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After 12 weeks, participants in the psychological counseling group had lower body weight, relative fat mass, and higher free fat mass compared to the control group (p < 0.001 for all).

Incorporating psychological counseling may enhance physical outcomes in obese adolescents.

A produce prescription program significantly improved HbA1c among low-income patients on Medicaid with poor glycemic control at baseline.

Implementing produce prescription programs may help improve glycemic control in low-income diabetic patients.

HbA1c at 6 months was significantly reduced in the intervention group compared to control.

The intervention may be effective in lowering HbA1c levels in similar patient populations.

Low-load blood flow restriction (BFR) training is an effective strategy to increase muscular adaptations when performed during resistance training.

Practitioners can consider incorporating low-load BFR training into resistance training programs to enhance muscular adaptations.

The article aims to provide an evidence-based review of current research on BFR and its application for physique athletes.

Practitioners can refer to this review for insights on applying BFR to enhance muscle mass in athletes.

GLP-1 receptor agonists have demonstrated efficacy and safety in treating type 2 diabetes and obesity.

GLP-1 receptor agonists can be considered effective options for managing type 2 diabetes and obesity.

New pharmacologic advances in glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, such as semaglutide, have shown promising effectiveness for weight management.

Plastic surgeons should consider the role of GLP-1 agonists in managing obesity in surgical patients.

Semaglutide and tirzepatide are effective medication options for obesity management.

Practitioners can consider semaglutide and tirzepatide as viable options for treating obesity.

Patients in the semaglutide group experienced greater weight loss compared to the control group (−8.2% vs. −4.6%; P <0.001).

Semaglutide may be effective for weight management in patients post-ablation.

Tirzepatide demonstrates unprecedented efficacy for glycaemic control, reductions in body weight, and improvements in blood pressure and lipid profile compared with placebo and GLP-1 receptor agonists.

Tirzepatide may be a highly effective treatment option for managing glycaemic control and weight in patients with T2D and obesity.

Bariatric surgery effectively improves the management of obesity and inhibits the progression of multiple metabolic diseases.

Bariatric surgery should be considered as a viable option for managing obesity and related metabolic conditions.

With the inclusion of dietary supplements, percentages below the EAR for all nutrients (except protein) were lower than those for food alone.

Incorporating dietary supplements may help mitigate nutrient deficiencies in calorie-restricted diets.

Reductions in fat mass (FM) by 10% are associated with a lower risk of kidney outcomes (adjusted HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.69-0.94) in participants with overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the intensive lifestyle intervention group.

Practitioners should consider promoting fat loss as a strategy to reduce kidney disease risk in patients with T2DM.

Reductions in waist circumference (WC) by 10% are associated with a lower risk of kidney outcomes (adjusted HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.59-0.88) in participants with overweight/obesity and T2DM in the intensive lifestyle intervention group.

Practitioners should encourage reductions in waist circumference to help lower kidney disease risk in T2DM patients.

Weight loss of significant magnitude in patients who are overweight or obese can reduce the incidence of chronic disease, such as cardiovascular disease.

Encouraging weight loss in overweight or obese patients can lead to better health outcomes.

Single-set resistance training performed to failure elicits greater hypertrophy gains compared to submaximal effort, although differences are modest.

Practitioners may consider incorporating training to failure for enhanced muscle growth.

Both training to failure and submaximal effort result in similar increases in strength and local muscular endurance.

Both training methods can be effective for improving strength and endurance.

Both low-load and high-load resistance training produce similar increases in muscle size provided the training sets are performed to muscle failure.

Practitioners can consider both low and high loads effective for muscle growth if training to failure.

High-load resistance training elicits greater hypertrophy of both type I and type II muscle fibres than low-load training.

High-load training may be more beneficial for hypertrophying both muscle fiber types.

Short-term resistance training combined with leucine-enriched protein supplementation increases integrated myofibrillar protein synthesis (MyoPS) rates in young adults.

Incorporating leucine-enriched protein bars may enhance muscle protein synthesis during resistance training.

Short-term resistance training increases integrated myofibrillar protein synthesis (MyoPS) compared to rest.

Resistance training is effective for increasing muscle protein synthesis.

Leucine-enriched protein supplementation enhances anabolic protein signaling compared to rest.

Supplementing with leucine can improve anabolic signaling during resistance training.

Multi-ingredient supplementation (MIS) resulted in a greater increase in type II fiber cross-sectional area (fCSA) following 10 weeks of resistance exercise training (RET) compared to collagen supplementation (COL) (effect size = 0.89).

Practitioners may consider recommending multi-ingredient protein supplements to enhance muscle fiber growth during resistance training.

Sodium bicarbonate ingestion increased the number of repetitions performed in the third set of the bench press exercise (g: 0.30; p = 0.046).

Ingesting sodium bicarbonate may enhance performance in resistance training, particularly in later sets.