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Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared to consumption of vitamins, according to new research.
Source: Dietary supplements linked with severe health events in children, young adults
This study compared acute supplementation of Montmorency tart cherries in capsule (MTCC) and juice (MTCJ) forms in MetS humans, as potential prophylactic interventions against cardio-metabolic diseases.
High doses of vitamin B supplementation may put women at risk for fracture, according to a new study.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with comorbidities gained some benefits from exercise training, researchers reported here.
But sugary-drink sales went up in adjacent zip codes
Hirsutism is defined as the excessive growth of thick dark hair in locations where hair growth in women usually is minimal or absent (see the image below). Such male-pattern growth of terminal body hair usually occurs in androgen-stimulated locations, such as the face, chest, and areolae.
Source: Dermatologic Manifestations of Hirsutism: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology
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Adults with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery are less likely to die from a myocardial infarction or stroke compared with adults who do not undergo bariatric surgery whether or not they have obesity at the time of the event, according to findings published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
Source: Bariatric surgery reduces mortality risk following MI, stroke
Postmenopausal women reporting a history of at least four pregnancies were 28% more likely to develop diabetes when compared with women who reported two or three pregnancies, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.
Source: Multiple pregnancies increase diabetes risk in postmenopausal women
Adults with prediabetes or untreated type 2 diabetes who sleep fewer than 5 hours or more than 8 hours per night tend to have higher blood glucose levels than those who sleep between 7 and 8 hours, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
Source: Abnormal sleep patterns raise HbA1c levels in prediabetes, untreated type 2 diabetes
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