Aylin Rosberg, Harri Merisaari, John D Lewis, Niloofar Hashempour, Minna Lukkarinen, Jerod M Rasmussen, Noora M Scheinin, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro J Tuulari
{"title":"Associations between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and mean diffusivity of the hippocampus and amygdala in infants.","authors":"Aylin Rosberg, Harri Merisaari, John D Lewis, Niloofar Hashempour, Minna Lukkarinen, Jerod M Rasmussen, Noora M Scheinin, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro J Tuulari","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01730-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-025-01730-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity may negatively affect offspring outcomes, including neurodevelopment. This study examined the relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (MBMI) and the microstructure of the hippocampus and amygdala in neonates.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Diffusion tensor imaging was used to assess mean diffusivity (MD) in these brain regions in 122 infants (mean gestational age: 39.9 weeks, mean age at scan: 24.8 days) from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study ( www.finnbrain.fi ). Linear regression was applied to explore associations between MBMI and MD at the regional level, while non-parametric permutation analysis was used for voxelwise investigations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A positive association was found between MBMI and hippocampal MD, particularly in the right hippocampus. Voxelwise analyses showed stronger associations in distinct areas: posterior for the right hippocampus and anterior for the left. No significant association was found between MBMI and amygdala MD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that in utero exposure to high MBMI may influence hippocampal microstructure in infants, underscoring the need for further research on the intergenerational effects of maternal obesity on early brain development.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhuoxiu Jin, Jiajin Li, Alice E Thackray, Tonghui Shen, Kevin Deighton, James A King, David J Stensel
{"title":"Fasting appetite-related gut hormone responses after weight loss induced by calorie restriction, exercise, or both in people with overweight or obesity: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Zhuoxiu Jin, Jiajin Li, Alice E Thackray, Tonghui Shen, Kevin Deighton, James A King, David J Stensel","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01726-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01726-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Altered appetite-related gut hormone concentrations may reflect a physiological adaptation facilitating weight regain after weight loss. This review investigates hormonal changes after weight loss achieved through calorie restriction (CR), exercise (EX), or both combined (CREX).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search of PubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov was conducted to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs reporting in a fasting state either pre- and post-intervention appetite-related hormone concentrations or the changes therein after weight loss. The hormones examined were ghrelin, peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY), glucagon-like peptide -1 (GLP-1), and cholecystokinin (CCK), in their total and/or active form. Standardised mean differences (SMD) were extracted as the effect size.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>127 studies were identified: 19 RCTs, 108 non-RCTs, 1305 and 4725 participants, respectively. In response to weight loss induced by CR, EX or CREX, the meta-analysis revealed an increase in total ghrelin from both RCTs (SMD: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.07-1.04) and non-RCTs (SMD: 0.24, 95% CI: 0.14-0.35). A decrease in acylated ghrelin was identified for RCTs (SMD: -0.58, 95% CI: -1.09 to -0.06) but an increase was observed for non-RCTs (SMD: 0.15, 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.27). Findings also revealed a decrease in PYY (total PYY: SMD: -0.17, 95%CI: -0.28 to -0.06; PYY<sub>3-36</sub>: SMD: -0.17, 95%CI: -0.32 to -0.02) and active GLP-1 (SMD: -0.16, 95% CI: -0.28 to -0.05) from non-RCTs. Changes in hormones did not differ among the three interventions when controlling for weight loss. Meta-regression indicated that greater weight loss was associated with a greater increase in total ghrelin.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Weight loss induced by CR, EX, or CREX elicits an increase in total ghrelin, but varied responses in other appetite-related hormones. The extent of weight loss influences changes in appetite-related gut hormone concentrations.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143390912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Western diet since adolescence impairs brain functional hyperemia at adulthood in mice: rescue by a balanced ω-3:ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids ratio.","authors":"Haleh Soleimanzad, Clémentine Morisset, Mireia Montaner, Frédéric Pain, Christophe Magnan, Mickaël Tanter, Hirac Gurden","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01711-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01711-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objective: </strong>Obesity is a devastating worldwide metabolic disease, with the highest prevalence in children and adolescents. Obesity impacts neuronal function but the fate of functional hyperemia, a vital mechanism making possible cerebral blood supply to active brain areas, is unknown in organisms fed a high-caloric Western Diet (WD) since adolescence.