Obesity
Conference Coverage
Mothers’ diabetes linked to ADHD in their children
A small increased risk of ADHD in children born to mothers with diabetes, including pregestational diabetes and gestational diabetes, has been...
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Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it
About 60% of caregivers falsely believe toddler formulas have nutrients that toddlers can’t get from other foods.
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Waist-hip ratio beats BMI for predicting obesity’s mortality risk
Data from more than 380,000 people in the UK Biobank show waist-to-hip ratio estimated mortality risk from obesity better than BMI or fat mass...
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‘Game changer’ semaglutide halves diabetes risk from obesity
Post-hoc analysis of two semaglutide trials in people with obesity showed treatment cut their projected 10-year risk for incident type 2 diabetes...
Feature
Two states aim to curb diet pill sales to minors
California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of nonprescription diet pills to minors as...
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Your poop may hold the secret to long life
If we could pull off a banking system like this, it could have the potential to treat autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes,...
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Dietary change tops for reducing CVD risk in stage 1 hypertension
Healthy lifestyle changes, particularly adoption of the DASH diet, can reduce CVD events in people with stage 1 hypertension.
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Integrase inhibitors and gestational weight gain: Should women worry?
“This weight gain is primarily happening with women who are starting integrase strand transferase inhibitors.”
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Weight gain during pregnancy may play role in child ADHD risk
Obesity, excessive weight gain jointly increased offspring ADHD risk in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes, researchers say.
From the Journals
Lack of exercise linked to small heart, HFpEF
Chronic “exercise deficiency” is a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and regular physical activity ... may...
Commentary
When do we stop using BMI to diagnose obesity?
Before emotions hijack the conversation, let’s discuss BMI’s past, present, and future.