Romaguera D, Fernández-Barrés S, Gracia-Lavedán E, et al Clinical Nutrition|March 1, 2021 Researchers undertook this multicentric population-based case-control study to determine if ultra-processed foods and drinks intake is related to breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers. Males and females between 20-85 years of age who received diagnoses of colorectal (n = 1,852), breast (n = 1,486), […]
— President Biden needs to “follow the science” and act now by David Perlmutter, MD and Casey Means, MD February 21, 2021 Dear President Joe Biden, During your campaign, you promised to “follow the science.” Well, now’s your chance. The recommendations for added sugar in the 2020-2025 USDA dietary guidelines — released under the Trump administration — […]
From A to Z, Supplements Fail for COVID-19 — Neither vitamin C (a.k.a. ascorbic acid) nor zinc pan out in randomized trial by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today February 12, 2021 High-dose zinc and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) had no impact on the course of symptoms in patients with mild COVID-19, a randomized trial […]
February 11, 2021 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Of 50 surveyed dermatology patients who were advised to engage in sun protection and vitamin D supplementation, only 4 reported being aware of the role of vitamin K2 in vitamin D metabolism. As data mount showing that vitamin K2 has a synergistic effect with vitamin […]
February 10, 2021 JACC: Journal of the American College of Cardiology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This paper summarizes information regarding omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). At least two servings of fatty fish per week are recommended for patients without clinical atherosclerotic disease. If this cannot be achieved, dietary supplementation with fish oil may be reasonable. PUFA capsules have […]
February 02, 2021 International Journal of Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors performed a systematic review using the PubMed database that included 11 interventional clinical trials and 42 observational studies conducted between January 2009 and April 2020. They found several dietary factors associated with acne promotion, including a high glycemic index and/or glycemic load diet, dairy […]
February 08, 2021 Contact Lens & Anterior Eye TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Clinical examination and lifestyle questionnaires were analyzed in a cohort of 322 patients aged 16 to 88 years. Results revealed that older age, female sex, and East Asian ethnicity were the non-modifiable factors associated with dry eyes, while increased digital screen time was a significant modifiable factor. Interestingly, […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | February 4, 2021 High intake of highly processed (refined) grains is associated with higher risk of heart disease and death than whole (unrefined) grains, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Cereal grains, such as oats, rice, barley and wheat make up around 50% of daily caloric intake across the world and […]
January 30, 2021 European Heart Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This community-based pooled cohort study examined the relationship between alcohol use and incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in 107,845 individuals. Participants had a median alcohol consumption of 3 g/day over a median follow-up of 13.9 years, during which time 5854 developed AF. There was a non-linear, positive association […]
January 27, 2021 BMJ : British Medical Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study examined how people with type 2 diabetes were affected by low carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and very low carbohydrate diets (VLCDs). The results showed that LCDs were associated with a 32% increase in diabetes remission. The authors concluded that patients with type 2 diabetes who adhere […]
Liu W, Hu B, Dehghan M, et al. Clinical Nutrition | January 28, 2021 In this prospective study involving 41,243 candidates, researchers sought to assess how amount of fruit, vegetable, and legume consumption impacts the risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD mortality, cancer incidence, cancer mortality, and all-cause mortality. In the baseline survey, candidates […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | January 19, 2021d Fried-food intake is linked to a heightened risk of major heart disease and stroke, finds a pooled analysis of the available research data, published online in the journal Heart. And the risk rises with each additional 114 g weekly serving, the analysis indicates. It’s clear that the Western diet […]
Dr. Peter Osborne (Gluten Free Society) Many gluten free products use corn as an assumed safe grain substitute. Are you buying into this myth? Gluten Free Society’s Stance Corn is a grain. Corn has gluten. Many believe that corn gluten does not induce damage the same way that wheat, barley, and rye do. The fact […]
Abstract Background: COVID-19 is a major health problem because of acute respiratory distress syndrome, saturation of intensive care units (ICU) and mortality. Methods: Our study aims to elucidate the effect of calcifediol [25(OH)D3] treatment on ICU admission and mortality, in patients admitted to COVID-19 wards of Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain. A total of 930 […]
Sazali S, Badrin S, Norhayati MN, et al. BMJ Open | January 6, 2021 In adult patients with migraine, researchers determined the impacts of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), also known as ubiquinone, in reducing the severity and frequency of migraine attacks and the duration of headache in this systematic review and meta-analysis involving 371 participants. This […]
— Study finds five anti-reflux behaviors could prevent almost 40% of the symptoms in women by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer January 4, 2021 Adherence to an anti-reflux lifestyle may prevent many symptoms of gastrointestinal reflux disorder (GERD) in women, data from Nurses’ Health Study II suggest. And the decreased risk was evident even in regular […]
—Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, evaluated the efficacy of dried cranberry powder in alleviating OAB symptoms in women with OAB, without incontinence. By Krithika Subramanian, PhD Daily intake of dried cranberry powder improved some symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB) and the patients’ perception of their bladder condition in adult women, according to […]
December 07, 2020 The Journal of Urology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This systematic review and meta-analysis used data from 23 studies (86,332 participants) meeting inclusion criteria to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D and lower urinary tract symptoms. The odds of lower urinary tract symptoms was two to three times higher in individuals with vitamin D deficiency […]