Lipid & Metabolic

Three new papers on obesity shed light on the potential opportunities and pitfalls in helping our nation’s veterans combat an escalating obesity problem in their ranks.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology have released new guidelines for the treatment and management of dyslipidemia and the prevention of...

Animal models have previously revealed associations between fatty liver and cardiovascular fitness, but whether the association is also true in humans is unclear. To better evaluate this potential link,...

Statin use is associated with a variety of adverse events in observational studies, but fewer events in blinded, randomized-controlled trials.

Current guidelines recommend limiting sodium intake to 2.3 g/day, but recent evidence has begun to question these restrictions. In a recent study, researchers examined the long-term effects of sodium,...

A recent study sought to examine the effects of acute peanut consumption with a high-fat meal on postprandial lipids and endothelial function in healthy obese and overweight men.

A study assessed whether plasma concentrations of ceramide are effective at predicting the risk of cardiovascular events and death.

A recent study examined the association between sleep habits and weight gain in individuals with genetic risk factors for obesity and adiposity.

A recent study used hair cortisol levels to examine the association between consistent, elevated stress levels and the risk of obesity.

The benefits of written prescriptions for daily step counts on physical activity levels in patients with diabetes and/or hypertension were examined in a new study.