N. Engl. J. Med 2014 Jan 16;370(3)233-244, DK Tobias, A Pan, CL Jackson, EJ O’Reilly, EL Ding, WC Willett, JE Manson, FB Hu Research · January 30, 2014 Full Story Journal Reference TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Some studies have reported an “obesity paradox” whereby being overweight vs being normal or underweight was associated with lower mortality in patients […]
Self-reporting is so inaccurate in measuring eating and exercise habits that it shouldn’t be used, researchers wrote in the International Journal of Obesity (Full Text Article). Energy balance measurement: when something is not better than nothing N V Dhurandhar Energy intake (EI) and physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) are key modifiable determinants of energy balance, traditionally […]
Cleve Clin J Med 2014 Jan 01;81(1)51-61, DC Cetin, G Nasr Review · January 24, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Key points covered in this article: Waist circumference may be a better measure of adiposity than BMI in older patients. Although BMI > 30 kg/m2 is associated with health risks in older adults, survival may be better in […]
A case-control study Mondelli M, et al. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Jan 15. pii: S0022-510X(14)00034-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.01.012. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND: The association between carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and high body mass index (BMI) and some hand measures is well known. No study has been specifically focused on waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip-ratio […]
Published: Nov 18, 2013 | Updated: Nov 18, 2013 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ObesityWeek/42966 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. This pilot study found […]
A randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial Sin Ji Lee Clinical Nutrition Received: June 24, 2013; Accepted: December 18, 2013; Published Online: January 02, 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2013.12.006 Summary Background & aims Probiotics help maintain balance in composition of the gut microbiota, and have been considered as a potential treatment for obesity. This study was conducted in […]
Obesity is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation. Whether weight reduction and cardiometabolic risk factor management can reduce the burden of atrial fibrillation is not known.
Published: Nov 14, 2013 | Updated: Nov 15, 2013 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ObesityWeek/42913 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Food addiction, as defined […]
Published: Nov 11, 2013 | Updated: Nov 12, 2013 By Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/MyocardialInfarction/42839 Action Points Overweight and obesity are risk factors for MI and ischemic heart disease with increasing cumulative incidences of MI and ischemic heart disease from normal weight through overweight to obese individuals. The increased risk […]
Matthew W. Gillman, M.D., and David S. Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2173-2175December 5, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1310577 Journal Reference: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1310577 Obesity has pervaded the United States and is spreading throughout the world. Following in its wake is type 2 diabetes, which will affect at least half a billion people worldwide by 2030. A […]
MNG Medical Media, 2013 Dec 02, MA Moon News December 03, 2013 Full Story (may require free registration): http://www.practiceupdate.com/news/3835 “Metabolically healthy” overweight and obese patients may carry the same short-term risk as normal-weight patients for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events, but their weight puts them at increased risk over the long term, according to a […]
12.21.2013 by Elbert Chu Associate Producer, MedPage Today Recent research in metabolism implicates fructose as a more dangerous culprit in metabolic diseases than other forms of sugar. To catch up on the latest findings in ongoing research, we talked with Richard J. Johnson, MD, chief of the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension at the […]
Published: Nov 20, 2013 | Updated: Nov 20, 2013 By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/43040 Action Points Note that this cohort study demonstrated similar risks of diabetes and heart disease among obese patients who were metabolically healthy and normal weight patients who were metabolically unhealthy. Be aware that the authors used […]
Published: Nov 15, 2013 | Updated: Nov 15, 2013 Download Complimentary Source PDF By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ObesityWeek/42929 Action Points A guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults by the AHA, ACC, and the Obesity Society has been developed aimed at primary care physicians. An algorithm is […]
By LAURIE TARKAN November 11, 2013 Full Story: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2013/11/11/adding-pounds-then-new-knees/ In his mid-forties, Charles Carroll, a letter carrier in Shrewsbury, Mass., started taking anti-inflammatory medicine for his achy knees. Despite his young age, osteoarthritis had begun to settle in. Over the next decade, the pain became so bad that at times he had difficulty walking. Eventually […]
Joanna Broder November 04, 2013 Full Article (may require free registration): http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/813754 Girls in the United States are entering puberty at younger ages than they have in the past, but investigators have not been able to pinpoint the cause. Now, a longitudinal study, published online November 4 in Pediatrics, suggests a higher body mass index […]
Colette Heimowitz’s Blog Full Story: http://blogs.atkins.com/Blogs/colette_heimowitz/Archive/2013/10/28/213745.aspx Sweden has given us the Volvo and Ikea, now it may be on the forefront in the fight against obesity. A report called Dietary Treatment for Obesity, from the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU), has shown that the typically recommended low-fat diet is failing to stop or […]