Nutrition / Obesity
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Deficits in Emotional Theory of Mind and Anorexia Nervosa
- February 8, 2010
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Being undernourished might cause the patient to make errors in reading others' emotions, and her own.
- Reviewing:
- Oldershaw A et al. Psychosom Med 2010 Jan; 72:73
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Vitamin D Supplementation in Breast-Fed InfantsFree
- February 3, 2010
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Physician recommendation was significantly associated with parents' decision to supplement.
- Reviewing:
- Taylor JA et al. Pediatrics 2010 Jan; 125:105
PRACTICE WATCH
Lancet Seminar on Eating Disorders
- February 3, 2010
- Robin Drucker,MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
A review of new information on classification and diagnosis, pathogenesis, complications, and treatments for eating disorders
- Reviewing:
- Treasure J et al. Lancet 2009 Nov 19
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Physical Activity, BMI, and Diabetes Risk in the Physicians' Health Study
- February 2, 2010
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Exercise lowered diabetes risk, but obese patients benefited significantly only by exercising at least 5 times weekly.
- Reviewing:
- Siegel LC et al. Am J Med 2009 Dec; 122:1115
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Let Preemies Breast-Feed
- January 20, 2010
- Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Resting energy expenditure was similar after bottle-feeding and breast-feeding in premature infants born at 34 weeks' gestation.
- Reviewing:
- Berger I et al. Pediatrics 2009 Dec; 124:e1149
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Overweight and Mortality in an Older Population
- January 19, 2010
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Above-normal BMI was somewhat protective in women.
- Reviewing:
- Stessman J et al. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 Dec; 57:2232
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Weight Loss Positively Affects Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese MenFree
- January 14, 2010
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
In some men who followed a very-low-energy diet, disease disappeared after 9 weeks.
- Reviewing:
- Johansson K et al. BMJ 2009 Dec 3; 339:b4609
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Soy Consumption Lower Risk for Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers?
- January 14, 2010
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
Meta-analysis showed that women with highest soy intake had lower risk for endometrial and ovarian cancers than did women with lowest soy consumption.
- Reviewing:
- Myung S-K et al. BJOG 2009 Dec; 116:1697
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Soy: Safe and Perhaps Even Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors
- January 14, 2010
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
In a Chinese study, dietary soy intake was inversely related to breast cancer recurrence and mortality.
- Reviewing:
- Shu XO et al. JAMA 2009 Dec 9; 302:2437
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Diagnosing Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Is ProblematicFree
- January 13, 2010
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Characteristics of metabolic syndrome are not stable in children.
- Reviewing:
- Gustafson JK et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Dec; 94:4828
