Obesity
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Family’s Psychosocial Problems Complicate Pediatric Obesity
Key clinical point: Parents of children who came to a tertiary-care pediatric obesity clinic showed a relatively high prevalence of psychosocial...
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Target Fortification of Breast Milk Boosts Preemie Growth
Key clinical point: Premature infants fed breast milk that had undergone target fortification showed significantly better growth to 36 weeks...
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Study of Twins Quantifies Diabetes, Obesity Link With Psoriasis
Key clinical point: The prevalence of both type 2 diabetes and psoriasis is significantly higher in individuals with psoriasis. Major finding: The...
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Obesity, Scales, and a Sweaty Situation
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Earlier Bariatric Surgery May Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes
Key clinical point: Morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery before age 45 years had a reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular...
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Young Women’s Weight Gain Predicts Later Low Back Pain
Key clinical point: Weight and physical inactivity are potentially modifiable risk factors for low back pain. Major finding: The risk for low back...
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Childhood Obesity Rates May Fall if Trend Continues
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Childhood Obesity Predicted by Infant BMI
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Low Vitamin D Linked With Worse Outcome in Melanoma
Key clinical point: After adjusting for C-reactive protein (CRP), lower vitamin D levels were independently associated with worse outcomes in...
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Lifestyle Intervention Blocks Antipsychotic-associated Weight Gain
Key clinical point: Most adolescents and young adults who participated in a lifestyle intervention when they began receiving an antipsychotic...