Top stories in endocrinology: yogurt improves body composition, CV risk in adults with type 2 diabetes

Among the top stories in endocrinology is the finding that yogurt fortified with whey protein, calcium and vitamin D was associated with decreased waist circumference, body fat mass and body fat percentage in adults with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome. Adults with type 2 diabetes and hypertension did not experience a reduction in cardiovascular risk after achieving a target systolic blood pressure lower than 130 mm Hg. Other stories include a report that elevated measurements of endocrine-disrupting phthalates were found in the urine of individuals who consumed food away from home, risks for mortality are significantly higher among adults with insulin-treated diabetes diagnosed before age 30 years, and adults with osteoporosis who received care from a fracture liaison service program were more likely to undergo bone mineral density testing and initiate and adhere to osteoporosis treatment. – by Jake Scott

Fortified yogurt improves body composition, metabolic parameters

Adults with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome who consumed yogurt fortified with whey protein, calcium and vitamin D experienced increases in 25-hydroxyvitamin D and decreases in waist circumference, body fat mass and body fat percentage compared with those assigned to eat conventional low-fat yogurt, study data show. Read More.

Tight blood pressure control may increase risk for CVD, mortality in type 2 diabetes

Adults with type 2 diabetes and hypertension who achieved a target systolic blood pressure of less than 130 mm Hg did not experience a reduction in cardiovascular risk when compared with similar patients with systolic blood pressure between 130 and 140 mm Hg, according to findings from researchers in Hong Kong. Read More.

Dining out linked to increased exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in foods

U.S. children and adults who consume food from sources away from home are more likely to have higher measurements of endocrine-disrupting phthalates in their urine than those who prepare most of their food at home, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data published in Environment International. Read More.

Childhood, young adult onset type 1 diabetes increases mortality risk

The risks for all-cause mortality and mortality from cardiovascular causes, sepsis, renal failure, respiratory disorders and cancer are significantly higher among adults with insulin-treated diabetes diagnosed before age 30 years compared with adults without diabetes, study data show. Read More.

Fracture liaison service increases BMD testing, osteoporosis treatment

Adults with osteoporosis who received care from a fracture liaison service program were more likely to undergo bone mineral density testing and initiate and adhere to osteoporosis treatment vs. adults receiving usual care, according to study findings published in Bone. Read More.