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Low free sugar diet benefits obese/overweight patients with NAFLD
Overweight or obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may gain health benefits from a low free sugar diet, results of a trial have shown. Such diet helps reduce hepatic steatosis and fibrosis, as well as improve glycaemic indices and lower concentrations of biomarkers of inflammation, triglycerides (TG), and total cholesterol (TC) levels.
Old age, unhealthy lifestyle weaken COVID-19 vaccine protection against severe illness
Vaccines provide the best defense against COVID-19, but they are not without limitations. Acute infections still occur in some, especially those who are older, smokers, obese, or with type 2 diabetes (T2D), as reported in a study.
Obesity, diabetes, family history up prostate cancer risk in IBD patients
A longitudinal national database study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has identified several risk factors for the development of prostate cancer (PC), including age, obesity, diabetes, married status, family history of PC, and African American race.
Waist-height ratio predicts severe diabetic eye disease risk in T1D
Waist-height ratio (WHtR), a hallmark of central obesity, appears to be a good indicator for the risk of developing severe diabetic eye disease (SDED) in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), results of a 15-year cohort study suggest.