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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on obesity, editorials on obesity, and perspectives on obesity - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Maternal Obesity Increases Risk for Birth DefectsFree!
- August 28, 2007
- Robert A. Dershewitz, MD, MSc
Maternal obesity and overweight increased risk for many birth defects, but obesity decreased risk for gastroschisis.- Covering:
- Waller DK et al., Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007 Aug; 161:745-50.
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Effect of Maternal Weight Loss from Obesity Surgery on Obesity in Offspring
- December 19, 2006
- Howard Bauchner, MD
Children born after maternal obesity surgery had lower obesity rates than those born before such surgery.- Covering:
- Kral JG et al., Pediatrics 2006 Dec; 118:e1644-9.
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Adolescent Obesity and Structural Changes in the Heart
- July 20, 2006
- Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH
These data suggest that frank obesity, even in adolescents, is associated not only with compensatory hypertrophy for higher hemodynamic workload but also with other structural changes.- Covering:
- Chinali M et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 Jun 6; 47:2267-73.
- von Haehling S et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 Jun 6; 47:2274-6.
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What Is the Risk for Obesity?
- October 14, 2005
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
Recent interest in obesity as a public health problem has focused on prevalence and associations with chronic disease. But what is the likelihood of becoming . . .- Covering:
- Vasan RS et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Oct 4; 143:473-80.
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More Evidence That Inactivity Contributes to Adolescent Obesity
- September 6, 2005
- Bruce Soloway, MD
In previous reports from a 10-year cohort study of young girls (age 9 or 10 at study entry), the prevalence of overweight and obesity doubled . . .- Covering:
- Kimm SY et al., Lancet 2005 Jul 23; 366:301-7.
- Reilly JJ., Lancet 2005 Jul 23; 366:268-9.
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Middle-Age Obesity and Dementia
- July 15, 2005
- Keith I. Marton, MD
Some recent data have suggested that obesity in elders increases risk for dementia. Investigators sought to test that hypothesis by looking prospectively at the relation . . .- Covering:
- Whitmer RA et al., BMJ 2005 Jun 11; 330:1360-2.
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Adult Social Outcomes of Childhood Obesity
- July 15, 2005
- Keith I. Marton, MD
We know less about the social consequences of obesity than about its health outcomes. These British investigators examined data from a birth cohort study to . . .- Covering:
- Viner RM and Cole TJ., BMJ 2005 Jun 11; 330:1354-7.
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Managing Obesity: Clinical Practice Guideline from the ACP
- April 26, 2005
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
New guidelines on obesity management bring attention to a major public health problem and offer a cautious approach to riskier treatments. Audio Interview- Covering:
- Snow V et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Apr 5; 142:525-31.
- Li Z et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Apr 5; 142:532-46.
- Maggard MA et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Apr 5; 142:547-59.
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Do Obesity Camps Work?
- August 9, 2005
- Howard Bauchner, MD
The obesity epidemic has spawned a new summer activity — obesity camp. But, do such camps work? To find out, investigators in the U.K. compared . . .- Covering:
- Gately PJ et al., Pediatrics 2005 Jul; 116:73-7.
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The Fast-Food Track to Obesity and Insulin Resistance
- January 25, 2005
- Bruce Soloway, MD
Obesity and glucose intolerance are increasing rapidly in the U.S., almost certainly because of changes in dietary and exercise patterns. To explore the role of . . .- Covering:
- Pereira MA et al., Lancet 2005 Jan 1; 365:36-42.
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Maternal Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Stillbirth
- September 27, 2007
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
The risk for stillbirth was 40% higher among obese women than among normal-weight women.- Covering:
- Salihu HM et al., Obstet Gynecol 2007 Sep; 110:552.
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Surgical Approach to Obesity Is More Effective Than Intensive Medical Therapy
- May 23, 2006
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
At 2 years, bariatric surgery was more effective than lifestyle changes for moderately obese patients.- Covering:
- O’Brien PE et al., Ann Intern Med 2006 May 2; 144:625-33.
- Wadden TA and Tsai AG., Ann Intern Med 2006 May 2; 144:689-91.
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Creative New Treatment Approaches for Childhood Obesity
- March 27, 2008
- Howard Bauchner, MD
An Internet-facilitated intervention and automated controls on TV viewing and computer use were each associated with reducing BMI. CME Exam- Covering:
- Epstein LH et al., Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008 Mar; 162:239.
- Jones M et al., Pediatrics 2008 Mar; 121:453.
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Obesity and PSA Levels
- December 4, 2007
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
Hemodilution may explain lower levels in obese men.- Covering:
- Bañez LL et al., JAMA 2007 Nov 21; 298:2275.
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Rimonabant, a Promising Anti-Obesity Drug, Appears to Increase Risk for Depression
- November 27, 2007
- Bruce Soloway, MD
The FDA has withheld approval of this drug, which is used in several European countries.- Covering:
- Christensen R et al., Lancet 2007 Nov 17; 370:1706.
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Fidgeting and Obesity
- March 1, 2005
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
The number of simple movements one makes during each day (called non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT) is associated more closely with body weight than is . . .- Covering:
- Levine JA et al., Science 2005 Jan 28; 307:584-6.
- Ravussin E., Science 2005 Jan 28; 307:530-1.
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Obesity Increases Risk for Kidney Stones
- February 22, 2005
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
Overweight patients have abnormal urinary excretion of calcium, uric acid, and oxalate, but clinical data relating weight and risk for kidney stones are sparse. Investigators . . .- Covering:
- Taylor EN et al., JAMA 2005 Jan 26; 293:455-62.
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Weight, Mortality, and Disability
- November 15, 2007
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
Underweight and overweight are associated with specific mortality patterns, but the disability burden of obesity is probably more important.- Covering:
- Flegal KM et al., JAMA 2007 Nov 7; 298:2028.
- Alley DE and Chang VW., JAMA 2007 Nov 7; 298:2020.
- Gregg EW and Guralnik JM., JAMA 2007 Nov 7; 298:2066.
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Think We Should Order Another Pizza?
- August 9, 2007
- Abigail Zuger, MD
Obesity tends to cluster in groups of friends.- Covering:
- Christakis NA and Fowler JH., N Engl J Med 2007 Jul 26; 357:370-9.
- Barabási A-L., N Engl J Med 2007 Jul 26; 357:404-7.
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Prevalence of Obesity Surgery and Its Complications
- August 8, 2006
- Allan S. Brett, MD
The prevalence has increased dramatically, and complications may be more common than previously reported.- Covering:
- Smoot TM et al., Am J Public Health 2006 Jul; 96:1187-9.
- Encinosa WE et al., Med Care 2006 Aug; 44:706-12.
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