Modification of Obesity, Key Lifestyle Factors May Prevent Incident Gout
Researchers estimated the proportion of incident gout cases that could be prevented by modification of obesity and other key risk factors.
Researchers estimated the proportion of incident gout cases that could be prevented by modification of obesity and other key risk factors.
Of 25 patients with both obesity and gout who had elevated uric acid levels prior to bariatric surgery, 10 achieved therapeutic target levels of uric acid at 12 months after the surgery, according to investigators.
Findings seen for patients with hypertension and morbid obesity compared with matched controls with hypertension.
The Mediterranean Diet was picked as the best diet overall for 2020, according to new rankings released by US News and World Report. An expert panel assessed 35 diets to come up with the final results, examining the evidence behind each diet’s claims. Specifically, they evaluated the likelihood of short-term and long-term weight loss, how…
Reduced response to sodium versus potassium channel blocker AADs seen in obese patients, mice.
Odds of diabetic kidney disease higher in obese teens receiving medical therapy versus bariatric surgery for T2DM
A larger percentage of weight loss regained after an intensive lifestyle intervention was positively associated with certain cardiometabolic risk factors in type 2 diabetes.
Absolute rate differences in complications were low between patients with kidney failure and those with normal kidney function.
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.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is now the most common procedure among patients with kidney failure undergoing weight loss surgery.