Top in endocrinology: Dietary fiber, thyroid hormone replacement

A recent study showed that higher dietary fiber intake may decrease the risk for depression among premenopausal women. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Another top story was about new findings that indicate some patients receiving thyroid hormone replacement may be overprescribed treatment, according to researchers.

Read these and more top stories in endocrinology below:

More dietary fiber may decrease depression risk among premenopausal women

Dietary fiber intake was inversely associated with depression among premenopausal, but not postmenopausal, women, according to findings published in Menopause. Read more.

One-third of patients remain euthyroid after ending thyroid hormone replacement

More than one-third of individuals taking thyroid hormone replacement remained euthyroid after discontinuing their medication, according to study findings published in Thyroid. Read more.

Low TSH levels associated with incident depression among women

Low thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are positively associated with incident depression, particularly among women, and even among euthyroid adults, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology. Read more.

High saccharin intake ‘insufficient’ to alter glucose tolerance, gut microbiota in 2 weeks

Short-term saccharin supplementation did not alter the gut microbiota or cause glucose intolerance in a cohort of healthy adults, according to study findings published in Microbiome. Read more.

Thyroid disorders before, during pregnancy raise thyroid cancer risk in children

Children born to mothers diagnosed with thyroid disorders before or during pregnancy were significantly more likely to develop thyroid cancer, with risk persisting into adulthood, according to an analysis of registry data. Read more.