Link Between Obesity and Dementia Gets Stronger
British researchers find positive, independent associations, especially in women with abdominal...
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Outcomes of Obesity in Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
Acute alcoholic hepatitis is a condition of inflammation of the liver caused by drinking alcohol. While acute alcoholic hepatitis in itself is a serious condition, the complications increase in obese patients. The objective of...
How Can Parents Best Help Teens with Obesity?
Lack of studies equal lack of clear guidance It is not clear how parents can best participate in...
Use of AADs in Patients with Obesity-Mediated AF
Obesity is one of the established risk factors of arterial fibrillation (AF). Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) are used to prevent and treat abnormal heartbeat conditions, like AF, but their effect on obesity-mediated AF is not...
Role of Obesity in Smoking Behavior
Smoking behavior in individuals can vary, but in recent years, smoking behavior has been increasingly linked to obesity. This study aims to evaluate the association of BMI score, body fat with waist circumference and smoking...
Obesity and Long-term Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Obesity is one of the leading causes of non-specific mortality across the world. One of the complications of obesity or adiposity is complications in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a condition in which a...
Role of Diet in Type 2 Diabetes Incidence
The incidence of type-2 diabetes is known to be significantly linked with diet, but the exact associations are still unclear. This study aims to investigate the evidence of associations between dietary factors and the incidence...
Neonatal Adiposity Predicts Future Obesity
Researchers suggest pregnancy ’ideal time’ for preventive measures Higher neonatal adiposity —...
Link Between Obesity and Dementia Gets Stronger
British researchers find positive, independent associations, especially in women with abdominal...
America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine
Vaccines engineered to protect the public from influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies are less effective for obese people, leaving them more vulnerable to serious illness. As scientists race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, experts say obesity could prove an impediment — a sobering prospect for a nation in which nearly half of all adults are obese.
Being Tall for Age May Increase Child’s Risk for Later Obesity
Children who are relatively tall for their age may be at increased risk for developing obesity,...
AHA/HFSA Statement on Diabetes & Heart Failure
With emerging data suggesting that therapies for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can impact...
