Articles Tagged With: Obesity
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From Childhood to Adolescence: Metabolic Disturbance Risk Factors
An innovative statistical model examining the development of metabolic disturbances in a large sample of youths finds that having media in a bedroom (associated with higher risk) and belonging to a sports club (associated with lower risk) are among the modifiable risk factors in this population.
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Family Spirit Nurture Intervention Study Shows Benefits for the Little Ones
In an obesity prevention program targeted to Native American mothers and infants, participants reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and improved responsive feeding habits, both of which can contribute to healthier infant weights.
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Body Mass Index and Safety of Postpartum Tubal Ligation
In a single-institution, retrospective review of 3,670 postpartum tubal ligations performed after vaginal delivery, there was no association between increasing body mass index and surgical morbidity.
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U.S. Obesity Rates on the Rise
News arrives on the heels of several recently published papers that indicate obesity can exacerbate COVID-19.
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Food-Insecure Infants at Higher Risk for Obesity
Poor nutrition and overfeeding are possible reasons for the association.
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How Does Weight Loss Affect Lower Urinary Symptoms and Incontinence in Obese and Overweight Women?
Weight loss interventions were associated with improvements in urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women at one to 2.9 years.
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Impact of Weight Loss on Lower Urinary Symptoms and Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women
Weight loss interventions are associated with improvements in urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women at 1 to 2.9 years.
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Critical Care in the Obese Patient
This article will highlight some important practical aspects of care that arise in the management of critically ill obese patients, along with the unique physiology resulting from obesity.
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Using Apple Cider Vinegar for Weight Management on a Restricted Diet
Supplementation with 30 mL of apple cider vinegar combined with a restricted calorie diet may lower body weight, body mass index, and serum triglyceride levels in people with obesity.
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Efficacy of Class I vs. Class III Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Obese Patients
In an observational cohort of patients with atrial fibrillation, obese patients were less likely than nonobese patients to avoid symptomatic recurrence on sodium channel blocking agents in contrast to a roughly equivalent response in both groups to potassium channel blocking agents.