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Obesity does not increase the likelihood of hospitalization among biologic-treated patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggests a recent study.

Dropping animal protein for plant proteins in the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet appears to have favourable effects on cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with obesity and metabolic syndrome, according to a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial.

A diet heavy in Western-style fast food is known to make people fat and unhealthy, and a recent study quantifies its toll in an Eastern population, particularly Singaporeans: Frequent intake puts one at risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and dying from coronary heart disease (CHD).

Compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4i), the use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease, renal events, and heart failure (HF) hospitalization among patients with diabetes, reports a recent study.

Undergoing a hysterectomy, particularly at a young age, may be associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a study from France presented at EASD 2022.

In the context of an energy-restricted diet, a weight-loss diet involving daily consumption of 70 g of lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts yielded similar weight loss results as a traditional low-fat weight-loss diet after 6 months in adults at high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), a study has shown.

A 2-week comprehensive risk-management regimen can successfully suppress levels of plasma triglycerides in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a recent study reported.

Updated results of the SUGAR* trial showed that using polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stents (AES) was not a superior option to durable-polymer zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES) in patients with diabetes mellitus who required percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Vitamin C appears to protect against metabolic disorders due to its close association with glucose-lipid metabolism in overweight and obese patients who are undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), according to a study. Moreover, LSG does not seem to worsen the vitamin C status or deficiency.