Higher BMI May Blunt Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation In VITAL study, lower increases in total 25-OHD levels seen for those with greater body weight Jan 17, 2023
Dementia Accompanying Cardiometabolic Disease: Does It Come Down to Genetics? Twin study suggests special monitoring in some individuals Dec 29, 2022
Fecal Transplant Failed to Boost Effects of Bariatric Surgery No impact on weight loss or metabolism compared with placebo, small study found Dec 16, 2022
Adding Gut Health Supplement Helped Kids With Obesity Lose More Weight Small trial saw metabolic benefits with daily butyrate added to standard of care Dec 05, 2022
Higher BMI a Risk Factor for Long COVID Symptoms Female sex was another independent risk factor, U.K. study showed Nov 30, 2022
Don't Skip Exercise in Lifestyle Interventions for Kids With Obesity Adding exercise to behavioral and diet interventions made bigger dent in fat loss Nov 28, 2022
Fewer Hospital Trips With Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass in Teens But similar risks of complications, reoperations, deaths Nov 15, 2022
Outdoor Lighting at Night Tied to Diabetes Prevalence China study may have global implications for diabetes risk Nov 14, 2022
Low-Carb Diet Helps Cut HbA1c in Prediabetes Could be a useful approach for preventing, treating type 2 diabetes, says researcher Oct 26, 2022
Bariatric Surgery in NAFLD Tied to Lower Heart Disease Risk In a large cohort, surgery associated with 49% lower risk of CVD versus nonsurgical care Oct 07, 2022
Prescribing of Newer Diabetes Drugs Not Up to Snuff in Black Patients? Study among veterans suggests disparities in prescription rates for these type 2 diabetes drugs Sep 06, 2022
Sleeve Gastrectomy Gets Big Boost After Medicare Coverage Took Effect Geographic variations were observed, with the highest increase seen in New Jersey Aug 18, 2022
Restricting Eating to Certain Hours Bolsters Weight Loss Trial participants lost an additional 5 lb versus those who didn't restrict their eating time Aug 08, 2022
Calorie Labels Don't Deter Most Grocery Shoppers Adding labels to prepared foods only yielded small decreases in calories purchased Aug 01, 2022
Bariatric Surgery a Boon for Marriage Prospects? Study looks at changes in marital status in the 5 years after metabolic surgery Jul 21, 2022
Youth Metabolic Syndrome Stable Across 20 Years Yet rising waist circumference, plasma glucose may be cause for concern Jul 11, 2022
Keto Versus Mediterranean Diet: Which Is Better for Diabetes? Crossover study looked at cardiometabolic outcomes for each popular diet Jul 08, 2022
Xenotransplant Trials Coming; Avocado Diet a Dud; EMS Defers CPR to Bystander Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jul 05, 2022
COVID Vax Protects People of All Body Weights From Severe Outcomes Underweight, overweight, and those with obesity still reaped the benefits Jun 30, 2022
Gastric Bypass Edges Out Sleeve Gastrectomy for 10-Year Outcomes Randomized trial compared the two popular bariatric surgeries Jun 22, 2022
Born Just a Few Weeks Shy of Full Term? Cardiometabolic Risk Still Exists Could there be a role for screening and early-life preventive interventions? May 27, 2022
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Boosts Weight-Loss Outcomes Study finds benefit when added to lifestyle intervention May 25, 2022
No Cardioprotection Seen With Long-Term Metformin or Lifestyle Intervention Both approaches "highly effective" in T2D, but not for preventing CV disease, expert says May 24, 2022
Don't Sleep on Your Health ... or Maybe Do Time to include discussions about sleep in clinical practice, says Harlan Krumholz, MD May 19, 2022 video
Investigational Liver Drug Also Effective in Patients With Hypothyroidism "This is yet another reason endocrinologists should get involved in fatty liver disease" May 15, 2022
Diabetes Screening Thresholds Should Be Lowered for Racial Minorities Researchers suggest BMI and age thresholds be lowered for Asian, Black, and Hispanic adults May 09, 2022
GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Slashes Body Weight by More Than 20% "Impressive" topline results from trial in adults with overweight, obesity without diabetes May 02, 2022
Is a Combined Calorie- and Time-Restricted Diet Best? Trial randomized patients with obesity to double-restricted versus calorie-only-restricted diets Apr 20, 2022
How Often Does Prediabetes in Seniors Escalate to Full-Blown Disease? Study finds estimated annual progression rate to diabetes of 5.3% Apr 20, 2022
In Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Control Could Add Years to Life Controlling four biomarkers could add as much as a decade to life expectancy Apr 18, 2022
Who Gets Heart Benefits From Bariatric Surgery? Study Casts a Wider Net Good outcomes with surgery regardless of age and diabetes status Apr 11, 2022
Which Anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizer Upped Diabetes Risk? Observational study looked at 5-year risk differences between four agents Apr 06, 2022
Cannabis-Exposed Babies Face Poorer Metabolic Health By age 5, fat mass and glucose levels show the impact Mar 31, 2022
Psoriasis Therapy Has Mixed Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors No reduction in vascular inflammation with apremilast but significant reduction in body fat Mar 30, 2022
American Teens Getting Too Sweet on Prediabetes Prevalence more than doubled in NHANES data Mar 28, 2022
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: How Safe Are They for the Gallbladder? Link with gallbladder, biliary diseases could be due to weight loss associated with class of drug Mar 28, 2022
Stillbirth More Common for Mothers With Obesity Risk was also elevated for overweight mothers, study showed Mar 25, 2022
Greater Lifetime Heart Risk Seen in Bipolar, Schizophrenia High rates of obesity and smoking in these populations linked to increased risk Mar 09, 2022
Childhood Weight May Predispose Girls to PMS After Adolescence Higher childhood BMI linked with more premenstrual symptoms Mar 08, 2022
