Obesity
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How to prescribe exercise in 5 steps
“The most important thing to know about exercise is that finding the time and having the health to do so is a privilege.”
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Semaglutide prescribing surged in the past year
General and family practice providers were the most frequent semaglutide providers (30%), followed by internists (15%).
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Beyond semaglutide, a coming pipeline of new antiobesity meds
With the two highest doses of retatrutide, 100% of participants lost ≥ 5% of weight. “I’m not sure how many other times I will ever be able to say...
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More weight loss with time-restricted eating
“Our findings ... show that TRE is safe in patients who are using either diet alone or medications to control their [type 2 diabetes].”
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Obesity boosts gestational diabetes risk in women with PCOS
Prepregnancy insulin resistance is common among women with PCOS and may play a major part in the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes.
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Higher weight loss on tirzepatide links to seven factors
“These findings may provide valuable information to clinicians and people with type 2 diabetes regarding the likelihood of achieving substantial...
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Bariatric surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy, linked to fracture risk
A study of a largely male veteran population reinforces observations in younger women and underscores concerns about osteoporosis in men.
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What predicts successful weight loss maintenance in WeightWatchers?
Future interventions to prevent weight regain should target overeating in response to internal and external food cues and declines in self-...
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ESG yields significant, sustained weight loss across obesity classes
At 12 months, 83.2% of patients achieved ≥10% TBWL and 60.9% achieved ≥15% TBWL across all obesity classes.
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Antidepressants ‘don’t blunt’ semaglutide and weight loss
“Semaglutide 2.4 mg provides an effective treatment option for weight management, regardless of antidepressant use at baseline.”
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Taking a new obesity drug and birth control pills? Be careful
“It [the warning] was in the product insert, but clinically speaking, I don’t know if it was at the top of providers’ minds when they were...