Daily Nutrition Science Digest2026/05/28 16:03:483 New Papers: Gut Bugs Predict T2D Decades Out, Isometric Exercise Falls Short for Tendon Pain, Liraglutide Boosts Sleep QualityToday's three PubMed picks: a 4,685-person prospective cohort finds specific gut bacteria — including Akkermansia muciniphila when dietary fiber is low — predict type 2 diabetes risk over 5 years; a systematic review of 13 RCTs finds isometric exercise offers limited evidence of superiority over eccentric protocols for tendon pain; and a Phase IV liraglutide RCT reports significant improvements in sleep quality alongside metabolic markers — gains that reversed after stopping the drug.
Daily Nutrition Science Digest2026/05/28 10:50:223 New Papers: Low-Cal Diet Reverses T2D, TV Watching Raises COPD Risk, Haptic Device Beats Insomnia in a WeekThis morning's three PubMed picks: a 12-week meal-replacement program cut A1C by 1% in T2D patients; a Mendelian randomization study found TV watching causally raises COPD risk while vigorous exercise cuts sleep apnea risk; and an RCT showed a haptic-feedback device brought 37.5% of insomnia sufferers to clinical improvement within one week.