Explore the latest in overweight and obesity, including their epidemiology, etiology, prevention, and medical and surgical management.
This cohort study examines the association of offsprings’ body mass index at age 17 years with the body mass index of their parents at the same age.
This randomized clinical trial analyzes whether exercise, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist treatment, or their combination preserve site-specific bone mineral density for individuals with obesity undergoing weight loss intervention.
This cohort study examines the associations of childhood risk factors, including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure, smoking, body mass index, and a combined score of these, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood.
This nested case-control study examines the factors associated with individuals aged 80 years or older becoming centenarians.
This systematic review to support a 2024 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of weight management interventions for children and adolescents.
This cross-sectional study estimates positive screening rates for 4 social risk factors and assesses federally qualified health center characteristics associated with higher positive screening rates.
This randomized clinical trial investigates the effect of financial incentives added to meal replacement therapy for treatment of severe obesity among adolescents.
This cohort study evaluates the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and its association with outcomes in patients with solid tumor cancers.
This Viewpoint describes potential benefits and hurdles to implementing a more personalized approach to obesity treatment through a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation that considers surgical, medical, and combined therapies.
This cross-sectional study evaluates differences in prediabetes prevalence by intersectional social determinants of health (SDOH) and race or ethnicity categories in a nationally representative sample of US adolescents eligible for type 2 diabetes screening based on age and body mass index–based overweight or obesity.
This systematic review and meta-analysis estimates global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents from 2000 to 2023 and evaluates potential risk factors associated therewith.
This cohort study compares all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events associated with bariatric metabolic surgery vs glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for adults with obesity and diabetes.
This randomized clinical trial compares brief and extended coaching programs for patients in an online weight loss program who had achieved less than 4% of body weight loss at 1 month.
This cohort study evaluates temporal trends of body roundness index in a nationally representative sample of US adults and examines the associations of body roundness index and all-cause mortality.
This Viewpoint explores the effects of weight loss achieved through GLP-1–based antiobesity medications on weight regain, fat-free mass, and skeletal muscle mass in people with obesity.
This randomized clinical trial compares 10-year outcomes of Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass and duodenal switch surgery among patients with severe obesity.
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