</p><p><strong>Subjects/methods: </strong>We mapped changes in cerebral blood volume (CBV) in the somatosensory cortex in response to whisker stimulation in adolescent, adult, and middle-aged mice fed a WD since adolescence. To this aim, we used non-invasive and high-resolution functional ultrasound imaging (fUS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We efficiently mimicked the metabolic syndrome of adolescents in young mice with early weight gain, dysfunctional glucose homeostasis, and insulinemia. Functional hyperemia is compromised as early as 3 weeks of WD and remains impaired after that in adolescent mice. These findings highlight the cerebrovascular vulnerability to WD during adolescence. In WD, ω-6:ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) ratio is unbalanced towards proinflammatory ω-6. A balanced ω-6:ω-3 PUFAs ratio in WD achieved by docosahexaenoic acid supplementation efficiently restores glucose homeostasis and functional hyperemia in adults.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>WD triggers a rapid impairment in cerebrovascular activity in adolescence, which is maintained at older ages, and can be rescued by a PUFA-based nutraceutical approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the link between dietary inflammatory index, inflammatory biomarkers, and sleep quality in adults with obesity: a pilot investigation.","authors":"Hakan Toğuç, Hande Öngün Yılmaz, Bülent Yaprak","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01728-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01728-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Obesity is known to be associated with inflammation and impaired sleep quality. In addition, the anti-inflammatory properties of the daily diet provide positive effects on health. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the inflammatory index of the diet consumed by people with obesity and inflammatory biomarkers and sleep quality.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study included 124 people with obesity (F: 75; M: 49) with a mean age of 42.20 ± 11.00 years, who presented to a dietary outpatient clinic in Malatya between November 2021 and May 2022. Three-day dietary intake records were collected to calculate Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) scores, which were then compared with inflammatory biomarkers, anthropometric measurements, and sleep quality measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the biochemical parameters, C-reactive protein (CRP) was found to be significantly higher in the groups with higher DII score (p = 0.006), and CRP (r = 0.258; p = 0.004) and total cholesterol (r = -0.243; p = 0.007) increased significantly with increasing inflammatory score of the diet. As the inflammatory burden of the diet consumed by the participants increased, their Body Mass Index (BMI) also increased (p = 0.009). No significant correlation was found between DII and sleep quality (p = 0.348).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that an anti-inflammatory diet can effectively reduce inflammation and BMI in people with obesity, but has a limited effect on sleep quality. Therefore, it is recommended that dietitians integrate anti-inflammatory dietary strategies for people with obesity into their clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emilia Hagman, Resthie R Putri, Pernilla Danielsson, Claude Marcus
{"title":"Pediatric obesity and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a nationwide prospective cohort study.","authors":"Emilia Hagman, Resthie R Putri, Pernilla Danielsson, Claude Marcus","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01727-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01727-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Emerging evidence implies a link between high pediatric body mass index (BMI) and an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, previous research suggests this association is only present for adolescent obesity and not childhood obesity. The present study aimed to assess the association between pediatric obesity and risk of developing MS, and to investigate if degree of obesity and age at obesity treatment initiation affects the risk. In a subgroup, response to obesity treatment on MS risk was assessed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cohort study, patients aged 2-19 years from the Swedish Childhood Obesity Treatment Register (BORIS), and matched individuals from the general population were followed prospectively. MS was identified through the National Patient Register. Hazard ratios (HR) adjusted for parental MS were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 21,652 individuals with pediatric obesity and 102,187 general population comparators. The median age at follow-up was 21 (Q1, Q3 18, 25) years. The adjusted HR (95% CI) for developing MS in the pediatric obesity cohort was 2.28 (1.45-3.58). In stratified analyses, obesity class I was not associated with MS, HR = 1.34 (0.64-2.81), while the association between obesity class II and MS was strengthened, HR = 3.42 (1.89-6.19). MS was associated with both childhood obesity, HR = 3.16 (1.12-8.87), and adolescent obesity, HR = 2.12 (1.28-3.51). A decrease in BMI SDS was not associated with lower likelihood of MS, HR = 1.09 (0.92-1.29) per 0.25 BMI SDS unit decrease.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Both childhood and adolescent obesity are associated with an increased risk of MS. Moreover, a dose-response relationship between the degree of obesity and the risk of future MS was indicated, while response to pediatric obesity treatment did not affect the association, highlighting the importance of preventing high degree of obesity early in life.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Feola, L Al-Nabelsi, B T Tam, J Near, J A Morais, S Santosa
