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Lifestyle interventions, including increased fibre intake, have been shown to be effective in management of metabolic diseases. At a meeting coordinated by the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP), Dr Elaine Chow of the Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, described different types of dietary fibre and their various benefits, and shared clinical evidence on the role of psyllium fibre in minimizing cardiometabolic risk factors, such as elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), blood glucose levels and obesity.

Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) share a common gut bacterial profile regardless of ethnic differences, according to a Singapore study, suggesting a role for specific gut bacteria in GDM pathophysiology.

Increased body weight variability (BWV) contributes to adverse liver outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a study has found. However, physical activity may attenuate such risk.

Women on testosterone therapy (TTh) show a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) than matched controls, while postmenopausal women have a comparable MACE risk and a similar or significantly reduced risk of breast cancer on age-based subanalysis, reports a study.