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MED-1137 | Diet and risk of kidney stones in the Oxford cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). | The lifetime prevalence of kidney stones is around 10 % and incidence rates are increasing. Diet may be an important determinant of kidney stone development. Our objective was to investigate the association between diet and kidney stone risk in a population with a wide range of diets. This association was examined amon... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24752465"
} |
MED-1138 | Animal protein and the risk of kidney stones: a comparative metabolic study of animal protein sources. | PURPOSE: We compared the effect of 3 animal protein sources on urinary stone risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 15 healthy subjects completed a 3-phase randomized, crossover metabolic study. During each 1-week phase subjects consumed a standard metabolic diet containing beef, chicken or fish. Serum chemistry and 2... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24518789"
} |
MED-1139 | Environmental exposure to pesticides and cancer risk in multiple human organ systems. | There is growing evidence on the association between long-term exposure to pesticides in occupational settings and an elevated rate of chronic diseases, including different types of cancer. However, data on non-occupational exposures are scarce to draw any conclusion. The objective of this study was to investigate the ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24269242"
} |
MED-1140 | Organic food: buying more safety or just peace of mind? A critical review of the literature. | Consumer concern over the quality and safety of conventional food has intensified in recent years, and primarily drives the increasing demand for organically grown food, which is perceived as healthier and safer. Relevant scientific evidence, however, is scarce, while anecdotal reports abound. Although there is an urge... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16403682"
} |
MED-1142 | Formation of dioxins during exposure of pesticide formulations to sunlight. | Chlorinated pesticides can contain impurities of dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and their precursors, as a result of various manufacturing processes and conditions. As precursor formation of PCDD/Fs can also be mediated by ultraviolet light (UV), this study investigated whether PCDD/Fs are formed when c... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22516206"
} |
MED-1143 | Risk perceptions and food choice: an exploratory analysis of organic- versus conventional-produce buyers. | Consumer choice between organically (without pesticides) and conventionally grown produce is examined. Exploratory focus-group discussions and questionnaires (N = 43) suggest that individuals who purchase organically grown produce believe it is substantially less hazardous than the conventional alternative and are will... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2173046"
} |
MED-1144 | Perceived risks of conventional and organic produce: pesticides, pathogens, and natural toxins. | Public risk perceptions and demand for safer food are important factors shaping agricultural production practices in the United States. Despite documented food safety concerns, little attempt has been made to elicit consumers' subjective risk judgments for a range of food safety hazards or to identify factors most pred... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11414540"
} |
MED-1146 | Estimation of cancer risks and benefits associated with a potential increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. | The current paper provides an analysis of the potential number of cancer cases that might be prevented if half the U.S. population increased its fruit and vegetable consumption by one serving each per day. This number is contrasted with an upper-bound estimate of concomitant cancer cases that might be theoretically att... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22981907"
} |
MED-1147 | Cadmium in organic and conventional pig production. | The main sources of cadmium (Cd) input to soils have been phosphate fertilizers and deposition from air. In organic farming, phosphate fertilizers are not used, which may in the long term result in lower Cd levels. In the present study, feed, kidney, liver, and manure from growing/finishing pigs raised conventionally a... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11443376"
} |
MED-1148 | Association between organic dietary choice during pregnancy and hypospadias in offspring: a study of mothers of 306 boys operated on for hypospadias. | PURPOSE: The etiology of hypospadias is poorly understood. Exposure to pesticides has been considered a risk factor, although findings are inconsistent. Diet constitutes a significant exposure route for pesticides, and pesticide residues are more frequently reported in conventional than organic food products. We examin... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23036983"
} |
MED-1149 | Profiles of Organic Food Consumers in a Large Sample of French Adults: Results from the Nutrinet-Santé Cohort Study | Background Lifestyle, dietary patterns and nutritional status of organic food consumers have rarely been described, while interest for a sustainable diet is markedly increasing. Methods Consumer attitude and frequency of use of 18 organic products were assessed in 54,311 adult participants in the Nutrinet-Santé cohort.... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24204721"
} |
MED-1150 | Organically Grown Food Provides Health Benefits to Drosophila melanogaster | The “organic food” market is the fastest growing food sector, yet it is unclear whether organically raised food is nutritionally superior to conventionally grown food and whether consuming organic food bestows health benefits. In order to evaluate potential health benefits of organic foods, we used the well-characteriz... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326371"
} |
MED-1151 | Organic food consumption and the incidence of cancer in a large prospective study of women in the United Kingdom | Background: Organically produced foods are less likely than conventionally produced foods to contain pesticide residues. Methods: We examined the hypothesis that eating organic food may reduce the risk of soft tissue sarcoma, breast cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other common cancers in a large prospective study of 6... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24675385"
