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How Does Alcohol Affect Metabolic Health?

Current Recommendations on Alcohol Consumption The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommends adults of legal drinking age to limit their alcohol consumption to <1 drink/day for women and <2 drinks/day for men.1 The DGA also does not recommend people who don’t normally drink to start drinking for any reason, emphasizing that less alcohol is better for...

Chronic Kidney Disease

What Is Chronic Kidney Disease? The kidney is a part of the renal system that plays an important role in filtering and regulating the amount of water and electrolytes in the blood, regulating blood pressure, stimulating red blood cell production, and maintaining acid-base balance.1 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as abnormalities of the kidney structure or...

Sleep and Metabolic Health

Both the quantity and quality of sleep play an important role in various aspects of health, with suboptimal sleep being associated with poorer health outcomes such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, and premature mortality. 

CGM for Metabolic Health

CGMs track glucose levels throughout the day and night by using a sensor inserted under the skin. Although more research is needed, recent studies are calling for the wider use of CGMs as they may offer metabolic benefits in individuals with prediabetes, gestational diabetes, and non-diabetics.

What is the Metabolic Syndrome?

Metabolic syndrome is a medical condition defined by a set of five conditions: abdominal obesity, high blood glucose levels, high triglyceride levels, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, and high blood pressure.1–3 Metabolic syndrome is known to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and other health problems.4,5   Diagnostic Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome The widely used diagnostic criteria by the...