Published: Jul 9, 2014 By Sarah Wickline, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Journal Source See Also Natural Products as Aromatase Inhibitors Letrozole (Femara) used off-label to treat infertility outperformed first-line treatment clomiphene, with higher rates of live births in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, researchers reported. In a double-blind, randomized, multicenter trial with 750 women, […]
Badawi A Dovepress Journal Published Date July 2014 Volume 2014:7 Pages 297 – 303 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S60569 Abstract: A recent relationship between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance has been established through several studies. Research suggests a correlation between serum vitamin D and glycemic status measures. The […]
Sharma S J Child Neurol. 2014 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract There is scanty data regarding the efficacy and tolerability of the modified Atkins diet in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. This study was a retrospective review of children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome treated with the modified Atkins diet from May 2009 and March 2011. […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Low-carbohydrate diets became a major weight loss and health maintenance trend during the late 1990s and early 2000s.[1][2][3] While their popularity has waned recently from its peak, they remain popular.[4][5] This diet trend has stirred major controversies in the medical and nutritional sciences communities and, as yet, there is not a general consensus […]
MedPageToday Endocrinology Vitamin D Blog: A Role for Binding Protein Published: Jul 7, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source There’s a relatively new player on the vitamin D playing field, and it’s likely to be the subject of much research in the future. Researchers have become more interested in vitamin D […]
Alternative Medicine in Chronic Migraine 2014: What Clinicians Need to Know Migraine patients are increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for therapy. Therefore, clinicians who treat headache patients should gain a basic understanding of the efficacy and safety of these therapies. By Soma Sahai-Srivastava, MD, Anne Csere, DO and Andrew Joyce, MD Practical […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · August 06, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this review and meta-analysis, 14 records, which included 1182 patients with functional constipation, were evaluated retrospectively to determine the effect of probiotics on gut transit time, stool output, and constipation symptoms. The authors found that both Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus casei Shirota probiotics reduced whole-gut transit […]
Reference: “Ubiquinol (Q10H2) reduces gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) as a marker of oxidative stress in humans,” Onur S, Niklowitz P, et al, BMC Res Notes 2014 Jul 4; 7(1): 427. (Address: Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Division of Molecular Prevention, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Heinrich-Hecht-Platz 10, 24118 Kiel, Germany. E-mail: sek@molprev.uni-kiel.de ). Summary: In […]
Medscape Multispecialty July 02, 2014 Story Source PAD: Dark Chocolate May Make Walking Easier – from MedPageToday Maybe we should go on a chocolate-study-news diet – Not so fast ROME, ITALY — Shortly after eating the equivalent of a small bar of dark, but not milk, chocolate, patients with moderate to severe peripheral arterial disease […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · July 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Cognitively normal individuals (n = 49) participating in an ongoing brain imaging study completed semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires to evaluate the relationship between dietary nutrients and brain biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Vitamin B12, vitamin D, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, β-carotene, and folate intake were associated with […]
PracticeUpdate Urinary Incontinence Responds to Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Research · July 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study is a secondary data analysis of the Look AHEAD study, comparing intensive lifestyle intervention with diabetes education and counseling in men with type 2 diabetes. In the intensive lifestyle intervention group, the prevalence of incontinence decreased from 11.3% […]
Lee CT Public Health Nutr. 2014 Jul;17(7):1595-602. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013001572. Epub 2013 Jun 19. PubMed Reference Journal Reference Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between egg consumption and measures of insulin sensitivity (SI), acute insulin response (AIR) and metabolic clearance rate of insulin (MCRI). DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis. Settings Egg consumption, categorized as <1/week, 1 to <3/week, […]
Circulation, 07/01/2014 > Clinical Article PubMed Reference Journal Reference Martínez–Gonzalez MA, et al. – The authors assessed the effect of these diets on the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the PREDIMED trial. In the absence of proven interventions for the primary prevention of atrial fibrillation, this post hoc analysis of the PREDIMED trial suggests that extravirgin olive oil […]
Heartwire Steve Stiles June 30, 2014 Story Source LONDON, UK — Elevated levels of vitamin D may well lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of hypertension, an analysis of gene variants in several large cohorts cautiously suggests[1]. The study found that the presence of several specific genetic mutations associated with reduced metabolic synthesis of […]
Atherosclerosis, 06/30/2014 Clinical Article PubMed Reference Journal Reference Carnevale R, et al. – The authors speculated that olive oil could inhibit oxidative stress, which is believed to be implicated in the atherosclerotic process. The study provides the first evidence that post–prandial oxidative stress may be triggered by NOX2 up–regulation. EVOO but not corn oil, is […]
E. Cosaro Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases Abstract Background and aims Magnesium plays an important role in the modulation of vascular tone and endothelial function and can regulate glucose and lipid metabolism. Patients with hypertension, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have low body magnesium content; indeed, magnesium supplementation has been shown to have […]
RESEARCH · July 29, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Authors reviewed literature from MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register through December 2013 and identified 14 randomized controlled trials that included 906 patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) evaluated for treatment with fiber. Pooled relative risk of remaining symptomatic after treatment with soluble fiber (not bran) […]
J Hum Hypertens. 2014 Oct;28(10):600-5. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2014.34. Epub 2014 Jun 19. Roussell MA1, Hill AM1, Gaugler TL2, West SG3, Ulbrecht JS4, Vanden Heuvel JP5, Gillies PJ6, Kris-Etherton PM1. Abstract A DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) dietary pattern rich in fruits and vegetables and low-fat dairy products with increased dietary protein provided primarily from plant […]
Cancer Prevention Research, 06/27/2014 > Clinical Article Albanes D, et al. – The authors examined whether pre–supplementation plasma α–tocopherol or γ–tocopherol was associated with overall or high–grade prostate cancer. The findings indicate that higher plasma α–tocopherol concentrations may interact with selenomethionine supplements to increase high–grade prostate cancer risk, suggesting a biological interaction between α–tocopherol and selenium itself […]
Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses. Barański M Br J Nutr. 2014 Sep;112(5):794-811. doi: 10.1017/S0007114514001366. Epub 2014 Jun 26. Abstract Demand for organic foods is partially driven by consumers’ perceptions that they are more nutritious. However, scientific opinion is […]