Obesity
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Gaps Found in Appropriate SGLT2, GLP-1 Prescribing
Few patients are being prescribed the medications and prescription rates are even lower for racial and ethnic minorities.
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Exercise Plus Pharmacotherapy Better for Keeping Off Weight
After discontinuation of weight loss pharmacotherapy, lifestyle-based treatments, especially exercise help maintain weight loss.
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Can an Ingestible Vibrating Capsule Tackle Obesity?
Though effective for weight loss, the capsule faces many hurdles to widespread use.
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Very Low-Energy Diet Safe, Acceptable for Adolescents
More research is needed to understand which patients are best suited for the diet.
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Help Patients Avoid Weight Gain After Stopping GLP-1s
Whether it’s side effects, cost, or other reasons for stopping, physicians can help patients not to regain lost weight.
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New Research Dissects Transgenerational Obesity and Diabetes
Researchers hope their deep dives into in utero exposures will ultimately help break “vicious cycles” of disease.
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Tirzepatide Weight Loss Consistent Regardless of BMI
Waist circumference was also reduced regardless of duration of overweight or obesity.
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Diet and Exercise in a Pill Are Real: How Mimetics Work
Calorie-restriction mimetics may keep us healthier and younger as we age.
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Look Beyond BMI: Metabolic Factors’ Link to Cancer Explained
A snapshot assessment of metabolic syndrome is inadequate to show an association with cancer risk over time, the authors of new research say.
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Semaglutide Curbs MASLD Severity in People Living With HIV
Most participants lost significant weight and weight loss was closely associated with improvements in MASLD.