Articles Tagged With: Diet
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American Heart Association Refines Cholesterol Guidance
Recommendations shy away from a specific numerical limit on cholesterol from food.
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Vegetarians and Stroke
A prospective cohort study in the United Kingdom demonstrated that vegetarians have a 22% lower incidence of ischemic heart disease, but a 20% increased incidence of total stroke, mostly related to hemorrhagic stroke, when compared to meat eaters. No difference in ischemic stroke or acute myocardial infarction was found.
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Lifestyle and Environmental Risk Factors for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
In a large Italian database-derived, case-control study of dietary and environmental factors, antecedent infections and diet appeared to influence the onset and course of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. The diagnosis and treatment of this disorder remain a challenge.
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Poor Diet May Cause More Than 80,000 Cancers Each Year in the United States
In a recent analysis, investigators noted a correlation between a diet loaded with processed red meat and various types of cancers.
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Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Pediatric Seizures
This retrospective study of 59 children with refractory seizures of genetic etiology investigates the impact of a strict low-carb diet (either modified Atkins or ketogenic diet) on seizure reduction.
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Plant-Based Diet Linked to Better Heart Health
New research suggests minimizing animal-based foods in favor of vegetables and fruit could lower risks for heart attacks and strokes.
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Can Quality of Diet Lower the Risk of Depressive Symptoms?
In a meta-analysis of 42 studies, researchers found that subjects who reported following the Mediterranean diet closely had a 0.67 reduced risk of developing depressive symptoms compared with low adherence to this diet.
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Lifestyle Modification for the Prevention and Reversal of Cardiovascular Disease
Lifestyle is a critical determinant of the common risk factors for cardiovascular disease (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and smoking) that have been well-known to predict disease outcomes. Lifestyle medicine can be used in conjunction with traditional medications to provide the best care to patients. Clinicians need to act now to prevent being overwhelmed with the eventual increase in coronary artery disease following the obesity/diabetes epidemic.
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Weight Loss Maintenance — Is Low-Carb the Key? An Investigation Into the Metabolic Effect of Diet
Researchers found that among adults seeking to maintain weight loss, consumption of a low-carbohydrate diet led to the highest total energy expenditure.
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The Mediterranean Diet and Cognitive Function: Keep the Mind Sharp
Italian seniors who ate a high-quality Mediterranean diet had better cognitive function than those who did not.