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.
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Gout May Be a Possible Indication for Bariatric Surgery
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.
Metabolic Surgery May Cut Risk for Cardiovascular Events, Death
Findings seen for patients with hypertension and morbid obesity compared with matched controls with hypertension.
Experts Weigh in on the Best Diets for 2020
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…
Obesity Mediates Response to Antiarrhythmic Drugs in A-Fib
Reduced response to sodium versus potassium channel blocker AADs seen in obese patients, mice.
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
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.
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