A randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a 10-week whole-food plant-based community programme in a predominantly Maori cohort: weight fell by 3.3 kg versus control, but HbA1c, cholesterol and waist changes were not significant. PICO summary and expert commentary.
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Structured PICO summaries for doctors and healthcare professionals, covering population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, expert commentary, and references across diabetes, endocrinology, obesity, and cardiometabolic medicine.
Clinical Context GLP-1 receptor agonists produce substantial weight loss, but the mechanisms underlying this effect have been debated. Is weight…
A small 12-week randomized controlled trial in male recreational athletes with type 2 diabetes found that only the combined diet plus exercise arm improved both glycemic and body-composition markers, with small effect sizes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A secondary analysis of a gestational-diabetes RCT (122 dyads) found cord-blood lipids, but not maternal lipids after correction, were associated with children’s beta-cell function at age 9. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Clinical Context Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents one of the most challenging conditions in cardiovascular medicine. Unlike…
A single-centre randomised trial testing home telemedicine with Health Belief Model education against conventional care for HbA1c in older adults with type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 93-patient RCT found structured exercise after gastric bypass did not improve the primary 2-hour glucose endpoint but added modest weight and fat-mass loss. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A small randomised trial finding that weight loss reduced IL-1β and MASLD comparably with liraglutide or lifestyle, and that baseline IL-1β predicted the extent of MASLD improvement. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Two acute randomized crossover trials found that neither dietary protein source nor carbohydrate glycaemic index significantly altered postprandial glucose in adults with type 1 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
The NIGOHealth randomized trial found no effect of a low glycaemic index/slow digesting carbohydrate product on primary maternal glycaemia outcomes in obese pregnant women, with only a small secondary HbA1c difference. PICO summary and expert commentary.