A hypothesis concerning habitual sleep reduction and its adverse consequences among
general population in modern societies has received wide publicity in the mass media …

Background Weight loss is associated with short-term amelioration and prevention of
metabolic and cardiovascular risk, but whether these benefits persist over time is unknown …

Background Modifiable vascular and lifestyle-related risk factors have been associated with
dementia risk in observational studies. In the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent …

Background Lifestyle interventions can prevent the deterioration of impaired glucose
tolerance to manifest type 2 diabetes, at least as long as the intervention continues. In the …

Context Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular events. Weight loss might protect against
cardiovascular events, but solid evidence is lacking. Objective To study the association …

Importance Short-term studies show that bariatric surgery causes remission of diabetes. The
long-term outcomes for remission and diabetes-related complications are not known …

Background Weight loss protects against type 2 diabetes but is hard to maintain with
behavioral modification alone. In an analysis of data from a nonrandomized, prospective …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Our aims were to develop a method to accurately predict non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver fat content based on routinely available …

Background Obesity is a risk factor for cancer. Intentional weight loss in the obese might
protect against malignancy, but evidence is limited. To our knowledge, the Swedish Obese …

Rationale: Obesity is the most important risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
However, although included in clinical guidelines, no randomized controlled studies have …