Category Archives: metabolic
Belly fat in older women is linked to a 39% higher risk of dementia within 15 years, study says
Probably not just in older women? https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/health/belly-fat-dementia-link-wellness/index.html (CNN)For older adults, your current belly size could be a key indicator in whether you develop dementia within the next decade or two. For women that risk is particularly high. For women in … Continue reading →
Bread, pasta and a sedentary lifestyle – will they require disclaimers? Diabetologia: Prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of cancer.
Data from 891,426 participants were derived from 16 prospective cohort studies. Prediabetes was associated with an increased risk of cancer overall (RR 1.15; 95% CI 1.06, 1.23). Continue reading →
Salt intake is associated with inflammation in chronic heart failure.
Int Cardiovasc Res J. 2014 Sep;8(3):89-93. Epub 2014 Sep 1. Salt intake is associated with inflammation in chronic heart failure. Azak A1, Huddam B1, Gonen N2, Yilmaz SR3, Kocak G1, Duranay M1. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is highly prevalent and is associated with high morbidity … Continue reading →
Neurology.org: Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease
Our results confirm that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease. This adds to the ongoing debate about the role of vitamin D in nonskeletal conditions. Continue reading →
Simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations.
Simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations. Mikus CR, et al. Show all J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 20;62(8):709-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.074. Epub 2013 Apr 10. Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study sought … Continue reading →
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Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.