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  2. This association of obesity with low vitamin D levels has led to much speculation on whether low vitamin D levels cause obesity or whether obesity causes low vitamin D levels. The interest in this ...

  3. 'Food Causes Obesity' To address this misconception, let's first consider the example of edema. Water balance is usually precisely controlled by the body through multiple hormones and mechanisms ...

  4. Obesity Therapies: What Will the Future Bring? - Medscape

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    Treating the Causes. The future of obesity therapy might also be directed at the originating factors that cause it, Blüher suggested, adding that "treating the causes is a dream of mine."

  5. Semaglutide 2.4 mg Reduces All-Cause Hospital Admissions -...

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    November 04, 2024. 0. SAN ANTONIO — Treatment with once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) significantly reduced hospital admissions for all causes — not just cardiac — and overall ...

  6. How to Prescribe Physical Activity in Patients With Obesity -...

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    When working with patients with obesity, you realize that, for example, the guideline of 10,000 steps per day makes little sense for those who weigh 140 kg, have been sedentary for a long time ...

  7. Obesity Week 2024 Tackles Treatment, Prevention and Access -...

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    Obesity Week 2024 Tackles Treatment, Prevention and Access. Miriam E. Tucker. October 29, 2024. 0. SAN ANTONIO — The upcoming Obesity Week meeting will feature new clinical trial data for ...

  8. News > Medscape Medical News. Obesity's Toll: 1 in 5 Deaths Linked to Excess Weight. Jenni Laidman. August 15, 2013. Obesity is associated with nearly 1 in 5 US deaths, according to a study ...

  9. US Adult Obesity Prevalence Over 40%, Severe Obesity Over 9% -...

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    The prevalence of obesity among US adults is 40.3%, and the prevalence of severe obesity is 9.4%, according to the latest data (2021-2023) from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in ...

  10. Will Changing the Term 'Obesity' Reduce Stigma? - Medscape

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    This stage can be measured by body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference. The clinical stage occurs when "obesity already affects [the function of] organs, tissues, and functions like mobility ...

  11. How to Help Patients Lose Weight After Menopause - Medscape

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    Educate patients about obesity and postmenopausal weight loss challenges, to help destigmatize the condition. Explain that obesity is a chronic disease, like hypertension or diabetes.