Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aim: A direct link between obesity and micronutrient deficiencies has been established. These nutritional dificencies are mainly caused by poor-quality diets but also due to increased demands and have been associated with a wide range of physiological and functional impairments. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of obese patients and to investigate the possible association between funnctional disorders and micronutrient intake.<p cla...

Aim of the study: Functional disorders might be caused by micronutrient deficiencies. The objective of our study is to screen the micronutrient deficiencies of postmenopausal diabetic women and determine their impact on the functional disorders.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study made within the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, including 55 postmenopausal diabetic women which benefited from a dietary survey. Functional disorders...

Introduction: The disturbance of the lipid balance during pregnancy is common. Nevertheless, major hypertriglyceridemia during pregnancy is rare and can not be attributed to pregnancy.Methods: We report the case of a pregnant woman hospitalized at the national nutrition institute of Tunis (departement A) for the management of a major hypertriglyceridemia.Results: This is a 28-year-old female patient with ovarian stimulation-induced...

Background: several studies show a ralation between the lack of omega 6 and 3 and the developpement of depression. in other hand, there is a modification in the food behaviors in case of depression which can lead to the persistance of symptoms so the intake of omega 6 and 3 should be assessed for every depressive patientMethods: 50 patients whith depression were involved in our study. They were recruited from outpatient department in a psychiatric hospit...

Objectives: The aim of our study was to assess the nutritional status of elderly diabetics.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis including 40 diabetics aged over 65 years. All patients underwent anthropometric measurements (weight, height, body mass index (BMI)), a biological assessment (fasting blood glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)), a dietary survey and an assessment of nut...

Backgroud and Aim: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are reportedly common in diabetes mellitus (DM) with a conflicting data on its prevalence in this specific population. The aim of our study is to determine the prevalence of GI symptoms and its associated factors.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 60 patients with DM. Anthropometric parameters, glycemic control, duration of diabetes and diabetic treatment were collected. Lower and upper...

Background and Aim: Coffee is consumed worldwide and have been an important aspect of societal norms and cultural traditions for centuries. The health effects of routine caffeine consumption and their potential function as modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease have recently been the suggested by many studies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the daily caffeine consumption in obese patients and its clinical and metabolic effects.Methods: ...

Background and Aim: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder that increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Neck Circumference (NC) can estimate the subcutaneous upper body fat distribution which has been recognized as associated with MetS. The aim of our study is to investigate the possible association of NC with cardiometabolic risk factors and MetS and to determine the possible cutoff points of NC for the diagnosis of MetS.Methods: This is...

Background: The role of gut microbiota on our health is increasingly well known. It plays a role in digestive, metabolic, immune and neurological functions. The objective of our work was to evaluate the effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on the lipid profile in addition of a weight loss program.Methods: This is an interventional study involving 45 obese patients consulting the obesity unit of the Institute of Nutrition of Tunis during the ...

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents the most common and fastest growing liver disease. Its incidence is associated with the global obesity epidemic.Objective: To develop a simple score to predict the risk of NAFLD in the obese patient.Methods and Materials: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study including 95 patients who consulted at the Human Obesity Research Unit of the National Institute of Nu...