Weight Management

After 15 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has released an updated guideline on the treatment and management of childhood obesity.

The researchers compared the effects of the traditional Mediterranean diet to the green-Mediterranean diet on visceral adipose tissue loss.

The American Gastroenterological Association published a list of recommendations and medications for treating and preventing overweight and obesity in adult patients.

The researchers sought to establish the effects of a plant-based diet on a person’s level of dietary advanced glycation end-products, body weight, and insulin sensitivity.

After 30 years, new guidelines and recommendations have been issued regarding metabolic and bariatric surgery, providing updated guidance for clinicians to follow.

Individuals who underwent bariatric surgery as adolescents experienced lasting results in both weight loss and comorbidities associated with severe obesity.

The Women’s Preventive Services Initiative released recommendations for clinical care to address the prevalence of obesity in midlife women.

To better understand the relationship between weight and the risk of complications in individuals undergoing hysterectomy, researchers examined how BMI impacts surgical quality metrics.

The researchers found that weight loss occurred in people who are considered overweight and obese over a period of 3 to 5 years.