COVID Pandemic Got More Americans Worried About Being Obese: Survey
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lots of folks gained their COVID weight during the housebound months of the pandemic, and now those extra pounds are weighing heavy on many, a new survey shows.Nearly a third (29%) of just over 1,700 adults s…
Learn MoreUna respuesta inmune ‘débil’ podría explicar por qué la COVID es más dura para las personas obesas
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La obesidad es un factor de riesgo bien conocido de una COVID-19 grave, y los investigadores piensan que han descubierto un posible motivo.Las personas obesas parecen tener una respuesta inflamatoria …
Learn MoreCuando el IMC no se usa como medida, el ‘beneficio’ de la obesidad para la salud desaparece
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Se le ha dado mucho bombo a la supuesta “paradoja de la obesidad”, que es la observación de que las personas con una afección cardiaca parecen ser menos propensas a fallecer si tienen sobrepeso o son …
Learn MorePublicly Funded Bariatric Surgery Tied to Improved Health Outcomes
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Publicly funded bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and related comorbidities, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in PLOS ONE.Trisha O’Moore-Sullivan, f…
Learn More‘Muted’ Immune Response May Explain Why COVID Is Tougher for Obese People
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is a well-known risk factor for severe COVID-19, and researchers think they’ve uncovered a possible reason why.Obese folks appear to have a blunted inflammatory response to COVID, leaving their imm…
Learn MoreGreater Adiposity Linked to Worse Outcomes in Patients With HFrEF
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), waist-to-height ratio shows no evidence for an obesity-survival paradox, according to a study published online March 21 in the Europe…
Learn MoreWhen BMI Isn’t Used as Measurement, Obesity’s Health ‘Benefit’ Disappears
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Much has been made of the so-called “obesity paradox” — the observation that people with a heart condition seem less likely to die if they are overweight or obese.But European researchers now say they’ve …
Learn MorePrenatal Exposure to Phentermine-Topiramate Lower Under Safety Program
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Under the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), prenatal exposure to phentermine-topiramate is lower than topiramate and other antiobesity medications (AOMs), according to a study published online …
Learn MoreIt’s National Nutrition Month: Here’s Tips to Eating Right
SATURDAY, March 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cutting out nutrients such as carbs, fat or protein may be a popular way to shed pounds but doing so can have unintended consequences.Instead, aim for a balance of those macronutrients to fuel your life and…
Learn MoreChildhood Obesity Is Risk Factor for Adult-Onset Diabetes
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Childhood adiposity is a risk factor for four of five subtypes of adult-onset diabetes, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Diabetologia.Yuxia Wei, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, an…
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