Obesity Medicine

The preserved bone mass observed in participants taking liraglutide and exercising was seen despite weight reduction levels similar to outcomes with semaglutide and tirzepatide.

This quick quiz tests what you know about updates to the 2024 ADA standards of care, which include guidance on antiobesity drugs and managing comorbid chronic disease.

ADA 2024. Adults with OSA and obesity receiving tirzepatide had improvements in sleep apnea severity and systolic blood pressure compared to placebo.

ADA 2024. MOMENTUM trial findings presented at the ADA yesterday showed 78.1% of weight loss attributable to loss of fat vs lean mass in adults with overweight or obesity.

The grade B recommendation (moderate certainty) targets youth aged 6 years and older with a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex.

Three falsified batches of semaglutide (Ozempic) are in circulation, posing risks for ineffective treatment due to incorrect dosing, contamination, and use of unknown ingredients, warned WHO.

Details on tirzepatide for obesity-related obstructive sleep apnea, semaglutide for prevention of major kidney outcomes in patients with T2D and CKD, more.

For primary care clinicians, this Guideline Topline provides a summary of 2024 ADA Standard of Care updates that may support improved outcomes in your practice.

Find details on optimizing diabetes care in primary care settings, benefits of GLP-1RAs for patients with HF and diabetes, and tirzepatide use for obesity-related OSA.

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More than 50% of patients with MASH receiving 1 of 3 doses of tirzepatide achieved MASH resolution without worsening of fibrosis vs placebo, according to data from phase 2 study.

In contrast, men did not face the same increased risk of cerebrovascular disease later in life, reported authors of a new study.

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There are lots of products in development for weight loss and to treat other metabolic diseases which means more options for more people.

Despite its limitations for use in other populations, a high BMI proved a very good predictor of dangerous fat mass index in youth aged 8 to 19 years in this study.

The interactive tool provides clinicians and patients a real-time look at GLP-1RA availability.

Shagun Bindlish, MD, discusses the complex interplay between obesity and mental health conditions and how sex is a potential moderating factor.

DDW 2024. Offspring with both parents with overweight had a nearly 3-fold increased risk of MASLD in young adulthood, according to new data.

In the phase 1b trial, treatment with once-weekly subcutaneous CT-388 led to a statistically significant mean placebo-adjusted weight loss of nearly 20%.

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Analyses of the SELECT trial found mean weight loss of 10.2% sustained for 4 years and comparable CV benefit with weight loss greater or less than 5%, or even weight gain.

Results also showed that older adults, men, and Black adults face an increased risk of advanced stages of CKM syndrome.

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Naim Alkhouri, MD, a transplant hepatologist and a resmetirom investigator, talks here about the life-changing impact the drug will have for all touched by MASH.

Primary care is where early detection and treatment of liver disease should begin and as Dr Alkhouri highlights here, all the right tools are already at hand.

The national study on the true prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease is essential to screening, prevention, and treatment efforts, says AFL CEO Stiehl.

Adults receiving semaglutide for the first time achieved weight loss of 14.3% at 12 months vs 10.6% among those who had previously taken a different antiobesity drug.

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Among persons with COPD whose BMI decreased over a 4-year follow-up, mortality risk rose 70% compared with those whose BMI remained the same, researchers reported.