Obesity
Commentary
Is metabolically healthy obesity an ‘illusion’?
Now that we have the tools we need, let’s commit to helping our patients achieve true metabolic health.
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Low-dose aspirin reduces liver fat, inflammation markers
“I’m encouraged by the results with low-dose aspirin, and I think that, given the risk profile, using a lower dose is preferable.”
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Sleeping beats sitting? What a new study means for your patients
“Our study highlights that replacing sedentary behavior with any other behavior can be beneficial.”
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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...
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New ‘twincretin’ pemvidutide: Another option for obesity
“We need to look at the person holistically and at other aspects of cardiometabolic health and treat in a personalized way and choose treatments...
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Roflumilast side effect benefits patients with psoriasis and overweight/obesity
An “extraordinary” finding was how some patients’ weight status based on their BMI changed throughout the study.
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GLP-1 agonists linked to higher risk for rare but serious GI complications
Investigators say their findings are not about scaring people off the weight-loss drugs, but instead about increasing awareness that these...
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FDA gives semaglutide two drug safety–related label changes
The second addition concerns a new adverse reaction that was identified during the postmarketing experience: gastrointestinal ileus, an intestinal...
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Tirzepatide superior to semaglutide for A1c control, weight loss
“Although the efficacy of the high tirzepatide dose might make it a favorable choice, its real-world application can be affected on an individual’...