} |
MED-1152 | Pesticide exposure and serum organochlorine residuals among testicular cancer patients and healthy controls. | The incidence of testicular cancer (TC) has been increasing worldwide during the last decades. The reasons of the increase remains unknown, but recent findings suggest that organochlorine pesticides (OPs) could influence the development of TC. A hospital-based case-control study of 50 cases and 48 controls was conducte... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21902556"
} |
MED-1153 | ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND URINARY METABOLITES OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES IN U.S. CHILDREN 8–15 YEARS | Context Exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides is common, and although these compounds have known neurotoxic properties, few studies examined risks for children in the general population. Objective To examine the association between the concentrations of urinary dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites of OPs and atten... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20478945"
} |
MED-1156 | A Prospective Study of Organochlorines in Adipose Tissue and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | Background: Exposure to organochlorines has been examined as a potential risk factor for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), with inconsistent results that may be related to limited statistical power or to imprecise exposure measurements. Objective: Our purpose was to examine associations between organochlorine concentrations ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22328999"
} |
MED-1157 | Reduction of pesticide residues on produce by rinsing. | In 1997 this laboratory initiated a research program with the objective of examining the effect that rinsing of produce with tap water would have on pesticide residues. Samples were obtained from local markets and/or grown at our experimental farm. Because approximately 35% of produce from retail sources contains pesti... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11052716"
} |
MED-1158 | Behaviour of some organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides in potatoes during soaking in different solutions. | The efficiencies of acidic solutions (radish, citric acid, ascorbic acid, acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide), neutral solutions (sodium chloride) and alkaline solution (sodium carbonate) as well as tap water in the elimination of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides from naturally contaminated potatoes were e... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11397522"
} |
MED-1160 | Effectiveness of dishwashing liquids in removing chlorothalonil and chlorpyrifos residues from cherry tomatoes. | Washing is the most practical way to remove pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. Two commonly used kitchen dishwashing liquids (detergents) in Chinese market were tested for enhanced removal of chlorpyrifos (CHP) and chlorothalonil (CHT) in cherry tomatoes by soaking the cherry tomatoes in the detergent solutio... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23601120"
} |
MED-1161 | Effect of handling and processing on pesticide residues in food- a review | Pesticides are one of the major inputs used for increasing agricultural productivity of crops. The pesticide residues, left to variable extent in the food materials after harvesting, are beyond the control of consumer and have deleterious effect on human health. The presence of pesticide residues is a major bottleneck ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24493878"
} |
MED-1162 | Pesticide residues in imported, organic, and "suspect" fruits and vegetables. | Consumers are frequently urged to avoid imported foods as well as specific fruits and vegetables due to health concerns from pesticide residues and are often encouraged to choose organic fruits and vegetables rather than conventional forms. Studies have demonstrated that while organic fruits and vegetables have lower l... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22335627"
} |
MED-1164 | Organophosphorus pesticide exposure of urban and suburban preschool children with organic and conventional diets. | We assessed organophosphorus (OP) pesticide exposure from diet by biological monitoring among Seattle, Washington, preschool children. Parents kept food diaries for 3 days before urine collection, and they distinguished organic and conventional foods based on label information. Children were then classified as having c... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12611667"
} |
MED-1165 | Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, hexachlorobenzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in various foodstuffs before and after coo... | The cooking-induced changes in the levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in various foodstuffs were investigated. Foods included fish (sardine, hake and tuna), meat (veal steak, loin of pork, breast and thigh of chicken, and steak and r... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19162122"
} |
MED-1166 | Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides and IQ in 7-Year-Old Children | Context: Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are neurotoxic at high doses. Few studies have examined whether chronic exposure at lower levels could adversely affect children’s cognitive development. Objective: We examined associations between prenatal and postnatal exposure to OP pesticides and cognitive abilities in schoo... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21507776"
} |
MED-1167 | Pesticides and human chronic diseases: evidences, mechanisms, and perspectives. | Along with the wide use of pesticides in the world, the concerns over their health impacts are rapidly growing. There is a huge body of evidence on the relation between exposure to pesticides and elevated rate of chronic diseases such as different types of cancers, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson, ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23402800"
