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Protein, creatine and dieting supplements among adolescents: Use and associations with eating disorder risk factors, exercise- and sports participati…

2021

Objective: This study aimed to estimate the number of weekly users of protein, creatine, and dieting supplements and to explore whether weekly use was related to eating disorder (ED) risk factors, exercise, sports participation, and immigrant status.Methods: In total, 629 and 1,060 high school boys and girls, respectively, self-reported weekly frequency of protein, creatine, and dieting supplement use, and weight and shape concerns, appearance internalization and pressure, self-esteem, mental distress, physical activity level, exercise context, and the type and weekly frequency of sport played. Multiple hierarchical regression analyses were performed to investigate explanatory factors for s…

Perspective: Protein Supplementation in Frail Older Persons: Often Necessary but Not Always Sufficient

2013

Dietary Approaches and Supplements in the Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer';s Disease

2016

Age-associated cognitive decline and dementia are conditions in which there is deterioration in memory, thinking, and behavior, with profound effects on the ability to perform everyday activities and well-being. Even if dementia mainly affects older persons, it is not a normal part of aging. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60-75% of dementia cases. The number of persons affected will increase in the next decades in parallel with aging of the world population. Hence, unless some approach is found to reduce age-related deterioration of cognitive functions, health care costs will continue to rise exponentially. There is a wealth of epidemiological evidence supporting a relationship between di…

COMMENTARY TO THE LETTER TO THE EDITOR

2011

mrh.2011.0274 Auteur(s) : Mario Barbagallo mabar@unipa.it, Ligia J Dominguez Geriatric Unit, Dept. of Internal Medicine and Emergent Pathologies, University of Palermo, Italy Correspondence: M. Barbagallo Dear Editor, We thank Dr Kisters for his comments; we agree with the potentiality of magnesium supplementation in the management of hypertension. However, although our data show the effectiveness of magnesium supplementation to improve endothelial vascular function [1], we would be more [...]

Posttraumatic stress disorder among earthquake survivors of the Wenchuan area (Sichuan, China)

2014

Background : On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with a power of 8.0 M on the Richter scale occurred in the Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province in southwest China, which was unprecedented in magnitude and aftermath. Approximately 70,000 people were killed and nearly 20,000 went missing. The earthquake caused a wide number of mental and physical health outcomes among survivors, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was one of the most commonly studied. Methods : We conducted a systematic overview to assess research achievements about PTSD in the past 6 years after the Wenchuan earthquake, including symptoms and risk factors about PTSD among Wenchuan earthquake survivors, as well as research de…

Possible links between intestinal permeablity and food processing: a potential therapeutic niche for glutamine

2010

Increased intestinal permeability is a likely cause of various pathologies, such as allergies and metabolic or even cardiovascular disturbances. Intestinal permeability is found in many severe clinical situations and in common disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. In these conditions, substances that are normally unable to cross the epithelial barrier gain access to the systemic circulation. To illustrate the potential harmfulness of leaky gut, we present an argument based on examples linked to protein or lipid glycation induced by modern food processing. Increased intestinal permeability should be largely improved by dietary addition of compounds, such as glutamine or curcumin, which…

Dietary Supplements as Surrogate of Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Smoking Subjects

2017

The interventions to slow aging, favoring active life expectancy, represent the new perspectives in ageing investigation. Some mechanisms that delay or prevent the onset of aging pathologies have been identified. Between them, a healthy lifestyle seems to reduce many risk factors. In particular, eating habits represent the most concrete, low-cost way to act on aging process. Mediterranean diet has received much attention since its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects have been consistently demonstrated. Unfortunately, many people follow a Western diet, poor in phytochemicals that represent the main source of beneficial effects of this dietary pattern. So, supplements administration sho…

Searching for the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective potential of natural food and nutritional supplements for ocular health in the …

2021

Adherence to a healthy diet offers a valuable intervention to compete against the increasing cases of ocular diseases worldwide, such as dry eye disorders, myopia progression, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or age macular degeneration. Certain amounts of micronutrients must be daily provided for proper functioning of the visual system, such as vitamins, carotenoids, trace metals and omega-3 fatty acids. Among natural foods, the following have to be considered for boosting eye/vision health: fish, meat, eggs, nuts, legumes, citrus fruits, nuts, leafy green vegetables, orange-colored fruits/vegetables, olives-olive oil, and dairy products. Nutritional supplements have received muc…

Medikamentu un uztura bagātinātāju izraisītu aknu bojājumu pacientu klīnisko datu analīze

2018

Medikamentu izraisīti aknu bojājumi (DILI) ir reti sastopama medikamentu vai augu un uztura bagātinātāju produktu blakne. Vairākos pētījumos pierādīts gadījumu skaita pieaugums pēdējo gadu desmitu laikā un nesamērīgi liels ar augu un uztura bagātinātāju produktiem saistīto gadījumu skaita pieaugums. Lai gan DILI ir ļoti reti, tas ir viens no galvenajiem akūtas aknu mazspējas (ALF) cēloņiem. Patoģenēze nav pilnībā skaidra un pagaidām nav pieejami specifiski diagnostikas marķieri. Šie faktori kopā ar lielu skaitu etioloģisko aspektu un dažādām izpausmēm apgrūtina DILI diagnostiku. Šī pētījuma mērķis bija noteikt demogrāfiskās un klīniskās īpatnības, izplatītākās cēloņsakarības Latvijā, iegūto…

Stabilization of a nutraceutical omega-3 fatty acid by encapsulation in ultrathin electrosprayed zein prolamine.

2010

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid of the omega-3 series (omega-3), which exerts strong positive influences on human health. The target of this study was the stabilization by encapsulation of this bioactive ingredient in zein ultrathin capsules produced by electrospraying. The zein ultrathin DHA encapsulation was observed by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy to be more efficient against degradation under both ambient conditions and in a confined space (so-called headspace experiment). In the latter case, that more closely simulates a sealed food packaging situation, the bioactive DHA was considerably more stable. By fitting the degradation data to a specific auto-deco…