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The combined analysis showed that therapist-led CBT, lisdexamfetamine, SGAs, and topiramate reduced binge eating and related obsessions and compulsions. Lisdexamfetamine and topiramate reduced weight. SGAs reduced symptoms of depression.

The extra calories and lower physical activity of modern culture are yielding higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses. Evidence is mounting that intermittent fasting may help reverse these trends. This neuroscientist brings 25 of studying intermittent fasting to explain why and how it works, and what your patients’ options are.

Up to this point, individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and a normal BMI have often been overlooked. It was assumed their normal BMI equated to a lower risk of more serious conditions than those who are overweight or obese. These findings indicate that lean patients with NAFLD are 50% more likely to have a CVA compared with overweight patients, and 10 to 30% more likely to experience CVD.

The obesity epidemic affects millions of patients around the world, but a new treatment option may be a game-changer for the treatment landscape. Lead author of the STEP 8 clinical trial, Dr. Domenica Rubino, shares insights from trial and how these key clinical findings could change obesity management.

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Nearly 20,000 mother-child pairs were tracked over a median follow-up of 4 years. After adjusting for maternal risk factors and their children’s own ultra-processed food intake, physical activity, and sedentary time, maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods during the child-rearing period was associated with overweight or obesity in offspring with a 26% higher risk in the group with the highest maternal ultra-processed food consumption.