Obesity
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No Compelling Evidence of Pancreatic Cancer Risk With GLP-1s
There is no evidence that GLP-1 RA use increases pancreatic cancer risk compared with basal insulin up to 7 years.
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High and Low Body Mass Indices Promote Respiratory Symptoms
“These results suggest that the risk of small airway obstruction in underweight individuals deserves more attention and that excessive wasting may...
Commentary
10 Weight-Loss Strategies to Help Patients With Obesity
Doctor provides tips for gastroenterologists and other physicians in guiding patients on weight loss.
Perspectives
‘Stop Teaching’ Children It’s Their Fault They’re Fat
The US Preventive Services Task Force has published draft recommendations that 6-year-olds with obesity be lectured to about diet and exercise.
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A1c Helps Stratify Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Teens
The risk of type 2 diabetes increased with baseline A1c levels above 6.0% as well as in those with more severe obesity, women, and Asian or...
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Why GLP-1 Drugs Stop Working, and What to Do About It
If a patient plateaus on a GLP-1 drug, it may work to add additional drugs that have different brain targets.
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Ozempic is Appealing, but Not Cost-Effective, for Obesity Treatment
Surgical and endoscopic options to treat obesity are cost effective, but not the pharmacological intervention semaglutide.
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What’s the Disease Burden From Plastic Exposure?
EDCs can disrupt hormones, increasing risk for cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, neurological impairments, and death.
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Intermittent Energy Restriction Tied to Gut, Brain Changes
Activity in obesity-related brain regions decreased and gut microbial diversity increased.
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Dieting and Gout: Intensive Weight Loss Not Especially Helpful for Symptoms
Researchers found an association between weight loss and a corresponding reduction in serum urate, but more weight loss did not result in positive...