Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease May Improve With Diets Low in Glycemic Index, Load
Carbohydrate quality in diet may play a potential role in improvement of hepatic fat mass and ALT level in NAFLD.
Obesity
Early Childhood Weight Linked to Maternal Prepregnancy Factors
Early childhood weight gain strongly tied to prepregnancy weight, moderately tied to maternal diabetes status
Examining Biliary Disease Rates After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents
Acute pancreatitis should be high on the differential diagnosis list when evaluating abdominal symptoms in adolescents who undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Surgical Treatment for T2D in Adolescents Linked to Lower Risk for Kidney Disease
For severely obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes, medical therapy is associated with increased odds of diabetic kidney disease at five years compared with metabolic bariatric surgery.
Pediatric Obesity Treatment Not Associated With Increased Risk for Anxiety, Depression
Researchers used patient databases to investigate the association between obesity treatment interventions with a dietary component and the change in symptoms of depression and anxiety in pediatric patients who were overweight or obese.
Waist Circumference Measurements May Predict Dementia Risk
In older adults, BMI-adjusted waist circumference was positively associated with the incidence of dementia.
Consuming One Avocado Per Day Reduces Circulating Oxidized LDL
For adults with overweight and obesity, a heart-healthy diet that includes 1 avocado per day can decrease circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein concentrations.
Diclofenac 1% Gel Improves Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms Regardless of BMI
Researchers determined whether body mass index had any clinical impact on the efficacy of diclofenac sodium gel 1% in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Severely Energy-Restricted Diet Effective for Obesity But Carries Risk for Bone Loss
For postmenopausal women with obesity, a severely energy-restricted diet resulted in a 2-fold greater decrease in weight compared with a moderately restricted diet, but was also associated with a much higher risk for loss of bone mineral density.
Few Eligible Patients Receive Prescriptions for Weight-Loss Medications
Few eligible patients receive prescriptions for weight-loss medications.
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