Drs. Julia Schulz and Michael Dovidio discuss lab values to determine GLP-1 drug coverage and improve prescription access. Laparoscopic colectomy in obese patients with locally advanced colon cancer offers comparable long-term outcomes to open surg Children who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) growing up are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity Obesity significantly increases the risk of multiple myeloma, especially in Black populations. People who consume diets rich in ultra-processed foods (UPF) have a 26% higher risk of dying from COPD. Gastric bypass leads to significant and sustained weight loss and improvements in hypercholesterolemia over 11 years. If those individuals also have a higher risk of colorectal cancer, we can infer that obesity is linked to colorectal cancer. Ultraprocessed food consumption may be a predictor of active symptomatic disease and inflammation among participants with UC "It's important to understand how the environments that children are in can influence their diet and nutrition." "One of the major factors that is overlooked about GLP-1s is that they help us long term." The board-certified family practice physician discusses age management medicine, including strategies for managing weight. Researchers believe that characterizing genetic risk for PCOS will help in identifying biological pathways altered in PCOS. Patients with asthma who are obese had significantly worse small airway dysfunction. Obesity was associated with a higher response rate and faster best response in patients with multiple myeloma. The obesity-related cardiovascular death rate increased by 200% across all race groups from 1999-2020. Clinical pharmacist Thomas So, PharmD, discusses the prevelence of these conditions and therapies available to treat them. Artificial sweeteners may be just as harmful as sugar as it accumulates in adipose tissue and may result in obesity. Men with a BMI of 30 or higher were less likely to screen positive for either the PSA test or DRE. Children and adolescents with status asthmaticus who are obese have a higher likelihood of requiring mechanical ventilation. Having a higher body mass index (BMI) may not protect the heart in patients with heart failure.