{"title":"Intramyocellular lipid use is altered with exercise in males with childhood-onset obesity despite no differences in substrate oxidation.","authors":"S Feola, L Al-Nabelsi, B T Tam, J Near, J A Morais, S Santosa","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01720-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01720-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Compared to adulthood-onset obesity (AO), those with childhood-onset obesity (CO) are at greater risk of metabolic disease. However, the differences between these two obesity phenotypes are not clear. The aim of this study is to investigate how the age of obesity onset (CO vs. AO) affects the use of intramyocellular (IMCL) and extramyocellular (EMCL) lipids in response to exercise.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Males with CO (n = 5) and AO (n = 5) were recruited. At the first study visit, body composition was measured via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Energy expenditure and substrate oxidation were measured via indirect calorimetry. Participants were provided with standardized meals for 3 days prior to the exercise study visit. At the exercise study visit, IMCL and EMCL were measured via magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) before and after 90-minutes of moderate intensity cycling with indirect calorimetry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Substrate oxidation at rest and during exercise was not different between groups. Post-exercise, a decrease in IMCL was observed in the AO group that was not demonstrated in the CO group. There were no changes in EMCL post-exercise in either group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This was the first study to compare the effects of exercise on IMCL and EMCL use in males with CO and AO. The decreases in IMCL of the AO group is similar with those observed in the literature in lean individuals. We made the novel observation that with moderate intensity cycling, males with CO do not appear to use IMCL as effectively as those with AO, suggesting perturbations in IMCL metabolism.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143058936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial on obesity: a 100-year journey—the past, present and future","authors":"Jennifer L. Baker","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01722-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-025-01722-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":"49 2","pages":"157-158"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-025-01722-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amna Amir, Sabir Hussain, Syed Tahir Abbas Shah, Rabia Habib, Zahid Muneer, Eugenie Nepovimova, Kamil Kuca, Syed Muhammad Nurulain
{"title":"Association of BCHE gene SNP rs1803274 (K-variant) and rs3495 with obesity in Pakistani population group.","authors":"Amna Amir, Sabir Hussain, Syed Tahir Abbas Shah, Rabia Habib, Zahid Muneer, Eugenie Nepovimova, Kamil Kuca, Syed Muhammad Nurulain","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01715-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01715-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obesity plays a crucial role in the development of metabolic disorders including diabetes, coronary and renal diseases. There are several factors involved in the pathology of obesity, including chronic inflammation and exposure to environmental contaminants. Recently, the cholinergic co-hydrolyzing enzyme BChE has been associated with clinical conditions such as diabetes and obesity. This study aims to investigate the levels of BChE and inflammatory markers in the serum, as well as the association between two specific BCHE gene variants (rs1803274 and rs3495) and the risk of obesity in the Pakistani population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study recruited 350 people with obesity and 200 volunteers with no obesity. Proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) levels were quantified using ELISA kits, while the analysis of BCHE gene SNPs rs1803274 (K-variant) and rs3495 was conducted using the tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation-PCR (tetra-ARM-PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) methods, respectively. Additionally, clinico-pathological parameters HDL, LDL, BMI, Homa-IR, insulin, glucose, blood pressure was also assessed in subjects of current study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results showed significantly higher levels of BChE, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in the obesity group compared to the group without obesity. Furthermore, the obesity group exhibited higher blood pressure and LDL levels, as well as lower HDL levels when compared to group without obesity. Logistic regression analysis revealed a relationship between obesity and higher BChE activity, blood pressure, LDL, and lower HDL levels. The study also found a statistically significant association between the BCHE gene SNPs rs1803274 (K-variant) and rs3495 and the risk of obesity (OR = 2.01; CI = 1.21-3.33; p = 0.0063; OR = 1.80; CI = 1.09-2.96, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In conclusion, the study suggests that BChE and inflammatory cytokines play a significant role in the development and pathogenesis of obesity and can also act as good diagnostic biomarkers for obesity and its related metabolic disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143058933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haimanot Hailu, Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez, Anthony Rodriguez, Helen Skouteris, Briony Hill
