“Obesity only recently caught the public’s attention as a disease,” Matthias Blüher, MD, professor of medicine at the Leipzig University and director of the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research, Leipzig, Germany, told attendees in a thought-provoking presentation at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2024 Annual Meeting. Even though the...
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Weight-loss surgery may lower risk of pancreatic cancer in people with obesity
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are risk factors for various malignancies, including pancreatic cancer, which has a high death rate. A new analysis in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews suggests that weight-loss surgery—also called metabolic-bariatric surgery—may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people with obesity, especially in those who also have type 2 diabetes. In the systematic review and meta-analysis,...
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Healthy lifestyle can overcome genetic risk of obesity, new study reveals
By Tarun Sai LomteReviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Jul 4 2024NewsGuard 100/100 ScoreA recent study published in the journal Cell Metabolism showed that modifiable lifestyle factors can offset the genetic risk of obesity. Obesity is a non-infectious pandemic driven by sedentary lifestyles and elevated intake of energy-rich foods. Obesity is heritable and polygenic. Several metabolic pathways...
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Evidence based recommendations to support physical exercise for adults with obesity
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY Exercise training can help support the management of overweight and obesity in adults, and can contribute to health benefits beyond “scale victories”. The supplement published today in Obesity Reviews, based on the work of an expert group convened under the auspices of the European Association for the Study...