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MASLD Increases Risk of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Children with Obesity

HCPLive

Study findings showed children with both obesity and MASLD have a greater risk of youth-onset type 2 diabetes than those with obesity alone.

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Cardiorenal effects of therapies for type 2 diabetes and obesity

The British Journal of Cardiology

Sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are established glucose-lowering and weight-lowering agents used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.

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Cardiometabolic benefits of fenofibrate in heart failure related to obesity and diabetes

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Background Heart failure (HF) is a serious and common condition affecting millions of people worldwide, with obesity being a major cause of metabolic disorders such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In addition, we investigated the beneficial effects of fenofibrate on HF hospitalization. During the 4.22-year

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Popular Diabetes Drug Class Lowered Risk of 10 Obesity-Associated Cancers

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 receptor agonists lowered the risk of several obesity-associated cancers, a retrospective analysis of electronic health records suggested. Compared with insulin, GLP-1s were associated with a lower risk for developing.

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Diabetes Dialogue: ADA Introduces Obesity Association, with Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD

HCPLive

In the special on-site ADA 2024 episode, hosts are joined by the ADA's Chief Scientific and Medical Officer Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, to discuss the newly formed Obesity Association.

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Babies born to women consuming a high fat, sugary diet at greater risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in later life

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to fetal damage caused by the high-fat, high-energy diet of their mother.

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Have We Turned The Tide On Obesity?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Obesity is one of the world’s biggest health crisis and only seems to be getting worse. For over 50 years, the rates of obesity have continued to rise worldwide 1. The most recent data on obesity has shown a decline for the first time in a very long time. Between 2020 and 2023, the rates of obesity dropped by about 2% 2.

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