{"title":"Who drives weight stigma? A multinational exploration of clustering characteristics behind weight bias against preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women.","authors":"Haimanot Hailu, Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez, Anthony Rodriguez, Helen Skouteris, Briony Hill","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01725-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-025-01725-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Weight bias is a global health challenge and community members are endorsed as the most common source of weight bias. The nature of weight biases specifically against preconception, pregnant, and postpartum (PPP) women from the perspective of community members is not known, especially in terms of cross-cultural trends. We investigated the magnitude of explicit and implicit weight bias and profiles of characteristics associated with harbouring weight bias.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a multinational investigation of clusters of factors associated with weight bias against PPP women (May-July 2023). Community members from Australia, Canada, United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Malaysia, and India completed a cross-sectional survey measuring explicit and implicit weight biases, beliefs about weight controllability, and awareness of sociocultural body ideals. Hierarchical multiple regression and latent profile analyses identified clusters of factors associated with weight bias.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants from India reported the lowest explicit weight bias (B = -0.45, p = 0.02). Participants from Australia (B = -0.14, p = 0.04) and the UK (B = -0.16, p = 0.02) (vs. US) reported the lowest implicit weight bias. Three distinct profiles were identified clustering on body mass index (BMI) and weight-controllability beliefs: low-BMI/moderate-beliefs, high-BMI/more biased beliefs, and high-BMI/less biased beliefs. Profile membership varied by country of residence and weight bias outcomes with low-BMI/moderate-beliefs profiles containing more people from non-Western countries and with low explicit weight bias.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Explicit and implicit weight bias was harboured by participants across all included nations, although less pronounced in non-Western countries. Our profiles highlight that individuals who held a stronger belief that weight is controllable, regardless of their body weight, should be targeted for interventions to eliminate weight stigma.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143058940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eugene Annor, Joseph Atarere, Nneoma Ubah, Oladoyin Jolaoye, Bryce Kunkle, Olachi Egbo, Daniel K Martin
{"title":"Assessing online chat-based artificial intelligence models for weight loss recommendation appropriateness and bias in the presence of guideline incongruence.","authors":"Eugene Annor, Joseph Atarere, Nneoma Ubah, Oladoyin Jolaoye, Bryce Kunkle, Olachi Egbo, Daniel K Martin","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01717-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01717-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Managing obesity requires a comprehensive approach that involves therapeutic lifestyle changes, medications, or metabolic surgery. Many patients seek health information from online sources and artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot before consulting health professionals. This study aims to evaluate the appropriateness of the responses of Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot to questions on pharmacologic and surgical management of obesity and assess for bias in their responses to either the ADA or AACE guidelines.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ten questions were compiled into a set and posed separately to the free editions of Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. Recommendations for the questions were extracted from the ADA and the AACE websites, and the responses were graded by reviewers for appropriateness, completeness, and bias to any of the guidelines.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All responses from Microsoft Copilot and 8/10 (80%) responses from Google Gemini were appropriate. There were no inappropriate responses. Google Gemini refused to respond to two questions and insisted on consulting a physician. Microsoft Copilot (10/10; 100%) provided a higher proportion of complete responses than Google Gemini (5/10; 50%). Of the eight responses from Google Gemini, none were biased towards any of the guidelines, while two of the responses from Microsoft Copilot were biased.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study highlights the role of Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini in weight loss management. The differences in their responses may be attributed to the variation in the quality and scope of their training data and design.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143052574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}