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Use of antiplatelet (AP) medication appears to increase bleeding and decompensation events among privately insured patients with cirrhosis, a study has found. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) is also associated with significant early bleeding, but not decompensations. Anticoagulants (AC), on the other hand, are not associated with bleeding or decompensation outcomes.

Molecular weight (MW) appears to be an important factor in determining the required dose of oat β-glucan (OBG) to elicit a significant reduction in mean glucose peak among healthy people without diabetes, a recent meta-regression has found.

Eating one avocado a day for 6 months does not appear to yield significant benefits in terms of slimming down the waist area and controlling risk factors associated with cardiometabolic disorders, according to data from Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial, which is said to the most extensive of its kind.

Adding pecan nuts or an extra-virgin olive oil to a healthy diet does not seem to substantially improve glycaemic and anthropometric parameters in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), but it helps improve the quality of diet, suggests a study.