} |
MED-1169 | Reduction in urinary organophosphate pesticide metabolites in adults after a week-long organic diet. | BACKGROUND: Conventional food production commonly uses organophosphate (OP) pesticides, which can have negative health effects, while organic food is deemed healthier because it is produced without these pesticides. Studies suggest that organic food consumption may significantly reduce OP pesticide exposure in children... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24769399"
} |
MED-1170 | Parental occupational exposure to pesticides as risk factor for brain tumors in children and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | OBJECTIVE: To examine the potential association between parental occupational exposure to pesticides and the occurrence of brain tumors in children and young adults. METHODS: Studies identified from a MEDLINE search through 15 January 2013 and from the reference lists of identified publications were submitted to a syst... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23567326"
} |
MED-1171 | Chemical exposure early in life and the neurodevelopment of children--an overview of current epidemiological evidence. | A number of chemicals have been shown to demonstrate neurotoxic effects either in human or laboratory animal studies. This article aims at evaluating the impact of exposure to several chemicals including: organophosphate, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury and lead on the neurodevelopm... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24069851"
} |
MED-1172 | Dietary Intake and Its Contribution to Longitudinal Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure in Urban/Suburban Children | Background The widespread use of organophosphorus (OP) pesticides has led to frequent exposure in adults and children. Because such exposure may cause adverse health effects, particularly in children, the sources and patterns of exposure need to be studied further. Objectives We assessed young urban/suburban children’s... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18414640"
} |
MED-1173 | Choice of organic foods is related to perceived consequences for human health and to environmentally friendly behaviour. | We designed a questionnaire concerned with attitudes and behaviour towards organic foods, environmentally friendly behaviour (EFB), and perceived consequences of organic food choice in terms of human health, the environment and animal welfare. It was mailed in 1998 to a random nation-wide sample of 2000 Swedish citizen... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12781160"
} |
MED-1174 | Organic Diets Significantly Lower Children’s Dietary Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides | We used a novel study design to measure dietary organophosphorus pesticide exposure in a group of 23 elementary school-age children through urinary biomonitoring. We substituted most of children’s conventional diets with organic food items for 5 consecutive days and collected two spot daily urine samples, first-morning... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16451864"
} |
MED-1175 | A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Childhood Leukemia and Parental Occupational Pesticide Exposure | Objectives We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of childhood leukemia and parental occupational pesticide exposure. Data sources Searches of MEDLINE (1950–2009) and other electronic databases yielded 31 included studies. Data extraction Two authors independently abstracted data and assessed the quality of... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20019898"
} |
MED-1176 | Neurodevelopmental effects in children associated with exposure to organophosphate pesticides: A systematic review | Many studies have investigated the neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal and early childhood exposures to organophosphate (OP) pesticides among children, but they have not been collectively evaluated. The aim of the present article is to synthesize reported evidence over the last decade on OP exposure and neurodevelop... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24121005"
} |
MED-1177 | Residential exposure to pesticides and childhood leukaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of published studies on the association between residential/household/domestic exposure to pesticides and childhood leukaemia, and to provide a quantitative estimate of the risk. METHODS: Publications in English were searched in MEDLINE (1966-31 December 2009) and from the refe... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20889210"
} |
MED-1178 | Are organic foods safer or healthier than conventional alternatives?: a systematic review. | BACKGROUND: The health benefits of organic foods are unclear. PURPOSE: To review evidence comparing the health effects of organic and conventional foods. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (January 1966 to May 2011), EMBASE, CAB Direct, Agricola, TOXNET, Cochrane Library (January 1966 to May 2009), and bibliographies of retrieved a... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22944875"
} |
MED-1179 | Organic foods: health and environmental advantages and disadvantages. | The US market for organic foods has grown from $3.5 billion in 1996 to $28.6 billion in 2010, according to the Organic Trade Association. Organic products are now sold in specialty stores and conventional supermarkets. Organic products contain numerous marketing claims and terms, only some of which are standardized and... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23090335"
} |
MED-1180 | Antioxidant levels and inhibition of cancer cell proliferation in vitro by extracts from organically and conventionally cultivated strawberries. | The effects of extracts from five cultivars of strawberries on the proliferation of colon cancer cells HT29 and breast cancer cells MCF-7 were investigated, and possible correlations with the levels of several antioxidants were analyzed. In addition, the effects of organic cultivation compared to conventional cultivati... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16478244"
} |
MED-1181 | Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses | Demand for organic foods is partially driven by consumers' perceptions that they are more nutritious. However, scientific opinion is divided on whether there are significant nutritional differences between organic and non-organic foods, and two recent reviews have concluded that there are no differences. In the present... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24968103"
} |
MED-1182 | Fruit and Soil Quality of Organic and Conventional Strawberry Agroecosystems | Background Sale of organic foods is one of the fastest growing market segments within the global food industry. People often buy organic food because they believe organic farms produce more nutritious and better tasting food from healthier soils. Here we tested if there are significant differences in fruit and soil qua... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20824185"
} |
MED-1184 | Antagonistic effects of sulfide and butyrate on proliferation of colonic mucosa: a potential role for these agents in the pathogenesis of ulcerativ... | It has been shown that feces of patients with ulcerative colitis uniformly contain sulfate reducing bacteria. Sulfide produced by these bacteria interferes with butyrate-dependent energy metabolism of cultured colonocytes and may be involved in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis. Mucosal biopsies from the sigmoid r... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9011461"
} |
MED-1185 | Sulfite sensitivity: significance in human health. | Endogenous sulfite is generated as a consequence of the body's normal processing of sulfur-containing amino acids. Sulfites occur as a consequence of fermentation and also occur naturally in a number of foods and beverages. As food additives, sulfiting agents were first used in 1664 and approved in the United States as... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8586770"
} |
MED-1186 | Resistant starch lowers fecal concentrations of ammonia and phenols in humans. | We investigated the effect of resistant starch (RS) on markers of colonic protein metabolism. Eleven subjects participated in a randomized crossover study in which they consumed either high-RS (39 +/- 3 g/d, -chi +/- SEM) or low-RS (5 +/- 0.4 g/d) diets for 3 wk. All other macronutrients were kept constant. During the ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8615362"
} |
MED-1187 | Influence of dietary factors on the clinical course of ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study | Background and aims: The causes of relapses of ulcerative colitis (UC) are unknown. Dietary factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of UC. The aim of this study was to determine which dietary factors are associated with an increased risk of relapse of UC. Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed with ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15361498"
} |
MED-1188 | Inflammatory bowel disease in rural sub-Saharan Africa: rarity of diagnosis in patients attending mission hospitals. | One hundred and eighteen missionaries working on 75 mission stations or hospitals in 24 sub-Saharan African countries provided information about their medical practice in the preceding year of 1981. Details were collected of the total number of patients seen and admitted during the year, and the number of cases of bloo... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2628138"
} |
MED-1190 | High high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol in African children and adults in a population free of coronary heart diseae. | The serum concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the proportion it constitutes of total serum cholesterol are high in children and low in sufferers from coronary heart disease (CHD). Studies in elderly black Africans in Western Transvaal showed them to be free of CHD. HDL concentrations measured at b... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/214199"
} |
MED-1192 | Use of blood pressure lowering drugs in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of 147 randomised trials in the context of expectations from prospective epidemiological studies | Objectives To determine the quantitative efficacy of different classes of blood pressure lowering drugs in preventing coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, and who should receive treatment. Design Meta-analysis. Data source Medline (1966-2007). Study selection Randomised trials of blood pressure lowering drugs recor... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19454737"
} |
MED-1193 | The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with statin therapy in people at low risk of vascular disease: meta-analysis of individual data from 27 randomised trials | Summary Background Statins reduce LDL cholesterol and prevent vascular events, but their net effects in people at low risk of vascular events remain uncertain. Methods This meta-analysis included individual participant data from 22 trials of statin versus control (n=134 537; mean LDL cholesterol difference 1·08 mmol/L;... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22607822"
} |
MED-1194 | Can noncommunicable diseases be prevented? Lessons from studies of populations and individuals. | Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)--mainly cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases--are responsible for about two-thirds of deaths worldwide, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. There is an urgent need for policies and strategies that prevent NCDs by reducing their major risk f... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22997325"
} |
MED-1195 | Antioxidant status and its association with elevated depressive symptoms among US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005–06 | We examined the relationship of elevated depressive symptoms with antioxidant status. Cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005–06 on US adults aged 20–85 years were analyzed. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire with a score cutpoint of 10 ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22935166"
} |
MED-1196 | Dietary pattern and depressive symptoms in middle age | Background Studies of diet and depression have focused primarily on individual nutrients. Aims To examine the association between dietary patterns and depression using an overall diet approach. Method Analyses were carried on data from 3486 participants (26.2% women, mean age 55.6 years) from the Whitehall II prospecti... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19880930"
} |
MED-1198 | High-dose ascorbic acid increases intercourse frequency and improves mood: a randomized controlled clinical trial. | BACKGROUND: Ascorbic acid (AA) modulates catecholaminergic activity, decreases stress reactivity, approach anxiety and prolactin release, improves vascular function, and increases oxytocin release. These processes are relevant to sexual behavior and mood. METHODS: In this randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled 14 ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12208645"
} |
MED-1199 | A tomato-rich diet is related to depressive symptoms among an elderly population aged 70 years and over: a population-based, cross-sectional analysis. | BACKGROUND: Enhanced oxidative stress or defective anti-oxidant defenses are related to the pathogenesis of depressive symptoms. Lycopene is the most powerful antioxidant amongst the carotenoids. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between different vegetables, including tomatoes/tomato products (... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22840609"
} |
MED-1200 | Antioxidants as potential therapeutics for neuropsychiatric disorders | Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of many neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression etc. Both genetic and nongenetic factors have been found to cause increased cellular levels of reactive oxygen species beyond the capacity of antioxidant defense mecha... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23123357"
} |
MED-1201 | Dietary folate and the risk of depression in Finnish middle-aged men. A prospective follow-up study. | BACKGROUND: Several cross-sectional studies have focused on the low blood folate levels of depressive patients. Nevertheless, no prospective studies have been published on the association between dietary folate and depression. METHODS: We studied the association between dietary folate and cobalamin and receiving a disc... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15479987"
} |
MED-1202 | Is low folate a risk factor for depression? A meta‐analysis and exploration of heterogeneity | Low folate has been causatively linked to depression, but research is contradictory. An association may arise due to chance, bias, confounding or reverse causality. A systematic review of observational studies which examined the association between depression and folate was conducted. 11 relevant studies (15 315 partic... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2465760/"
} |
MED-1203 | Folic acid supplementation for prevention of mood disorders in young people at familial risk: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial. | BACKGROUND: Clinical mood disorders often become clinically manifest in the later teenage years and early twenties and can be associated with a poor long-term prognosis. The primary prevention of these disorders would therefore have great public health value. Nutritional supplements are a feasible intervention for prim... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25010374"
} |
MED-1204 | Cholesterol crystals cause mechanical damage to biological membranes: a proposed mechanism of plaque rupture and erosion leading to arterial thromb... | BACKGROUND: Plaque rupture and/or erosion is the leading cause of cardiovascular events; however, the process is not well understood. Although certain morphologic characteristics have been associated with ruptured plaques, these observations are of static histological images and not of the dynamics of plaque rupture. T... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16250264"
} |
MED-1205 | Effect of cholesterol crystals on plaques and intima in arteries of patients with acute coronary and cerebrovascular syndromes. | Plaque disruption (PD) causes most acute cardiovascular events. Although cholesterol crystals (CCs) have been observed in plaques, their role in PD was unknown. However, cholesterol expands with crystallization tearing and perforating fibrous tissues. This study tested the hypothesis that CCs can damage plaques and int... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19327423"
} |
MED-1207 | Cholesterol crystals piercing the arterial plaque and intima trigger local and systemic inflammation. | The response to arterial wall injury is an inflammatory process, which over time becomes integral to the development of atherosclerosis and subsequent plaque instability. However, the underlying injurious agent, critical to this process, has not received much attention. In this review, a model of plaque rupture is hypo... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122648"
} |
MED-1208 | Death row nutrition. Curious conclusions of last meals. | The growing macabre fascination with "last meals" offers a window into one's true consumption desires when one's value of the future is discounted close to zero. But in contrast to popular anecdotes and individual case studies, we created an empirical catalog of actual last meals - the final food requests of 247 indivi... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22925848"
} |
MED-1209 | Adherence to healthy lifestyle habits in US adults, 1988-2006. | BACKGROUND: Lifestyle choices are associated with cardiovascular disease and mortality. The purpose of this study was to compare adherence to healthy lifestyle habits in adults between 1988 and 2006. METHODS: Analysis of adherence to 5 healthy lifestyle trends (>or=5 fruits and vegetables/day, regular exercise >12 time... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19486715"
} |
MED-1210 | Comparing indices of diet quality with chronic disease mortality risk in postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study:... | Poor diet quality is thought to be a leading risk factor for years of life lost. We examined how scores on 4 commonly used diet quality indices-the Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI), the Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI), the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035143"
} |
MED-1211 | Temporal and Regional Trends in the Prevalence of Healthy Lifestyle Characteristics: United States, 1994–2007 | Objectives. We examined temporal and regional trends in the prevalence of health lifestyles in the United States. Methods. We used 1994 to 2007 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess 4 healthy lifestyle characteristics: having a healthy weight, not smoking, consuming fruits and vegetables, a... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22095344"
} |
MED-1212 | Healthy lifestyle characteristics among adults in the United States, 2000. | BACKGROUND: Many public health recommendations and clinical guidelines emphasize the importance of healthy lifestyles. Recent epidemiologic studies demonstrate that following a healthy lifestyle has substantial health benefits. The objectives of this study were to report on the prevalence of healthy lifestyle character... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15851634"
} |
MED-1213 | Cardiovascular Health Behavior and Health Factor Changes (1988 –2008) and Projections to 2020 | Background The American Heart Association’s 2020 Strategic Impact Goals target a 20% relative improvement in overall cardiovascular health with the use of 4 health behavior (smoking, diet, physical activity, body mass) and 3 health factor (plasma glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure) metrics. We sought to define curren... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22547667"
} |
MED-1215 | Clostridium difficile colitis in the United States: a decade of trends, outcomes, risk factors for colectomy, and mortality after colectomy. | BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) is a major health concern in the United States (US), with earlier reports demonstrating a rising incidence. Studies analyzing predictors for total colectomy and mortality after colectomy are limited by small numbers. STUDY DESIGN: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) 200... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24011436"
} |
MED-1216 | Clostridium difficile infection in the community: a zoonotic disease? | Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are traditionally seen in elderly and hospitalized patients who have used antibiotic therapy. In the community, CDIs requiring a visit to a general practitioner are increasingly occurring among young and relatively healthy individuals without known predisposing factors. C. diffic... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536816"
} |
MED-1217 | Clostridium difficile: its potential as a source of foodborne disease. | Clostridium difficile has been recognized as an important human pathogen for several decades, but its importance as an agent of animal disease was established only recently. The number of reports on C. difficile in food is rising, but the findings vary among studies. In North America, the prevalence of contamination in... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20691953"
} |
MED-1218 | Longitudinal study of Clostridium difficile and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with pigs from weaning through to the end of... | There has been a recent increase in community-associated infections linked to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile. It is established that both pathogens can be recovered from retail pork, although it is unclear to what degree contamination is acquired at the farm in comparison t... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23575124"
} |
MED-1219 | Diverse Sources of C. difficile Infection Identified on Whole-Genome Sequencing | BACKGROUND It has been thought that Clostridium difficile infection is transmitted predominantly within health care settings. However, endemic spread has hampered identification of precise sources of infection and the assessment of the efficacy of interventions. METHODS From September 2007 through March 2011, we perfor... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24066741"
} |
MED-1220 | Clostridium difficile infection in humans and piglets: a 'One Health' opportunity. | Clostridium difficile causes infectious diarrhoea in humans and animals. It has been found in both diarrhoeal and non-diarrhoeal pigs, horses and cattle, suggesting a potential reservoir for human insection, and in 20-40 % of meat products in Canada and the USA, suggesting the possibility, albeit not proven, of food-bo... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22695920"
} |
MED-1221 | Clostridium difficile in foods and animals: history and measures to reduce exposure. | Many articles have summarized the changing epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in humans, but the emerging presence of C. difficile in foods and animals and possible measures to reduce human exposure to this important pathogen have been infrequently addressed. CDIs have traditionally been assumed to ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23324529"
} |
MED-1223 | Cow milk consumption, insulin-like growth factor-I, and human biology: a life history approach. | OBJECTIVE: To assess the life history consequences of cow milk consumption at different stages in early life (prenatal to adolescence), especially with regard to linear growth and age at menarche and the role of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) in mediating a relationship among milk, growth and development, and lon... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22121110"
} |
MED-1224 | Skim milk, whey, and casein increase body weight and whey and casein increase the plasma C-peptide concentration in overweight adolescents. | In adults, dietary protein seems to induce weight loss and dairy proteins may be insulinotropic. However, the effect of milk proteins in adolescents is unclear. The objective was to test whether milk and milk proteins reduce body weight, waist circumference, homeostatic model assessment, plasma insulin, and insulin sec... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23077192"
} |
MED-1226 | Milk Intake and Total Dairy Consumption: Associations with Early Menarche in NHANES 1999-2004 | Background Several components of dairy products have been linked to earlier menarche. Methods/Findings This study assessed whether positive associations exist between childhood milk consumption and age at menarche or the likelihood of early menarche (<12 yrs) in a U.S sample. Data derive from the National Health and Nu... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21347271"
} |
MED-1227 | Do breast-feeding and delayed introduction of solid foods protect against subsequent obesity? | To correct methodologic flaws (Type II error, confounding variables, and nonblinding) in previous studies relating infant feeding to later obesity, we conducted case-control studies of 639 patients 12 to 18 years of age attending our Adolescent Clinic, and 533 similarly aged healthy children attending a Montreal high s... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7229789"
} |
MED-1229 | Milk is not just food but most likely a genetic transfection system activating mTORC1 signaling for postnatal growth | Milk has been recognized to represent a functionally active nutrient system promoting neonatal growth of mammals. Cell growth is regulated by the nutrient-sensitive kinase mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). There is still a lack of information on the mechanisms of mTORC1 up-regulation by milk consumpti... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725179/"
} |
MED-1230 | Relationship between funding sources and outcomes of obesity-related research. | This study examined the relationship between funding sources and the outcomes of published obesity-related research. A list of funded projects for human nutrition research linking food intake to obesity in 2001-2005 was drawn from two distinct sources: (a) the federal government's semi-public generic commodity promotio... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22583858"
} |
MED-1231 | Lower lifetime dietary fiber intake is associated with carotid artery stiffness: the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study. | BACKGROUND: Fiber intake is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk. Whether arterial stiffness is influenced by lifetime fiber intake is not known. Any such association could explain, at least in part, the cardioprotective effects attributed to fiber intake. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate whethe... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623748"
} |
MED-1232 | High dietary fiber intake prevents stroke at a population level. | BACKGROUND & AIMS: This research was aimed at clarifying whether high dietary fiber intake has an impact on incidence and risk of stroke at a population level. METHODS: In 1647 unselected subjects, dietary fiber intake (DFI) was detected in a 12-year population-based study, using other dietary variables, anagraphics, b... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23317525"
} |
MED-1233 | Dietary fiber intake and risk of first stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fiber intake is associated with reduced stroke risk in prospective studies, but no meta-analysis has been published to date. METHODS: Multiple electronic databases were searched for healthy participant studies reporting fiber intake and incidence of first hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke, publishe... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23539529"
} |
MED-1234 | Cardiovascular benefits of dietary fiber. | The relationship between dietary fiber and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been extensively studied. There is considerable epidemiological evidence indicating an inverse association between dietary fiber intake and CVD risk. The association has been found to be stronger for cereal fiber than for fruit or veget... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22872372"
} |
MED-1236 | Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes: tracing the reverse route from cure to cause. | The metabolic abnormalities of type 2 diabetes can be reversed reproducibly by bariatric surgery. By quantifying the major pathophysiological abnormalities in insulin secretion and insulin action after surgery, the sequence of events leading to restoration of normal metabolism can be defined. Liver fat levels fall with... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18726585"
} |
MED-1237 | Banting Memorial Lecture 2012 Reversing the twin cycles of Type 2 diabetes | It has become widely accepted that Type 2 diabetes is inevitably life-long, with irreversible and progressive beta cell damage. However, the restoration of normal glucose metabolism within days after bariatric surgery in the majority of people with Type 2 diabetes disproves this concept. There is now no doubt that this... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23075228"
} |
MED-1238 | Relationship of dietary fat to glucose metabolism. | The relationship between dietary fat and glucose metabolism has been recognized for at least 60 years. In experimental animals, high fat diets result in impaired glucose tolerance. This impairment is associated with decreased basal and insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism. Impaired insulin binding and/or glucose trans... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10856515"
} |
MED-1240 | Update on the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting. | New antiemetic drug developments, formulations, guidelines, risk evaluation, and controversies have occurred in the area of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). These developments have helped improve our understanding of the prevention and treatment of PONV in the postanesthesia care unit and after discharge home ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24057415"
} |
MED-1241 | Controlled breathing with or without peppermint aromatherapy for postoperative nausea and/or vomiting symptom relief: a randomized controlled trial. | PURPOSE: With little scientific evidence to support use of aromatherapy for postoperative nausea and/or vomiting (PONV) symptoms, this study evaluated controlled breathing with peppermint aromatherapy (AR) and controlled breathing alone (CB) for PONV relief. DESIGN: A single blind randomized control trial design was us... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24461278"
} |
MED-1242 | A simplified risk score for predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting: conclusions from cross-validations between two centers. | BACKGROUND: Recently, two centers have independently developed a risk score for predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). This study investigated (1) whether risk scores are valid across centers and (2) whether risk scores based on logistic regression coefficients can be simplified without loss of discrimina... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10485781"
