Nutrition

Soft drink intake and the risk of metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 01/17/2017 Narain A, et al. In this systematic review and meta–analysis, researchers assess whether soft drink intake is connected with the development of metabolic syndrome. This work suggested sugar–sweetened beverage and artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) consumption are both connected with metabolic syndrome. This connection may be driven by the fact […]

A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and coronary heart disease risk

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 01/17/2017 Alexander DD, et al. The target of this study was to assess the impact of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA) on coronary heart disease (CHD), and to lead meta–analyses of prospective cohort studies to estimate the association between EPA+DHA consumption and CHD risk. Outcomes show that EPA+DHA might be connected with […]

Dietary Supplements for the Prevention of Falls and Fall-Related Injuries

Aleah M. Rodriguez, PharmD January 11, 2017 Question Several dietary supplements claim to prevent falls. Does the evidence support the use of them? Response from Aleah M. Rodriguez, PharmD Natural Medicines Research Fellow, Instructor of Pharmacy Practice, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska Of adults aged 65 years or older, 9.6% have reported falling at least once […]

Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects (Full Text)

January 10, 2017 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement US Preventive Services Task Force Article Information JAMA. 2017;317(2):183-189. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19438 Abstract Importance Neural tube defects are among the most common major congenital anomalies in the United States and may lead to a range of disabilities or death. Daily folic acid supplementation in the periconceptional period […]

Fibromyalgia Symptoms Improve With CoQ10 Supplementation

– Clinically significant improvement in various items from the Symptom Checklist-90-R FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For patients with fibromyalgia (FM), coenzyme Q10(CoQ10) supplementation is associated with improvement in clinical symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published online Jan. 4 in CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. Elísabet Alcocer-Gómez, from the University of Sevilla […]

Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of chronic headache

Date: January 4, 2017 Source: University of Eastern Finland Summary: Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of chronic headache, according to a new study. Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of chronic headache, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published in Scientific Reports. The Kuopio Ischaemic […]

Fish-Oil Fatty Acids in Pregnancy Cut Wheeze, Asthma Risk in Child

Supplementation in pregnancy linked to reduction in risk of persistent wheeze and asthma in offspring WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) — For women in the third trimester of pregnancy, supplementation with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) is associated with a reduction in the risk of persistent wheeze and asthma in offspring, according to […]

Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Osteoarthritis – National Institute of Health

What’s the Bottom Line? How much do we know about glucosamine and chondroitin supplements? We have some information about the safety and usefulness of glucosamine and chondroitin from large, high-quality studies in people. What do we know about the effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin supplements? Research results suggest that chondroitin isn’t helpful for pain from osteoarthritis of the knee […]

Worsening Asthma Tied to Sausage and Ham

Dose effect: four or more weekly servings had strongest association by Alexandria Bachert Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 20, 2016 Diets rich in processed meats such as ham, sausage, and salami were associated with worsening asthma symptoms over time, according to researchers in France. Results from a 7-year prospective study of 971 French adults showed […]

Healing Leaky Gut Syndrome (Webinar Video)

Healing Leaky Gut Syndrome (Webinar Video) by Doni Wilson, ND

Fiber Types – The Definitive Guide (Download)

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Gut bacteria may hold key to treating autoimmune disease

Published: Wednesday 21 December 2016 Defects in the body’s regulatory T cells (T reg cells) cause inflammation and autoimmune disease by altering the type of bacteria living in the gut, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have discovered. The study, “Resetting microbiota by Lactobacillus reuteri inhibits T reg deficiency-induced autoimmunity […]

Dietary intake of fiber in relation to knee pain trajectories

Arthritis Care & Research , 12/05/2016Dai Z, et al. In this study, researchers surveyed whether fiber consumption was connected with knee pain development patterns. These discoveries propose that high dietary total or grain fiber, especially in the prescribed everyday fiber average consumption of 25g per day, was connected with lower risks of belonging to moderate […]

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with functional decline and falls in frail elderly women despite supplementation

Osteoporosis International, 12/16/2016Kotlarczyk MP, et al. In this study, physicians tried to evaluate the effect of daily supplementation on vitamin D deficiency, function, and falls in female long–term care residents. It was resulted out that institute of medicine guidelines may not be adequate for frail elderly. Future research of optimal 25(OH) D levels for maintaining […]

A Study on Fats That Doesn’t Fit the Story Line

Aaron E. Carroll APRIL 15, 2016 There was a lot of news this week about a study, published in the medical journal BMJ, that looked at how diet affects heart health. The results were unexpected because they challenged the conventional thinking on saturated fats. And the data were very old, from the late 1960s and […]

Red Yeast Rice: A Regulatory Quagmire for Clinicians

Tuesday, 13 December 2016 15:50 By Erik Goldman If you’re recommending Red Yeast Rice supplements to patients as a natural alternative for cutting CVD risk, you may be unwittingly guiding them to ineffective products, and simultaneously compromising your clinical credibility. This is all thanks to a regulatory gray zone that permits supplement companies to market […]

Ultra-processed food consumption and the incidence of hypertension in a Mediterranean cohort

Ultra-processed food consumption and the incidence of hypertension in a Mediterranean cohort: The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Project American Journal of Hypertension, 12/13/2016 de Deus Mendonca R, et al. In this study, researchers investigate the relationship between ultra–processed food intake and the incidence of hypertension in a Mediterranean cohort. In this large prospective cohort of […]

7 Tips to Get Into Ketosis

By Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE Ketosis is a normal metabolic process that provides several health benefits. During ketosis, your body converts fat into compounds known as ketones and begins using them as its main source of energy. Studies have found that diets that promote ketosis are highly beneficial for weight loss, due in part to […]

Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease

Front Hum Neurosci. 2016; 10: 130. Published online 2016 Mar 29. doi:  10.3389/fnhum.2016.00130 PMCID: PMC4809873 Paola Bressan* and Peter Kramer Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Perhaps because gastroenterology, immunology, toxicology, and the nutrition and agricultural sciences are outside of their competence and responsibility, psychologists and psychiatrists […]

Drinking beer may be good for heart health

DECEMBER 12, 2016 Pennsylvania State University Health and Medicine News Previous research suggests that drinking wine in moderation can be good for your health, but new research indicates that drinking beer may also have health benefits. Shue Huang, a doctoral candidate in nutritional sciences at Penn State, and colleagues found that moderate drinkers had the […]