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A gluten-free diet (GFD), which involves higher sugar and fat intakes, may result in greater BMI in some patients with celiac disease (CD), according to a study.

Children born from mothers who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), particularly sleeve gastrectomy, prior to pregnancy appear to have greater weight gain in early life, and this is more pronounced among male offspring, suggests a study.

Children with obesity face an increased risk of sleep-related breathing disorders, similar to those with Prader-Willi syndrome, as reported in a retrospective study.

Semaglutide improves exercise function in patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in a secondary analysis of the prespecified pooled STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF DM trials presented at HFSA 2024.

A holistic approach must be adopted in addressing postmenopausal sexual health in Asian women, suggests a recent study. Such approach includes promoting positive sexual values, improving physical fitness, and managing stress.

Children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) achieve significant and clinically meaningful reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitor lomitapide, which represents an efficient LDL receptor-independent treatment option, according to the open-label phase III APH-19 trial.