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The value of time: The more you move, the lower your risk to develop type 2 diabetes

The wide benefits of being regularly engaged in physical activity to prevent or delay cardiometabolic diseases have been known for decades. However, accurately measuring physical activity in epidemiological research has been challenging as it primarily relied on self-report questionnaires, the limitations of which have been documented in several studies. Indeed, self-report questionnaires often lead to … Continued

Could you discuss the issue of beverages in diet?

Expert opinion by Benoît Lamarche, PhD, FAHA, Professor, Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

Slide Library: Global Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sale Barometer

The European Healthy Lifestyle Alliance (EHLA) and Benoit Arsenault, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Centre de recherche de l’IUCPQ, Québec, QC, Canada

Webcast: Ectopic fat and cardiometabolic health: an update

This video presents a discussion on ectopic fat depots by three experts in this area, Dr. Ulf Smith from Sweden, Dr. Marja-Riitta Taskinen from Finland and Dr. Michael Jensen from United States. Dr. Smith introduces the notion of ectopic fat by raising the issue that BMI is not the best measurement to assess individual risk … Continued

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Vitamin D in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events.

Eur Heart J. 2023;44:2078-2094
Carbone F, Liberale L, Libby P, Montecucco F

Life’s Essential 8, genetic susceptibility, and incident cardiovascular disease: a prospective study.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2023;43:1324-1333
Li X, Ma H, Wang X, Feng H, Qi L

Diabetes: a defining disease of the 21st century.

Lancet. 2023;401:2087
The Lancet

Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness relative to sex improves surgical risk stratification.

Eur J Clin Invest. 2023;53:e13981
Rose GA, Davies RG, Torkington J, Berg RMG, Appadurai IR, Poole DC, Bailey DM

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The value of time: The more you move, the lower your risk to develop type 2 diab ...

The wide benefits of being regularly engaged in physical activity to prevent or delay cardiometabolic diseases have been known for decades. However, accurately measuring physical activity in epidemiological research has been challenging as it primarily relied on self-report questionnaires, the limitations of which have been documented in several studies. Indeed, self-report questionnaires often lead to … Continued

Visceral adiposity: a key driver of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Liver fat accumulation/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a highly prevalent condition and has become a major cause of liver failure. Imaging studies have shown that excess liver fat is frequently accompanied by an excess of abdominal visceral adipose tissue. Excess visceral adiposity is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular … Continued

Eat well and move: another success story!

Being physically active and having a high-quality dietary pattern are two key features of our lifestyle associated with a healthier cardiometabolic risk profile, contributing to longer and healthier lives. However, beyond their individual influence on cardiometabolic risk, what about the mortality risk associated with these two important markers of our lifestyle when they are simultaneously … Continued

NAFLD and cardiometabolic outcomes: contribution of excess visceral adiposity

Many studies worldwide have reported a close relationship between a high-risk obesity pattern, visceral obesity, and an altered cardiometabolic risk profile beyond total adiposity. Moreover, excess visceral adiposity is a significant risk factor for both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), another prevalent condition frequently observed among patients with … Continued

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