Obesity
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Simple initiative boosted proportion of residents who screen for obesity
LOS ANGELES – During office visits, consider asking patients “How do you feel about your weight?”
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Tailoring the Mediterranean diet for NAFLD
Keys to success included providing recipes and meal planners, education on how lifestyle and diet contribute to NAFLD, and offering care in person...
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Novel microbiome signature may detect NAFLD-cirrhosis
The microbial biomarker showed strong diagnostic accuracy for identifying cirrhosis in patients with NAFLD.
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Bariatric surgery may be appropriate for class 1 obesity
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Hyperglycemia drives leaky gut syndrome, inflammation
MIAMI - HbA1c strongly correlated with the influx of microbial molecules in humans. Correcting hyperglycemia prevented enteric infections and...
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For patients with end-stage liver disease, acute care incurs steep costs
Mean end-of-life costs exceeded those for ischemic heart disease, diabetes, mental health disorders, and congestive heart failure. Only chronic...
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Bariatric surgery leads to less improvement in black patients
Black patients who underwent bariatric surgery suffered more overall complications and reported a lower quality of life than white patients.
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Obesity-related cancers increasing in younger adults
Half of obesity-related cancers have increased in incidence among younger adults over the past two decades.
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Diet low in free sugars shows promise for adolescent NAFLD
Preliminary findings support potential of modified diet to improve hepatic steatosis in teens.
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Real-world weight loss with meds approximates RCT results
NASHVILLE, TENN. – The real-world study saw more adverse events – but no attrition from side effects.