But no benefit seen with fish oil sans fish by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 27, 2019 Consumption of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA), which are contained in fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, and sardines, was associated with a significant decrease in the risk of gout flares, a large online […]
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2019 Mar;22(2):129-134. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000540. Klement RJ. Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Altered glucose metabolism in cancer cells is an almost ubiquitous observation, yet hardly exploited therapeutically. However, ketogenic diets have gained growing attention in recent years as a nontoxic broad-spectrum approach to target this major metabolic difference between normal and […]
Rachel Lutz Publish Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 A new report found that soda and other beverages sweetened with sugar can make symptoms more severe in multiple sclerosis patients. Investigators from St. Josef Hospital Bochum in Germany surveyed multiple sclerosis patients in order to assess the effect of diet on mechanisms implicated in multiple sclerosis […]
March 19, 2019 Victor W. Zhong, PhD JAMA. 2019;321(11):1081-1095. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.1572 Key Points Question Is consuming dietary cholesterol or eggs associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality? Findings Among 29 615 adults pooled from 6 prospective cohort studies in the United States with a median follow-up of 17.5 years, each additional 300 mg of dietary […]
The One Probiotic Supplement You Need to be Taking by David Perlmutter, MD Bowel wall permeability, more commonly described these days as “leaky gut,” is now front and center in the news, and is well known as a cause of a large number of common disease entities. The intestinal barrier that separates the luminal contents from […]
March 5, 2019 Michael Berk, MD, PhD; Felice N. Jacka, PhD JAMA. 2019;321(9):842-843. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.0273 Over the past decade, nutritional psychiatry has developed into a promising research area in a field with great unmet need.1 The early research has advanced from cross-sectional epidemiological studies reporting associations between diet quality and mental health outcomes, including depression and […]
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2016 Feb;45(4 Suppl):S12-7. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.11.011. Epub 2015 Dec 2. Bruyère O, Altman RD, Reginster JY. Abstract The European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) treatment algorithm recommends chronic symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOAs) including glucosamine sulfate (GS) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) as first-line therapy for knee […]
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage — Gersing AS, et al. | March 01, 2019 In this investigation, researchers studied changes in the composition of knee cartilage in overweight and obese participants with constant weight vs those with weight loss over 96 months, and evaluated how different weight loss regimens are associated with these changes. The study sample […]
Rosemary Black, for MDLinx | February 27, 2019 Got a sweet tooth? Then dressing up your favorite dishes with a spoonful of sugar is a guilty pleasure you probably indulge in on occasion. So, those who like their sweet treats may be interested to know that products like date sugar and coconut sugar are joining […]
Hypertension — Jennings A, et al. | February 15, 2019 In this year-long, European, multicenter, randomized controlled trial, researchers evaluated the impact of a Mediterranean-style diet (specifically designed according to dietary recommendations for individuals aged ≥ 65 years) on blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness among older adults. They measured blood pressure in 1,294 healthy […]
Reuters Health News | February 13, 2019 People who eat a lot of animal protein may be more likely to have excessive fat in their livers and a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) than individuals whose main source of protein is vegetables, a Dutch study suggests. Researchers examined data from dietary questionnaires […]
Healthline/Medical News Today | February 12, 2019 According to one large new study, eating more ultraprocessed foods—such as sugary drinks and ready-made meals—increases the risk of all-cause mortality. There has never been a closer eye watching the average diet of people in the US than there is today. Rising obesity and diabetes rates have spurred furious research into the […]
Study demonstrates role of vitamin D in controlling glycemia Date: January 30, 2019 Source: The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Summary: The benefits of vitamin D in promoting bone health are already well known. A new study suggests that vitamin D also may promote greater insulin sensitivity, thus lowering glucose levels and the risk of […]
Published Tuesday 29 January 2019 By Tim Newman A new study demonstrates a link between zinc deficiency and high blood pressure. The findings could help scientists design new ways of intervening in at-risk patient populations. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a huge and growing health concern in the United States. According to the American […]
John Murphy, MDLinx | January 25, 2019 For cold and flu-like symptoms, most consumers take over-the-counter medicines, while clinicians can prescribe antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu. But none of these is a silver bullet against the common cold or flu. Now, researchers have shown that elderberry syrup—a remedy as old as folklore—substantially reduces both symptom severity and […]
European Journal of Nutrition pp 1–10 Original Contribution First Online: 25 January 2019 Nicola Veronese Abstract Purpose To map and grade all health outcomes associated with magnesium (Mg) intake and supplementation using an umbrella review. Methods Umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using placebo/no intervention as […]
BMJ — Sun Y, et al. | January 25, 2019 In this prospective cohort study involving US women, researchers examined the prospective association of total and individual fried food consumption with all cause and cause-specific mortality. Participants included 106,966 postmenopausal women aged 50-79 years at study entry who were enrolled between September 1993 and 1998 […]
Newswise | January 24, 2019 Celebrity fitness expert Jillian Michaels recently said she found the ketogenic diet to be dangerous and unhealthy. University of Alabama at Birmingham assistant professor and keto expert Amy M. Goss says her recent research suggests the keto diet is a safe and effective way to older adults with obesity to […]
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research — Carbone LD, et al. | January 23, 2019 In this cohort of elderly, community-dwelling African American and white adults, researchers investigated the association of dietary niacin intake with multiple skeletal health parameters, including bone mineral density (BMD), hip fractures, and body composition. For this investigation, they included 5,187 […]
Clinical Nutrition — Bondonno NP, et al. | January 21, 2019 In The Blue Mountains Eye Study, which included 2,349 participants, researchers examined the associations of flavonoid and flavonoid-rich wholefood intakes with all-cause mortality and the moderating effects of risk factors for early mortality. Using US Department of Agriculture food composition databases, they calculated flavonoid […]