Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Growing evidence suggests a link between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and metabolic disorders. We investigated the effect of SSBs that are commonly consumed by adolescents on glucose metabolism and fatty liver.Methods: We treated 7-week old male C57BL/6 mice with water (control) or either of SSBs: carbonated soda (Coca-Cola®), sweetened milk coffee (Maxwell®), or chocolate-added cocoa (Choco-Latte&#174...

Introduction: Elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels are associated with increased cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the patients with impaired kidney function. We aimed to investigate whether PTH levels are associated with CVD in persons without significant renal diseases.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study and we included 1951 Korean subjects aged ≥30 years (men 46.6%), who underwent 64-slice multidetector-row cardiac computed tomography (...

Background: Depressive mood consequent to hypothyroidism can be reversed with levothyroxine (LT4) replacement therapy. However, it is unclear whether increasing LT4 dose confers additional mood benefits.Methods: This was a single-blind before-and-after study of 26 patients with hypothyroidism who were aged 65 years or older and undergoing LT4 replacement therapy. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-K) and Hyperthyroid Symptom Scale (HSS-K) were assessed at b...