Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The need to fast for the determination of lipid profile has been discussed in the past years, for several reasons – i) most of the day time is spent in a postprandial state; ii) the lipid concentrations seem to be only slightly affected by a normal meal; both fasting and postprandial can predict cardiovascular risk.Aim: Determine the influence of normal food intake on the lipid profile of diabetic patients.Method...

Introduction: Most obese subjects have a normal thyroid function. Despite that, serum TSH seems to be slightly higher in this population, with a positive correlation with the degree of obesity.Objective: Evaluation of the relationship of serum TSH with BMI, weight, and HOMA-IR in euthyroid obese subjectsMethods: Three hundred obese subjects attending an Obesity Outpatient Clinic and submitted to bariatric surgery between January 20...