Obesity
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Lifestyle program improves chance of spontaneous conception for women with obesity
PHILADELPHIA – Lifestyle interventions aimed at healthy eating and physical activity in women with obesity could...
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A cigarette in one hand and a Fitbit on the other
For almost all adults, the most important habits to develop are still related to diet and exercise.
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Eating disorders may add to poor type 2 control, but BMI confounds the issue
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Obesity ups type 2 diabetes risk far more than lifestyle, genetics
BARCELONA –
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Poor neonatal outcomes tied to excessive, insufficient weight gain during twin pregnancies
But more information is needed before this can change practice.
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Prior maternal gastric bypass surgery tied to fewer birth defects
The risk of major birth defects was lower among infants whose mothers had a history of gastric bypass surgery, compared with infants of matched...
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Serum testosterone and estradiol levels associated with current asthma in women
The overall prevalence of current asthma in the sample was 9% (6% in men and 13% in women).
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Bariatric surgery has mostly positive impact in knee arthroplasty
Future studies should attempt to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on the long-term outcomes of arthroplasty
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Statins may do double duty as antidepressants
COPENHAGEN – Mounting evidence suggests antidepressant efficacy for statins in immunometabolic-related depression.
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Survival at ‘overweight’ BMI surpasses ‘normal’
PARIS – Data from more than 142,000 middle-aged people worldwide show those with a body mass index of 25-29 kg/m2 outlast those at 20-...
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NICE issues recommendation for dapagliflozin-insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes
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