Marilynn Larkin

New York

Writer at Freelance

Writer/Editor, Coach, Communicator, Motivator, Innovator Founder of Get Unbent Now!

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Articles

Canada Targets PCPs With New Hypertension Guideline

1 week ago | medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

Hypertension Canada has released a guideline that aims to enhance the standard of hypertension management in primary care settings with evidence-based, pragmatic, and easy-to-implement recommendations. The guidance is based on the World Health Organization’s HEARTS framework to improve hypertension control and reduce cardiovascular burden. The previous guideline was published in 2020.
Juice Cleanses Likely Good for Nothing, Bad for Much

1 week ago | medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

“It’s a great way to get those fruits and vegetables into my diet, especially since I can’t be bothered peeling or preparing them…” “I lost weight and felt lighter…” “I’m helping my body detox, and that’s a good feeling.”Social media is rife with statements like the above about juice cleanses. It’s a favorite topic as well as something patients often ask about.
Biomarker Scores Pinpoint Diets High in UPFs

1 week ago | medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

TOPLINE:New poly-metabolite scores worked as objective measures of ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake and could curb reliance on self-report data in studies. METHODOLOGY:Using ultra–high performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, researchers analyzed existing metabolite data from blood and urine specimens provided by 718 individuals aged 50-74 years who participated in various clinical trials.
¿Puede darse beso resultar en la transferencia de gluten?

2 weeks ago | univadis.es | Marilynn Larkin |Conflictos de interés

CONCLUSIÓN PRÁCTICALas personas con celiaquía no deberían preocuparse demasiado por darse un beso con alguien que acaba de consumir alimentos con gluten, según se ha descrito en un pequeño estudio. DISEÑO DEL ESTUDIOLos investigadores llevaron a cabo un estudio transversal con 10 parejas: un miembro de la pareja con celiaquía y otro sin celiaquía.
El uso de teléfonos inteligentes en el inodoro aumenta el riesgo de hemorroides

2 weeks ago | univadis.es | Marilynn Larkin |Conflictos de interés

CONCLUSIÓN PRÁCTICALos usuarios de teléfonos inteligentes pasaron significativamente más tiempo en el inodoro que los no usuarios y tuvieron un 46 % más de riesgo de hemorroides, según se describe en los resultados de una encuesta reciente. DISEÑO DEL ESTUDIOLos investigadores llevaron a cabo un estudio transversal en pacientes adultos que se sometieron a una colonoscopia de cribado.
Comer durante janela de oito horas diariamente resulta em perda de peso duradoura

2 weeks ago | portugues.medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

Restringir a alimentação a uma janela de oito horas por três meses favoreceu a perda de peso em pacientes com sobrepeso ou obesidade por pelo menos um ano, independentemente do horário escolhido para essa janela, de acordo com resultados preliminares de um ensaio clínico randomizado. A estratégia, chamada alimentação com restrição de tempo, limita o período — mas não o conteúdo — da ingestão diária.
Meal Type, Not Sequence, Affects Duration, Eating Behavior

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

TOPLINE:Meal type, not sequence, affected meal duration, the number of chews, and chewing tempo, with implications for obesity prevention. METHODOLOGY:A total of 41 participants (18 men, 23 women) with an average age of 41.1 years consumed two different meal types — pizza or hamburger steak bento (includes rice and broccoli), with variations in the order of vegetable consumption.
Obesity Association Publishes Weight Stigma, Bias Standards

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

New standards on weight stigma and bias in overweight and obesity were published recently the Obesity Association, a division of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The recommendations, developed by the Obesity Association’s Professional Practice Committee, make up the first of several chapters to be published as part of the organization’s Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity. The introduction and methodology sections of the standards were published as well.
Mixed Results for BC’s Opioid Standard for Noncancer Pain

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

An opioid prescribing practice standard for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) was associated with accelerated declines in opioid doses and high-dose prescribing in British Columbia (BC) but also with more aggressive and inappropriate dose tapering, a new analysis showed. In addition, the standard resulted in restricted access to opioids for patients who may have benefited from them. For some individuals, this restriction continues today, despite a subsequent update, experts said.
Intervallfasten wirkt – unabhängig davon, ob morgens oder abends gegessen wird

2 weeks ago | deutsch.medscape.com | Marilynn Larkin

Málaga – Beim Intervallfasten (Time-Restricted Eating, TRE) geht es nicht darum, auf bestimmte Lebensmittel zu verzichten oder Kalorienlimits einzuhalten, sondern allein um den Zeitpunkt der Nahrungsaufnahme. 3 Monate lang nur innerhalb eines 8-Stunden-Fensters essen – das reicht offenbar, um langfristig an Gewicht zu verlieren. Zu dem Ergebnis kommt eine randomisierte, kontrollierte Studie, die auf dem 32. European Congress on Obesity (ECO) vorgestellt worden ist.