A total of 136 papers from 76 studies conducted among 2.6 million participants were included in the review. Our meta-analyses of available evidence found that: (1) cycling reduces the risk of coronary heart disease by 16% (pooled hazard ratio [HR] = 0.84; 95% confidence interval [CI]...
behavioral sciences Review Potential Benefits and Harms of Intermittent Energy Restriction and Intermittent Fasting Amongst Obese, Overweight and Normal Weight Subjects—A Narrative Review of Human and Animal Evidence Michelle Harvie * and Anthony Howell The Nightingale Centre, University Hospital...
Additional parameters significantly improved with curcumin compared to placebo included total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, BMI, body weight, fasting blood glucose, and HbA1c.(Rahmani 2016) In another double-blind, randomized controlled trial in patients diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver ...
Kaplan-Meier Estimates of Cumulative Hazards for Global Index and Death HR indicates hazard ratio; nCI, nominal confidence interval; and aCI, adjusted confidence interval. Baseline Characteristics of the Women's Health Initiative Estrogen Plus Progestin Trial Participants (N = 16 608) by Randomization...
the growth and development of older children and adolescents received substantially less attention than in early childhood and adulthood7. Increasing attention on the importance of health and nutrition during school years has been accompanied by a presumption that differences in nutrition and the environme...
In this article, I'll discuss the mechanisms of aerobic exercise: oxygen transport and consumption, the role of the heart and the muscles, the proven benefits of aerobic exercise, how much you need to do to reap the benefits, and more. What is the difference between cardio and aerobic ...
Fasting blood samples from each participant were collected before and after each experiment. The levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) were analyzed using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits (CUSABIO, Wuhan...
The majority of the studies were of high quality, while 2 were of moderate quality. Pooled data from 8 studies found a significant improvement in fasting blood glucose for ginger compared to controls with a weighted mean difference (WMD) of −18.81 (95% CI, −28.7 to −8.92, high ...
Plant- and marine-derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have differential effects on fasting and postprandial blood lipid concentrations and on the susceptibility of LDL to oxidative modification in moderately hyperlipidemic subjects Am J Clin Nutr, 77 (2003), pp. 783-795 Google Scholar 9 Wien M...
2. Effects of sesamin on hypertension 3. Effects of sesamin on atherosclerosis 4. Effects of sesamin on thrombosis 5. Effects of sesamin on diabetes 6. Effects of sesamin on obesity 7. Anti-inflammatory effects of sesamin 8. Potential toxicity and adverse health effects of sesamin 9. Proposed...