Tag: metabolic risk
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Long-Term Health Outcomes Linked to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: What Recent Research Reveals
Understanding the Link Between PCOS and Chronic Health Outcomes Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is more than a reproductive condition. It reflects a broader hormonal and metabolic disruption that can influence health across a lifetime. While PCOS is often discussed in the context of irregular periods and fertility, researchers are increasingly focusing on how the syndrome…
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Antidepressants Vary Significantly in Cardiometabolic Effects: What New Research Means for Patients
Overview: Antidepressants and Metabolic Health Antidepressants are a cornerstone of treatment for depression and anxiety, but they do not affect every patient in the same way. A recent online publication in The Lancet reports that antidepressants can induce cardiometabolic and other physiological changes, and the magnitude and direction of these effects vary across medications. The…
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Antidepressants: Cardiometabolic Effects Vary by Drug
Antidepressants and Cardiometabolic Health: An Emerging Picture Antidepressants are a cornerstone of treating mood disorders, but their effects extend beyond mood regulation. A recent online report of a Lancet study suggests that these medications can induce cardiometabolic and other physiological changes, and that the magnitude and direction of these changes vary across different drugs. This…
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Obesity Redefined: Why Nearly 70% of US Adults Could Be Obese Under New Criteria
New obesity metrics shift the goalposts for American health A landmark shift in how obesity is defined could reclassify a dramatic share of the U.S. adult population as obese. A new framework combines traditional BMI with measurements of fat distribution, revealing that roughly 68.6% of adults meet the updated obesity criteria, up from 42.9% under…
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Obesity Redefined: Why Nearly 70% of U.S. Adults Could Be Classified as Obese
The big shift in how we measure obesity A landmark redefinition of obesity is reshaping how health professionals identify risk. While traditional BMI (body mass index) has long served as the standard, researchers are now combining BMI with direct measures of fat distribution—such as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio—to capture metabolic risk more…