Obesity
Conference Coverage
Benefits of bariatric surgery persist for 12 years
The results reinforce the potential role of surgery “as an option to improve diabetes-related outcomes, including people with a BMI of less than...
News
Exercise program boosted physical, but not mental, health in young children with overweight
Body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness improved with a combination of aerobic and resistance exercise.
News
Tirzepatide powers weight loss in two more pivotal trials
These weight-loss levels, 26.0% and 26.6%, were “the highest level of weight loss observed in the SURMOUNT program to date.”
News
Could GLP-1 receptor agonists ease knee osteoarthritis pain, slow progression?
Weight loss is recommended for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and GLP-1 RAs are approved for weight loss. Early research suggests these...
Conference Coverage
Intermittent fasting vs. calorie counting for weight loss
“If you’ve tried calorie counting, that’s not working for you or if you’re kind of burnt out, this is something else that you could try.”
Conference Coverage
Affording the cost of new obesity drugs? We can’t afford not to
“Patient happiness and self-esteem are hard to measure and capture as cost impacts. We need to also add carbon dioxide effects and transportation...
Commentary
The biggest mistake we could make with obesity drugs
Too often lost in news stories about the success of obesity drugs like tirzepatide and semaglutide is that research study participants also...
Commentary
Does rapid weight loss from GLP-1s decrease muscle mass?
Providers prescribing medications like GLP-1 agonists to treat obesity must also counsel patients about incorporating aerobic exercise and...
Commentary
Has the time come to bury BMI in favor of other screening measures?
While BMI is a quick and inexpensive means to assess obesity, by itself it lacks the necessary components for an accurate diagnosis.
News
Can berberine live up to the claim that it’s ‘nature’s Ozempic’?
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health issued a warning...