Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. A significantly lower incidence of death was found in participants in the highest dietary fiber intake group compared to the lowest for both all-cause mortality (HR = 0.84, P <0.001) and CVD mortality (our = 0.61, P <0.001).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Monthly supplementation of 100,000 IU of cholecalciferol was associated with a 2-fold increase in vitamin D levels, from 17 ± 5 ng/mL to 35 ± 7 ng/mL (p < 0.0001) after 12 weeks. Serum levels of log transformed flOPN were significantly reduced (p=0.03) and log FGF-23 was increased in the treated group (p = 0.04).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Analysis of a systemic review of 11 studies and a meta-analysis including 6 papers show that selenium supplementation increased MDA levels significantly by an average of 0.95 (0.44, 1.45) times (p = 0.0002). Furthermore, Se only supplementation significantly increased GPX activity by an average of 0.95 (0.59, 1.31) times (p = 0.00001).
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study findings show that meeting the RNI of dietary EAAS resulted in a significant improvement in high muscle strength, with a positive dose-response relationship noted between the total EAAS and high muscle strength.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Evaluating data from 9 RCT studies assessing changes in fibromyalgia patient’s pain symptoms as a result of vitamin D supplementation show that supplementation may have beneficial effects for musculoskeletal pain in subjects with 25OHD deficiency.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week supplementation of an Omija extract and soybean mixture capsule resulted in significant improvement in plasma glucose levels compared to baseline (p=0.002, 0.023, 0.041). Furthermore, OSM subjects experienced lower insulin levels and insulin AUC compared to placebo, even after adjustment of the baseline (p=0.006, 0.011).
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. High serum omega-3 fatty acid pattern was associated with low C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, less high disease activity (DAS28 > 5.1), and less corticosteroid treatment.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the large cross-sectional study show that compared to individuals with lower niacin consumption Q1 (≤12.3 mg/day), the adjusted OR values for dietary niacin intake and migraine in Q3 (18.4-26.2 mg/day) and Q4 (≥26.3 mg/day) were 0.78 (95%CI: 0.66-0.92, p=0.004) and 0.74 (95%CI: 0.60-0.92, p=0.009), respectively.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Evaluating 15 studies centered on nutritional markers and abnormalities present in children with ASD noted lower levels of choline, vitamins B6 and B12, and abnormal amino acids profiles. Various studies show that increasing and balancing nutritional levels may help reduce symptom severity of ASD.
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study findings of the systemic review and meta-analysis show that ginseng supplementation had a statistically significant efficacy on disease-related fatigue reduction (SMD=0.33, 95% CI= 0.44-0.22).
