Metabolic Syndrome

Fecal microbiome transfer led to a mean reduction in android-to-gynoid fat ratio and a resolution of metabolic syndrome in a cohort of adolescents with obesity, according to randomized controlled trial data published in JAMA Network Open.

Higher systemic inflammation and cardiovascular risk factors were identified in individuals with psoriasis and metabolic syndrome, according to a study published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Despite warnings about health risks associated with sugar-sweetened beverages, greater efforts are needed to decrease their consumption in the U.S., according to a speaker.

The term “metabolic syndrome” has been used since the mid-1990s to describe a constellation of risk factors that predispose adults to develop diabetes, CVD or both.

Discrimination is a significant psychosocial risk factor for metabolic syndrome severity in Black adults, researchers found.

Postmenopausal women are more likely to have metabolic syndrome compared with premenopausal women, putting them at an increased risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a study published in Menopause.

Patients with acute pulmonary embolism and metabolic syndrome had higher rates of recurrent venous thromboembolism, according to a new study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Objectively measured physical activity was associated with lower all-cause mortality in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

More must be done across cardiology, endocrinology, obesity medicine and related specialties to build on a century of progress and one day prevent or even cure all types of diabetes, according to a speaker.

The FDA has requested a voluntary recall of several lots of extended-release metformin. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.