Oct 3rd, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Seth J. Baum, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA, FASPC: Hi. My name is Seth Baum. I'm a preventive cardiologist and clinical lipidologist, the chief scientific officer for Flourish Research, and a past president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. I'm joined today by Dr Jay Shubrook, who is an expert in diabetes, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)...

Oct 3rd, 2022 - Researchers published the study covered in this summary on Preprints with The Lancet as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Adults in China who consumed a "balanced," moderate-ratio (middle three quintiles) of animal-to-vegetable cooking oil had a lower rate of developing type 2 diabetes during a median follow-up of 8.6 years compared with those who consumed the lowest...

Sep 30th, 2022 - STOCKHOLM — Recent study results confirm that two agents from the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor class can significantly cut the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF), a disease especially common in people with type 2 diabetes, obesity, or both. And findings from secondary analyses of the studies ― incl...

Sep 28th, 2022 - STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Whether "insulin-free type 2 diabetes" is either "coming" or "nonsense" was the topic of a debate at the recent European Association for the Study of Diabetes 2022 Annual Meeting. Bruce H.R. Wolffenbuttel, MD, PhD, argued the "nonsense" view, given the heterogeneity and progressive nature of type 2 diabetes, while Apostolos Tsapas, MD, PhD, expressed confidence that newer ap...

Sep 27th, 2022 - Veterans with HIV infection were found to have lower rates of obesity overall compared with age-matched HIV-negative individuals. For patients with HIV infection, significant increases in weight were primarily observed within the first 2 years of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and among those with lower BMI at diagnosis. These study findings were published in HIV Medicine. Researchers ...

Sep 27th, 2022 - Mark P. Trolice, MD As reproductive specialists, part of our obligation is to improve a woman’s or couple’s ability to conceive in the most cost-effective manner, ideally through natural attempts at conception. While assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have provided impressive pregnancy rates across many diagnoses, including unexplained infertility, this advanced procedure comes with a sig...

Sep 26th, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. I'm Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. The use of sugary additives has been an insidious, "sickeningly sweet" component of the Western diet over the past several decades. As an alternative, we often turn to artificial, noncaloric sweeteners. But does th...

Sep 26th, 2022 - STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Weight loss should be a co-primary management goal for type 2 diabetes in adults, according to a new comprehensive joint consensus report from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA). And while metformin is still recommended as first-line therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes with no other comorbidities, the s...

Sep 26th, 2022 - Early-onset cancer — often defined as cancers diagnosed in adults younger than age 50 years — is an emerging global epidemic, according to a recent review. While the rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) is a well-documented problem, the trend appears to extend far beyond CRC. The authors traced patterns of early-onset cancer diagnoses across 14 different cancer types, includi...

Sep 26th, 2022 - Cancer cachexia is a syndrome of weight loss that frequently occurs during cancer treatment. Consequences can include skeletal muscle loss, fatigue, functional impairment, worse quality of life, and worse survival. On the other hand, weight gain during cancer treatment has been tied to better survival. A new study shows that, among patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), weight gain o...

Sep 23rd, 2022 - Bariatric surgery among adolescents or young adults with severe obesity leads to durable reductions in body weight along with dramatic reductions in rates of diabetes, hypertension, and depression, according to new research in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Approximately 12% of non-Hispanic Blacks, 9% of Hispanics, and 7% of Whites ages 12-19 have severe obesity, the authors n...

Sep 22nd, 2022 - A lower body mass index (BMI) is associated with faster visual field progression, a greater likelihood of glaucoma diagnosis, and greater vertical cup-disc ratio (VCDR), according to a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Researchers conducted an analysis using data from 3 studies: the Progression Risk Of Glaucoma: RElevant SNPs with Significant Association (PROGRESSA) stud...

Sep 22nd, 2022 - Maternal mortality in the United States has been rising for several decades, but actions taken at the community level, as well as larger public health initiatives, have the potential to slow this trend, according to experts at a webinar sponsored by the National Institute for Health Care Management. Maternal mortality in the United States increased by 14% from 2018 to 2020, according to data fr...

Sep 22nd, 2022 - STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Shivering upon repeated short exposures to cold improves glucose tolerance, decreases fasting blood glucose and lipid levels, and markedly reduces blood pressure, show new study results in adults with obesity and overweight. Presenting the preliminary findings at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting, Adam Sellers, a PhD student fro...

Sep 21st, 2022 - Veterans with HIV infection were found to have lower rates of obesity overall compared with age-matched HIV-negative individuals. For patients with HIV infection, significant increases in weight were primarily observed within the first 2 years of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and among those with lower BMI at diagnosis. These study findings were published in HIV Medicine. Researchers ...

Sep 21st, 2022 - Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages daily may raise the risk of dying from obesity-related cancers, new research shows. The study, which included more than 900,000 participants, contributes to previous research suggesting that sugary beverages increase the risk of cancer and cancer-related mortality. A more surprising finding is that consuming artificially sweetened beverages was lin...

Sep 21st, 2022 - Maternal diabetes appears to raise the risk for certain types of cancers in children, according to an analysis of two large population-based registries. Most notably, researchers found an elevated risk of glioma among children who had been prenatally exposed to type 1 diabetes in one registry and to gestational diabetes in the other. "Our study supports the potential role for maternal diabetes ...

Sep 21st, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. I'm Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. The ultimate goal of screening for colon cancer is to prevent it. Over the past several decades, we've certainly seen an increasing emphasis on colon cancer screening. That's led to related benefits when it comes t...

Sep 21st, 2022 - STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The beneficial effects of the duodenal jejunal bypass liner (EndoBarrier, GI Dynamics) may outweigh the risks for some patients with type 2 diabetes, new data suggest.   The EndoBarrier, a 60-cm implantable sleeve, is endoscopically placed into the first part of the small intestine, creating a physical barrier between receptors in the intestinal wall and food. The mechanism ...

Sep 20th, 2022 - HealthDay News — Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a joint effect of maternal obesity and excessive weight gain appears to be associated with an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring, according to a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Verónica Perea, MD, PhD, from Hospital Universitari Mútua ...