Obesity
Conference Coverage
Intestinal Liner Improves Glycemic Markers in Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: An endoscopically placed duodenal-jejunal liner was associated with a reduction in HbA1c of more than 1% and significant...
News
Sleep Deprivation Caused Insulin Resistance in Fat Cells
Major Finding: Partial sleep deprivation consistently caused a 30% reduction in fat cells’ response to insulin stimulation, as well as a 16%...
Conference Coverage
Obesity Raises Atrial Fibrillation Risk in Healthy Women
Major Finding: The risk of developing atrial fibrillation was doubled in obese women (HR, 2.04) and more than tripled in very obese women,...
News
World Arthritis Day Pushes 'Get Fit' Message
News
Visceral Fat, Insulin Resistance, Weight Gain Predict Diabetes
Major Finding: Of 732 participants in the multiethnic population-based cohort study who were obese at baseline, 84 (11.5%) developed diabetes.
Conference Coverage
Adalimumab May Be Best Anti-TNF for Psoriasis in Obesity
News
Another Study Finds No Glargine, Breast Cancer Link
Major Finding: The rate of breast cancer among women who received insulin glargine was similar to that of women who had not received glargine.Data...
Conference Coverage
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Amplify Genetic Risk of Obesity
Major Finding: Increase in BMI per increment of 10 risk alleles for adiposity was 1.00 for those who drank less than one serving of sugar-...
Conference Coverage
Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Tied to Type 2 Diabetes Reversal
Major Finding: Up to 73% of obese patients with type 2 diabetes had normalized blood glucose after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.Data Source:...
Conference Coverage
Study Backs Intervention to Cut Teens' Sugary Drink Intake
Major Finding: The between-group differences for changes in body mass index and weight among the 224 participants randomized to the intervention...
Managing Your Practice
Gastric Bypass Benefits Persist at 6 Years' Follow-Up
Major Finding: Six years after undergoing gastric bypass, patients showed a mean weight loss of 28%, a diabetes remission rate of 62%, a...