‘We have work to do’: No weight loss benefit with semaglutide before bariatric surgery
Neoadjuvant semaglutide showed no benefit in weight loss, diabetes remission or safety in a cohort of patients who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery, according to study results published in JAMA Surgery.
4:3 intermittent fasting produces greater weight loss vs. daily calorie restriction
Adults who fasted 3 nonconsecutive days a week lost more weight vs. those assigned to daily calorie restriction.
Nutrition, exercise guidance with use of obesity medication may help protect muscle mass
Adults with obesity who used medication and received guidance on resistance training and nutrition lost substantially more fat mass than muscle mass, researchers reported in data that will be presented at the European Congress on Obesity.
Gastric bypass outperforms other surgeries in severe obesity treatment, trial shows
Gastric bypass is the most clinically and cost-effective form of interventional surgery for people living with severe obesity, reveals new research.
Large follow-up study demonstrates long-term benefits of weight-loss surgery in young people
Ten years after undergoing bariatric surgery as teens, over half of study participants demonstrated not only sustained weight loss, but also resolution of obesity-related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to the report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Metabolic and bariatric surgery safe and effective for patients with severe obesity
A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Florina Corpodean has confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is largely safe and effective for patients who are experiencing severe obesity.
Is eating once a day a good idea? Experts share varying opinions on the ‘OMAD diet’
Dubbed the One Meal a Day (OMAD) diet, it’s a form of intermittent fasting that involves eating all the day’s calories in a single meal, after 23 hours of fasting.
Fasting, eating earlier in the day or eating fewer meals—what works best for weight loss?
Modifying your diet is important for managing obesity and preventing weight gain. This might include reducing your calorie intake, changing your eating patterns and prioritizing healthy food. But is one formula for weight loss more likely to result in success than another? Our new research compared three weight-loss methods, to see if one delivered more weight loss than the others.
Dietitian explains what you should know about processed, ultra-processed foods
Processed, and especially ultra-processed, foods have been blamed for the national rise in obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. But what exactly are these foods, and are they really all that bad for you?
Gastric bypass for obesity lowers major atherogenic blood lipids vs. very low-energy diet
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduced atherogenic blood lipids at 6 weeks, while lipids remained stable with a very low-energy diet.
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