Category: Nutrition
Rice Protein Reduces Oxidative Stress
Rice protein improves oxidative stress by regulating glutathione metabolism and attenuating oxidative damage to lipids and proteins in rats Life Sci. 2012 Aug 11; Yang L, Chen JH, Xu T, Zhou AS, Yang HK Abstract AIMS: To evaluate the effects of rice protein (RP) on glutathione metabolism and oxidative damage. MAIN METHODS: Seven-week-old male Wistar [...]
Stress, food, and inflammation
Stress, food, and inflammation: psychoneuroimmunology and nutrition at the cutting edge Psychosom Med. 2010 May;72(4):365-9 Kiecolt-Glaser JK Abstract Inflammation is the common link among the leading causes of death. Mechanistic studies have shown how various dietary components can modulate key pathways to inflammation, including sympathetic activity, oxidative stress, transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB activation, and [...]
Berries and flavonoids reduce cognitive decline.
Dietary intakes of berries and flavonoids in relation to cognitive decline Ann Neurol. 2012 Jul;72(1):135-43 Authors: Devore EE, Kang JH, Breteler MM, Grodstein F Abstract OBJECTIVE: Berries are high in flavonoids, especially anthocyanidins, and improve cognition in experimental studies. We prospectively evaluated whether greater long-term intakes of berries and flavonoids are associated with slower rates [...]
Vitamin D Reduces Multiple Sclerosis Lesions
Vitamin D status predicts new brain magnetic resonance imaging activity in multiple sclerosis Ann Neurol. 2012 Aug;72(2):234-40 Mowry EM, Waubant E, McCulloch CE, Okuda DT, Evangelista AA, Lincoln RR, Gourraud PA, Brenneman D, Owen MC, Qualley P, Bucci M, Hauser SL, Pelletier D Abstract OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether vitamin D status is associated [...]
Probiotic Bacteria Protect Against Viral Illness
Effect of probiotic bacteria on microbial host defense, growth, and immune function in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 infection. Nutrients. 2011 Dec;3(12):1042-70. Epub 2011 Dec 19. Cunningham-Rundles S, Ahrné S, Johann-Liang R, Abuav R, Dunn-Navarra AM, Grassey C, Bengmark S, Cervia JS. Abstract The hypothesis that probiotic administration protects the gut surface and could delay progression [...]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Capacity to Adapt to Stress
Influence of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status on the Way Rats Adapt to Chronic Restraint Stress PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e42142. Epub 2012 Jul 30. Hennebelle M, Balasse L, Latour A, Champeil-Potokar G, Denis S, Lavialle M, Gisquet-Verrier P, Denis I, Vancassel S. Abstract Omega-3 fatty acids are important for several neuronal and cognitive functions. Altered omega-3 fatty [...]
Selenium and prostate cancer
Selenium and prostate cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Jul;96(1):111-22 Authors: Hurst R, Hooper L, Norat T, Lau R, Aune D, Greenwood DC, Vieira R, Collings R, Harvey LJ, Sterne JA, Beynon R, Savovic J, Fairweather-Tait SJ Abstract BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is a growing public health problem. Several human studies [...]
Vitamin D Reduces Arterial Stiffness
Arterial Stiffness and Vitamin D Levels: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul 5; Authors: Giallauria F, Milaneschi Y, Tanaka T, Maggio M, Canepa M, Elango P, Vigorito C, Lakatta EG, Ferrucci L, Strait J Abstract Context: The importance of vitamin D for bone health has long been acknowledged. Recent evidence [...]
Flaxseed oil reduces adipocyte size, adipose monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels and T-cell infiltration
Dietary flaxseed oil reduces adipocyte size, adipose monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels and T-cell infiltration in obese, insulin-resistant rats Cytokine. 2012 Aug;59(2):382-91 Authors: Baranowski M, Enns J, Blewett H, Yakandawala U, Zahradka P, Taylor CG Abstract BACKGROUND: Adipocyte dysfunction is characterized by an increase in adipocyte size and changes to their adipokine profiles. Immune cell infiltration [...]
Substitute Autism for this finding: Poor nutrition at age 3 is associated with schizotypal personality at age 23
Poor nutrition at age 3 and schizotypal personality at age 23: the mediating role of age 11 cognitive functioning. Am J Psychiatry. 2012 Aug 1;169(8):822-30 Authors: Venables PH, Raine A Abstract OBJECTIVE: Poor prenatal nutrition has been associated with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in the Netherlands and China, and it has been suggested that perinatal and postnatal [...]
N-acetylcysteine reduces Cannabis Dependence
A double-blind randomized controlled trial of N-acetylcysteine in cannabis-dependent adolescents. Am J Psychiatry. 2012 Aug 1;169(8):805-12 Authors: Gray KM, Carpenter MJ, Baker NL, Desantis SM, Kryway E, Hartwell KJ, McRae-Clark AL, Brady KT Abstract OBJECTIVE: Preclinical findings suggest that the over-the-counter supplement N-acetylcysteine (NAC), via glutamate modulation in the nucleus accumbens, holds promise as [...]
African-Americans Need 4000 IU a day of Vitamin D3 to Eliminate Vitamin D 25 OH Disparity with Caucasians.
Vitamin D3 supplementation (4000 IU/d for 1 y) eliminates differences in circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D between African American and white men. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Aug;96(2):332-6 Authors: Garrett-Mayer E, Wagner CL, Hollis BW, Kindy MS, Gattoni-Celli S Abstract BACKGROUND: African Americans suffer disproportionately from diabetes and cardiovascular disease and are significantly more likely to [...]
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal-5′-phosphate) Lowers Risk for Heart Disease, Obesity, and Diabetes
Association of vitamin B-6 status with inflammation, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammatory conditions: the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Feb;91(2):337-42 Authors: Shen J, Lai CQ, Mattei J, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL BACKGROUND: Low vitamin B-6 status has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. The cardioprotective effects [...]
Saturated Fat Reduces Risk for Stroke
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
