Whole-body vibration – sitting or lying on a vibrating machine to contract and relax muscles – may be as effective at benefiting metabolic health as exercise, according to an animal study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by Alexis M. Stranahan, PhD, of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, point out that whole-body vibration...
Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with intensive medical treatment using oral medications, insulin and lifestyle therapies, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Hertzel C. Gerstein, MD, MSc, FRCPC, of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada randomly divided 83 individuals with...
Many adults with diabetes are unaware of their increased risk for certain serious illnesses, according to a recent national, online consumer awareness survey sponsored by Merck and the American Diabetes Association, and conducted by Harris Poll. In the survey of 1,003 U.S. adults ages 18 years and older diagnosed with diabetes, respondents were twice as...
“Metabolically Healthy Obese” People at Higher Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease
In yet another blow to the idea that there are “metabolically healthy” obese people, Danish researchers have found that obesity carries with it a higher risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), irrespective of metabolic health, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Kristine Færch, MSc,...
Five-Year Results of STAMPEDE Trial Show Bariatric Surgery’s Efficacy on Treating T2D
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic last month published the five-year results of STAMPEDE, a groundbreaking trial that compared intensive medical treatment and surgical treatment of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (T2D). The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that bariatric surgery plus intensive medical intervention was more effective in treating T2D than intensive...
Metabolic Risk Increased in Obese People Who “Self-Stigmatize”
Obese individuals who “self-stigmatize” about their weight may be at higher risk for developing metabolic problems, according to a study recently published in Obesity. Researchers led by Rebecca L. Pearl, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, write that obese people are often seen as lazy and unattractive, and to blame for their excess...
A study of more than 9,000 men from the United States and Europe has defined a harmonized range for total testosterone in non-obese men aged 19 to 39, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Shalender Bhasin, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical...
Disrupting the growth hormone receptor (Ghr) gene in adult mice increased the maximal lifespan in the female mice, but not the males, according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by John J. Kopchick, PhD, of the Edison Biotechnology Institute and Ohio University in Athens, write that many animals have shown increased lifespans...
