A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Hirayama S, et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2013 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12090. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, Kurashiki City College, Okayama, Japan; Daigokyou, Kyoto, Japan. Abstract BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioural disorder of childhood, affecting […]
Richter Y, et al. Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:557-63. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S40348. Epub 2013 May 21. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of soybean-derived phosphatidylserine (SB-PS) (300 mg/day) in improving cognitive performance in elderly with memory complaints, following a short duration of 12 weeks’ SB-PS administration. METHODS: SB-PS was administered daily for 12 weeks to […]
Colette Heimowitz’s Blog Full Story: http://blogs.atkins.com/Blogs/colette_heimowitz/Archive/2013/9/9/209477.aspx What’s the Beef with Red Meat? It seems like red meat is always the culprit that goes hand in hand with clogged arteries, stroke, diabetes and heart disease—in other words, a heart attack on a plate. Not too long ago, a group of scientists at Harvard examined this supposed […]
Tanya Zilberter PubMed Full Text Article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787246/ There is a consensus regarding the universal significance of breakfast (BF) for health, wellbeing, and cognition. The success of free school BF programs (e.g., Hasz and Lamport, 2012), which reportedly improve academic performance, fortifies this belief. However, studies showing cognitive effects of BF vs. skipping BF in large mixed cohorts […]
Published: Oct 17, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Obesity/42338 Full Text Article: http://www.medpagetoday.com/upload/2013/10/17/clinical-practice-guidelines.pdf Patients may need help managing metabolic and endocrine disorders with healthy eating and lifestyle choices, and now there’s a comprehensive set of clinical guidelines, issued jointly by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American College of Endocrinology, and the Obesity Society, to assist […]
October 22, 2013 by MARCO TORRES Vitamin D Proven More Effective Than Both Anti-Viral Drugs and Vaccines At Preventing The Flu The risk of children suffering from flu can be reduced by 50% if they take vitamin D, doctors in Japan have found. The finding has implications for flu epidemics since vitamin D, which is […]
Saturated fat is not the major issue BMJ 2013; 347 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6340 (Published 22 October 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f6340 Aseem Malhotra, interventional cardiology specialist registrar, Croydon University Hospital, London Scientists universally accept that trans fats—found in many fast foods, bakery products, and margarines—increase the risk of cardiovascular disease through inflammatory processes.1 But “saturated […]
Douglas C. Bauer, M.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:1537-1543October 17, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp1210380 This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author’s clinical recommendations. A 62-year-old healthy woman presents for […]
The purpose of this commentary is to discuss modern lifestyle factors that promote weight gain and to suggest methods for clinicians to more effectively educate patients about weight management.
Los Angeles Times October 22, 2013 The British Medical Journal has issued a clarion call to all who want to ward off heart disease: Forget the statins and bring back the bacon (or at least the full-fat yogurt). Saturated fat is not the widow-maker it’s been made out to be, writes British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra […]
Gayle Nicholas Scott, PharmD October 22, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/812677 Can watermelon relieve soreness after exercise? Response from Gayle Nicholas Scott, PharmD Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia; Clinical Pharmacist, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, Virginia True to its name, watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is made up of greater than 90% water.[1] Watermelon is low […]
Pediatrics 2013 Oct 07;[EPub Ahead of Print], K Størdal, RA White, M Eggesbø TAKE-HOME MESSAGE When should gluten be introduced to minimize the risk of celiac disease in children? A Norwegian birth cohort of > 100,000 children was analyzed in which gluten introduction was reported monthly from 0 to 6 months of age and breastfeeding […]
What Matters: Green Tea to Control Blood Sugars IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Oct 02, JO Ebbert The patient in your office is a 44-year-old male on no medications with no medical problems. He is extremely anxious about the test results you just reported to him. The last thing you need at the end of an […]
AuthorsSmith JT, et al. Show all Journal Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print] Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Foot and Ankle Injuries AuthorsSmith JT, et al. Show all Journal Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation Brigham Foot and Ankle Center at the Faulkner, […]
Full Article: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/gerdacid-reflux/gerd-treatment-nutrition-vs-drugs-3/ The previous post I wrote about small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) was simply a lead in to the post I really wanted to write. But the post I really wanted to write wouldn’t have made sense without the first post, which was, I suppose, the prologue. A while back I was wading through the […]
Jonathan Kay, MD Full Story & Video: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/803289 Hello. I am Jonathan Kay, Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center, both in Worcester, Massachusetts. In the 1931 musical Scandals, Ethel Merman sang a song that began, “Life is […]
Published: Oct 10, 2013 | Updated: Oct 11, 2013 By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/BreastCancer/42208 Postmenopausal breast cancer patients had a significantly lower risk of dying of the disease if they consumed multivitamins with minerals, an analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) showed. Overall, use of multivitamins with […]
Short-Chain Fatty Acids Activate AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Ameliorate Ethanol-Induced Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction in Caco-2 Cell Monolayers Elhaseen E. Elamin First published October 16, 2013, doi: 10.3945/jn.113.179549 J. Nutr. December 1, 2013 vol. 143 no. 12 1872-1881 Abstract Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) have been shown to promote intestinal barrier function, but their protective effects against […]
A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study Viktor Oskarsson, Omid Sadr-Azodi, Nicola Orsini, Åke Andrén-Sandberg, Alicja Wolk Disclosures Gut. 2013;62(8):1187-1192. Abstract Objective To examine the association of vegetable and fruit consumption with the risk of non-gallstone-related acute pancreatitis. Design A population-based prospective cohort of 80 019 women and men, aged 46–84 years, completed a food-frequency questionnaire at […]