A Single Sauna Session Does Not Improve Postprandial Blood Glucose Handling in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Over, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Passive heat treatment has been suggested to improve glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Previous studies have focused predominantly on hot water immersion and traditional sauna bathing, as opposed to the more novel method of infrared-based sauna bathing. Here, the impact of a single infrared sauna session on post-prandial glycemic control was assessed in older individuals with T2DM.

An intervention study of the effects of calcium intake on faecal fat excretion, energy metabolism and adipose tissue mRNA expression of lipid-metabolism related proteins.

Context: In various observational studies, an inverse relation between calcium intake and body weight has been observed. A possible explanation could be an increased calcium excretion through the faeces caused by an increased dietary calcium intake.

Objective: To examine whether an increased calcium intake could lead to changes in faecal fat and energy excretion.

Co-ingestion of a protein hydrolysate with or without additional leucine effectively reduces postprandial blood glucose excursions in Type 2 diabetic men.

This study examined postprandial plasma insulin and glucose responses after co-ingestion of an insulinotropic protein (Pro) hydrolysate with and without additional free leucine with a single bolus of carbohydrate (Cho). Male patients with long-standing Type 2 diabetes (n = 10) and healthy controls (n = 10) participated in 3 trials in which plasma glucose, insulin, and amino acid responses were determined after the ingestion of beverages of different composition (Cho: 0.7 g/kg carbohydrate, Cho+Pro: 0.

Better environmental survival of outbreak vs. sporadic MRSA isolates.

Environmental sources have been associated with prolonged epidemics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Our objective was to evaluate whether outbreak MRSA strains differ in their environmental survival from sporadic MRSA strains. The strains were detected in five adult patients unknowingly colonized by MRSA.