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Adults admitted to the hospital for acute myocardial infarction who are categorized as having underweight may be at a higher mortality risk than those with other weight statuses, including obesity, according to findings from researchers in China.
Source: ‘Obesity paradox’ present in heart attack-related mortality
A list of common prescription drugs that may lead to weight gain.
Source: Can Prescription Drugs Cause Weight Gain? – Drugs.com
Adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with a DPP-IV inhibitor plus metformin therapy experienced an improvement in glycemic control with the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine that was similar to the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin, according to study data presented here.
Source: Antimalarial drug effective alternative to canagliflozin in type 2 diabetes
Middle-aged Hispanic adults with metabolic syndrome were more likely to have lower global neurocognitive scores and to satisfy criteria for low mental status, both early hallmarks of dementia, than their peers without metabolic syndrome, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
Source: Metabolic syndrome associated with poorer cognition in midlife
This article reviews the evidence for how the attitudes, communication, and behaviors of clinicians differ towards patients with obesity, and examines interventions to reduce weight bias among current and future healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals and trainees display weight bias and negative attitudes toward patients with obesity, which might adversely impact the quality of care received and contribute to health and healthcare disparities.
It may be important to consider the potential prognostic value of malnutrition in heart failure, researchers suggested.
Source: Malnourished HF Patients Face Significant Mortality Risk
In a matter of six months, a man went from diabetic levels of A1c to normal levels.
Investigator-initiated Phase II study finds setmelanotide therapy in patients with leptin receptor gene mutations leads to dramatic reductions in appetite and body weight.
Source: Experimental Drug Switches Off Hunger in Patients with Genetic Obesity
Eating yogurt reduced biomarkers tied to chronic inflammation and the risk for cardiometabolic disease in healthy women who had not reached menopause, according to two recently published studies.
WHO has released REPLACE, a guide that provides steps for eliminating of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the world’s food supply, according to a press release.
Source: WHO: Global elimination of trans fats would be ‘major victory’
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