Obesity Overview: 7 Questions on the Latest Research
November 5, 2019
From nut consumption to abnormal bowel habits, test your knowledge of the latest research in obesity with this quick quiz.
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Talking to Patients About Weight
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Potential Association Observed Between Bariatric Surgery and Increase in Obesity-Related CRC Resections
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Does Obesity Cause Acne? New Study, Surprising Results
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Obesity May Be Associated with Abnormal Bowel Habits
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A recent study found that obese or severely obese patients have a 60% higher risk of chronic diarrhea vs those who are within a normal weight range.
Higher Nut Consumption Linked to Lower Obesity Risk
October 15, 2019
Eating just half a serving more a day of nuts can help ward off weight gain and lower the risk of obesity, according to a recent study.
7 New Drugs for Primary Care: Q2 2019
July 8, 2019
The end of another quarter means a new list of FDA-approved drugs for primary care. Which ones should you know about? Click through to find out.
![](https://www.patientcareonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/trc_article_348x228/public/Fat%20But%201.JPG?itok=MTZQ7-KR "<p>Fat may look fit on the metabolic surface, but the 2 studies summarized here look deeper.</p>
<p>Among the epidemic numbers of the obese found worldwide is a subgroup referred to, paradoxically, as the metabolically healthy obese, or MHO. These individuals are unique in that the increased abdominal adiposity that otherwise would qualify them as "unhealthy," they have no metabolic abnormalities and have preserved insulin sensitivity.</p>
<p>Overt cardiovascular events and other end organ injury related to obesity may take decades to present. Assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis, eg, coronary artery calcification and abnormal carotid intima-media thickness, have been used to evaluate the impact of obesity related factors in a far shorter window.</p>
<p>The slide show above highlights two recent studies that have done that and found that fat indeed is not always as fit as it may seem.</p>")
Fat but Fit: Fact or Myth?
January 23, 2018
No metabolic derangement, insulin sensitivity preserved; fat on the macrometabolic level can look fit. Now, let's look deeper.
Obesity Perceptions and Attitudes: A Quiz
December 14, 2017
Is there an attitude problem about obesity?
8 Things About Death (Besides the Obvious)
November 19, 2017
Here's a look at some of the ways people have been dying lately -- from the common to the unusual.
