Lose Weight, Gain Huge Debt: 300 Bariatric Surgery Patients Sued by Provider A closer look at the rising number of lawsuits in New York Apr 22, 2023
Will Obesity Drugs Change the Bariatric Surgery Landscape? The two approaches can fit together in practice, but questions remain Apr 18, 2023
'Green' Mediterranean Diet Linked to Aortic Stiffness Reversal All healthy diets helped, but one had the biggest impact in post hoc trial analysis Apr 17, 2023
Longer Family Meals Are Healthier Meals for Kids Just 10 minutes made a significant difference in how much fruits, veggies were eaten Apr 03, 2023
Obesity's Impact on Uterine Cancer Risk Greater in Younger Age Groups Overall risk and risk of endometrioid subtype 20- to 30-fold greater in women younger than 35 Mar 30, 2023
Can Mothers Pass Obesity on to Daughters? Approaches to addressing body weight and composition should start early in life, researcher says Mar 21, 2023
Kids' BMIs Dropped After Federal School Lunch Overhaul The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 had a quick impact Feb 13, 2023
Kids With High Step Count, Less Screen Time See Lower Obesity Risk But study suggests more steps alone may not be enough to offset effects of higher screen use Feb 09, 2023
Can High-Dose Vitamin D Prevent Diabetes? While three trials found no net benefit, combining them yielded significant risk reduction Feb 06, 2023
It's Complicated: Hollywood Elites Didn't Use Up Everyone's Diabetes Meds A "perfect storm" of factors led to GLP-1 agonist shortages Jan 24, 2023
Diabetes Patients Also Struggle to Access GLP-1 Agonists Patients are making substitutions, crossing state lines, stopping care because of shortages Jan 24, 2023
Higher BMI May Blunt Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation In VITAL study, lower increases in total 25-OHD levels seen for those with greater body weight Jan 17, 2023
Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Risk of Esophageal, Gastric Cancers Cohort study provides "reassurance of the protective clinical benefits of weight loss surgery" Jan 11, 2023
AAP Guidelines: 'Watchful Waiting' No Longer the Right Call for Child Obesity Immediate interventions can ward off worse outcomes later, according to guideline authors Jan 09, 2023
Competitor Poised to Take on Obesity Treatment Giant Wegovy in 2023 Both Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk scramble to rectify supply shortages Dec 28, 2022
'The Whale': Brendan Fraser Gets Obesity Right On and off screen, the actor is working to improve access to treatment Dec 20, 2022
Childhood Obesity Crisis Leads CDC to Expand BMI Charts Charts now extend to a BMI of 60 Dec 15, 2022
Don't Mix Alcohol With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Study Suggests Risk of alcohol use disorder-related hospitalizations higher with this procedure vs others Dec 14, 2022
Weight Loss Advice From GPs Falls Flat for Patients With Obesity Consultations typically involved superficial diet and exercise suggestions Dec 13, 2022
Adding Gut Health Supplement Helped Kids With Obesity Lose More Weight Small trial saw metabolic benefits with daily butyrate added to standard of care Dec 05, 2022
Sweeten the Pot With Financial Incentives to Boost Weight Loss More people with obesity lost weight when cash incentives were added to practical resources Dec 05, 2022
Higher BMI a Risk Factor for Long COVID Symptoms Female sex was another independent risk factor, U.K. study showed Nov 30, 2022
Treating Obesity Should Be Our Healthcare Moonshot Behavioral health changes alone will only do so much Nov 21, 2022
Fewer Hospital Trips With Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass in Teens But similar risks of complications, reoperations, deaths Nov 15, 2022
Pandemic Pounds? Obesity Rate Spikes in Active-Duty Military Members 22.1% were found to have obesity in 2021, up from 19.8% in 2020 Nov 07, 2022
Post-Bariatric Patients See More Benefits With Semaglutide vs Liraglutide Semaglutide users also more likely to experience weight loss, retrospective study suggests Nov 03, 2022
'Mind Blowing' Results in Teen Weight-Loss Trial Adolescents with obesity lost an average 33.7 lb with GLP-1 receptor agonist Nov 02, 2022
Obesity Linked to Worse Pregnancy Outcomes After Frozen Embryo Transfer But, subanalysis of sole male-factor infertility diagnosis suggests other factors may be at play Oct 28, 2022
It's Time to Retire BMI as a Clinical Metric An undue focus on weight can lead to patient distrust and delayed care Oct 19, 2022
A Deeper Look at Hollywood's Newest Weight Loss Drug A physician explains the GLP-1 agonist in the social media spotlight Oct 14, 2022 video
Bariatric Surgery in NAFLD Tied to Lower Heart Disease Risk In a large cohort, surgery associated with 49% lower risk of CVD versus nonsurgical care Oct 07, 2022
Our Hands Are Tied: Treating Prediabetes in Kids We urgently need more research on pharmacological interventions for this growing epidemic Sep 14, 2022
Our Perception of Obesity Needs an Overhaul Changing how we think about the disease allows us to more effectively talk to and treat patients Sep 09, 2022
Racial Differences in Bariatric Surgery Safety Persist Minority groups saw more weight loss with one procedure, but also more complications Aug 31, 2022
The Burden of Obesity Is Not Carried Equally Misconceptions are hurting the fight for health equity in communities of color Aug 26, 2022
Sleeve Gastrectomy Gets Big Boost After Medicare Coverage Took Effect Geographic variations were observed, with the highest increase seen in New Jersey Aug 18, 2022
Minimally Invasive Bariatric Procedure Effective for Milder Obesity Big weight loss seen in patients with mild and moderate levels of obesity Aug 02, 2022
Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
