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This study found that individuals with protein-calorie malnutrition, especially those with kwashiorkor, required significantly less force to pluck hair compared to well-nourished patients.

This review discusses underactive bladder, highlighting its poorly understood nature, diagnostic challenges, and limited treatment effectiveness, and reports no new clinical results.

This study found that lean women with PCOS have a similar degree of tissue insulin resistance as obese women with PCOS, suggesting that insulin resistance may be a primary feature of the syndrome.

This study found that while bariatric surgery in Bahrain effectively accelerated weight loss, it was also associated with nutritional deficiencies and gastrointestinal complications.

This case report describes a 34-year-old woman who, after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, experienced improvements in symptoms of dizziness and energy following treatment with oral ferrous sulfate for iron deficiency.

In this case study, a 12-year-old boy with a restricted diet exhibited symptoms of scurvy, including leg weakness and bruising, which improved following treatment with vitamin C and B12 supplements, highlighting the impact of severe vitamin deficiencies on health.

This case study reported on a 49-year-old male with muscle weakness and low potassium levels, suggesting a diagnosis of thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

This study found a positive association between higher birth weight and self-reported graying of hair in premenopausal infertile women.

In this study, pregnant women with isolated hypothyroxinemia experienced more asthenia, dry skin, hair loss, fragile nails, vomiting, and anemia, suggesting a negative impact on pregnancy despite treatment.

This study observed morphological changes in scalp hair follicles of humans deprived of protein for 15 days, which suggests potential use in diagnosing protein-calorie malnutrition.

This study found that newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in Korea have different hair mineral patterns, notably reduced zinc levels, which negatively correlate with body mass index compared to normal controls.

Starvation diets can cause significant hair loss.

This study found that most patients with chronic telogen effluvium had serum ferritin levels below hair cycle requirements, significantly linked to socioeconomic status, age, and weight factors.

Poor nutrition is linked to increased hair loss in Canadian children.

This article reports two cases of iron deficiency anemia in Russian adolescent girls, highlighting the role of low iron stores at birth in developing anemia during puberty.

In this study, a very-low-calorie diet led to greater weight loss and improvements in hyperandrogenaemia and metabolic markers in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared to a moderate energy deficit approach over eight weeks.

In this study, researchers found that women with PCOS and thyroid dysfunction had significantly altered T3 and T4 hormone levels and more frequent symptoms like weight gain and irregular menstrual cycles, suggesting the importance of thyroid screenings for personalized treatment strategies.

This article provides a clinical Q&A on bariatric nursing and surgical patient care and reports no new research findings.

This study found that severe obesity is positively associated with more severe lower urinary tract symptoms compared to moderate obesity in patients with prostatic enlargement.

This study assessed the nutritional status of emerging adult women with PCOS and found that while their body measurements were higher than standard, their mean biochemical parameters were within the normal range.

Women with thinning hair have thinner hair strands than women without hair loss.

This narrative review explores how obesity, related diseases, and bariatric surgery can impact hair health and the hair development cycle, highlighting potential effects such as hair thinning and telogen effluvium.

During LIFEHOUSE, researchers documented distinct patterns of physical exam findings and biomarker abnormalities in 369 adult employees, which may aid clinicians in recognizing wellness challenges and preventing chronic diseases associated with aging.

The Beverly Hills Diet is unhealthy and can cause serious health issues; pharmacists should advise against it and asthmatics should avoid nonprescription antihistamines.

This study observed that hair loss after bariatric surgery is the most common nutritional symptom linked to iron and protein deficiencies, while the causes of other symptoms remain unclear.

This case report discusses the intertwined nature of eating disorders and gender dysphoria in a patient, suggesting that ED symptoms in individuals with GD might act as a strategy to cope with biological sex traits.

This study observed that Nigerians with lower serum albumin levels had a significantly reduced hair epilation force, suggesting that hair pluckability might indicate protein depletion rather than energy depletion.

In this study, researchers found that girls aged 4-8 years with isolated premature thelarche had significantly advanced bone age, with obesity and elevated serum IGF-1 SDS and DHEAS SDS being key independent risk factors.

This study found that pregnant women with rheumatic diseases had sufficient energy and macronutrient intake, but showed a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, with selenium intake exceeding safe levels, which may lead to potential side effects.

This study found that female students aged 18-21 with PCOS had higher weight compared to those without, though their BMI remained in the normal range.