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Integrated care teams improve outcomes, processes in patients with noncommunicable disease

Implementation of an integrated care team (ICT) in primary care results in enhanced clinical and process outcomes relative to usual care (UC), with more patients who have noncommunicable disease achieving treatment goals at 1 year, a Singapore study has shown.

Diabetes Mellitus, Updates on Diabetes Mellitus

Takeaway, delivery meals may make you fat, says study

Individuals with high body mass index (BMI) often eat delivery and takeaway meals, while those with low BMI and percent body fat usually consume homecooked meals, a UK study has found.

Less liver fat, better glucose control with LCHF diet

A low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet averts disease progression in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a new study presented at ILC 2022.

BMI, β-cell function predict response to exercise in older prediabetics

Among older adults with prediabetes, glycated haemoglobin levels (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), and β-cell function appear to be significantly associated with response to exercise.