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Nutrition

Saturated Fat Reduces Risk for Stroke

by Romeo Mariano, MD (August 19, 2010)

Dietary intake of saturated fatty acids and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Japanese: the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk Study? Yamagishi K, Iso H, Yatsuya H, Tanabe N, Date C, Kikuchi S, Yamamoto A, Inaba Y, Tamakoshi A; for the JACC Study Group. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Aug 4.   [...]

Vitamin K reduces Insulin Resistance

by Romeo Mariano, MD (July 30, 2010)

Effect of vitamin K supplementation on insulin resistance in older men and women. Yoshida M, Jacques PF, Meigs JB, Saltzman E, Shea MK, Gundberg C, Dawson-Hughes B, Dallal G, Booth SL. Diabetes Care. 2008 Nov;31(11):2092-6. Epub 2008 Aug 12. OBJECTIVE: Vitamin K has a potentially beneficial role in insulin resistance, but evidence is limited in [...]

Reducing dietary sodium: the case for caution.

by Romeo Mariano, MD (February 21, 2010)

Reducing dietary sodium: the case for caution. JAMA. 2010 Feb 3;303(5):448-9 Authors: Alderman MH QUOTE: Multiple randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have established that reduction of sodium intake sufficient to lower blood pressure also increases sympathetic nerve activity, decreases insulin sensitivity, activates the renin angiotensin system, and stimulates aldosterone secretion. ———- Low salt diets lead to: [...]

Low Serum Folate Levels as a Risk Factor for Depression

by Romeo Mariano, MD (February 21, 2010)

Low Serum Folate Levels as a Risk Factor for Depressive Mood in Patients With Chronic Epilepsy J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 15:64-66, February 2003 Johannes Rösche, Dr.med., M.A., Carmen Uhlmann, Dr.hum.biol., Dipl.Psych. and Walter Fröscher, Prof.Dr.med. This study takes into consideration whether low serum folate levels may contribute to depressive mood in patients with chronic epilepsy. [...]

Gut microbes enhance the immune system

by Romeo Mariano, MD (February 7, 2010)

Gut microbes extend reach to systemic innate immunity Nature Medicine 16, 160 (2010). Authors: Dana J Philpott & Stephen E Girardin Microbes in the gut can influence distant events, affecting the function of neutrophils in the circulation of mice (pages 228-231). The findings should lead to new studies examining how intestinal microbes affect immunity. ———- [...]

Selenium slows memory decline – Reducing acetylcholinesterase activity

by Romeo Mariano, MD (February 7, 2010)

Organoselenium improves memory decline in mice: Involvement of acetylcholinesterase activity. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Jan 29; Authors: Pinton S, Rocha JT, Zeni G, Nogueira CW The present study was designed to investigate the possible neuroprotective effect of p,p’-methoxyl-diphenyl diselenide [(MeOPhSe)(2)] in a model of sporadic dementia of Alzheimer’s type (SDAT) induced by intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of [...]

Selenium prevents cognitive decline and oxidative damage

by Romeo Mariano, MD (February 7, 2010)

Selenium prevents cognitive decline and oxidative damage in rat model of streptozotocin-induced experimental dementia of Alzheimer’s type. Brain Res. 2009 Jul 24;1281:117-27. Epub 2009 Apr 15. Ishrat T, Parveen K, Khan MM, Khuwaja G, Khan MB, Yousuf S, Ahmad A, Shrivastav P, Islam F. Department of Medical Elementology and Toxicology, Neurotoxicology Laboratory, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard [...]

Supressing HPA Axis Activity via Exogenous Cortisol Enhances Aggressive Behavior in Females, but not in Males.

by Romeo Mariano, MD (February 6, 2010)

Exogenous cortisol enhances aggressive behavior in females, but not in males. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Feb 1; Böhnke R, Bertsch K, Kruk MR, Richter S, Naumann E The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays a major role in the development, elicitation, and enhancement of aggressive behavior in animals. Increasing evidence suggests that this is also true for humans. Here, [...]

Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of Psychotic Disorders

by Romeo Mariano, MD (February 6, 2010)

Long-Chain {omega}-3 Fatty Acids for Indicated Prevention of Psychotic Disorders: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;67(2):146-54 Amminger GP, Schäfer MR, Papageorgiou K, Klier CM, Cotton SM, Harrigan SM, Mackinnon A, McGorry PD, Berger GE CONTEXT: The use of antipsychotic medication for the prevention of psychotic disorders is controversial. Long-chain omega-3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated [...]

Blueberry Juice May Boost Memory

by Romeo Mariano, MD (January 27, 2010)

Blueberry Juice May Boost Memory (Via WebMD Health.) ———- Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] Krikorian R, Shidler MD, Nash TA, Kalt W, Vinqvist-Tymchuk MR, Shukitt-Hale B, Joseph JA. The prevalence of dementia is increasing with expansion of the older adult population. In [...]

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