Risk factors associated with the atypical BMI trajectory included prenatal smoking, high prepregnancy BMI, high gestational weight gain, and high birth weight. HealthDay News — Children on the path to ...

Semaglutide use may be increasing worldwide rates of ischemic optic neuropathy and retinal adverse events, a study suggests.

Irregular sleep, including later sleep timing and poor continuity, was associated with increased risk for metabolic syndrome among Black adults.

HealthDay News — Experienced weight stigma (EWS) improves from pre- to post-metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS), according to a study published online June 5 in Health Psychology.

Patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome with higher overall sleep quality are less likely to be in advanced stages of CKM syndrome.

Body mass index (BMI) and physical activity are associated with the risk for subsequent neoplasms among childhood cancer survivors.

When discussing fertility preservation options among transgender patients, it is critical to keep barriers to access in mind.

A substantial number of US dementia cases could be eliminated by mitigating modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors.

Researchers observed a 13% increase in the percentage of infants delivered preterm from 2014 to 2023, and from 7.74 to 8.71% among all births.

Paternal obesity was associated with rapid BMI growth trajectories among offspring, especially in the presence of maternal obesity.

A plant-based diet rich in soy, regardless of the level of processing, may benefit both hot flash and weight management in postmenopausal women.

For patients with diabetes, exposure to GLP-1 RAs is associated with an increased risk for incident neovascular AMD development.