Obesity
Commentary
Offsetting Side Effects of New Antiobesity Medications
Adequate water, fiber, and adjusting meals can help avoid potential side effects of antiobesity medications.
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Most Americans Believe Bariatric Surgery Is Shortcut, Should Be ‘Last Resort’: Survey
Largely because of stigma, only 1% of those who are clinically eligible end up undergoing weight loss surgery, even with advancements in...
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Mental Health Screening May Benefit Youth With Obesity
“Healthcare professionals caring for youth with overweight or obesity should be aware of comorbid mental disorders, and regular mental health...
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Do Your Patients Hate Exercise? Suggest They Do This Instead
Dancing can be an effective method to lose weight for patients who do not want to exercise, study says.
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Weight Loss Not Enough to Sustain Type 2 Diabetes Remission
Within a median follow-up of 3.1 years, 67.2% of people who had achieved diabetes remission returned to hyperglycemia; those who had lost more...
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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.
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Adequate Midlife Protein, Especially From Plants, Tied to Healthy Aging
Despite apparent health and overweight, a surprising number of US adults are protein deficient.
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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.