Publications by authors named "L M Jepson"
The isolation and characterisation of protein from nine edible insect species.
J Food Sci Technol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The global demand for protein is rising, and insect farming offers a more sustainable alternative to traditional animal farming, but there's resistance to eating insects in Western diets.
- The study focused on isolating and characterizing proteins from nine edible insect species, particularly assessing house cricket protein compared to whey and pea protein.
- Findings showed that cricket protein has superior foaming and emulsification properties, suggesting it could effectively introduce insect protein into diets where it's currently unpopular.
The objective of this real-world, observational study was to evaluate change in continuing glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics for 1 year after CGM initiation in adults with noninsulin-treated type 2 diabetes (T2D). Data were analyzed from Dexcom G6 and G7 users who self-reported: T2D, ≥18 years, gender, no insulin use, and had a baseline percent time in range (TIR) 70-180 mg/dL of ≤70%. Outcomes were change in CGM metrics from baseline to 6 and 12 months overall and for younger (<65 years) and older (≥65 years) cohorts.
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- - Caregivers of individuals with dementia experience significantly worse sleep compared to the general population, as suggested by various studies that measured self-reported sleep quality and caregiver burden.
- - A systematic scoping review examined literature on this issue, finding that out of 540 articles screened, 24 met the criteria for inclusion, with most studies indicating a positive correlation between caregiver burden and poorer self-reported sleep quality.
- - Despite subjective reports indicating sleep issues, there is limited evidence connecting caregiver burden to objective sleep measures; healthcare providers should acknowledge the impact of caregiver burden on sleep and address it in care strategies.
Background: The primary aim of our study was to determine the attendance of postpartum visits stratified by race and if the COVID-19 pandemic affected racial disparities in postpartum visit attendance.
Methods: We searched our labor and delivery records from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 and included patients who delivered liveborn infants. The final analysis was restricted to patients who identified as White or Caucasian only, Black or African American only, or Hispanic.
Background: The BlueStar (Welldoc) digital health solution for people with diabetes incorporates data from multiple devices and generates coaching messages using artificial intelligence. The BlueStar app syncs glucose data from the G6 (Dexcom) real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) system, which provides a glucose measurement every 5 minutes.
Objective: The objective of this real-world study of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using the digital health solution and RT-CGM was to evaluate change in glycemic control and engagement with the program over 3 months.