Endocrinology
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Exercise halves T2D risk in adults with obesity
Adults with obesity in a supervised exercise program were significantly less likely than nonexercisers to develop type 2 diabetes 10 years later...
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Does obesity blunt effects of vitamin D supplementation?
‘There seems to be something different happening with vitamin D metabolism at higher body weights,’ said the author of a new paper.
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New guidelines on peds obesity call for aggressive treatment
The authors of the guidelines encourage primary care doctors to collaborate with other medical professionals to treat the comorbidities often...
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Latest steps toward reducing U.S. insulin cost begin in 2023
Beneficiaries who take insulin via pen or syringe, covered under Medicare part D, fall under the $35/month co-pay cap.
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Best diets in 2023: Mediterranean diet wins again
U.S. News & World Report’s latest annual rankings of the best diet plans has been released.
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Diabetes surge expected in young people
It is expected that as many as 526,000 people younger than 20 years in the United States will have diabetes by 2060.
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Dubious diagnosis: Is there a better way to define ‘prediabetes’?
There have been major increases in prediabetes in the United States and globally over the past 2 decades.
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Guidance updated for congenital hypothyroidism screening, management
Congenital hypothyroidism is one of the most common, preventable causes of intellectual disabilities worldwide.
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Patients trying to lose weight overestimate their diet quality
Only 28% of participants in a study had “good agreement” between their perceived diet quality and its actual quality.
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Intermittent fasting diet trend linked to disordered eating
This method of dieting was significantly associated with overeating, binge eating, vomiting, laxative use, and compulsive exercise.
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Which exercise is best for bone health?
An optimal exercise regimen includes a combination of strength and resistance training; weight-bearing aerobic training; and exercises that build...