Obesity Abstracts

The last 18-months has witnessed the collision of the epidemics of diabetes, obesity and COVID-19. The consistent finding of adverse outcomes, from COVID-19, in individuals with diabetes and/or obesity – even with hyperglycaemia in the non-diabetic range – has focused attention on the metabolic dysfunction that may arise with acute illness and the potential benefit to be gained from glycaemic regulation. Significantly worse outcomes in people with microvascular compl...

Background: Research exploring the impact of weight stigma in healthcare has typically focused on attitudes towards and impact on patient care. Sparse research has explored weight stigma towards healthcare professionals (HCPs). This study aimed to examine the influence of HCPs weight status on recall of medical advice (RA), and attitudes towards HCPs (AHCP) measures.Methods: After receiving ethical clearance, this between-subjects study was hosted on Qua...

Background: Hypo-activation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), evident in adults with obesity, is associated with increased reward response to high-calorie foods. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the DLPFC has been shown to reduce food cravings and consumption, attenuating reward response. Eating behaviour traits may be relevant to tDCS outcomes; previous research has largely failed to consider such effects. The present study examined the effects...

Background: Ethnicity and obesity have been recently established as risk factors for adverse coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outcomes. The prevalence of obesity differs across ethnic groups. Thus, previously reported ethnic differences in COVID-19 outcomes may be due to underlying variations in BMI.Aims: To investigate the association between ethnicity and in-hospital mortality in COVID-19, and the effect of BMI. The secondary aim was to investigate th...