Search results for "Nutrition"
Higher-salt diets didn't increase mortality in European study
Higher sodium consumption was associated with increased systolic blood pressure, but not greater mortality or cardiovascular events, in a new prospective analysis of Europeans' sodium excretion.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2011
Guidelines update management of eosinophilic esophagitis
Recommendations from the American Gastroenterological Association and the Joint Task Force for Allergy-Immunology Practice Parameters cover use of proton-pump inhibitors, steroids, diets, and endoscopic dilation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/04/4.htm
4 May 2020
New Board Prep and Diabetes for the Internist ACP course recordings now available
The six-hour Diabetes for the Internist recording and the 41 lectures of the ACP Board Prep Course are available to ACP members and nonmembers, with an opportunity for ACP members to earn CME and MOC credit.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/24/6.htm
24 Aug 2021
MKSAP Quiz: Chronic intermittent nonbloody diarrhea
A 25-year-old woman is evaluated for chronic intermittent nonbloody diarrhea with associated abdominal cramping, burping, and bloating. Symptoms began several months ago. Following a physical exam and stool testing, what is the most likely cause of this patient's diarrheal illness?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/18/3.htm
18 May 2021
USPSTF lowers age for starting diabetes screening from 40 to 35 years
Primary care clinicians should screen all overweight or obese adults ages 35 to 70 years for diabetes and prediabetes and should offer interventions for those with either condition, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/31/2.htm
31 Aug 2021
Studies evaluate effects of tea, alcohol consumption on long-term health
Consumption of black tea was associated with lower mortality risk over about a decade, while reducing alcohol consumption from heavy levels to moderate or mild is associated with lower rates of overall and alcohol-related cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/30/1.htm
30 Aug 2022
Gout flares may precede cardiovascular events
A retrospective study found that gout patients who experienced an acute myocardial infarction or stroke had significantly higher odds of a recent gout flare in the preceding four months than those who did not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/09/1.htm
9 Aug 2022
The human right to health
The intrinsic connection between health and life's quintessential pursuits is undeniable.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/the-human-right-to-health.htm
1 Nov 2023
Long-term weight loss of at least 20% helps improve outcomes in overweight, obese patients with knee osteoarthritis
Overweight and obese adults with pain and radiographically confirmed knee osteoarthritis who had participated in the Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis study were characterized according to their weight loss over 18 months: less than 5%, at least 5%, at least 10%, and at least 20%.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/26/4.htm
26 Jun 2018
Get comfortable talking about obesity
Kimberly N. Sims, MD, FACP, explains ways to make obesity counseling easier for patients and for their doctors.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/get-comfortable-talking-about-obesity.htm
1 Apr 2022