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ey0019.12-6 | Metabolic syndrome | ESPEYB19

12.6. Abuse in childhood and cardiometabolic health in early adulthood: evidence from the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children

A Goncalves Soares A, Zimmerman A, Zammit S, Karl A, Halligan SL, Fraser

Journal of the American Heart Association 2021;10(24):e021701. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021701Brief Summary: This population-based birth cohort study identified an association between childhood abuse and higher BMI at age 18 and 25 years, and also hyperinsulinemia and other markers of the MetS at age 25.Comment: Previous studies reported that about one-third of adult candi...

ey0015.13-15 | Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism | ESPEYB15

The five papers included in this section reflect the increasing interest by resource-limited countries in developing such a program but also highlight specific points that need to be considered in countries that embark in this wonderful initiative to make it successful.

S Gowachirapant , N Jaiswal , A Melse-Boonstra , V Galetti , S Stinca , I Mackenzie , S Thomas , T Thomas , P Winichagoon , K Srinivasan , MB Zimmerman

To read the full abstract: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2017; 5:853-63 This prospective, randomized trial investigates the benefits of iodine supplementation (200 mcg per day) in pregnant women from Thailand and India on the neurological development of their children. Iodine readily crosses the placenta and is required for the synthesis of thyroid hormones by the fetal thyroid gland. In add...