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A recent study has revealed that curcumin exerts favourable effects on the lipid profile, with its intake helping lower levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

The use of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4i) and sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) for diabetic patients admitted to hospitals yields the same efficacy and safety outcomes as insulin, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Intake of supplemental vitamin D3 falls short of reducing the incidence of fractures among generally healthy midlife and older adults as compared with placebo, according to data from the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL).

Postmenopausal women with obesity are at heightened risk of developing nonvertebral fractures in the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a study has found.

Patients with class 1 obesity may fare better with sleeve gastrectomy than intensive lifestyle modification, with a recent study showing that surgery facilitates greater weight loss and more effective diabetes prevention and remission with a caveat, according to a study. Sleeve gastrectomy is associated with a higher incidence of substance use disorder and self-harm.