Obesity
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Diabetes risk declines as diet quality improves
Key clinical point: No matter how you eat now, improving diet quality is significantly associated with reduced risk for diabetes.
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CPAP reduced blood pressure in obese, apneic adults
Major finding: Twenty-four-hour mean arterial blood pressure was significantly lower among patients who received CPAP (87.8 mm Hg) than in those...
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Poor cardiovascular health predicted cognitive impairment
Key clinical point: Intermediate or high cardiovascular health can lower the risk of cognitive impairment, compared with low CVH.
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Bariatric surgery found to reduce risk of AF in morbidly obese patients
Key clinical point: Weight loss achieved through bariatric surgery may prevent atrial fibrillation in morbidly obese patients.Major finding: After...
News
Cardiometabolic risk increased with obesity and abnormal blood glucose
Key clinical point: Physical activity was shown to significantly reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome in women.Major finding: Among 866...
News
Type 2 diabetes remits in some bariatric surgery patients
Key clinical point: Bariatric surgery was linked to type 2 diabetes remission in some moderately obese patients.Major finding: Complete remission...
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VIDEO: How to talk to parents about kids’ obesity
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Teens who sleep less at risk for greater insulin resistance
Key clinical point: Sleep restriction can lead to obesity and insulin resistance.Major finding: Teens who underslept by an hour a night were more...