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
Higher Rybelsus Doses More Effective; Insulin Cap for All? Win for GLP-1/GIP Drug News and commentary from the endocrinology world Mar 28, 2023
Obesity Tied to Density of Food Stores Carrying Less Healthy Options, Report Finds Link between obesity and unhealthy food establishments holds in both rural and non-rural areas Mar 21, 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
Ozempic Back on Shelves; More Positive Fezolinetant Data; Caffeine Cuts Fat? News and commentary from the endocrinology world Mar 21, 2023
Dexcom G7 CGM Covered by Medicare; T1D Off-Label Drug Use; Another Tepezza Lawsuit News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 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
Extended BMI Charts Help Address the Pediatric Obesity Crisis They provide an important tool for screening and managing patients Jan 28, 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
Rybelsus Now OK'd in First Line; Menopause Before Transition; Novel T2D Drug Flops News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jan 17, 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
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
New Hypercalcemia Guideline; Untreated Hyperparathyroidism Risky; PFAS Phase-Out News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 27, 2022
Fecal Transplant Failed to Boost Effects of Bariatric Surgery No impact on weight loss or metabolism compared with placebo, small study found Dec 16, 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
Fewer Hospitalizations With Farxiga; New Obesity Drug; Sotagliflozin Still in Limbo News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 06, 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
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
Daily Protein Bars: A Filling Snack of Empty Calories? Quick-fix bars lead to extra caloric intake without really curbing appetite Nov 06, 2022
Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesity LCD also positively impacted patients' metabophenotype Nov 06, 2022
Bariatric Surgery Cuts All-Cause Mortality Rate Over Many Years But younger patients seem to face higher suicide risk Nov 05, 2022
Testosterone Tied to Sustained Weight Loss in Men With Hypogonadism and Obesity Small data set finds large weight reductions over time Nov 04, 2022
Boys Who Lose Excess Pounds by College May Still See Elevated Cancer Risk Long-term Swedish study suggests early obesity "programming" in males has lasting impact Nov 04, 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
Low-Carb Diet Helps Cut HbA1c in Prediabetes Could be a useful approach for preventing, treating type 2 diabetes, says researcher Oct 26, 2022
Lyumjev OK'd for Kids; Sand for Weight Loss? AGA's New Obesity Guidelines News and commentary from the endocrinology world Oct 25, 2022
Vasomotor Symptoms Around Menopause Transition Predict Weight Gain Sleep problems responsible for some, but not all, changes in body weight Oct 17, 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
