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AUTHOR
Carlos Morillas-ariño
Spanish population trends in Internet searches for information on different diets
Abstract Objective To use Google Trends to explore the trends of interest of the Spanish population regarding information related to different types of diets, focused on those that are popular and with evidence-based studies, over the last 10 years. Material and methods The search trends referred to the terms “Mediterranean diet”, “ketogenic diet”, “low fat diet”, “intermittent fasting” and “vegan diet” were analyzed. The relative search volumes (RSV) of the terms were compared. The direction of the trend was studied using the Spearman's correlation coefficient (SC). Results “Mediterranean diet” was the most widely searched term, with a median RSV of 16 (interquartile range [IQR] 6; range 8…
Levels of C3 in patients with severe, morbid and extreme obesity: its relationship to insulin resistance and different cardiovascular risk factors.
Increased C3 has been related to body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance, although there are not sufficient studies in subjects with morbid obesity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of C3 as a function of the BMI in subjects of both sexes, with severe, morbid and extreme obesity, and their possible relationship to insulin resistance or associated diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia.The study included a total of 316 patients (110 men and 206 women) with severe obesity (17.1%), morbid obesity (54.4%) and extreme obesity (28.4%), with an average BMI of 46.70+/-7.37 kg/m2.The glucose and insulin levels were determined baseline, and 2 h after a 75 g …
Tendencia de la población española de búsqueda en internet sobre información relacionada con diferentes dietas
Resumen Objetivo Explorar a traves Google Trends las tendencias del interes de la poblacion espanola sobre informacion relacionada con diferentes tipos de dietas, focalizadas en las mas populares y con estudios de evidencia, a lo largo de los ultimos 10 anos. Material y metodo Se analizaron las tendencias de busqueda de los terminos «dieta mediterranea», «dieta cetogenica», «dieta baja en grasas», «ayuno intermitente» y «dieta vegana». El volumen relativo de busqueda (VRB) de cada termino fue comparado. La direccion de la tendencia se estudio mediante la correlacion de Spearman (CS). Resultados El termino «dieta mediterranea» fue el mas buscado, con una mediana de VRB de 16 (rango intercuar…