Endocrinology (all articles)

Metabolically healthy obesity: a friend or foe?

21 Jul, 2017 | 18:13h | UTC

Review: Metabolically healthy obesity: a friend or foe? – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)

Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

20 Jul, 2017 | 00:13h | UTC

Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Adults – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Some Plant-Based Diets May Increase Heart Disease Risk –American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Not All Vegetarian, Plant-Based Diets Equal for CHD Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Not all plant-based diets are created equal – American College of Cardiology, via ScienceDaily (free)

Meta-analysis: Artificial sweeteners do not help with weight loss

18 Jul, 2017 | 00:10h | UTC

Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentaries: Artificial Sweeteners Not Tied to Lower BMI and May Even Increase It – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Artificial Sweeteners Don’t Help People Lose Weight, Review Finds – NPR (free) AND The Irony Of Artificial Sweeteners – Forbes (free) AND Low-calorie sweeteners don’t help with weight loss — and may lead to gained pounds – STAT News (free)

Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy

17 Jul, 2017 | 00:53h | UTC

Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Consensus Guideline of the Working Group of Ocular Health (Spanish Society of Diabetes and Spanish Vitreous and Retina Society) – Journal of Ophthalmology (free)

Position Statement On Menopause

17 Jul, 2017 | 00:49h | UTC

Position Statement: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists And American College Of Endocrinology Position Statement On Menopause – 2017 Update (free)

Related Position Statement: The 2017 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society (free PDF)

Related Draft Recommendation Statement: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Clinical practice guidelines for the care of girls and women with Turner syndrome

17 Jul, 2017 | 00:51h | UTC

Clinical practice guidelines for the care of girls and women with Turner syndrome: proceedings from the 2016 Cincinnati International Turner Syndrome Meeting – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)

Editorial: New international Turner syndrome guideline: a multi-society feat (free)

Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation: Updates on Innovative Devices and Techniques

16 Jul, 2017 | 23:40h | UTC

Review: Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation: Updates on Innovative Devices and Techniques – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)

Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure

16 Jul, 2017 | 23:36h | UTC

Clinical Review: Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure – American Journal of Medicine (free)

Association of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

16 Jul, 2017 | 12:43h | UTC

Association of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Improvement in diet quality linked to decreased all-cause mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Improving Diet Over Time May Reduce Risk of Death – MedPage Today (free registration required) Change in Diet Can Lower Mortality Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Eating a Little Bit Healthier Helps You Live Longer – TIME (free) AND A Range of Healthy Dietary Changes Could Help You Live Longer – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Insulin pumps not much better than multiple injections for intensive control of type 1 diabetes

16 Jul, 2017 | 12:44h | UTC

Insulin pumps not much better than multiple injections for intensive control of type 1 diabetes – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Relative effectiveness of insulin pump treatment over multiple daily injections and structured education during flexible intensive insulin treatment for type 1 diabetes: cluster randomised trial (REPOSE) – The BMJ (free)

Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adrenal Incidentaloma

16 Jul, 2017 | 12:42h | UTC

Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adrenal Incidentaloma – Endocrinology and Metabolism (free)

Type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis: a guide to optimal management

11 Jul, 2017 | 21:48h | UTC

Type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis: a guide to optimal management – Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Specific diabetes medications to protect bone health recommended – Endocrine Society, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Advice for Optimal Management of Diabetes and Osteoporosis – Medscape (free registration required)

Alendronate may reduce hip fracture risk in older patients using prednisolone

12 Jul, 2017 | 14:55h | UTC

Association Between Alendronate Use and Hip Fracture Risk in Older Patients Using Oral Prednisolone – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Alendronate Cuts Hip-Fracture Rates in High-Risk Elderly – Medscape (free registration required) AND Alendronate helps cut hip fracture risk with prednisolone – OnMedica (free) AND Alendronate Might Help Protect Against Hip Fracture in Patients Taking Prednisolone – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Retrospective cohort suggests alendronate might reduce fracture risk in the short term in elderly patients taking prednisolone.

Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity

11 Jul, 2017 | 18:27h | UTC

Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain – Science News (free)

Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors

11 Jul, 2017 | 17:12h | UTC

Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Editorial 1: Healthful Physical Activity and Diet Promotion—For the Many or the Few? (free)

Editorial 2: Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control for All (free)

Editorial 3: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Is Behavioral Counselling Necessary? (free)

The JAMA Network – For The Media: USPSTF Recommendation Regarding Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (free)

Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTC

3 – Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact, but not always… – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions: Meta-analyses of RCTs – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)

“Review suggests it might be sensible to tackle smoking and diet separately, rather than at the same time” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:40h | UTC

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free registration required)

Invited commentary: The crisis of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa (free registration required)

Commentaries: Alarm Bells Sound on Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa – Medscape (free registration required) AND Increasing diabetes burden in sub-Saharan Africa has potential to reverse health gains of recent years – News Medical (free)

“The growing burden of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa will have huge consequences” (RT @Medscape see Tweet)

Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:28h | UTC

Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease – European Heart Journal (free)

Full report: The technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries by the joint working group of the World Heart Federation, the European Society of Hypertension and the European Public Health Association (free)

Commentary: CardioBrief: Int’l Experts Call Sodium Guidelines Far Too Restrictive – MedPage Today (free)

Summary of the technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease with key recommendations for individuals and policymakers.

Pretreatment fasting plasma glucose and insulin modify dietary weight loss success

9 Jul, 2017 | 00:38h | UTC

Pretreatment fasting plasma glucose and insulin modify dietary weight loss success: results from 3 randomized clinical trials – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Fasting blood sugar, fasting insulin identified as new biomarkers for weight loss – University of Copenhagen, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Low-Fat or Low Carb for Weight Loss? It Depends on Your Glucose Metabolism – EbioMedicine (free)

Individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes seem to have better results with low-carb diets.