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    Female-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease: an update

    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While it was previously believed that men have greater susceptibility to CVD, recent research suggests that women face an...

    Angeliki Theodorou, Dimitrios S. Karagiannakis, Katerina Stefanaki in Hormones (2024)

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    The role of low glycemic index and load diets in medical nutrition therapy for type 2 diabetes: an update

    The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its microvascular and macrovascular complications necessitate an optimal approach to prevention and management. Medical nutrition therapy serves...

    Eleni Gerontiti, Almog Shalit, Katerina Stefanaki, Paraskevi Kazakou in Hormones (2024)

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    Hepatokines: the missing link in the development of insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism in PCOS?

    The liver plays a critical role in several metabolic pathways, including the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common chronic liver disease worldwi...

    Katerina Stefanaki, Ioannis Ilias, Stavroula A Paschou in Hormones (2023)

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    Premature ovarian insufficiency in adolescence: a chance for early diagnosis?

    Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is typically diagnosed when amenorrhea is combined with high gonadotrophins and hypoestrogenemia in a woman under 40 years of age, although, more rarely, POI can develop i...

    Lina Michala, Katerina Stefanaki, Dimitris Loutradis in Hormones (2020)