Ketogenic Diet: A Nutritional Therapeutic Tool for Lipedema?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThis review aims to provide an overview of the current evidence on the efficacy, also considering the anti-inflammatory properties and safety of very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) as a potential treatment for lipedema, particularly in the context of obesity.Recent FindingsLipedema is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal and painful fat buildup on the legs and/or arms. It is often misdiagnosed as obesity or lymphedema. However, although lipedema and obesity can coexist, unlike obesity, lipedema usually affects the legs and thighs without affecting the feet or hands, and the abnormal depo...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - November 4, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Correction to: Update on the Obesity Epidemic: After the Sudden Rise, Is the Upward Trajectory Beginning to Flatten?
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Source: Current Obesity Reports - October 17, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Correction: The Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions for Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews
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Source: Current Obesity Reports - October 14, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Genetics and Epigenetics in Obesity: What Do We Know so Far?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewEnormous progress has been made in understanding the genetic architecture of obesity and the correlation of epigenetic marks with obesity and related traits. This review highlights current research and its challenges in genetics and epigenetics of obesity.Recent FindingsRecent progress in genetics of polygenic traits, particularly represented by genome-wide association studies, led to the discovery of hundreds of genetic variants associated with obesity, which allows constructing polygenic risk scores (PGS). In addition, epigenome-wide association studies helped identifying novel targets and methyl...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - October 11, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Update on the Obesity Epidemic: After the Sudden Rise, Is the Upward Trajectory Beginning to Flatten?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewTo provide an update on current obesity prevalence trends and summarize the available evidence suggesting a possible plateau or stabilization in obesity rates after the previous sudden global rise.Recent FindingsThe escalating global obesity epidemic represents one of the most serious public health challenges. There have been some indications that in high-income populations, the rate of obesity increase in adults has been stabilized after the decade 2000 –2010, suggesting a possible plateau. Current evidence also suggests that obesity rates have been stabilized in children and adolescents of most...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - October 2, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Update on the Obesity Epidemic: Is the Sharp Rise of the Evil Empire Truly Levelling Off?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewTo provide an update on current obesity prevalence trends and summarize the available evidence suggesting a possible plateau or stabilization in obesity rates after the previous sudden global rise.Recent FindingsThe escalating global obesity epidemic represents one of the most serious public health challenges. There have been some indications that in high-income populations, the rate of obesity increase in adults has been stabilized after the decade 2000 –2010, suggesting a possible plateau. Current evidence also suggests that obesity rates have been stabilized in children and adolescents of most...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - October 2, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Revisiting Resting Metabolic Rate: What is the Relation to Weight Fluctuations?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewDespite the great progress in obesity-tackling strategies, a negative energy equilibrium between energy expenditure and energy intake remains the cornerstone in obesity management. The present review article aims to shed light on the complicated interrelations of resting metabolic rate to weight fluctuations.Recent FindingsEnergy expenditure depends on body composition and is highly affected by weight changes, exerting a significant role in subsequent weight regain and underlining the metabolic resistance that people with obesity face when dealing with weight maintenance. The main tissue involved i...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - September 27, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Quality Measurement Gaps and Future Directions in the Assessment of Obesity
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe disease of obesity continues to increase in prevalence and severity yet obesity care, treatment, and coverage are scarce. Progress has been made in the development and implementation of quality measures in clinical practice and organizational performance. However, major gaps and limitations exist in the context of measuring guideline-based clinical care for obesity.Recent FindingsObesity quality measures have entered various stages of testing and development, but only a select few are included in reporting and payment programs. One process measure for adults, “Preventive Care and Screening: B...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - August 31, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Upstream Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Europe
AbstractPurpose of ReviewTo review the upstream determinants of overweight and obesity in Europe, including food and built environments, and political, commercial, and socioeconomic determinants.Recent FindingsOverweight and obesity affect 60% of European adults, and one in three children, and are more common in individuals with low compared to high socioeconomic position (SEP). Individuals in low SEP groups are more exposed to unhealthy built and food environments, including higher exposure to unhealthy food marketing. Industries influencing the food system have much economic power, resulting in ignoring or silencing the ...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - August 18, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Osteoarthritis —An Updated Review
AbstractPurpose of ReviewMetabolic syndrome (MetS), also called the ‘deadly quartet’ comprising obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, has been ascertained to have a causal role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). This review is aimed at discussing the current knowledge on the contribution of metabolic syndrome and its various components to O A pathogenesis and progression.Recent FindingsLately, an increased association identified between the various components of metabolic syndrome (obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension) with OA has led to the identification of the ‘metabolic phenotyp...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - August 14, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Kidney Considerations in Pediatric Obesity
AbstractPurpose of ReviewChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common condition and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in adults, but children and adolescents are also at risk for early kidney injury and development of CKD. Obesity contributes both directly and indirectly to the development of CKD. The purpose of this review is to describe obesity-related kidney disease (ORKD) and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and their impact in the pediatric population.Recent FindingsAlthough obesity-related CKD in childhood and adolescence is uncommon, nascent kidney damage may magnify the lifetime risk of CKD. Glomerular hyperfiltrat...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - August 10, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Meta-analysis of Long-term De Novo Acid Reflux –Related Outcomes Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Evidence Against the Need for Routine Postoperative Endoscopic Surveillance
ConclusionsLong-term risk of de novo GORD after SG seems to be comparable with those of the general population which questions the merit of surveillance endoscopy after SG in asymptomatic patients. De novo BE and oesophagitis after SG have not been reported by most of the available studies which may lead to overestimation of the rates of both outcomes in any evidence synthesis. We recommend endoscopic surveillance for symptomatic patients only. (Source: Current Obesity Reports)
Source: Current Obesity Reports - August 3, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
A Systematic Review of the Bidirectional Association Between Consumption of Ultra-processed Food and Sleep Parameters Among Adults
AbstractPurpose of ReviewWe summarized research on the bidirectional association between intake of ultra-processed food (UPF) and sleep.Recent FindingsSleep contributes to cardiometabolic health in part via food intake patterns. Restricting sleep increases intakes of high-carbohydrate/high-fat foods, a profile representative of UPF.SummaryThis systematic review covers the association of UPF intake, as an exposure or an outcome, and sleep. UPF was defined as NOVA Group 4. MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched through April 2023 for epidemiological studies with general-population adult samples. Fifteen studies met the inclusion c...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - July 21, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and Medical Insurance Payment in China
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThis paper briefly introduces the status quo of bariatric and metabolic surgery and medical insurance payment in China.Recent FindingsAlong with China ’s rapid economic growth, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes is increasing quickly. Because of their high body fat percentage and predominance of abdominal obesity, Chinese people experience metabolic disorders more frequently than Caucasians with the same BMI. Treatments are not medical becau se there is a lack of social understanding of obesity. Furthermore, obesity has not been accepted as a disease in China and so has not been included in t...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - July 20, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Optimal Small Bowel Limb Lengths of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
AbstractPurpose of ReviewGastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) have come full circle, from a loop configuration to a Roux-en-Y and finally back to a loop configuration as one anastomosis gastric bypass and single-anastomosis duodenal switch. Most surgeons performing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) do not measure the common channel (CC) length and most surgeons performing BPD do not measure the biliopancreatic limb length (BPL).Recent FindingsThe small bowel length in humans is variable from as short as < 400 cm to as long as > 1000 cm. The combination of these two facts means that even if su...
Source: Current Obesity Reports - July 19, 2023 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
