Endocrinology
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Low-protein Nordic diet promotes healthy eating in infants
Infants who tried fruits, berries, and root vegetables early were more likely to consume fruits and vegetables at 18 months.
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Osteoporosis risk rises with air pollution levels
Chronic exposure to particulate matter 2.5 mcm or larger in size at concentrations above 25 mcg per cubic meter raised the likelihood of...
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What’s the best time of day to exercise? It depends on your goals
When you exercise can ultimately have a big effect in terms of strength, fat loss, heart health, mood, and quality of sleep.
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Can the ketogenic diet treat polycystic ovary syndrome?
The primary outcomes were changes in weight and body composition, specifically fat mass and lean mass, measured by bioimpedance.
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Diabetes tied to risk of long COVID, too
Roughly 43% of studies in a literature review identified diabetes as a risk factor for postacute sequelae of COVID-19.
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Why do we treat menopause as a disease?
Over centuries society and medicine have emphasized the negative aspects, and authors of a new analysis say this has eaten away at women’s...
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New National Lipid Association statement on statin intolerance
The statement offers strategies to help patients stay on statin medications and suggests alternatives that can be used in patients who really...
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Jury still out on cardiovascular safety of testosterone
A meta-analysis may provide some reassurance of the short-term cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy for male hypogonadism until...
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PCOS comes with high morbidity, medication use into late 40s
Overall morbidity risk was 35% higher than for women without PCOS and medication use was 27% higher. Some comorbidities were independent of BMI....
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Omega-3 supplement sweet spot found for BP reduction
A meta-analysis of almost 5,000 people found that 2-3 g of omega-3 fatty acids a day is optimal for reducing blood pressure in people with high BP...