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25 Apr Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Professor Ralph Stewart MBChB (Otago), FRACP, FCSANZ, MD Auckland City Hospital University of Auckland, New Zealand MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Stewart: A number of studies have suggested a favorable effect of a Mediterranean dietary pattern on the...14 Mar Impaired Gait Speed Predicts Adverse Events in Heart Failure
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Giovanni Pulignano, MD, FANMCO Dirigente Cardiologo/ Senior Cardiologist I UO Cardiologia /UTIC/Gruppo Operativo Interdisciplinare Scompenso Cardiaco Heart Failure Unit/ Cardiology Unit/CCU Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, Roma S.Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Pulignano: As the...26 Feb CVD Risk in Women Also Raises Risk of Diabetes, Hypertension and High Cholesterol
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD Research Associate, Department of Nutrition Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, MA, 02115 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Sotos-Prieto: Given that CVD remains the leading cause of death in the US,...
03 Feb Tall People Have Less Risk of Heart Disease, More Risk of Cancer
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MedicalResearch.com Prof. Norbert Stefan, MD Department of Molecular Epidemiology German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke Nuthetal, Germany MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? Prof. Stefan: Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although the body mass index...
22 Jan Reduced Mortality With Specialized Oral Nutrition In Malnourished Older Adults
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Refaat Hegazi, MD, PhD MS MPH Abbott medical director and study author MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Hegazi: The NOURISH study that was recently published in Clinical Nutrition showed that a specialized oral nutrition supplement (with high...11 Jan Babies’ Microbiome Affected by Cesarean Section and Formula Feeding
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Annie Gatewood Hoen, PhD Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and of Biomedical Data Science and Juliette Madan, MD, MS Associate Professor of Pediatrics The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH 03756 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main...08 Jan Obese Patients Less Sensitive To Fat Leading to Overconsumption and Weight Gain
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Russell Keast Ph.D., CFS Professor Centre for Advanced Sensory Science (CASS) School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Deakin University Melbourne Burwood Campus Burwood, VIC 3125 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Keast: Fatty acids are detected...12 Nov Study Examines Link Between L-Carnitine and Atherosclerosis
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Aouatef Bellamine, Ph.D Lonza Inc Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Bellamine: About two years ago, Robert Koeth and his colleagues (Nat Med. 2013 May;19(5):576-85) published a paper linking atherosclerosis and increased cardiac disease risks to Trimethylamine N-oxide...
04 Nov Marked Increase in Prescription Drugs and Polypharmacy in US Adults
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Elizabeth D. Kantor PhD MPH Assistant Attending Epidemiologist Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Kantor: We know that use of prescription drugs represents a major expenditure in the United States and research suggests...03 Nov Vitamin D and May Improve Exercise Performance
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr Emad Al-Dujaili Reader in Biochemistry and Nutrition, Queen Margaret University Department of Health Science Queen Margaret University Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Al-Dujaili: Recent studies have implicated vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for Cardiovascular...17 Oct Weight Loss and Dietary Supplements Linked To Thousands Of Emergency Room and Hospital Stays Annually
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Andrew I. Geller, M.D From the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Geller: In recent years some dietary supplement products have been recalled for having unapproved ingredients...29 Sep Diets Rich in Vegetables May Reduce Heart Disease Risk Through Microbiome Changes
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Danilo Ercolini, PhD Department of Agricultural Sciences University of Naples Federico II Portici – Italy Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Prof. Ercolini: There is a thick body of literature showing that diet can significantly impact the gut...
27 Sep Eggs Not Linked To Heart Attack or Stroke
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Susanna C. Larsson PhD, Associate Professor Associate professor, Nutritional Epidemiology Institute of Environmental Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden Medical Research: What are the main findings? Dr. Larsson: A high dietary cholesterol intake has been postulated to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Egg is a rich source of...20 Sep Chronic Loud Noise Exposure Raises Risk of Heart Disease
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Wenqi Gan, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health University of Kentucky College of Public Health Lexington, KY 40536 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Wenqi Gan: In epidemiologic studies on health effects of noise exposure, community noise is...15 Sep Is Lean Always Better? Body Fat and Mortality Not Linked In Older Women
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jennifer W. Bea, PhD Assistant Professor, Medicine Assistant Research Scientist, Nutritional Sciences University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson, AZ 85724-0524 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Bea: The analysis was based on a subgroup of the largest study of post-menopausal...14 Sep Significant Decrease in Breast Cancer With Mediterranean Diet and Olive Oil
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Miguel Ángel Martínez González MD Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Response: Several observational studies and mechanistic...03 Sep Wild Blueberry Polyphenols May Help Fight Periodontal Disease
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Daniel Grenier, Ph.D. Professeur titulaire Oral Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, and Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval Quebec City, QC, Canada Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Grenier: Periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis) are major public health problems because...22 Aug Protein Irisin Linked to Muscle Wasting and Atherosclerosis in Dialysis Patients
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Tae-Hyun Yoo MD PhD Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Tae-Hyun Yoo: Sarcopenia, reduction in muscle mass, is frequently...12 Aug Southern Diet May Raise Risk of Coronary Artery Disease
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: James M. Shikany, DrPH Professor of Medicine Division of Preventive Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Shikany: There is a growing interest in the field of nutritional epidemiology in...08 Jul Modest Lifestyle Changes May Markedly Reduce Heart Failure Risk
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Liana C. Del Gobbo, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy Tufts University Boston MA Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Del Gobbo: Heart failure most commonly develops in adults over 65 years old-...
23 Jun Mechanism Linking Excess Fructose Intake To Heart Disease Delineated
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Wilhelm Krek Institute of Molecular Health Sciences Zürich, Switzerland MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Prof. Krek: Fructose and glucose are major components of dietary sugars consumed in the western world. A current prevailing view holds that glucose is...19 Jun Chocolate Linked To Lowered Heart Disease and Stroke Risk
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Professor Phyo Kyaw Myint MBBS MD FRCP(Edin) FRCP(Lond) Clinical Chair in Medicine of Old Age Epidemiology Group, Division of Applied Health Sciences University of Aberdeen Scotland Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: The research was carried out by...04 Jun Fructose Linked To Weight Gain and Reduced Physical Activity
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Catarina Rendeiro Ph.D. Post-doctoral Research Associate Rhodes lab University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Rendeiro: The motivation for this study emerges in the context of understanding the link between sugar intake, particularly fructose,...10 May PREDIMED Study Demonstrates Heart Health Benefits of Mediterranean Diet
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Miguel Á. Martínez-González, MD, MPH, PhD Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health School of Medicine, University of Navarra Navarra, Spain Medical Research: What are the main findings? Response: The diet-heart hypothesis has been researched during decades. A common mistake was to assume that a high intake...08 May Childhood Obesity Presents Opportunities and Challenges
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Rebecca Jones, MSPH Nutrition and Health Sciences Program Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Emory University Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Obesity in children is associated with a wide range of conditions later in life including...01 May Aging: Vegetable Consumption and Exercise May Protect Against Muscle Mass Loss
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Yunhwan Lee, MD, DrPH Director, Institute on Aging Professor of Preventive Medicine & Public Health Ajou University School of Medicine Suwon, South Korea Dr. Lee wishes to acknowledge Jinhee Kim, PhD, the lead author of the study. Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr....