Just in Time for Summer: Grilled Meats Don't Cause Breast Cancer
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Consumption of meat cooked at high temperatures was not associated with breast cancer in a large prospective cohort of postmenopausal women.
Community-Based Interventions Promote Heart-Healthy Behaviors
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Older women (age range, 51–70) who participated in a program to promote physical activity and healthful diets lost weight and improved their exercise habits.
Excess Weight in Early Adulthood Raises Pancreatic Cancer Risk
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Obesity later in life was associated with shorter survival.
How Much Weight Gain During Pregnancy?
Women's Health Practice Watch
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Updated IOM guidelines specify weight gain by prepregnancy WHO BMI categories.
Can Breast-Feeding and Pacifiers Coexist?
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Pacifier use did not affect prevalence of breast-feeding at 3 months.
By Ann J. Davis, MD
July 2, 2009
Covering:
Jenik AG et al., J Pediatr 2009 May 20
Is Binge Eating Always the Same Problem?
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Bulimia and binge-eating disorder are associated with different physiologic and psychological reactions to food.
By Steven Dubovsky, MD
June 29, 2009
Covering:
Schienle A et al., Biol Psychiatry 2009 Apr 15; 65:654
More Tofu, Please?
Cardiology Summary and Comment
In a small randomized, controlled study, a low-carbohydrate, plant-based diet improved lipid measures more than a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet.
By JoAnne M. Foody, MD
June 24, 2009
Covering:
Jenkins DJA et al., Arch Intern Med 2009 Jun 8; 169:1046
Tuttle KR and Milton JE., Arch Intern Med 2009 Jun 8; 169:1027
Can Cancer Risk Be Melted Away Along with Excess Body Fat?
Women's Health Summary and Comment
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Women who underwent bariatric surgery had substantially lower risk for cancer.
More Burn, Higher Return
Cardiology Summary and Comment
An increase in the prescribed energy expenditure of a cardiac rehabilitation program improved cardiac risk profiles.
By Joel M. Gore, MD
June 17, 2009
Covering:
Ades PA et al., Circulation 2009 May 11
Reviews of Note
Depression after ACS; inflammatory markers; medical and prenatal issues with ECT; bone loss in anorexia nervosa patients; preventing PTSD; trajectories of brain development; and genetics of mental retardation
Thin Body, Thin Bones
Thin eumenorrheic adolescent girls have low bone density comparable to that of adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.
Food Insecurity and Unhealthy Eating
Food-insecure youth reported eating fewer breakfasts and family meals but more fast food and calories from fat than their peers.
USPSTF: Updated Recommendation for Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
General Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline Watch
The task force highly recommends that all women of childbearing age take folic acid supplements.
By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
June 9, 2009
Covering:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Ann Intern Med 2009 May 5; 150:626
Wolff T et al., Ann Intern Med 2009 May 5; 150:632
Don’t Take Those Vitamins!
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Exercise promotes health, but vitamins C and E block this benefit.
By Jonathan Silver, MD
June 8, 2009
Covering:
Ristow M et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 May 26; 106:8665
Weight Cycling Doesn’t Affect Mortality Among Middle-Aged or Older Women
General Medicine Summary and Comment
The news is comforting for dieters whose weight fluctuates.
Putting an End to Yo-Yo Dieting
General Medicine Summary and Comment
A simple program of weigh-ins and supportive phone calls was as effective as a more elaborate approach.
By Abigail Zuger, MD
June 2, 2009
Covering:
Dale KS et al., CMAJ 2009 May 12; 180:E39
Staying Ahead of Diabetes Risk
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Healthy lifestyle factors were associated with substantially lower risk for new-onset diabetes in older adults.
DASHing Away from Heart Failure Risk
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Incidence of HF was lowest among Swedish women whose diets most closely matched the DASH diet.
By JoAnne M. Foody, MD
May 28, 2009
Covering:
Levitan EB et al., Arch Intern Med 2009 May 11; 169:851
Vitamin D and Health
Do we have enough? How do we get more? What systems are affected?
Boy, You’ve Got to Carry That Weight (a Long Time) . . .
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Childhood poverty increases allostatic load and decreases memory.
By Jonathan Silver, MD
May 22, 2009
Covering:
Evans GW and Schamberg MA., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Apr 21; 106:6545
We Are What We Eat
Cardiology Summary and Comment
A MESA analysis reveals substantial differences among four ethnic groups in reaching adherence targets for eight components of the DASH diet.
By JoAnne M. Foody, MD
May 20, 2009
Covering:
Gao SK et al., Arch Intern Med 2009 Apr 13; 169:702
Accidental Exposure to Milk in Allergic Children
Most reactions were mild and resolved quickly.
By Howard Bauchner, MD
May 13, 2009
Covering:
Boyano-Martínez T et al., J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 Apr; 123:883
Long-Term Use of Antidepressants and Diabetes: Et tu, Antidepressant?
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Analysis of a large database points to increased diabetes risk with long-term use of these medications at moderate-to-high doses.
By Joel Yager, MD
May 4, 2009
Covering:
Andersohn F et al., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Apr 1
Why Won’t This Child Eat?
A careful history can help differentiate organic from behavioral feeding problems.
Drink Water to Prevent Obesity
A school-based intervention to promote water consumption lowered risk for children becoming overweight.
By Howard Bauchner, MD
April 29, 2009
Covering:
Muckelbauer R et al., Pediatrics 2009 Apr; 123:e661
