Top in endocrinology: Early diabetes and dementia risk; PCOS body image study

Adults diagnosed with diabetes at age 60 years or younger were at a heightened risk for developing dementia, according to an analysis of Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study data.

No association was found between dementia risk and prediabetes, suggesting that slowing prediabetes progression could “have an important impact on the overall burden of dementia,” Michael Fang, PhD, assistant scientist in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Healio. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Another top story covered study results that found women in midlife were more likely to attempt weight loss multiple times and perceive themselves as having overweight if they had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The study was the first to indicate that “normal-weight women with PCOS also struggle with their body image,” Emilia Pesonen, MSc, doctoral researcher in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, research unit of clinical medicine at the University of Oulu in Finland, told Healio.

Read these and more top stories in endocrinology below:

Younger age at diabetes diagnosis linked to higher risk for developing dementia

Adults who are diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age have an increased risk for developing dementia, but researchers found no association between prediabetes and dementia risk, according to study data published in Diabetologia. Read more.

Women with PCOS more likely to have perception of overweight, attempt weight loss

Women with PCOS are more likely to attempt to lose weight multiple times and perceive themselves as having overweight compared with women without PCOS, according to a study published in Obesity. Read more.

Ear acupuncture with reduced food intake linked to weight loss for adults

An ear acupuncture intervention using metal beads may help induce weight loss for adults, according to findings from two studies presented at the European Congress on Obesity. Read more.

Swallowable gastric balloon plus liraglutide induces 18.7% weight loss in obesity

Use of a swallowable gastric balloon in conjunction with a GLP-1 receptor agonist induced a mean weight loss of approximately 19% for adults with overweight or obesity, according to a speaker. Read more.

Most tweets about obesity on Twitter carry negative sentiment

More than 70% of posts on Twitter discussing obesity from 2019 to 2021 were deemed as being predominantly negative, according to data presented at the European Congress on Obesity. Read more.