Endocrinology (all articles)
RCT: Little long-term benefit from a small change approach to prevent weight gain in adults with overweight and obesity.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:37h | UTC
Study suggests switching among different generic levothyroxine products is not associated with clinically significant changes in TSH level.
8 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTCAssociation Between Generic-to-Generic Levothyroxine Switching and Thyrotropin Levels Among US Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Generic Levothyroxine Switching and Thyrotropin Levels – American College of Cardiology
Over 1 billion people projected to live with obesity by 2030, warns new World Obesity Atlas.
7 Mar, 2022 | 00:12h | UTCReport: Obesity Atlas 2022 – Global Obesity Observatory
A guideline for the outpatient management of glycemic control in people with cancer.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:56h | UTC
Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCCommentaries:
Living a long life is a multi-step process – The Lancet Public Health
Podcast: Obesity medicine pearls.
4 Mar, 2022 | 08:43h | UTC#324: Obesity Medicine FAQ with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford – The Curbsiders
A low-energy diet shows promise for reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCEarly Relationships of a Low-Energy Diet With Symptoms of Fibromyalgia ACR Open Rheumatology
Commentary: Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet — With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor – MedPage Today (free registration required)
The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:22h | UTC
The management of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults—An updated guideline from the Joint British Diabetes Society for Inpatient Care.
1 Mar, 2022 | 09:00h | UTC
Dynamic tests in pituitary endocrinology: pitfalls in interpretation during aging.
25 Feb, 2022 | 10:30h | UTC
Ramadan fasting: recommendations for patients with cardiovascular disease.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:17h | UTCRamadan fasting: recommendations for patients with cardiovascular disease – Heart
Related:
WHO Interim Guidance: Safe Ramadan Practices in the Context of the COVID-19
Position Statement: Guidance for People with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan
Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines
Commentary on Twitter
Ramadan fasting: recommendations for patients with cardiovascular diseasehttps://t.co/genOJm0Vu4 pic.twitter.com/9E3awbPcvB
— Heart_BMJ (@Heart_BMJ) July 26, 2021
Prediabetes and risk of mortality, diabetes-related complications and comorbidities: umbrella review of meta-analyses of prospective studies.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Statement: Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:45h | UTCCommentary: USPSTF Updates Guidance on Statins for Primary Prevention of CVD – HealthDay
Raw and cooked vegetable consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a study of 400,000 adults in UK Biobank.
22 Feb, 2022 | 09:51h | UTCCommentaries:
Eating veggies won’t protect your heart, study says, but critics disagree – CNN
Study Finds No Heart Benefit From Veggies. Nutritionists Disagree – HealthDay
Position Statement: a disease state approach to the pharmacological management of type 2 diabetes in primary care.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:51h | UTCRelated:
NICE Updated Guidance: Management of Type 2 Diabetes.
Guideline: ADA 2022 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
M-A of randomized trials | Association between intensity of LDL cholesterol reduction with statin-based therapies and secondary stroke prevention.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCEditorial: Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level After a Stroke—Reducing It by Any Means (free for a limited period)
Study suggests banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:25h | UTCBanning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax – The Conversation
Original Study: Industry levy versus banning promotion on soft drinks in Scotland: A distributional analysis – Food Policy
Related:
Association of a sweetened beverage tax with reduction in soda consumption in high school students.
UK National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says.
Perspective – Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation
Cohort Study: Association Between Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages and Soft Drink Consumption
Meta-Analysis: Impact of Sugar‐sweetened Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Dietary Intake
Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity
Sugar Tax: Why Health Experts Want it But Politicians and Industry are Resisting
The Effect of Food Price Changes on Consumer Purchases: A Randomized Experiment
Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated with Reduced Consumption
Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption
Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization
The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics
To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times
Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies
Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases
Personal View | Effective, disease-modifying, clinical approaches to patients with mild-to-moderate hypertriglyceridemia.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:17h | UTCEffective, disease-modifying, clinical approaches to patients with mild-to-moderate hypertriglyceridaemia – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free for a limited period)
Dietary carbohydrate and the risk of type 2 diabetes: an updated systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:16h | UTC
RCT: Advising overweight patients to increase sleep duration may reduce caloric intake.
21 Feb, 2022 | 09:27h | UTCNews Release: Getting more sleep reduces caloric intake, a game changer for weight loss programs – University of Chicago Medical Center
Commentaries:
Cut nearly 300 calories a day by doing something you already do – CNN
Individualized Sleep Counseling Can Aid Weight Loss in Overweight – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this randomized clinical trial of overweight adults who habitually sleep <6.5 hours per night, sleep extension reduced daily energy intake by ~270 kcal. Maintaining adequate sleep duration could be a viable intervention to prevent or reverse obesity. https://t.co/4nURTFSMO0 pic.twitter.com/jXaRx7wOdG
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) February 7, 2022
Expert Review | The importance of nutrition in pregnancy and lactation: lifelong consequences.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:38h | UTC
NICE Updated Guidance: Management of Type 2 Diabetes.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCType 2 diabetes in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Related: Guideline: ADA 2022 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
Cohort Study: Osteoporosis and its association with cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and cancer.
18 Feb, 2022 | 08:24h | UTCOsteoporosis and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease, Respiratory Disease, and Cancer: Findings From the UK Biobank Prospective Cohort Study – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-analysis finds the overall prevalence of statin intolerance is around 9% and identifies the most common risk factors.
17 Feb, 2022 | 10:07h | UTCPrevalence of statin intolerance: a meta-analysis – European Heart Journal
Commentaries:
Expert reaction to study looking at statin intolerance – Science Media Centre
Related:
Commentary on Twitter
Statin intolerance is “over-estimated and over-diagnosed”. World’s largest study shows less than 10% suffer side-effects caused by statins https://t.co/pcVk8YI3I3@escardio #EHJ #ESCYoung #cardiotwitter @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes #CVD #Riskfactors pic.twitter.com/b3nFWsc74d
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) February 16, 2022
A novel diabetes typology: towards precision diabetology from pathogenesis to treatment.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTC