Weight Misperception is Prevalent Among Turkish Adults and Associated with Higher Age, Body Mass Index and Lower Education Status.

Background: Weight misperception (WM) is common among adults, and it is associated with adverse health outcomes. Research has shown that various factors are associated with weight misperception. Turkish adult population data for weight misperception and related factors do not exist.

In-depth assessment of steatotic liver disease awareness in high-risk groups.

Objectives: This study aims to determine the awareness levels and factors affecting it, along with prevalent misconceptions about Steatotic Liver Disease (SLD) among participants with high-risk indicators.

Methods: A questionnaire with open-ended questions was utilized. Participants were recruited from two general internal medicine outpatient clinics, focusing on those with high-risk indicators for SLD.

Evaluation of muscle and bone composition and function in aging women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: The potential effects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on the musculoskeletal system are not well established. We examined the musculoskeletal system in women with PCOS in their late reproductive years.

Study-design: This cross-sectional study included 34 women with PCOS and 32 control women matched for age and body mass index (BMI).

Potential role of tryptophan catabolism in cancer-related cognitive impairment.

Oncology may be the most rapidly expanding field in medicine, with several innovative diagnostic and therapeutic procedures appearing daily. Advances in oncology have improved the survival rate for patients with cancer and promoting quality of life is now one of the goals in the care of these patients. Patients face a variety of disease- and treatment-related side effects, including anorexia, nausea, vomiting, recurring infections, and sleep difficulties.

Altered tryptophan absorption and metabolism could underlie long-term symptoms in survivors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has been lasting for more than one year and there is little known about the long-term health effects of the disease. Long-COVID is a new term that is used to describe the enduring symptoms of COVID-19 survivors. Huang et al.