Qi D Lipids in Health and Disease|April 28, 2020 This research was sought to assess the role of probiotics support therapy in blood pressure and, as a kind of convenient and economic drugs for prevention and auxiliary treatment of hypertension. A systemic review and meta-analysis were conducted to analyze the impact of probiotics consumption on […]
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism — Jin J, Li J, Gan Y, et al. | April 24, 2020 Researchers analyzed 733 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from June to December, 2016, to examine the likely link of tea intake with RA via a large-scale, real-world study. The evaluation of disease activity of RA was done as […]
Neurology® — Holland TM, Agarwal P, Wang Y, et al. | April 21, 2020 Among 921 candidates of the Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP), an ongoing community-based, prospective cohort, researchers intended to determine if there is a connection between dietary intake of flavonols and Alzheimer dementia. Utilizing a validated food frequency questionnaire, participants completed […]
— Labels often exaggerate by Jeff Minerd, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 21, 2020 Labels on many children’s drink products supposedly containing fruit juice continue to be misleading, despite FDA attempts to regulate them, researchers reported. An analysis of top-selling products marketed to kids found that nearly all (97%) showed images of fruit on the […]
— Post-hoc analyses show benefit of alternative Mediterranean diet by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 15, 2020 Adhering to an alternative Mediterranean diet high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil was linked to lower risk of cognitive impairment but not to slower cognitive decline in post-hoc analyses. Data from two […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online:April 9, 2020 Volume0 Issue0 Pages1-55 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9041 Abstract Objective To assess the effectiveness of weight loss interventions on pain and disability in people with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) and spinal pain. Design Intervention systematic review. Literature Search Eight online databases and clinical trial registries. Study Selection […]
April 8, 2020 Jennifer Abbasi JAMA. Published online April 8, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5186 Clinical trials don’t support the public’s positive perception of coconut oil, a recent systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. The study, published in Circulation, found that compared with other vegetable oils, coconut oil increases low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)—the “bad” kind that ups cardiovascular disease […]
Atherosclerosis — Kennedy C, et al. | March 12, 2020 Researchers performed this systematic review to determine if treatment with Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can successfully improve symptoms and can ensure maintenance on statin therapy among patients with statin-associated myalgia. They analyzed relevant studies identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library. For review, 8 studies […]
February 21, 2020 Feiby L. Nassan, ScD, MBBCh, MSc JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(2):e1921610. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21610 Question What is the association of dietary patterns with testicular function in men? Findings In a cross-sectional study of 2935 young Danish men unaware of their fertility status, higher adherence to the Western diet pattern was associated with lower sperm quality than […]
Antioxidants 2020, 9(3), 212; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9030212 by Balazs Sonkodi Received: 4 January 2020 / Accepted: 3 March 2020 / Published: 5 March 2020 Abstract: According to our hypothesis, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is an acute compression axonopathy of the nerve endings in the muscle spindle. It is caused by the superposition of compression when repetitive […]
Current Hypertension Reports — Kolahdouz-Mohammadi R, Malekahmadi M, Clayton ZS, et al. | March 05, 2020 In the present study, the researchers sought to identify and quantify the outcomes of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that have evaluated the effect of egg consumption on blood pressure in adults. Fifteen RCTs were involved with a total of […]
— Benefits observed in non-Mediterranean population by Nicole Lou, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 5, 2020 Greater olive oil consumption was tied to lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but substituting plant-based oils for animal fats in general could also be helpful for most people, a study showed. Comparing those who ate the most vs the […]
— CVD events, deaths down with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation by Nicole Lou, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 5, 2020 Britons who took fish oil supplements — and not the prescription pharmaceutical-grade kind — lived longer on average and were less likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) years down the line, according to a large […]
International Journal of Epidemiology — Fraser GE, et al. | March 02, 2020 Researchers sought to ascertain the correlations between soy, dairy intakes, and breast cancer risk via following 52,795 North American women, initially free of cancer, for 7.9 years (29.7% were Black) and estimating their dietary intakes from food frequency questionnaires and, for 1,011 calibration […]
February 26, 2020 Anita Slomski, MA JAMA. Published online February 26, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.0691 People looking for “low-FODMAP” salsa, granola, or flatbread need only search on Amazon, which offers a few hundred packaged foods promoted to relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Shopping at the grocery store and uncertain whether it’s safe to eat apples, […]
Ellwood J, Draper-Rodi J, Carnes DComparison of common interventions for the treatment of infantile colic: a systematic review of reviews and guidelines BMJ Open 2020;10:e035405. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035405 February 25, 2020 Abstract Objective To conduct a systematic review of systematic reviews and national guidelines to assess the effectiveness of four treatment approaches (manual therapy, probiotics, proton pump […]
— Diet-induced thermogenesis “revved-up” in the morning by Jeff Minerd, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today February 20, 2020 The body uses more than twice as much energy to digest breakfast than dinner, a finding that emphasizes the importance of breakfast for weight loss, scientists said. In 16 volunteers who spent 3 days in a lab under […]
February 3, 2020 Associations of Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat, Poultry, or Fish Intake With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality Victor W. Zhong, PhD JAMA Intern Med. Published online February 3, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6969 Key Points Question Is consuming processed meat, unprocessed red meat, poultry, or fish associated with incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality? Findings […]
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention — Long J, Ji Z, Yuan P, et al. | February 14, 2020 In this meta-analysis of prospective studies, researchers intended to determine if there is an association between nut consumption and risk of cancer. By searching Web of Science and PubMed databases up to June 2019, prospective studies reporting […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. A recent patient was concerned that despite watching her diet and taking her diabetes medication her hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) keeps going up. Remember, HbA1c is a lab test that shows the average level of blood sugar (glucose) over the previous 3 months. It shows how well you are controlling […]