FDA Commissioner Announces New Nutrition Policies.

reports that “the Trump Administration will encourage the food industry to reduce the salt in processed foods and will take steps to overhaul some food labels to make them easier to understand, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced” yesterday. The agency “will also move forward with Obama-era plans to require calorie labeling on restaurant menus and new ‘Nutrition Facts’ panels on food products, two rules the agency had delayed.” The Post adds, “The wait had alarmed consumer watchdogs and public health advocates, who have long feared that nutrition would suffer under a White House that has championed industry deregulation and criticized concerns about child obesity.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/03/29/one-year-after-delaying-obamas-food-reforms-trumps-fda-says-it-will-embrace-them/

Some US Adults Taking More Calcium Supplements Than They Need

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-supplements-calcium/many-in-u-s-take-more-calcium-supplements-than-necessary-idUSKBN1H52WY

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Associated With Low Circulating Levels Of T3 Hormone,

“Some people with the condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have low circulating levels of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3) and normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH),” researchers found in a study involving “98 patients with CFS and 99 age- and sex-matched controls.” The findings were published online in Frontiers in Endocrinology.

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Relationship Changes Up to 15% divorced, 21% married in the 4 years after surgery

https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/72057?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-03-30&eun=g721819d0r&pos=3&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-03-30&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days

Flawed Vaccine Not to Blame for Whooping Cough Resurgence

Increase in cases signals end of vaccine 'honeymoon period,' study suggests https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/72078?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-03-30&eun=g721819d0r&pos=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-03-30&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days

Physician Says Diabetes Is Most Expensive Health Condition In US.

We must heed the warnings of the scientific evidence before us – diabetes is our nation’s most expensive health condition.” Dr. Cefalu argues, “We must take action to reduce both the incidence and prevalence of diabetes, thereby reducing its costs.”

Declining Androgen Levels May Be Linked To Deteriorating Physical Function, Increased Frailty In Aging Men

reports that research suggests “declining androgen levels are associated with deteriorating physical function and increased frailty in aging men.” The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. According to the article, these “findings provide more evidence of the relationship between function and lower levels of androgens such as testosterone and introduce the possibility of using hormones to offset frailty in older patients.” https://www.mdedge.com/clinicalendocrinologynews/article/161931/mens-health/declining-androgen-levels-correlated-increased