Obesity
Semaglutide May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients With T2DM
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Semaglutide 2.4 mg is associated with superior and clinically meaningful weight loss compared with placebo for adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online March 2 in The Lancet. Melanie Davies, M.D., from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom,...
Chinese Adults More Susceptible to Obesity-Related Health Risks
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Chinese adults seem to be more susceptible to obesity-related health risks, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Ruizhi Zheng, Ph.D., from Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, and colleagues assessed and compared the effects of obesity metrics (body...
Obesity Makes Substantial Contribution to New Type 2 Diabetes Cases Annually
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Obesity makes a substantial contribution to type 2 diabetes, with the highest burden seen for non-Hispanic White women, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Natalie A. Cameron, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago,...
Antiracist Framework for Health Research Key To Addressing Disparities
Although there has been effective advancement in the understanding of the biology of conditions such as asthma, prematurity, and obesity, racial disparities are still ubiquitous in many parts of the country. A study published in Pediatrics highlights the impetus for a new antiracist paradigm of pediatric research and shares that an exclusive focus on biology...
Obesity Duration Tied to Higher Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Longer obesity duration is associated with worse cardiometabolic disease risk factors, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in PLOS Medicine. Tom Norris, Ph.D., from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, and colleagues used harmonized body mass index and cardiometabolic disease risk factor data from 20,746 participants...
Over Half of Obese Patients Have Diabetes Remission After RYGB
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than half of severely obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have diabetes remission, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Jonathan Q. Purnell, M.D., from the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and colleagues compared diabetes...
UEG: Pancreatic CA Down With Bariatric Sx for Obese With DM
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes mellitus and obesity, bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with a reduced prevalence of pancreatic cancer compared with no BS, according to a study presented at UEG Week Virtual 2020, held Oct. 11 to 13. Aslam Syed, M.D., from Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh and...
Severely Obese Heart Donors Not Tied to Adverse Transplant Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Severe obesity in organ donors is not associated with adverse heart transplant outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in Circulation: Heart Failure. Elizabeth D. Krebs, M.D., from the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, and colleagues stratified single-organ first-time adult heart transplants from 2003...
Despite long-held beliefs, new study says obesity, heart disease and diabetes may be contagious
A new bombshell research paper conducted by a team of fellows in CIFAR’s Humans and the Microbiome is reporting that long known non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer and lung disease possibly can, in fact, be passed along to others through airborne contact. “If our hypothesis is proven correct, it will rewrite the entire book...
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