After analyzing data on nearly 82,000 postmenopausal women from the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, researchers believe they have uncovered various cardiovascular risks associated with the...
A study presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2018 sought to determine the impact of intentional weight loss in patients with obesity and HFrEF on metabolic status, cardiac function, and exercise...
Although obesity is known to raise the risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, new research suggests that weight loss can help mitigate this risk.
The association between antidepressant treatment and short-term weight gain risk is well characterized, but less is currently known about the effects of antidepressants on the long-term risk of weight...
The effects of total body fat, abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue, and hepatic fat on vitamin D concentrations are not well characterized. In a new study, researchers aimed to...
The US Preventive Services Task Force has issued a new draft recommendation statement regarding the benefits and harms of behavior-based weight loss interventions among adults with obesity.
Substituting sitting with standing is often recommended to decrease sedentary time and increase energy expenditure. In a new systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers sought to quantify the...
Existing evidence has shown that weight loss helps improve pain in weight bearing joints, but less is known about how weight loss affects the spatial distribution of pain and related symptoms. Researchers...
In a recent study, researchers aimed to further assess the relationship between various levels of BMI and the risk of mortality, and how this risk is affected by other confounding factors.
Bariatric surgery has emerged over the past 20 years as a highly effective weight loss intervention. In a recent study, researchers investigated the potential association between preoperative weight loss...
