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The FAST repetition tempo resulted in a greater increase in muscle thickness at the distal portion of the quadriceps compared to SLOW.

Using a FAST tempo may enhance muscle growth in the distal quadriceps during training.

Physical activity should be included in medical treatments for excess weight and adiposity as deemed medically appropriate.

Practitioners should incorporate physical activity into treatment plans for patients with excess weight.

For weight loss and prevention of weight gain, physical activity should be progressed to at least 150 min·wk −1 of moderate-intensity.

Encourage clients to engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity weekly for effective weight management.

Complete T2DM remission was achieved in 78.3%, 76.2%, and 71.4% at 1, 3, and ≥5 years respectively.

Bariatric surgery can lead to significant long-term remission of type 2 diabetes in obese patients.

Excess accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) leads to the clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors.

Reducing visceral fat may help mitigate cardiometabolic risks.

Calorie restriction, structured exercise, pharmacotherapy, and metabolic surgeries have shown beneficial effects in reducing VAT.

Implementing these strategies can effectively reduce visceral fat.

Both liraglutide (3 mg) and naltrexone/bupropion (32/360 mg) improved body weight and composition, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and liver fat and function.

Practitioners can consider both liraglutide and naltrexone/bupropion as effective options for improving metabolic health in patients with obesity.

Lifestyle preventative approaches, especially combining nutrition and physical activity behavioral components, are essential in preventing multiple long-term conditions.

Practitioners should integrate nutrition and physical activity in prevention strategies.

Innovative exercise prescription should include different intensity-based approaches to target multiple long-term conditions.

Exercise programs should be tailored to individual needs and intensities.

Nutritional intake guidelines can be individualized to target multiple long-term conditions.

Nutrition plans should be customized to address specific health conditions.

Students who received education showed the most improvement regarding their knowledge and dietary behavior.

Incentivized dietary education can effectively improve college students' dietary knowledge and behaviors.

Educating college students to work toward improving their diets with the assistance of incentives may have a positive effect on their health behaviors.

Incentive-based educational programs can be effective in promoting healthier eating habits among college students.

High responders increased their leg press one-repetition maximum (1RM) by 16.3% after training.

High responders can expect significant strength gains from hypertrophic strength training.

Maximal EMG activity increased by 21.3% from pre- to post-training for the total group.

Increased EMG activity indicates enhanced muscle activation, which can be beneficial for training outcomes.

CLA supplementation is associated with increased muscle variables or decreased adiposity variables.

CLA may be beneficial for individuals looking to improve muscle mass or reduce fat.

Muscle disuse leads to a rapid decline in muscle mass and reduced muscle protein synthesis (MPS).

Practitioners should be aware that muscle disuse can quickly lead to muscle loss and decreased protein synthesis.

Both traditional (MJ-SJ) and reverse (SJ-MJ) exercise orders are effective for increasing biceps brachii thickness over a 6-week resistance training period, with increases of +14.2% and +13.8% respectively.

Practitioners can use either exercise order to effectively increase biceps size in young men.

Only the traditional exercise order (MJ-SJ) resulted in a significant increase in mid-thigh thickness, with an increase of +7.2%.

To maximize mid-thigh hypertrophy, practitioners should consider starting with multi-joint exercises.

Bariatric surgery is associated with substantial weight reduction (20-30%) and markedly lower subsequent risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

Bariatric surgery may be a highly effective option for patients with obesity at risk for cardiovascular events.

Newer antiobesity pharmacotherapies, particularly semaglutide and tirzepatide, have shown greater efficacy for weight reduction compared with older medications.

Newer medications may provide better options for weight management in patients with obesity.

Retatrutide resulted in a percentage change in weight from baseline to 24 weeks ranging from -7.2% to -~18% as the dose increased from 1 mg to 12 mg.

Retatrutide may be an effective treatment option for weight loss in individuals with obesity.

After 3 months, average weight loss was 4.11 kg or 4.57%.

Practitioners can expect significant weight loss in patients using semaglutide in a real-world setting.

Individuals lost fat mass (2.67 kg) and trunk fat mass (1.10 kg).

Practitioners can expect reductions in fat mass among patients using semaglutide.

Body composition improved with losses in fat mass and gains in overall proportion of lean muscle and skeletal muscle.

Practitioners can expect improvements in body composition with semaglutide treatment.