Cardiometabolic Disease
Adopting vegetarian diet can be easy, offer cardiometabolic benefits
Whether the motivation is animal or worker welfare, environmental sustainability, personal taste or something else, people with diabetes can safely adopt a plant-based diet. In fact, vegetarian and vegan eating patterns have been shown to improve cardiovascular disease and glucose management.
Systemic factors added to retinal imaging enhance screening for diabetic retinopathy
Increased HbA1c, systolic blood pressure and triglycerides are associated with increased diabetic retinopathy risk among Irish adults with type 2 diabetes, and may provide screening targets for disease progression, according to a cohort study published in Diabetic Medicine.
‘Metabolic syndrome’ label imprecise, but cardiometabolic risk is real
The term “metabolic syndrome” has been used since the mid-1990s to describe a constellation of risk factors that predispose adults to develop diabetes, cardiovascular disease or both. These factors, many of which are linked to obesity, inactivity and unhealthy diet, appear to be emerging among younger patients. From 1988-1994 to 2007-2012, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among U.S. adults rose by more than 35%, from 25.3% to 34.2%, according to the CDC.
Long-term traffic noise exposure elevates incidence of diabetes, hypertension
Noise from road traffic in Toronto was associated with elevated incidence of diabetes and hypertension, especially in women and adults younger than 60 years, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Domestic abuse elevates risk for CVD, diabetes, all-cause mortality
Women who survived domestic abuse were found to be at greater risk for developing CVD, type 2 diabetes and all-cause mortality compared with women who did not experience abuse.
Prenatal BP, placental DNA methylation linked to fetal development, CVD in later life
Researchers have found the first associations between BP during pregnancy and placental DNA methylation at genes linked to fetal development and CVD later in life.
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Sulfur amino acid intake tied to cardiometabolic disorder risk
A decrease in sulfur amino acid intake reduced the risk for cardiometabolic diseases, according to a study published in EClinicalMedicine.
Cardiometabolic staging system evaluates mortality risk better than obesity system
When evaluating mortality risk among adults aged 40 to 75 years, researchers may achieve more accurate and discriminate predictions by using the cardiometabolic disease staging system instead of the Edmonton obesity staging system, according to findings published in Obesity.
Poor diet tied to $50.4B in costs from cardiometabolic diseases
The annual costs from cardiometabolic disease caused by suboptimal diet is approximately $301 per person, or $50.4 billion nationwide, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine.