2006 AOCS Symposium
Controversy over the Role of Natural Vitamin E in Reducing Leading Causes of Death. See presentations by Michael Lelah, PhD, Qing Jiang, PhD, Barrie Tan, PhD, Sridevi Devaraj, PhD, Chandan Sen, PhD, Neil Levin, CCN.
2005 AOCS Symposium
Fatty Acids and Other Nutritional Supplements; New Research Making Health Affordable. See presentations by Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, Ron Watson, PhD, Vijaya Juturu, PhD, Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, Bruce Holub, PhD.
Auricular Acupressure Therapy Improves Stress and Sleep Quality in Middle-Aged Women
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Auricular acupuncture significantly improved physical and psychological stress, cortisol levels and sleep quality in the 32 participating South Korean women.
Tyrosine Improves Reaction Time in Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Participating healthy females demonstrated that tyrosine supplementation may enhance cognitive control by promoting “response inhibition” but not “response execution”.
Mindfulness Meditation Mitigates Pain Through Endogenous Opioid Pathways
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study of 15 mindfulness meditation practitioners suggests an analgesic effect similar to endogenous opioids and may offer powerful therapeutic benefits for acute pain sufferers.
Sugary Beverage Intake Associated With Preclinical Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results demonstrated that sugary beverage consumption significantly decreased performance on episodic memory tests and reduced total brain volume in 4276 participants, leading researchers to validate an association with preclinical Alzheimer’s.
Advanced Glycation End Products Associated With Cataract Formation in Individuals with Diabetes
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. In all four senile groups, the serum AGEs were significantly (Pb.001) lower in young control subjects thus corroborating the hypothesis that the advanced glycation process might have a role in cataract formation, which in diabetic patients is far more prevalent compared to nondiabetic cataract patients.
Bitter Hop Acids Decrease Body Fat in Healthy Subjects
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 200 study participants, those who ingested 35 mg of matured hop extract had a significant reduction in areas of visceral and total fat following 8 and 12 weeks of ingestion.
Fish Oil in Pregnancy Shown to Lessen Asthma in Children
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Analysis of 695 children (3 years post-delivery) revealed that children of mothers who supplemented with fish oil in the third trimester of their pregnancies had a 16.9% reduction in persistent wheeze and asthma compared to 23.7% in the control group, corresponding to a relative reduction of 30.7%.
Using Placebo Intervention to Treat Nausea in Women
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates the placebo effect of using sham acupuncture in combination with verbal suggestion to significantly reduce visually-induced nausea in participating women.
