Tx Choice for T2DM in Obese Teens Tied to Later Kidney Disease Risk
Odds of diabetic kidney disease higher in obese teens receiving medical therapy versus bariatric surgery for T2DM
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Weight Loss Maintenance Important for Cardiometabolic Risk Control in T2D
A larger percentage of weight loss regained after an intensive lifestyle intervention was positively associated with certain cardiometabolic risk factors in type 2 diabetes.
Researchers: ESRD Should Not Preclude Weight Loss Surgery
Absolute rate differences in complications were low between patients with kidney failure and those with normal kidney function.
Fighting a Silent Killer: Identifying Chronic Kidney Disease at Stage 1
The benefits of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are significant, as patients in whom CKD is diagnosed in the early stages have the chance to make lifestyle changes, learn how to manage their disease, and extend their lives while avoiding or postponing the need for dialysis or transplant.
More ESRD Patients Having Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is now the most common procedure among patients with kidney failure undergoing weight loss surgery.
Suboptimal Diet Accounted for >80,000 Cancer Cases in 2015
Low intake of whole grains, dairy products, high intake of processed meats account for highest burden
Overweight, Mild Obesity Increasing in Living Kidney Donors
From 1999 to 2018, the proportion of living kidney donors classified as overweight or mildly obese increased, while the proportion of those considered moderately or morbidly obese has decreased, a study found.
Obesity Linked With Improved Survival in mCRPC
Obese men treated with docetaxel for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have longer cancer-specific and overall survival, a study found.
Obesity-Related Cancers Rising Among Younger Adults
Kidney cancer and some other cancers tied to obesity are increasing the most rapidly among individuals younger than 50.
Obese Prostate Cancer Patients Do Worse After Radical Prostatectomy
Study of Korean radical prostatectomy patients showed that those who were obese had significant increased odds of biochemical recurrence and cancer-specific mortality
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