults, compared with placebo, orlistat, lorcaserin, naltrexone-bupropion, phentermine-topiramate, and liraglutide were each associated with achieving at least ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Obese adults with excess visceral fat (fat located inside the abdominal cavity, around the body's internal organs) and biomarkers of insulin resistance had an associated increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes ...
Sep 18, 2012
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The prevalence of obesity remains high in the U.S., with about one-third of adults and 17 percent of children and teens obese in 2011-2012, according to a national survey study in the February 26 issue of JAMA.
Feb 25, 2014
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A new analysis shows that excess body weight is associated with higher health care costs for people across a wide range of body-mass-index (BMI) levels in the U.S. Zachary Ward of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Sphingolipids—molecules ubiquitous throughout the human body, named after the Egyptian Sphinx for their complexity when scientists discovered them nearly 150 years ago—are not necessarily household conversation topics.
Jul 26, 2022
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Limiting television and other media use, encouraging infants and young children in preschool and child care to spend more time in physically active play, and requiring child care providers to promote healthy sleeping practices ...
Jun 23, 2011
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(Medical Xpress)—Physical activity and its relation to obesity has been studied for decades by researchers; however, almost no one has studied the reverse – obesity's effect on physical activity.
Mar 28, 2013
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A common weight-loss surgery for obese adolescents and young adults is found to have harmful effects on bones, according to a study published in Radiology.
Jun 13, 2023
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Low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world, with over 600 million people living with the condition. This is one of the key takeaways of our June 2023 study published in the journal The Lancet Rheumatology.
Jul 30, 2023
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The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) announced the immediate availability of the 2019 OMA Adult Obesity Algorithm, with new information for clinicians including the relationship between Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, ...
May 16, 2019
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