Lancet Seminar on Eating Disorders
A review of new information on classification and diagnosis, pathogenesis, complications, and treatments for eating disorders
Physical Activity, BMI, and Diabetes Risk in the Physicians' Health Study
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Exercise lowered diabetes risk, but obese patients benefited significantly only by exercising at least 5 times weekly.
Let Preemies Breast-Feed
Resting energy expenditure was similar after bottle-feeding and breast-feeding in premature infants born at 34 weeks' gestation.
Overweight and Mortality in an Older Population
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Above-normal BMI was somewhat protective in women.
By Allan S. Brett, MD
January 19, 2010
Covering:
Stessman J et al., J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 Dec; 57:2232
Weight Loss Positively Affects Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Men
General Medicine Summary and Comment
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In some men who followed a very-low-energy diet, disease disappeared after 9 weeks.
Does Soy Consumption Lower Risk for Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers?
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Meta-analysis showed that women with highest soy intake had lower risk for endometrial and ovarian cancers than did women with lowest soy consumption.
Soy: Safe and Perhaps Even Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors
Women's Health Summary and Comment
In a Chinese study, dietary soy intake was inversely related to breast cancer recurrence and mortality.
Diagnosing Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Is Problematic
Characteristics of metabolic syndrome are not stable in children.
By Robin Drucker, MD
January 13, 2010
Covering:
Gustafson JK et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Dec; 94:4828
Vitamin D Deficiency: A Major Public Health Problem?
General Medicine Year in Review
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Hypovitaminosis D is epidemic, with possible clinical consequences.
Comparing Surgical Procedures for Treatment of Obesity
General Medicine Year in Review
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What's the best choice: gastric bypass or gastric banding?
Self-Help or Therapist-Driven? Delivering CBT to Patients with Binge-Eating Disorder
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Therapist-led groups lead to greater improvements — but only in the short term.
By Joel Yager, MD
December 21, 2009
Covering:
Peterson CB et al., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Dec; 166:1347
Acanthosis Nigricans Identifies Youth at Risk for Diabetes
Dermatology Summary and Comment
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Often seen in obese youth, this condition could signal the presence of insulin resistance or more-advanced disease.
By Mary Wu Chang, MD
December 18, 2009
Covering:
Brickman WJ et al., J Pediatr 2010 Jan; 156:87
Another Feather in Vitamin D's Cap
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Adequate levels of vitamin D were associated with overall physical fitness in healthy postmenopausal women.
Do Fatty Acids in Formula Affect Child Development?
In a meta-analysis, development at 18 months was the same for children fed formula with and without DHA and ARA.
Metabolic Syndrome in Male Relatives of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Obesity accounts for high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in fathers and brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
By Robert W. Rebar, MD
December 10, 2009
Covering:
Coviello AD et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Nov; 94:4361
Criteria for Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
Morbidly obese adolescents face long-term risks that demand aggressive treatment.
Why Children Crave Super Sweet Cereals: The Ugly Side of Advertising
The least healthy cereals are the most heavily advertised to children.
Liraglutide, an Incretin Mimetic, Aids Weight Loss in Nondiabetic Patients
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Daily injections resulted in clinically relevant weight loss.
By Bruce Soloway, MD
November 24, 2009
Covering:
Astrup A et al., Lancet 2009 Nov 7; 374:1606
High Mortality Rates in Bulimia Nervosa and EDNOS Patients
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Among outpatients with bulimia nervosa or eating disorders not otherwise specified, mortality rates were significantly higher than would be expected on the basis of demographics.
By Joel Yager, MD
November 23, 2009
Covering:
Crow SJ et al., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Oct 15
Another Vitamin to Test?
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
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Low vitamin D levels are associated with impaired cognition.
Healthier School Meals
The IOM recommends new requirements for school meal programs.
By Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
November 18, 2009
Covering:
Stallings VA et al for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program., Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 2009 Oct 20
More on Adverse Effects of Antipsychotics on Children
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
An observational study details metabolic changes after 12 weeks of treatment with atypical antipsychotics.
By Barbara Geller, MD
November 9, 2009
Covering:
Correll CU et al., JAMA 2009 Oct 28; 302:1765
Varley CK and McClellan J., JAMA 2009 Oct 28; 302:1811
Weigh Less at 18 and Midlife, Live Better After 70
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Women who were overweight or obese at age 18 or who gained weight into midlife were less likely to be healthy after age 70.
We Need to Put Vitamin D Back in Children and Adolescents
Many U.S. children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, and such levels are associated with adverse physiologic processes.
By Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
November 4, 2009
Covering:
Kumar J et al., Pediatrics 2009 Sep; 124:e362
Reis JP et al., Pediatrics 2009 Sep; 124:e371
Ashraf A et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Sep; 94:3200
Common Mental Disorder Elevates Risk for Subsequent Obesity
General Medicine Summary and Comment
However, obesity is not associated with elevated risk for later mental disorder.
