Science Weekly - 27th May 2022

It's been a slow week in science but we still found a handful of papers that are super relevant of a range of personal training clients.

The Highlights:

• Alcohol may be more risky to the heart than previously thought
  
• Men with obesity can double their sperm count
• Drug that lowers blood sugar also reduces blood vessel dysfunction caused by aging
• How eating eggs can boost heart health
• Protein supplement helps control Type 2 diabetes

Alcohol may be more risky to the heart than previously thought

Levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with development of heart failure.

Source: European Society of Cardiology

Men with obesity can double their sperm count

Men with obesity can double their sperm count if they lose weight and maintain the weight loss.

Source: University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Drug that lowers blood sugar also reduces blood vessel dysfunction caused by aging

An FDA-approved drug to lower blood sugar in adults with Type 2 diabetes also may decrease blood vessel dysfunction associated with aging, according to a new study.

Source: University of Missouri-Columbia

How eating eggs can boost heart health

Researchers have shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood.

Source: eLife

Protein supplement helps control Type 2 diabetes

A study which holds potential for dietary management of the condition, has shown that drinking a small amount of why protein before meals helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar. The work shows for the first time this works in people as they went about normal everyday life.

Source: Newcastle University