Short-term energy drink consumption influences plasma glucose, apolipoprotein B, body mass index and pulse rate among students.

Objective: Energy drinks are becoming more popular every year, particularly among young adults such as college students, despite evidence that they have harmful health effects. The effect of energy drink consumption on plasma glucose, serum apolipoproteins, and triglyceride levels in students was investigated.

Methods: In order to test this, we chose two representative types of energy drinks in Nigeria, namely fearless and predator.

Blood Pressure and Lipid Profile in Automechanics in Relation to Lead Exposure.

Context: Elevated blood pressure and alterations in lipid and lipoproteins play a major role in the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases.

Aim: This study is aimed at determining the blood pressure and lipid profile in automechanics.

Settings And Design: A total of 120 male subjects between 18 and 55 years of age comprised 60 automechanics and 60 age-matched occupationally unexposed control subjects in Emene, Enugu State, Nigeria.

High prevalence of abdominal obesity increases the risk of the metabolic syndrome in Nigerian type 2 diabetes patients: using the International Diabetes Federation worldwide definition.

Background: Some Nigerian studies have reported cases of the metabolic syndrome in the population. This study aims to assess the prevalence of the components of the metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients using the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) worldwide definition.

Methods: Eighty-nine T2DM patients were studied after an overnight fast.

Iodine status and the effect of soil erosion on trace elements in Nanka and Oba towns of Anambra State, Nigeria.

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) is common in all populations. Iodine and other trace elements naturally occur in the soil but erosion leaches off these elements from the soil. This results in a continued loss of trace elements from the soil.