Heart Failure Risk Tied to Mid-Life Occurrence of Hypertension, Diabetes, and Obesity
A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure found that adults who reached the age of 45 without experiencing hypertension, diabetes, and obesity were 73% less likely to develop heart failure later on in life. Those who reached the age of 55 without any of the three risk […]
Childhood Obesity: A Nationwide Epidemic
On Tuesday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released proposed guidelines in an attempt to further combat childhood obesity—a nationwide epidemic that has progressively worsened in the past decade. Today, 17% of America’s children qualify for the official categorization and definition of obesity. The publication is intended to help healthcare professionals and decision makers to make […]
How Obesity Affects Your Health
Obesity Fat Distribution and Cardiovascular Risk
The ever-increasing obesity epidemic has placed that risk factor at the front of cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management. But specifically, how does body fat distribution impact cardiovascular risk? In the Keynote presentation, “Obesity Fat Distribution and Cardiovascular Risk,” Dr. Subodh Verma will evaluate the epidemiology and clinical course of visceral fat as it relates […]
New “Fingerprint” of Inflammation Identified in Obesity-Associated T2DM
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have identified a new “fingerprint” of inflammation that may be able to predict which patients with obesity may also develop type 2 diabetes. Specifically, inflammatory proteins known as Th17 cells, which are associated with autoimmune conditions, were identified as major contributors to inflammation and hyperglycemia. Although research has […]
Education of Youth Is Key to Promoting Wellness and Alleviating the Obesity Epidemic
Results of a recent study found that among children and young adults with a BMI at the 85th percentile or higher, cardiometabolic risk factors including low HDL-C, high systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and high triglyceride and glycated hemoglobin levels increased with the severity of obesity. Commenting on the study, CMHC faculty member Caroline Apovian, […]
Two New Balloon Devices Approved for Obesity Treatment
Two new minimally invasive obesity devices have been granted FDA approval in the battle to achieve weight loss: ReShape™ and ORBERA™ balloon systems are temporarily implanted in the stomach and then filled with saline via endoscopic procedures that take less than 30 minutes and require only mild sedation. Both devices are designed to be left […]
