Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Postprandial hyperglycemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. This excess cardiovascular risk may be partly explained by the impairment in endothelial function that typically follows an acute increase in plasma glucose levels. Recently, nutritional interventions focused on the sequence of macronutrient consumption within the meal have been proposed to normalize postprandial glycemia in subjects with abnormal glucose to...

Background: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in Western countries and identifies people at high risk to develop metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Fatty liver has been associated with reduced endogenous insulin clearance (EIC) and hepatic insulin resistance (HIRI), which are early features of type 2 diabetes. These relationships however might be differentially affected by the ethnic background, as populations of African ance...