Endocrinology (all articles)
Research: Effect of Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on 12-Month Weight Loss in Overweight Adults
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCCommentaries: Low-Carb And Low-Fat Diets Battle To A Draw – Cardiobrief (free) AND Matching DNA to a diet doesn’t work: ‘We didn’t even come close,’ researcher says – STAT (free) AND Counting Calories Is Not the Key to Weight Loss, New Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Debating low-fat vs low-carb diets? New study found a draw – Scope (free)
Opinion: It’s poverty, not individual choice, that is driving extraordinary obesity level
23 Feb, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCIt’s poverty, not individual choice, that is driving extraordinary obesity level – The Conversation (free)
“Statistics point remorselessly towards obesity being a symptom with an underlying social cause”.
Research: Maternal thyroid function and child educational attainment
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCMaternal thyroid function and child educational attainment: prospective cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Related study and commentary: Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hypothyroxinemia in Pregnancy – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Treating subclinical thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy probably has no benefit – NIHR Signal (free)
Maternal thyroid dysfunction in the first trimester had no impact on child performance at school or educational achievement.
Research: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:29h | UTCReal-time continuous glucose monitoring in adults with type 1 diabetes and impaired hypoglycaemia awareness or severe hypoglycaemia treated with multiple daily insulin injections (HypoDE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
The mean number of hypoglycemic events per 28 days was reduced from 10.8 to 3.5 among patients in the continuous glucose monitoring group and from 14.4 to 13.7 among control group participants.
Editorial: Vitamin D Screening and Supplementation in Primary Care
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCRelated: Your vitamin D tests and supplements are probably a waste of money – VOX (free) AND Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D? – The New York Times (free)
Draft Recommendation: Behavioral Interventions for Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:07h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Again Recommends Offering Behavioral Interventions to Obese Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Posts Draft Recs for Treatment of Adults With Obesity – Medscape (free registration required) AND USPSTF: ‘Yes’ To Behavioral Obesity Therapy – MedPage Today (free)
Research: Takeaway meal consumption and risk markers for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity in children aged 9–10 years
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:05h | UTCCommentaries: Takeaways linked to increased cardiovascular risk factors and obesity in children – NIHR Signal (free) AND Takeout Food May Increase Adverse Health Consequences in Children – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
Research: Night Shift Work, Genetic Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:03h | UTCNight Shift Work, Genetic Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes in the UK Biobank – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Irregular or Rotating Night Shifts Linked To Increased Risk of Diabetes – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND New study explores connection between shift work and type 2 diabetes – MedicalResearch.com (free) Working Nights May Raise Diabetes Risk – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Ambient Air Pollution in Relation to Diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:53h | UTC
Research: Perfluoroalkyl substances and changes in body weight and resting metabolic rate in response to weight-loss diets
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:49h | UTCCommentaries: PFASs, chemicals commonly found in environment, may interfere with body weight regulation – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health News (free) AND ‘Non-stick’ chemicals linked to weight gain – NHS Choices (free) AND Weight Regain More Likely With Perfluoroalkyl Substances – Endocrinology Advisor (free)
Research: Telemedicine in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:43h | UTCTelemedicine in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes – Preventing Chronic Disease (free)
Commentary: Telemedicine program saves time, money in managing type 1 diabetes – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Research: Effects of changes in eating speed on obesity in patients with diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCCommentaries: Will eating slowly help you to lose weight? – Medical News Today (free) AND Eating More Slowly May Help With Weight Loss, Study Finds – Forbes (free) AND Eating slowly may help prevent obesity, say researchers – The Guardian (free)
Guidelines on Adult Testosterone Deficiency
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:53h | UTCSource: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, February 2018 – Medscape (free registration required)
Review compares effectiveness, cost, and safety of second-line drugs for diabetes
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCOriginal Report: New Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes: Second-Line Therapy – Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (free)
Being overweight or having diabetes are both linked to cancer
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCBeing overweight or having diabetes are both linked to cancer – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to diabetes and high body-mass index: a comparative risk assessment – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free) AND Commentary: Diabetes and adiposity: a heavy load for cancer (free)
Atypical Antipsychotics, Insulin Resistance and Weight; a Meta-Analysis of Healthy Volunteer Studies
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCAtypical antipsychotics, insulin resistance and weight; a meta-analysis of healthy volunteer studies – Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
“These findings provide preliminary evidence that atypical antipsychotics cause insulin resistance and weight gain directly, independent of psychiatric disease and may be associated with length of treatment”.
Review: Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation in Women with Adrenal Insufficiency
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:31h | UTC
The Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:11h | UTCThe Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars – The New York Times (free)
Research: Effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6 and 7 year olds
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:35h | UTCEditorial: The failure of anti-obesity programmes in schools (free)
Commentary: Obesity crisis can’t be solved by schools – major new study – The Conversation (free) AND Schools are not the answer to childhood obesity epidemic, study shows – The Guardian (free)
““In the words of Winston Churchill, “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”” (from editorial)
Meta-Analysis: Risk of Pre-eclampsia in Women Taking Metformin
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:49h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“Metformin was associated with lower gestational weight gain and a lower risk of pre-eclampsia compared with insulin”
Review: Indications for the Surgical Management of Benign Goiter in Adults
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:35h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements Don’t Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:18h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 Supplements Don’t Protect Against Heart Disease – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Omega-3 fatty acids did not prevent fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or any major vascular events.
Research: HbA1c, Diabetes and Cognitive Decline
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:10h | UTCHbA1c, diabetes and cognitive decline: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Diabetologia (free)
Commentaries: The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer’s – The Atlantic (free) And Study Shows Long-Term Effects Of Diabetes And Prediabetes On The Brain – Forbes (free) AND New research shows diabetes and worse blood sugar control are associated with long-term cognitive decline – MedicalXpress (free) AND HbA1c Levels in Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Decline – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCMetformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or 4 – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How I learned to stop worrying and love metformin – NephJC (free) AND Adjusted-Dose Metformin Appears Safe in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 or 4 – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Review: Management of Turner Syndrome
4 Feb, 2018 | 16:57h | UTC