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Are plant-based meats living up to their perceived health halos?

20 Nov 2024 by

With the advent of plant-based diets (PBDs), plant-based meat analogues (PBMAs) have emerged as alternative protein sources carrying numerous health benefits. However, a study from Singapore appears to reflect otherwise, showing that PBMAs do not confer cardiometabolic health benefits compared with their animal-based counterparts.

Are plant-based meats living up to their perceived health halos?

20 Nov 2024

Expanding role of SSAs in neuroendocrine tumour management

19 Nov 2024 by

High-dose somatostatin analogues (SSAs) can be effective and well-tolerated second-line therapies in neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) progressing on standard-dose SSAs in selected cases, according to Dr Ingrid Mak of the University of Hong Kong, at the 7th Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Hong Kong Annual Meeting (EDM HK 2024).

Expanding role of SSAs in neuroendocrine tumour management

19 Nov 2024

Day care attendance linked to lower T1D risk in children

18 Nov 2024

Children attending day care appear to be less likely than those who do not to have type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Day care attendance linked to lower T1D risk in children

18 Nov 2024

Does gluten-free diet lead to weight gain in adults with celiac disease?

15 Nov 2024

A gluten-free diet (GFD), which involves higher sugar and fat intakes, may result in greater BMI in some patients with celiac disease (CD), according to a study.

Does gluten-free diet lead to weight gain in adults with celiac disease?

15 Nov 2024

Higher weight gain seen in children of mothers with prepregnancy bariatric surgery

14 Nov 2024

Children born from mothers who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), particularly sleeve gastrectomy, prior to pregnancy appear to have greater weight gain in early life, and this is more pronounced among male offspring, suggests a study.

Higher weight gain seen in children of mothers with prepregnancy bariatric surgery

14 Nov 2024

SGLT-2 inhibitors stop kidney stone recurrence in T2D patients with nephrolithiasis, gout

13 Nov 2024 by

Use of an SGLT-2 inhibitor, compared with a GLP-1 receptor agonist or a DPP-4 inhibitor, helps to prevent nephrolithiasis from recurring in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and pre-existing nephrolithiasis or gout, as shown in target trial emulation studies.

SGLT-2 inhibitors stop kidney stone recurrence in T2D patients with nephrolithiasis, gout

13 Nov 2024

Obesity linked to heightened risk of sleep-related breathing disorders in kids

13 Nov 2024

Children with obesity face an increased risk of sleep-related breathing disorders, similar to those with Prader-Willi syndrome, as reported in a retrospective study.

Obesity linked to heightened risk of sleep-related breathing disorders in kids

13 Nov 2024

Evidence supports semaglutide for obesity-related HFpEF

13 Nov 2024 by

Semaglutide improves exercise function in patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in a secondary analysis of the prespecified pooled STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF DM trials presented at HFSA 2024.

Evidence supports semaglutide for obesity-related HFpEF

13 Nov 2024

Physical fitness, stress affect sexual interest in postmenopausal women

11 Nov 2024

A holistic approach must be adopted in addressing postmenopausal sexual health in Asian women, suggests a recent study. Such approach includes promoting positive sexual values, improving physical fitness, and managing stress.

Physical fitness, stress affect sexual interest in postmenopausal women

11 Nov 2024

New tool measures parent’s perceptions of obesity impact on child’s life

09 Nov 2024 by

A parent-proxy, obesity-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measure, Sizing Them Up (STU), demonstrates acceptable internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity, and convergent validity in adolescents undergoing weight management treatment in Singapore, reports a study.

New tool measures parent’s perceptions of obesity impact on child’s life

09 Nov 2024

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Are plant-based meats living up to their perceived health halos?

Are plant-based meats living up to their perceived health halos?

Expanding role of SSAs in neuroendocrine tumour management

Expanding role of SSAs in neuroendocrine tumour management

Day care attendance linked to lower T1D risk in children

Day care attendance linked to lower T1D risk in children

Does gluten-free diet lead to weight gain in adults with celiac disease?

Does gluten-free diet lead to weight gain in adults with celiac disease?

Higher weight gain seen in children of mothers with prepregnancy bariatric surgery

Higher weight gain seen in children of mothers with prepregnancy bariatric surgery

SGLT-2 inhibitors stop kidney stone recurrence in T2D patients with nephrolithiasis, gout

SGLT-2 inhibitors stop kidney stone recurrence in T2D patients with nephrolithiasis, gout

Obesity linked to heightened risk of sleep-related breathing disorders in kids

Obesity linked to heightened risk of sleep-related breathing disorders in kids

Evidence supports semaglutide for obesity-related HFpEF

Evidence supports semaglutide for obesity-related HFpEF

Physical fitness, stress affect sexual interest in postmenopausal women

Physical fitness, stress affect sexual interest in postmenopausal women

New tool measures parent’s perceptions of obesity impact on child’s life

New tool measures parent’s perceptions of obesity impact on child’s life