In this special episode on Root Causes of Obesity, Sugar and Highly Processed Carbs,  our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Root Causes of Obesity, Sugar, and Strategies to Decrease Sugar in the Diet with three experts in field – a nutrition epidemiologist, a public health expert and a registered dietician.

This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Heartland Food Group, the maker of the Splenda Group of Products.  For more information just go to: www.splenda.com .

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Vasanti Malik, ScD, who is Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto

Sandra Albrecht, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Co-lead, Food Systems and Public Health Certificate Program, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.   

Marina Chaparro, RDN, CDCES, MPH who is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Diabetes Educator & Author

In this special episode on Residual Risk: A Focus on Triglycerides, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss Residual Risk, Triglycerides and how to reduce residual risk with Dr. Christie Ballantyne, Director of the Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine.  Based on popular demand this episode, originally aired in August 2023, is being republished for our audience.

This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Amarin.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Dr. Christie Ballantyne.  Dr. Ballantyne is a Professor of Medicine-Cardiology, and Director of the Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine.

Selected references in the Podcast:

Niacin: AIM-HIGH - N Engl J Med 2011; 365:2255-2267

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: STRENGTH trial - JAMA. 2020;324(22):2268-2280

Pemafibrate: PROMINENT - N Engl J Med 2022; 387:1923-1934

Icosapent Ethyl: JELIS - Lancet. 2007;369(9567):1090-1098

Icosapent Ethyl: REDUCE-IT - N Engl J Med 2019; 380:11-22

ADA Standards of Care: Diabetes Care 2023;46(Supplement_1):S158–S190

2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: Circulation. 2023;148. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168

 

Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals.

Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update   discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting.

Welcome to diabetes core update where every month we go over the most important articles to come out in the field of diabetes. Articles that are important for practicing clinicians to understand to stay up with the rapid changes in the field. 

This issue will review:

1.     Insulin Efsitora versus Degludec in Type 2 Diabetes without Previous Insulin Treatment  

2.     Semaglutide and Opioid Overdose Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Opioid Use Disorder

3.     Associations of Diabetes and Prediabetes with Mortality and Life Expectancy in China: A National Study

4.     GLP-1 Medication Use for Type 2 Diabetes in the US

5.     Healthcare Utilization and Cost Associated with Empagliflozin in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

 

For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visitwww.diabetesjournals.org.

Hosts:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health