Laird Harrison June 16, 2015 SAN DIEGO — Eating more protein might help control weight in people older than 45 years, a new study suggests. “We’re seeing improvements in body weight and body fat percentage,” researcher Ann Brown, from Florida State University in Tallahassee, toldMedscape Medical News. The study provides evidence that the Institute of Medicine’s Dietary […]
Polyunsaturated Fat Intake Estimated by Circulating Biomarkers and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in a Population-Based Cohort of 60-Year-Old Men and Women Matti Marklund CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015607 Published online before print June 17, 2015, doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.015607 Abstract Background—High intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Large […]
June 16, 2015 Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this review and meta-analysis evaluated the impact of incremental increases in BMI on the risks of developing incident, post-operative, and post-ablation atrial fibrillation (AF). The study included data from 51 studies involving 626,603 individuals. For every 5-U BMI […]
Asian Journal of Multidiciplinary Studies Vol 3, No 6 (2015) Steven David Roffers, J. Michael Menke, David Houston Morris Abstract OBJECTIVE: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to test effects of specific thoracic (T1 to T5) manipulations using an Activator instrument for changes in diastolic and systolic blood pressure, blood pressure classification, and pulse […]
Date: June 1, 2015 Source: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Summary: Matched calorie for calorie with the simple sugar glucose, fructose causes significant weight gain, physical inactivity, and body fat deposition, a new study has concluded. Because of the addition of high-fructose corn syrup to many soft drinks and processed baked goods, fructose […]
Expert Opinion · May 27, 2015 Written by: Rebecca Gottesman MD, PhD Two recent papers highlight the potential role of inexpensive treatments for primary prevention of stroke in the form of a multivitamin in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study1 and folic acid supplementation in the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT).2 Despite distinct methods and […]
05.27.2015 by Molly Walker Contributing Writer Women taking oral contraceptive pills had slightly higher risks of developing a clot, especially if the pill was a newer formulation, according to the results of two nested case-control studies from the U.K. Yana Vinogradova, division of primary care, University Park in Nottingham, and colleagues reported any use of […]
May 27, 2015 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The investigators of this study of 26,875 individuals, aged ≥45 years and either black or white, assessed incident stroke events and their association with systolic blood pressure. Patients were categorized by systolic blood pressure (SBP) and number of antihypertensive medications. There were 4 classes of blood pressure: normal (<120 mm Hg), […]
Risk Factors And Clinical Presentation Of Cervical Arterial Dissection: Preliminary Results Of A Prospective Case Control Study Authors: Lucy C. Thomas, PhD, MMedSc (Physiotherapy)1,5, Darren A. Rivett, PhD, MAppSc (ManipPhty)2, John R. Attia, MD, PhD3, Christopher Levi, BMedSc, MBBS, FRACP4 Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Ahead of Print Pages: 1-27 doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.5877 Study […]
Date: May 18, 2015 Source: University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center For years, scientists have pointed to leptin resistance as a possible cause of obesity. Research led by investigators at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Metabolic Diseases Institute, however, found that leptin action isn’t the culprit. “Restoring leptin action will not be effective at reducing […]
May 15, 2015 Circulation: Heart Failure TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The relationships between wine consumption, clinical endpoints, and circulating biomarkers were evaluated in 6973 patients with chronic heart failure enrolled in a multicenter clinical trial. Whereas objective clinical endpoints did not differ significantly based on wine consumption, patients who consumed wine more frequently perceived themselves to be […]
Pastore RL, et al. Nutr Res. 2015. Citation Nutr Res. 2015 May 14. pii: S0271-5317(15)00097-4. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.05.002. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Recent research suggests that traditional grain-based heart-healthy diet recommendations, which replace dietary saturated fat with carbohydrate and reduce total fat intake, may result in unfavorable plasma lipid ratios, with reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) […]
12.02.2013 by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Metabolically healthy obese people have a long-term increased risk for death and cardiovascular events compared with their normal-weight counterparts, suggesting there is no such thing as benign obesity, according to a meta-analysis. When studies with follow-ups of a decade or more were considered, obese people with no […]
Action Points Increased BMI and body fat mass were associated with adverse hip cartilage changes in females, while increased body fat-free mass was associated with beneficial cartilage changes for both genders. It is yet unknown if altering body composition to reduce body fat mass and increase fat-free mass changes the natural history of osteoarthritis. Higher […]
Enzyme responsible for obesity-related high blood pressure identified — ScienceDaily site-iconsciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505121422.htm In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association, William Durante, Ph.D., led a team of MU researchers that identified an enzyme linked to obesity-related high blood pressure. Credit: Jeffrey Hoelscher Obesity is a serious health problem affecting […]
May 05, 2015 International Journal of Cardiology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this systematic review sought evidence on the association between the consumption of fried foods and the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD). The current evidence does not support the commonly held view that all fried foods should be prohibited in the primary prevention […]
Last week, we presented a case of a 54-year-old hypertensive patient and asked for your CulinaryRx. Now, Mike Roizen, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, and Robert Lustig, MD, of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), discuss their optimal eating plans for the patient with John La Puma, MD. A lightly edited transcript of the Google Hangout […]
If you regularly take a nonsteroidal antinflammatory drug (NSAID) for arthritis pain, you may be wondering if it’s safe. Here’s our advice. We’ve known for some time that NSAIDs are linked to potentially serious gastrointestinal (GI) and heart troubles. A study published in The Lancet helps characterize and quantify the cardiovascular and GI risks of […]
Date: April 22, 2015 Source: University of California – Davis Summary: Beverages sweetened with low, medium and high amounts of high-fructose corn syrup significantly increase risk factors for cardiovascular disease, even when consumed for just two weeks by young, healthy men and women. Consumption of sugary drinks increases risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a […]
4/20/15 Coronary risk doesn’t appear elevated with thyrotropin levels on the upper end of normal, a patient-level meta-analysis of 14 cohorts showed. In it, people on the highest end of the normal range, at 3.50 to 4.49 mIU/L, had a similar risk of a first coronary heart disease event (hazard ratio 0.97, 95% confidence interval […]