Prevalence of obesity varies significantly among Asian American subgroups
A cross-sectional study of more than 70,000 Asian Americans has found that the prevalence of obesity in Asian American subgroups varies...
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Large variations in life expectancy for T2DM across 23 countries
A team of international researchers have reported large variations in life expectancy for type 2 diabetics across 23 high-income...
Bariatric surgery patients could have a higher risk of epilepsy
Researchers from the Western University in London, Canada, have reported that patients with a history of bariatric surgery were at...
SURPASS-4 trial: Tirzepatide slows rate of eGFR decline and reduces UACR in T2DM patients
An analysis of the SURPASS-4 trial has reported that type 2 diabetics with high cardiovascular risk who took resulted in a slowed the...
‘Personal fat threshold’ explains the development and remission of T2DM
Everyone has a "personal fat threshold," which if exceeded, will allow type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to develop, even if they are of a...
Analysis of STEP clinical trials shows semaglutide more than halves risk of T2DM
The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is more than halved by weekly injections of new obesity drug semaglutide, according to...
Semaglutide is clinically effective for weight loss at three and six months
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, have reported findings from a cohort study that...
Intraoperative ICG testing can determine post-LSG leaks
Intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) testing may be helpful in determining which patients are at an increased risk of leakage after a...
Study to examine link between obesity and cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than US$5.2 million to a team lead by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health...
Excess weight associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection and long COVID
High body mass index (BMI), rather than high blood sugar levels, are associated with excess risks of COVID-19 infection and long COVID,...
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