As if you need another reason to eat more Texas brisket Will Axford, Houston Chronicle | September 2, 2016 If you live in Texas, you probably don’t need another reason to eat more beef brisket, but researchers at Texas A&M just gave you one: it’s healthy. Brisket has a high level of oleic acid which regulates […]
One-week high GI diet increases hepatic fat and glycogen stores compared with low GI diet FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A one-week high glycemic index (HGI) diet increases hepatic fat and glycogen stores in healthy adults compared with a low glycemic index (LGI) diet, according to a study published online Sept. 4 […]
Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2016 Sep;31(5):287-92. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000130. Serum concentration of magnesium as an independent risk factor in migraine attacks: a matched case-control study and review of the literature. Assarzadegan F1, Asgarzadeh S, Hatamabadi HR, Shahrami A, Tabatabaey A, Asgarzadeh M. Abstract There is controversy over the role of magnesium in the etiology of migraine headaches. […]
Written by Honor Whiteman Published: Wednesday 7 September 2016 In the United States, around 17.7 million adults and 6.3 million children are living with asthma – a respiratory condition caused by inflammation and obstruction of the airways. While the underlying causes of asthma remain unclear, symptoms of asthma – such as wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, […]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Jul 27. pii: ajcn133819. [Epub ahead of print] Berryman CE1, Agarwal S2, Lieberman HR3, Fulgoni VL 3rd4, Pasiakos SM5. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Higher-protein diets are associated with decreased adiposity and greater HDL cholesterol than lower protein diets. Whether these benefits can be attributed to a specific protein source (i.e., […]
Gut doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2016-311964 Melanie Uhde Abstract Objective Wheat gluten and related proteins can trigger an autoimmune enteropathy, known as coeliac disease, in people with genetic susceptibility. However, some individuals experience a range of symptoms in response to wheat ingestion, without the characteristic serological or histological evidence of coeliac disease. The aetiology and mechanism of these symptoms […]
Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 07/27/2016 Raffield LM, et al. The researchers tried to find out the associations of calcium supplement use and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and further they got the fact which suggest that Calcium supplements were not associated with elevated CVD risk. Moreover, dietary calcium intake was also not associated with incident […]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 07/18/2016 Chang SC, et al. For this study, authors intend to investigate the relationship between estimated habitual dietary flavonoids consumptions and risk of incident depression. Finding suggest lower depression risk is related to higher flavonoid consumption specially in older women. Future research are required to verify this relationship. Methods They […]
Date: July 6, 2016 Source: Wiley Summary: Zinc acetate lozenges may reduce the duration of the common cold by nearly 3 days, according to a recent analysis. Zinc acetate lozenges may reduce the duration of the common cold by nearly 3 days, according to a recent analysis. Among 199 patients with the common cold who […]
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 06/30/2016 Tayyem RF, et al. The authors want to investigate association of diet high in meat, including processed meat and fat with risk of colorectal cancer(CRC). The results exhibit the risk of developing CRC can be related with some types of meat, processed meats and Labaneh (strained yogurt) intake. […]
06.27.2016 Saturated fats tied to faster symptom worsening by Wayne Kuznar Contributing Writer High intakes of total fat and particularly saturated fatty acids (SFA) increased the rate of structural progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), whereas high intakes of unsaturated fatty acids appeared to slow the rate of radiographic progression in a prospective observational study. In […]
Top fiber consumers were 79 percent more likely to remain fully functional and disease-free FRIDAY, June 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A diet inclusive of foods rich in fiber may fuel more successful aging, according to research published online June 1 in the Journals of Gerontology. The researchers tracked 1,609 participants, 49 years and older, […]
“Can Stevia Help You Ward Off Type II Diabetes?” That’s not just the title of today’s SuppVersity article, it is also the research question of a recent paper by Esteves A.F. dos Santos from Farmácia Progresso (dos Santos. 2016). An interesting question with an obvious answer: if you replace sugar in your diet with stevia, […]
June 23, 2016 Longer overall survival for patients with sufficient prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels are associated with survival in pancreatic cancer, according to a study published online June 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Chen Yuan, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, […]
June 23, 2016 Review shows modest reductions in frequency of hot flashes and vaginal dryness, but not night sweats WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Composite and specific phytoestrogen supplementation is associated with reductions in the frequency of hot flashes and vaginal dryness, according to a review published in the June 21 issue of […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine To cite this article: Dick William R., Fletcher Emily A., and Shah Sachin A.. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. June 2016, 22(6): 450-457. doi:10.1089/acm.2015.0122. Published in Volume: 22 Issue 6: June 17, 2016 ABSTRACT Purpose: Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic and one of the leading […]
J Hum Hypertens. 2016 Oct;30(10):627-32. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2016.34. Epub 2016 Jun 9. S Asgary PMID: 27278926 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2016.34 Abstract Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and has a prevalence of about one billion people worldwide. It has been shown that adherence to a diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps in decreasing blood […]
June 29, 2016 Kids get a lot of ear infections. In fact, it has been estimated that as many as 80% of children will experience at least one event of an acute ear infection, technically called acute otitis media (AOM). Often, as a consequence of AOM, kids will continue to have ear problems called secretary otitis media (SOM), characterized […]
Researchers Aim to Clarify Vitamin D Supplementation May 05, 2016 By Laird Harrison Should you prescribe Vitamin D to your patient to prevent fractures? If so, how much? Such questions are becoming increasingly confusing for many clinicians as studies with conflicting results pop up in the literature. “The data in terms of fracture reduction has […]
SuppVersity – Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone Wednesday, May 25, 2016 The number of purported anti-URTI (=anti Upper Respiratory Tract Infection) agents is unquestionable higher than the average number of yearly upper respiratory infections of the average US citizen, which is 2-4. Which of these usually natural agents actually have the ability to protect […]