Top in endocrinology: Limiting PFAS exposure
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Researchers found that young adults who eat more pork and processed meats and drink more tea are exposed to higher levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
Additionally, levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) decreased among young adults who ate food prepared at home vs. at restaurants.
“In general, our findings suggest that eating more home-prepared foods, limiting takeout and fast food containers, reducing processed meat consumption and potentially drinking tea in moderation may help reduce PFAS exposure,” Hailey E. Hampson, MS, a doctoral student in the division of environmental health at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, told Healio.
It was the top story in endocrinology last week.
In another top story, the FDA announced that PFAS are no longer being used in food packaging in the United States because exposure to higher levels of these chemicals has been associated with serious health effects.
PFAS were previously used in food packaging such as fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags and takeout paperboard containers.
Read these and more top stories in endocrinology below:
Prepare meals at home to limit PFAS endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure
Young adults who eat more servings of processed meat and pork and drink more tea are exposed to higher levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, according to study results published in Environmental International. Read more.
FDA: Food packaging in US will no longer contain PFAS endocrine-disrupting chemicals
PFAS are no longer being used in food packaging in the U.S., according to an announcement from the FDA. Read more.
Tirzepatide cuts HbA1c, body weight for adults with type 1 diabetes in real-world study
Adults with type 1 diabetes who received tirzepatide in a real-world setting had reductions in HbA1c and body weight at 3 months that were sustained for up to 8 months, according to study data. Read more.
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Adults with type 1 diabetes who have greater insulin sensitivity as measured by estimated glucose disposal rate are more likely to have better glycemic control, according to study data. Read more.
Q&A: Patient-centered focus should be core of diabetes management
Making people with diabetes the center of all aspects of diabetes management is the focus of a new position statement published by the Endocrine Society. Read more.