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Intermittent fasting has multiple health benefits

Multiple Health Benefits Reported for Intermittent Fasting

Review suggests health benefits can be attributed to more than just reduction in caloric intake
Among children undergoing elective day surgery

Intervention Cuts Preoperative Anxiety in Young Children

Child Life preparation versus usual care reduces child anxiety in OR prior to IV induction of anesthesia
Yoga has a positive effect on the structure and/or function of various brain regions and networks

Yoga Has Positive Effect on Brain Structure, Function

Positive effect seen in hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, brain networks
While the rate of thyroid dysfunction among patients with psoriasis generally is not higher than expected

Inflammation Linked to Thyroid Dysfunction in Psoriasis Patients

Patients with thyroid dysfunction and psoriasis have higher serum C-reactive protein levels
For patients with type 1 diabetes

High Lipoprotein(a) Is Risk Factor for CVD in Type 1 Diabetes

Lp(a) significant risk factor for macrovascular disease, albuminuria, calcified aortic valve disease
Suboptimal diet accounts for 18.2 percent of all cardiometabolic disease costs in the United States

Poor Diet Contributes Substantially to Cardiometabolic Disease Costs

Diet tied to more than $50 billion in annual health care costs for heart disease, stroke, diabetes
Patients undergoing vertical sleeve gastrectomy appear to be less likely than matched patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to experience subsequent abdominal operative interventions

Gastric Sleeve Tied to Lower Risk for Subsequent Procedures

But rates of bariatric conversion, revision procedures higher for gastric sleeve versus gastric bypass
While dense breast notifications are mandated legislatively in more than 35 states

Dense Breast Notifications May Not Be Having Intended Impact

Few differences seen between women residing in states that require notifications and those who do not
Individual tree nuts have unique characteristics in the context of peanut allergy

Many With Peanut Allergies Unnecessarily Avoid Tree Nuts

Most peanut-allergic individuals could tolerate tree nuts, but many avoid them
The severity of pediatric admissions for acute opioid ingestions

Number of Children With Opioid Poisonings Increasing

Percentage of critical care admissions and suicidal intent increased in each era