} |
MED-1243 | Comparison of inhalation of isopropyl alcohol vs promethazine in the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients identified a... | Frequently, patients identified as high risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are treated prophylactically with intravenous (IV) ondansetron and postoperatively with IV promethazine. The purpose of this study was to determine if using an aromatic therapy of 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) would be more effectiv... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19731848"
} |
MED-1244 | Examination of the effectiveness of peppermint aromatherapy on nausea in women post C-section. | PURPOSE: This study examined the effect of peppermint spirits on postoperative nausea in women following a scheduled C-section. DESIGN: A pretest-posttest research design with three groups was used. The peppermint group inhaled peppermint spirits, the placebo aromatherapy control group inhaled an inert placebo, green-c... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22034523"
} |
MED-1245 | Update on the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting and postdischarge nausea and vomiting in ambulatory surgery. | Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) continues to be one of the most common complaints following surgery, occurring in more than 30% of surgeries, or as high as 70% to 80% in certain high-risk populations without prophylaxis. The 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT(3)) receptor antagonists continue to be the mainstay ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20488392"
} |
MED-1246 | Aromatherapy with peppermint, isopropyl alcohol, or placebo is equally effective in relieving postoperative nausea. | To determine whether aromatherapy can reduce postoperative nausea, the investigators studied 33 ambulatory surgery patients who complained of nausea in the PACU. After indicating the severity of nausea on a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS), subjects received randomized aromatherapy with isopropyl alcohol, oil of pepp... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14770380"
} |
MED-1247 | Antiemetic activity of volatile oil from Mentha spicata and Mentha × piperita in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting | Background: This study is aimed at determining the efficacy of Mentha spicata (M. spicata) and Mentha × piperita (M. × piperita) in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Methods: This was a randomised, double-blind clinical trial study. Prior to the study, patients were randomly assigned into four... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3562057/"
} |
MED-1248 | Patients' attitudes to rectal drug administration. | One hundred adult patients attending for day case surgery were surveyed by anonymous questionnaire in order to determine their attitudes to rectal drug administration. Fifty four patients did not want an analgesic drug (diclofenac sodium) administered rectally whilst under anaesthesia, all preferring to take it orally ... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8678258"
} |
MED-1249 | Hypocholesterolemic effect of substituting soybean protein for animal protein in the diet of healthy young women. | The effect of dietary protein on the level of plasma cholesterol in young, healthy, normolipidemic women was investigated in two separate studies by feeding either a conventional diet containing mixed protein, or a plant protein diet in which the animal protein of the first diet was replaced by soy protein meat analogu... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/567007"
} |
MED-1250 | A comparison of the effect of diets containing beef protein and plant proteins on blood lipids of healthy young men. | The effect of plant and animal protein on blood lipid levels was investigated in eight healthy normolipidemic men aged 18 to 27 yr. All subjects were fed both plant and animal protein diets in a cross-over design. Each diet was consumed for a 21-day period. Proteins from commonly used plant sources made up the plant pr... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6496393"
} |
MED-1252 | Determinants of hypocholesterolemic response to soy and animal protein-based diets. | The effect of substituting soy for animal protein in mixed diets was determined in young men with mildly elevated plasma cholesterol, 218 to 307 mg/dl. The diets were low in cholesterol, 200 mg/day, with 13 to 16% of energy as protein, 30 to 35% as fat, and a polyunsaturated to saturated fat ratio of 0.5. Of protein 65... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7197116"
} |
MED-1253 | Effects of soy as tofu vs meat on lipoprotein concentrations. | OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of replacing lean meat with a soy product, tofu, on serum lipoprotein concentrations. STUDY AND DESIGN: Randomized cross-over dietary intervention study. SUBJECTS: Forty-two free-living healthy males aged 35-62 y completed the dietary intervention. Three additional subjects were no... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10694766"
} |
MED-1254 | Effect of meat replacement by tofu on CHD risk factors including copper induced LDL oxidation. | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of replacing lean meat with a soy product, tofu, on coronary heart disease risk factors including serum lipoproteins, lipoprotein (a), factor VII, fibrinogen and in vitro susceptibility of LDL to oxidation. DESIGN: A randomized cross over dietary intervention study. SETTING: Free-li... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11194529"
} |
MED-1256 | A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compare the lipid effects of beef versus poultry and/or fish consumption. | BACKGROUND: Limited consumption of red meat, including beef, is one of many often-suggested strategies to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the role that beef consumption specifically plays in promoting adverse changes in the cardiovascular risk factor profile is unclear. OBJECTIVE: A meta-analy... | {
"url": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22836072"
} |
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