Top in endocrinology: Nitrates, nitrites and diabetes risk; vegan vs. omnivore soul food diet
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Eating more foods with added nitrates or nitrites was associated with a significantly greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.
Researchers said it is the first large-scale study to find these associations. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.
Another top story was about a study that found no significant differences in weight loss, lipids or BP among African American adults eating a vegan diet compared with an omnivore soul food diet.
Read these and more in endocrinology below:
Eating more foods with nitrites or nitrates may increase risk for type 2 diabetes
Adults who eat more foods that include added nitrites or nitrates have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than those exposed to fewer of these compounds, according to findings published in PLOS Medicine. Read more.
No significant differences in weight, lipids, BP with vegan, omnivore soul food diets
Healthy vegan or low-fat omnivorous soul food diets yield no significant differences in weight loss or lipid and blood pressure levels among African American adults, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Abaloparatide improves bone strength among women with osteoporosis
Women with osteoporosis receiving abaloparatide for 18 months followed by alendronate for 2 years had greater improvements in trabecular bone score than those receiving placebo, according to study findings. Read more.
Adults with overweight, obesity may have decreased response to vitamin D supplements
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels may be blunted for adults with a higher BMI, according to a post hoc analysis of data from the VITAL trial. Read more.
Meeting target HbA1c may improve NAFLD for adults with type 2 diabetes
Adults with type 2 diabetes may be able to reduce their liver fat and improve their liver fibrosis stage with reductions in HbA1c, according to a study published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases. Read more.