Obesity
Conference Coverage
STEP 4: Ongoing semaglutide treatment extends weight loss
After weekly semaglutide injections produced an 11% average weight loss, continued use led to continued loss, while discontinuation meant regain...
From the Journals
In U.S., lockdowns added 2 pounds per month
Those who kept the same lockdown habits could have gained 20 pounds during the past year, the study authors said.
Conference Coverage
Obesity pegged as source of marked increased risk of diabetes in PCOS
Obesity has been identified as the key risk factor for type 2 diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in a new study. It suggests that...
Conference Coverage
High-intensity interval training cuts cardiometabolic risks in women with PCOS
From the Journals
Women with PCOS at increased risk for COVID-19
Women with PCOS may fear an increased infection risk "will further compromise timely access to health care and serve to increase the sense of...
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High obesity rates in Southern states magnify COVID threats
At least 29 states have green-lighted obesity for inclusion in the first phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That could overwhelm government...
From the Journals
Obesity: A ‘double hit’ in pregnant women with heart disease
Maternal obesity may prove to be the Achilles’ heel of sustainable national efforts to reduce maternal mortality and improve health equity,...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC data strengthen link between obesity and severe COVID
Progressively intensive management of COVID-19 might be needed for patients with more severe obesity.
From the Journals
Semaglutide for meaningful weight loss in obesity and diabetes?
“This is by far the best result we had with any weight loss medicine in patients with diabetes,” says the senior author of the STEP 2 clinical...
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Call to action on obesity amid COVID-19 pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 could have been avoided if obesity rates were lower; call for people with obesity to be...
From the Journals
Heart health in pregnancy tied to CV risk in adolescent offspring
Moms with poor cardiovascular health during pregnancy have children with more risk factors in early adolescence. The association is not causation...