Guidance provided for management of obesity in kidney disease

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In a report issued by the American Society of Nephrology and published online Sept. 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, guidance is presented for the management

Keeping a longer overnight fast and eating an early breakfast may be associated with a lower body mass index

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain To keep weight in check, it is not only important to consider what we eat, but also the times at which we eat. According to a

Weight-adjusted waist index positively tied to overactive bladder

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The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) may be able to predict future incidence of overactive bladder (OAB) in adults, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Frontiers in Nutrition.

New AI technique to predict waist circumference and identify patient obesity risk

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new artificial intelligence tool can predict the size of a person’s waistline by simply analyzing their age, height, weight, ethnicity, and level of education, Johns

Ozempic’s cousin drug liraglutide is about to get cheaper. But how does it stack up?

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fourteen years ago, the older drug cousin of semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) came onto the market. The drug, liraglutide, is sold under the brand names Victoza

Research shows regional differences in medical and psychological harms of obesity

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Individuals struggling with obesity face a number of social and health difficulties, but those problems are less severe if they live in areas where obesity is

Eli Lilly weight-loss drug copycats dealt blow as shortage ends

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eli Lilly & Co.’s blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs are no longer considered to be in shortage in the US, threatening to upend the many knockoffs

Body weight is an important health factor in pregnancy, regardless of country of birth, finds study

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The research group led by Pontus Henriksson at Linköping University. Credit: Magnus Johansson/Linköping University Overweight is a major contributor to complications during pregnancy and childbirth—this applies to both women born

Study ties diabetes and obesity to increased risk of liver cancer relapse

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Diabetes mellitus and obesity are risks for late postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer associated with hepatitis infections, is known

Alarming surge: Global crisis of childhood overweight and obesity

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Since 1990, the rise in childhood overweight and obesity has surged across every continent, almost doubling in prevalence. While the United States has the highest prevalence, other nations are not