Body weight targets that stigmatize and potentially harm patients continue to be commonly used in everyday clinical practice, but are outdated and long overdue for change, argue obesity experts, patient advocates and clinical ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Experts are highlighting unfair differences in pregnancy outcomes and the critical role that maternity services can play in identifying and adapting approaches for those parents in higher risk groups.
Oct 6, 2022
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New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology suggests that adults with low blood levels of urate, a breakdown product of metabolism, may be at higher risk of having low skeletal muscle mass and strength and may face ...
Aug 17, 2022
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More Americans weighed in as obese during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous year. A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, presents evidence from a large, nationally representative ...
Apr 4, 2022
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For patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), overweight and obesity are associated with higher forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration compared with normal weight, according to a meta-analysis published online ...
Mar 14, 2022
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A study has found few differences between eating French fries or almonds as a daily snack.
Mar 7, 2022
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New research links structural sexism, restrictive family planning policies, and structural discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations with increased risk of preterm birth and decreased birth weight—regardless ...
Feb 14, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Statins appear to be safe to use during pregnancy, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 14, 2022
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University of Illinois Chicago researchers studying birth outcomes in marmoset monkeys found there were no adult maternal characteristics like age or weight gain during pregnancy to predict stillbirth or early neonatal death, ...
Jun 10, 2021
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New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO2021, online, 10-13 May) concludes that the first lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic was an important driver in the motivation to lose weight in participants ...
May 11, 2021
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