Endocrine Abstracts

Background: India ranks among the countries with a relatively high proportion of calories (71%) from carbohydrates (1). Various types of ‘low’ carbohydrate diets have had intermittent popularity over the past century, most of which also recommend high intake of animal protein. This would not be suitable for a predominantly vegetarian population (32% of Indians are vegetarian compared with <5% in Western societies) (2).Aim: We wanted to test...

Among individuals who came for master health check up to Apollo hospitals, Chennai between June 2011 to November 2011, 750 patients were recruited based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Those who showed fatty liver on ultrasonography were compared with those who had normal liver parenchyma. People with acute medical illness, known hepatic disease, known renal disease, people who consume excessive alcohol (>20 g/day), patients on medications that cause hepatotoxicit...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women, affecting approximately 5% to 8% of premenopausal women. Insulin resistance is believed to be a key pathophysiologic factor and increases the risk of associated metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) and diabetes. We looked at the presence of insulin resistance in young women with PCOS from South India. The data is derived from a larger study of polycystic amenorrheic women looking at endothelial pro...