Mechanisms, pathophysiology, and management of obesity

SB Heymsfield, TA Wadden - New England Journal of Medicine, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Obesity is prevalent in the US population and contributes significantly to morbidity and
mortality. Treatments include behavioral therapy, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery …

Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: aetiology, epidemiology and treatment strategies

JA Batsis, DT Villareal - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2018 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity in combination with sarcopenia (the age-related loss of muscle
mass and strength or physical function) is increasing in adults aged 65 years and older. A …

Clinical application of intermittent fasting for weight loss: progress and future directions

KA Varady, S Cienfuegos, M Ezpeleta… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Intermittent fasting diets have become very popular in the past few years, as they can
produce clinically significant weight loss. These diets can be defined, in the simplest of …

Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes

MP Mattson, VD Longo, M Harvie - Ageing research reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Humans in modern societies typically consume food at least three times daily, while
laboratory animals are fed ad libitum. Overconsumption of food with such eating patterns …

Diet and exercise in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

F Magkos, MF Hjorth, A Astrup - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2020 - nature.com
Evidence from observational studies and randomized trials suggests that prediabetes and
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can develop in genetically susceptible individuals in …

Diabetes and sarcopenic obesity: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatments

M Wang, Y Tan, Y Shi, X Wang, Z Liao… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sarcopenic obesity and diabetes are two increasing health problems worldwide, which both
share many common risk factors, such as aging, and general obesity. The pathogenesis of …

Changes in lean body mass with glucagon‐like peptide‐1‐based therapies and mitigation strategies

IJ Neeland, J Linge… - Diabetes, Obesity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Weight loss induced by glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1RAs) and dual
glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor (GLP‐1R)/glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide …

Long-term effects of a novel continuous remote care intervention including nutritional ketosis for the management of type 2 diabetes: a 2-year non-randomized clinical …

SJ Athinarayanan, RN Adams, SJ Hallberg… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: Studies on long-term sustainability of low-carbohydrate approaches to treat
diabetes are limited. We previously reported the effectiveness of a novel digitally-monitored …

Effect of bimagrumab vs placebo on body fat mass among adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity: a phase 2 randomized clinical trial

SB Heymsfield, LA Coleman, R Miller… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Antibody blockade of activin type II receptor (ActRII) signaling stimulates skeletal
muscle growth. Previous clinical studies suggest that ActRII inhibition with the monoclonal …

Strategies for minimizing muscle loss during use of incretin‐mimetic drugs for treatment of obesity

JI Mechanick, WS Butsch, SM Christensen… - Obesity …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid and widespread clinical adoption of highly effective incretin‐mimetic drugs (IMDs),
particularly semaglutide and tirzepatide, for the treatment of obesity has outpaced the …