Obesity
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Mental Health Screening May Benefit Youth With Obesity
“Healthcare professionals caring for youth with overweight or obesity should be aware of comorbid mental disorders, and regular mental health...
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Bone Mineral Density Higher in Children Living Near Green Areas
Findings emphasize the need for urban investments in accessible green spaces as a strategy for fracture and osteoporosis...
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No Compelling Evidence of Pancreatic Cancer Risk With GLP-1s
There is no evidence that GLP-1 RA use increases pancreatic cancer risk compared with basal insulin up to 7 years.
Perspectives
‘Stop Teaching’ Children It’s Their Fault They’re Fat
The US Preventive Services Task Force has published draft recommendations that 6-year-olds with obesity be lectured to about diet and exercise.
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A1c Helps Stratify Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Teens
The risk of type 2 diabetes increased with baseline A1c levels above 6.0% as well as in those with more severe obesity, women, and Asian or...
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Why GLP-1 Drugs Stop Working, and What to Do About It
If a patient plateaus on a GLP-1 drug, it may work to add additional drugs that have different brain targets.
From the Journals
What’s the Disease Burden From Plastic Exposure?
EDCs can disrupt hormones, increasing risk for cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, neurological impairments, and death.
Letters from Maine
A Counterintuitive Approach to Lowering Cholesterol in Children
With parental help, self-generated activity is a skill that can be regained if sedentary behavior is curtailed.
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Light Activity in Childhood May Lower Cholesterol
Higher cumulative light physical activity from childhood through young adulthood was associated with a fivefold to eightfold decrease in total...
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Pediatric Obesity Specialists Struggle to Get GLP-1s
Both liraglutide and semaglutide “are largely unavailable or quite hard to get a hold of.”
From the Journals
For Weight Loss With a Low-Carb Diet, Quality Matters
“The study findings argue against the sole focus of macronutrient quantity for weight management and suggest the crucial role of nutrient quality...