Obesity

Midlife obesity, physical inactivity and low education are three prominent modifiable risk factors tied to dementia, researchers say.

A new approach to obesity prevention and management is needed to help all older U.S. adults age in good health, according to a report from the National Council on Aging’s Obesity and Equitable Aging...

Higher body-mass index levels were associated with an increased risk of diabetic kidney disease and decreased kidney filtration rate levels in nearly 4,000 people with type 2 diabetes.

Education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, better than education only for knee osteoarthritis

Diabetes type 2 is linked to severe COVID-19 illness, but a type of drug used to improve glycemic control and weight loss may also reduce complications from the viral disease, a new study finds.

This newer bariatric population can present equipment needs and care challenges for staff that some nursing home operators are not yet prepared meet, industry observers and researchers say.

The high price tag and lack of coverage for high-performing anti-obesity drug Wegovy begs the question of what the benefits of weight loss are worth to insurers and patients.

Poorer cognitive trajectories seen for Hispanics/Latinos with central obesity in presence of cardiometabolic abnormalities

Improvements in proximal aortic stiffness greater with combo of exercise, moderate CR versus exercise alone or with intensive CR

Greater reduction in glycated hemoglobin levels and improved weight loss seen with tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes