Background Methodological studies–studies that evaluate the design, analysis or reporting
of other research-related reports–play an important role in health research. They help to …

Obesity, diabetes mellitus (mostly type 2), and COVID-19 show mutual interactions because
they are not only risk factors for both acute and chronic COVID-19 manifestations, but also …

Animals are biological transformers of dietary matter and energy to produce high-quality
foods and wools for human consumption and use. Mammals, birds, fish, and shrimp require …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is strongly associated with mortality, independently of its cause.
The kidney contributes to up to 40% of systemic glucose production by gluconeogenesis …

Severe cases of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) are associated with elevated blood glucose levels and metabolic complications. However …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide (DOP) is the main
active ingredient of Dendrobium officinale Kimura & Migo, which is a precious traditional …

Many nutrition practices often used by bodybuilders lack scientific support and can be
detrimental to health. Recommendations during the dieting phase are provided in the …

Key points Blood glucose is an important fuel for endurance exercise. It can be derived from
ingested carbohydrate, stored liver glycogen and newly synthesized glucose …

Accumulating evidence shows that metformin is an insulin-sensitizing antidiabetic drug
widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which can exert favorable …

Objective Laron syndrome (LS) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder in humans caused
by loss-of-function mutations of the growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene. To establish a …