A new definition of obesity goes beyond BMI. What this could mean for you
A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...
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Bariatric surgery halted progression of liver disease in patients with obesity and cirrhosis, study finds
Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study ...
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VIDEO: ‘Approach … with empathy’: Advice for treating patients with obesity
So the advice I would give to new residents who are seeing patients with obesity is to one, first, check your own self in ...
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Obesity in Lung Cancer Patients Linked to Longer Survival
Obesity was associated with improved overall survival (OS) after curative resection in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly those who did not have low sk ...
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...
Veru's experimental drug helps older obese patients on Wegovy preserve muscle
Veru said on Monday its experimental drug in combination with Novo Nordisk's weight-loss treatment Wegovy, helped preserve muscle in older patients with obesity, meeting the main goal of a mid-stage ...
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Obesity Appears to Be Linked with Malignant Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus
Future risk prediction models could incorporate measures of obesity to improve stratification among patients with Barrett’s ...