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Obesity

Systematic Review of Dietary Supplements, Alternative Therapies for Weight Loss

By

Maria Arini Lopez, PT, DPT, CSCS, CMTPT

July 28, 2021

Investigators assess the efficacy of dietary supplements and alternative therapies for weight loss.

Obesity

Digital Self-Monitoring Effective for Weight Loss, Healthy Lifestyle

July 27, 2021

Digital self-monitoring of physical activity and diet is an effective intervention to support weight loss in adults with obesity or overweight.

Obesity

NAPNAP Updates Position Statement on Childhood Obesity

By

Jeanelle Jacobs

July 22, 2021

The purpose of the updated statement stems from NAPNAP’s commitment to encouraging healthy lifestyles to establish a foundation of optimal health.

Obesity

Adipose Tissue and the Pathogenesis of Insulin Resistance in Patients With Obesity and NAFLD

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

July 21, 2021

Researchers investigated the underlying mechanisms responsible for insulin resistance in patients with obesity and NAFLD.

Obesity

Obesity Linked to Lower Death Risk in mCRPC

By

Jody A. Charnow

July 13, 2021

Obesity in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is associated with decreased risks for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality compared with overweight and normal-weight men.

Obesity

Orlistat Therapy for Obesity Linked to Fewer Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events

By

Rita Aghjayan

July 12, 2021

A team of UK-based investigators explored the long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients with obesity who were administered orlistat therapy.

Overweight women being weighed by doctor

Obesity

Obesity Tied to Long-Term COVID-19 Complications

July 7, 2021

Moderate and severe obesity is associated with a greater risk for postacute sequelae of COVID-19.

Obesity

Bariatric Surgery Beneficial for Class 1 Obesity

July 6, 2021

For individuals with class 1 obesity, bariatric surgery is effective for weight loss and comorbidity resolution.

Obesity

Obesity-Related Outcomes Up for Metabolically Healthy Obese

June 29, 2021

“Metabolically healthy obesity” is associated with an increased risk for obesity-related outcomes, including incident diabetes, ASCVD, and heart failure compared with metabolically healthy individuals without obesity.

Type 2 Diabetes

Ethnicity-Based Body Mass Index Cutoffs for Type 2 Diabetes Risk

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

June 28, 2021

Investigators identified body mass index cutoffs for obesity based on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes among adults from different ethnic populations.