Justin Lo, MD

Medical School
University of Washington School of Medicine

Lo J, Melhorn SJ, Kee S, et al. Hypothalamic Gliosis Is Associated With Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025;14(10):e039463. doi:10.1161/JAHA.124.039463

Ng M, Gakidou E, Lo J, et al. Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2025;405(10481):813-838. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00355-1

GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators. Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2025;405(10481):785-812. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00397-6

Global Nutrition Target Collaborators. Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2025;404(10471):2543-2583. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01821-X

GBD 2021 US Obesity Forecasting Collaborators. National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990-2021, and forecasts up to 2050. Lancet. 2024;404(10469):2278-2298. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01548-4

GBD 2021 Other Musculoskeletal Disorders Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of other musculoskeletal disorders, 1990-2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Rheumatol. 2023;5(11):e670–e682. doi:10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00232-1

GBD 2021 Osteoarthritis Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990-2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Rheumatol. 2023;5(9):e508–e522. doi:10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00163-7

Zheng P, Afshin A, Biryukov S, et al. Burden of proof risk functions: a meta-analytic approach to assessing evidence. Nature Medicine. 2022;28:2038–2044. doi:10.1038/s41591-022-01973-2

Gona PN, Kimokoti R, Gona CM, et al. Changes in body mass index, obesity, and overweight in Southern Africa development countries, 1990 to 2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. Obesity science & practice. 2021;7(5):509–524. doi:10.1002/osp4.519

GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2020;396(10258):1223–1249. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2

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