Obesity
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Weight-control surgery surging among children and teens, report says
Metabolic and bariatric surgeries have been on the rise among youths aged 10-19 since 2016.
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Eating disorders in children is a global public health emergency
Eating disorders are among the most life-threatening mental disorders.
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Half of teens drop below obesity cutoff with semaglutide
The semaglutide findings are “historically unprecedented with treatments other than bariatric surgery.”
Guidelines
Guidelines for children with obesity: Family and treatment are key
The goal was to “help patients make changes in lifestyle, behaviors, or environment in a sustainable way and also to involve families in decision-...
Livin' on the MDedge
Boys may carry the weight, or overweight, of adults’ infertility
Plus: The promise of fecal beads and the air of sleep-dieting.
From the Journals
Study shows higher obesity-related cancer mortality in areas with more fast food
An ecologic study showed a dose-response relationship among measures of food swamp and food desert scores and obesity-related cancer mortality.
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Expert discusses which diets are best, based on the evidence
The Mediterranean diet is not only helpful for losing weight but also can reduce the risk of various chronic diseases.
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Medications provide best risk-to-benefit ratio for weight loss, says expert
Surgery provides the most weight loss, but has the greatest risk, according to an endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism professor.
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BMI is a flawed measure of obesity. What are alternatives?
“BMI is trash. Full stop.”
Perspectives
Child’s health improves by applying new obesity guidelines
According to the new AAP guidelines, assessing the genetic, environmental, and social-determinant risks for obesity form the basis for evaluation...
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Study offers dozens of reasons to cut sugar
The result is a list that cites the world’s most common health problems like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, heart attack,...