Obesity
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Obesity risk rises when kids aren’t active 1 hour a day
SAN FRANCISCO – The behavioral characteristic that correlated the most with obesity in school-age children was being active less than 1 hour per...
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VIDEO: Pre–gastric bypass antibiotics alter gut microbiome
WASHINGTON – Antibiotics given in advance of gastric bypass surgery preferentially alter the microbiome, nudging it toward a more “lean”...
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Many overweight Parkinson’s patients have insulin resistance
PORTLAND, ORE. – More than half of overweight, nondiabetic people with Parkinson’s disease were insulin resistant even though most had normal...
From the Journals
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease estimated to cost $103 billion annually
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is estimated to affect more than 64 million people each year in the United States, leading to medical costs of...
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OMA publishes pediatric obesity treatment guide
The Pediatric Obesity Algorithm should help clinicians weed through options for overweight kids.
From the Journals
Patient-reported outcomes tied to long-term outcomes in bariatric surgery
A large study of patients who had bariatric surgery showed that patient-reported outcomes were correlated with long-term weight loss but not with...
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass associated with long-term weight loss
Key clinical point: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to higher percentages of weight loss at long-term follow-up. Major finding: Four years post...
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Office-based evidence-informed tools guide obesity and eating disorder counseling
To prevent and manage obesity without predisposing adolescents to eating disorders, avoid weight-based language, use motivational interviewing...
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AHA: Limit children’s added sugar intake to 25 g/day
Key clinical point: The American Heart Association has recommended that children consume no more than 25 grams of added sugar per day and that...
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Rethinking diabetes nutrition: No more carb mixes?
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Study shows faster increase in obesity prevalence among cancer survivors
Key clinical point: Cancer survivors had a significantly faster increase in obesity prevalence compared with adults without a history of cancer....