Background The worldwide increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus is becoming a major health
concern. We aimed to assess the effect of acarbose in preventing or delaying conversion of …

ContextThe worldwide explosive increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its cardiovascular
morbidity are becoming major health concerns.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of decreasing …

This review describes the vitamin D status in different regions of the world with the objective
of understanding the scope of hypovitaminosis D and the factors related to its prevalence …

Background Data are lacking on the long-term effect on cardiovascular events of adding
sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, to usual care in patients with type 2 diabetes and …

Objective: To revise and expand the 1996 Osteoporosis Society of Canada clinical practice
guidelines for the management of osteoporosis, incorporating recent advances in diagnosis, …

There is controversy regarding the clinical utility of classifying foods according to their
glycemic responses by using the glycemic index (GI). Part of the controversy is due to …

This work provides a systematic review of the literature from January 2003 to April 2014
pertaining to the incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of osteonecrosis of the …

We studied the effect of increasing the frequency of meals on serum lipid concentrations and
carbohydrate tolerance in normal subjects. Seven men were assigned in random order to …

ContextTo enhance the effectiveness of diet in lowering cholesterol, recommendations of the
Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program emphasize diets …

Background and Methods Osteoporosis is a recognized complication of corticosteroid
therapy. Whether it can be prevented is not known. We conducted a 12-month, randomized, …