A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity

Published: The New England Journal of Medicine
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Authors: Aaron S Kelly 1 , Pernille Auerbach 1 , Margarita Barrientos-Perez 1 , Inge Gies 1 , Paula M Hale 1 , Claude Marcus 1 , Lucy D Mastrandrea 1 , Nandana Prabhu 1 , Silva Arslanian 1 , NN8022-4180 Trial Investigators
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Background: Obesity is a chronic disease with limited treatment options in pediatric patients. Liraglutide may be useful for weight management in adolescents with obesity.

Cardiovascular Health in a National Sample of Venezuelan Subjects Assessed According to the AHA Score: The EVESCAM

Published: Global Heart
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Authors: Juan P González-Rivas 1 , Jeffrey I Mechanick 2 , Eunice Ugel 3 , María Inés Marulanda 4 , Maritza Duran 5 , Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 6
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Cardiovascular health status of the Venezuelan population has not been evaluated. The American Heart Association recommends the Cardiovascular Health Score (CHS) to assess cardiovascular health.

Identification and management of prediabetes: results of the Latin America Strategic Prediabetes Meeting

Published: Pan American Journal of Public Health
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Authors: Patricio López-Jaramillo 1 , Ramfis E Nieto-Martínez 2 , Gestne Aure-Fariñez 3 , Carlos O Mendivil 4 , Rodolfo A Lahsen 5 , Ruy L Silva-Filho 6 , Luiz A Andreotti 7 , Mónica E Manrique 8 , Miguel A Pasquel-Andrade 9 , Ignacio Rangel 10 , Maricela Vidrio 11 , Rutila Castañeda 12 , Manuela Restrepo 13 , Miguel E Pinto 14
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To understand the status of prediabetes diagnosis and treatment in Latin America and to evaluate the use of metformin for diabetes prevention in this context.

Transculturalizing Diabetes Prevention in Latin America

Published: Annals of Global Health
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 1 , Juan P González-Rivas 2 , Pablo Aschner 3 , Noël C Barengo 4 , Jeffrey I Mechanick 5
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) imposes a heavy burden in developing countries, requiring effective primary prevention policies. Randomized clinical trials have identified successful strategies in T2D prevention. However, translating these results to real-life scenarios and adapting to ethnocultural differences is a major challenge.

Transcultural diabetes nutrition algorithm (tDNA): Venezuelan application

Published: Nutrients
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 1 , Osama Hamdy 2 , Daniel Marante 3 , María Inés Marulanda 4 , Albert Marchetti 5 , Refaat A Hegazi 6 , Jeffrey I Mechanick 7
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Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a necessary component of comprehensive type 2 diabetes (T2D) management, but optimal outcomes require culturally-sensitive implementation.