Potatoes vs. beans: 8-wk diet RCT in people w insulin resistance. No impact on glucose area under the curve (primary outcome).
No significant impact on insulin resistance, although it trended down on both diets. Body weight down 4-6% on both diets.
https://t.co/nnNLMCoSBN
Remembering today one of my patients. I was discussing the risk of an operation and she simply showed me her tattoo and replied “don’t worry, I understand risk” #LestWeForget
Remember:
1. we're at staggering >417 ppm of atmospheric CO₂
2. aerosols are temporarily hiding the true extent of global warming
3. emissions & rainforest fragmentation are reaching record levels
4. 2°C in the 2030s looms
Ignoring reality makes emergency action impossible.
New study showing how sport is a vehicle for unhealthy product marketing. This analysis of 2018 World Cup found 1.2 unhealthy brand exposures (food, gambling, marketing) per minute. Regulation of sponsorship is long overdue.
Published in @ChildObesity_jn, “The Complexity and Stigma of Pediatric Obesity” examines the impact #weightstigma has on pediatric patients living with #obesity. See @ObesityCan’s article for insights from a lead author of the paper: https://t.co/WG3N4bEqtT
#Exercise training refers to any movement that is intentional, structured and repetitive undertaken with the primary goal of improving health or physical fitness.
A guide for patients.https://t.co/K8uxU4xpq2
@EASOobesity@farpourn
@AliceBellicha
@jorgeencantado@busetto_luca
Handgrip strength and health outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies
#StrengthSavesLives
https://t.co/dc4pINiFWt
Effects of Resistance Training on Functional Strength and Muscle Mass in 70-Year-Old Individuals With Pre-sarcopenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
👴🏻💪 Always nice to see a video of the exercise used in a study
@FitGreyStrong@DrBenKirk
https://t.co/7ajftUvul2
Nestlé document says majority of its food portfolio is unhealthy. Internal company presentation acknowledges more than 60% of products do not meet ‘recognised definition of health’. https://t.co/IqwyisEanJ
High rates of childhood #obesity are alarming given anticipated impact of #COVID19 pandemic. Read the COSI report as presented at the @WHO_Europe joint session at #ECO2021
https://t.co/R1TtWSOXd0
@EASOobesity
@EASOresearch
New research presented at #ECO2021- Study of 1.5 million British people shows #BMI cut offs for #obesity and #T2D risk do not work for non-white populations.
Read poster presentation EP4-02 https://t.co/hML3I55LEI
@EASOobesity@RCaleyachetty
The #sugar-laden, high-#fat foods we often crave when we are stressed or depressed, as comforting as they are, may be the least likely to benefit our #mentalhealth. https://t.co/iVvhTVCyJL
Obesity is a disease that does not receive prioritisation commensurate with its prevalence and impact, which is now fastest rising in emerging economies.
Find our new report 'COVID-19 and Obesity: The 2021 Atlas', released for #WorldObesityDay ⭕.
➡️ https://t.co/sRaCjG5hA9
Largest longitudinal study (n=1431) to-date showing 10-year deterioration in VO2peak varies widely by age (-2% decline in 20s to -20% in 70s) & sex (greater decline in men).
Meeting PA guidelines (150 mod OR 75 vig min) nearly halved the decline.
https://t.co/UgeQU5vAVz
"Hypertension, diabetes, smoking history, and previous myocardial infarction conferred a greater relative risk of heart failure in younger than in older people" https://t.co/ur5xd1RlqC #BMJResearch
@DrJennB discusses Weight Bias in Pediatric Obesity during the Spring Obesity Summit. She explains that the media’s view and assumptions of obesity drive weight bias in our society and form the basis for a great deal of stigma that patients experience. #stopweightbias