geoffrey modest medical blogs

  A post hoc analysis of the Look AHEAD study, which involved extensive nonpharmacologic therapies for those with diabetes, found that individuals achieving diabetes remission had significantly decreased incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD): see  dm remission dec CKD CVD Diab2024  in dropbox, or  doi.org/10.1007/s00125-023-06048-6 Background information on the Look AHEAD study: -- the Look AHEAD study is a multicenter RCT assessing the effect of a 12 year intensive lifestyle intervention in individuals with diabetes, finding that diabetes remission occurred in 12% of all intervention participants and also that 21% of those with fewer than two years of diabetes duration achieved remission the first year and 10% achieved two years of remission (remission was assessed annually) -- the Look AHEAD study,  a multicenter RCT assessing the effect of a 12 year intensive lifestyle intervention in individuals with diabet...

  Given my recent remarkably upsetting blog about dark chocolate and lead poisoning, here is a recent review of the evidence of an array of foods and nutrients on cardiovascular disease and diabetes (see   diet cardiovasc diabbenefit jama2022   in dropbox, or doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46705)   Details : -- PubMed was assessed for articles from May 2015 to February 2021 for systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies dealing with consumption of one or more dietary factors of interest, with the quality of evidence being assessed rigorously -- inclusion criteria included 43 food, beverage, or nutrient groups that the authors thought were of interest: fruits; fruit juices; vegetables; potatoes; beans or legumes; nuts or seeds; whole grains; refined grains; milk;   yogurt; cheese; unprocessed red meats; processed meats; fish or seafoods; lean fish; fatty fish; eggs; sugar sweetened beverages; nonnutritive sweetened beverag...