Weekly semaglutide associated with reduced BMI in adolescents with obesity
1. In adolescents with obesity, semaglutide plus lifestyle intervention resulted in a significant body mass index (BMI) reduction compared to ...
Tag: body mass index (BMI)
Semaglutide and phentermine-topiramate are effective weight reducing medications
1. GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as semaglutide, and phentermine-topiramate were shown to cause the greatest percent decrease in body weight. ...
Once-a-week cagrilintide is effective for weight management in overweight and obese patients
1. By week 26, cagrilintide resulted in significantly increased weight reduction compared to liraglutide and placebo. 2. Gastrointestinal adverse events, ...
Adjustable intragastric balloons are an effective and well-tolerated weight loss intervention
1. A significantly greater reduction in total body weight was seen in the adjustable intragastric balloon group compared to the ...
Once weekly tirzepatide is superior to daily insulin degludec for treatment of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes
1. Patients receiving tirzepatide (5, 10, or 15 mg) reported significantly greater reductions in HbA1c compared to daily insulin degludec ...
Association between BMI and diabetes risk among low-middle income countries varies considerably by geographical region
1. Standard BMI thresholds associated with greater risk of diabetes varied across 57 low- and middle-income countries depending on geographical ...
Increasing obesity and BMI trends have slowed in the past decade among the general Chinese adult population
1. Mean BMI and obesity prevalence increased more rapidly between 2004-2010 than between 2010-2018. 2. Divergent trends were seen between ...
Longitudinal BMI growth curves for preterm infants internally validated
Body mass index (BMI) growth curves generated with longitudinal data for preterm infants demonstrated an initial decline in BMI driven ...
No link between cesarean delivery and BMI in later childhood
1. Examination of anthopometric data on infants from 2 Danish prospective cohorts showed that infants born by cesarean delivery (CD) ...
Hirschsprung disease associated with maternal obesity and preterm birth
1. The birth prevalence of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) from 1987 to 2012 in Sweden was found to be steady at ...
