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- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
The Effects Of Ketogenic Diet On Oxidative Stress And Antioxidative Capacity Markers Of Taekwondo Athletes
A 3-week ketogenic diet helped teenage taekwondo athletes reduce harmful oxidative stress and increase protective antioxidants compared to a regular diet during weight loss.
- Nutrition and Health
The Effects Of Organic Acids, Phytates And Polyphenols On The Absorption Of Iron From Vegetables
This study found that certain compounds in vegetables can either help or hinder your body's ability to absorb iron from plant-based foods.
- Liver and Kidney Health
The Effects Of SGLT2 Inhibitors On Lipid Metabolism
SGLT2 inhibitors, diabetes medications that work through the kidneys, have beneficial effects beyond blood sugar control by improving how the body processes and stores fats.
- Heart Health
The Effects Of SGLT2 Inhibitors On Lipid Metabolism
SGLT2 inhibitors, diabetes medications that work through the kidneys, have beneficial effects beyond blood sugar control by improving how the body processes fats and burns fuel.
- Liver and Kidney Health
The Effects Of Valsartan On The Accumulation Of Circulating And Renal Advanced Glycation End Products In Experimental Diabetes
Valsartan, a blood pressure medication, helped protect kidneys in diabetic animals by reducing harmful protein modifications called advanced glycation end products.
- Skin and Hair Health
The Emerging Principles For Acne Biogenesis A Dermatological Problem Of Puberty
This research review explains how acne develops during puberty through complex interactions between hormones, skin bacteria, inflammation, and factors like diet and stress.
- Gut Health
The Evolution And Functional Impact Of Human Deletion Variants Shared With Archaic Hominin Genomes
Scientists discovered that humans share genetic deletions with ancient Neandertals and Denisovans that affect metabolism, immune function, and disease susceptibility today.
- Gut Health
The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis In Vertebrates Gut Microbiota Effect, A Review
This research explores how gut bacteria may influence the evolutionary trade-off between brain size and digestive system size in animals.
- Hormone Health
The Fructose Survival Hypothesis For Obesity
Researchers propose that our bodies' ancient survival mechanism, triggered by fructose (fruit sugar), may explain why modern diets high in sugar lead to obesity and metabolic problems.
- Hormone Health
The FTO Gene, Browning Of Adipose Tissue And Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Research shows that omega-6 fatty acids (common in Western diets) may promote weight gain by preventing white fat cells from transforming into calorie-burning brown fat cells.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
The Genomic History Of The Bronze Age Southern Lev
Scientists analyzed ancient DNA from Bronze Age people in the Middle East, revealing how population migrations thousands of years ago shaped the genetic makeup of modern populations in that region.
- Environment and Health
The Golden Ratio As An Ecological Affordance Leading To Aesthetic Attractiveness
Researchers found that people slightly prefer the "golden ratio" (a mathematical proportion of about 1.6:1 found in nature) when judging beauty, and this preference may be linked to easier visual processing.
- Gut Health
The Gut Microbiome And The Ketogenic Diet A Pathway Towards Treatment Optimization In Infantile Spasms
Researchers found that the ketogenic diet may help treat a severe form of childhood epilepsy by changing gut bacteria, which could lead to better treatment approaches.
- Gut Health
The Gut Microbiome Without Any Plant Food
Researchers studied the gut bacteria of someone who ate only meat for 4 years to understand how eliminating all plant foods affects the microbiome.
- Gut Health
The Gut Microbiome Without Any Plant Food A Case Study On The Gut Microbiome Of A Healthy Carnivore
Researchers studied the gut bacteria of someone who ate only animal products for 4 years to see how it compared to people with different meat-eating habits.
- Gut Health
The Health Advantage Of A Vegan Diet Exploring The Gut Microbiota Connection
Research suggests vegan diets may offer unique health benefits by promoting beneficial gut bacteria and reducing inflammation compared to vegetarian and meat-eating diets.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
The Hepatic And Skeletal Muscle Ovine Metabolomes As Affected By Weight Loss A Study In Three Sheep Breeds Using NMR Metabolomics
Researchers studied how different sheep breeds handle weight loss during food scarcity, finding that some breeds maintain better metabolic health when food is limited.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
The Hepatic And Skeletal Muscle Ovine Metabolomes As Affected By Weight Loss A Study In Three Sheep Breeds Using NMR Metabolomics(1)
Researchers studied how different sheep breeds handle weight loss during food scarcity, finding that some breeds maintain better metabolic health than others when nutrition is limited.
- Liver and Kidney Health
The Hepatic Monocarboxylate Transporter 1 (MCT1) Contributes To The Regulation Of Food Anticipation In Mice
Researchers found that a specific protein in the liver helps mice anticipate meal times by transporting ketones, compounds the body makes during fasting.
- Dental Health
The Impact Of Carbohydrate Quality On Dental Plaque PH Does The Glycemic Index Of Starchy Foods Matter For Dental Health
High glycemic index starchy foods like white bread cause more harmful acid production in dental plaque than low glycemic foods like chickpeas, potentially increasing tooth decay risk.
- Skin and Hair Health
The Impact Of Chocolate Consumption On Acne Vulgaris In College Students A Randomized Crossover Study
A study of 54 college students found that eating chocolate may increase acne breakouts compared to eating non-chocolate candy with similar sugar content.
- Dental Health
The Impact Of Omega 3 Supplements On Non Surgical Periodontal Therapy A Systematic Review
Researchers reviewed studies on whether omega-3 supplements help improve gum disease treatment, but found the evidence too inconsistent to draw clear conclusions.
- Brain and Nerve Health
The Implication Of Physiological Ketosis On The Cognitive Brain A Narrative Review
This review examines how ketosis (when the body burns fat for fuel instead of sugar) may protect and improve brain function and memory.
- Nutrition and Health
The Importance Of Meat For Cognitive Development
This research review found that meat consumption may improve cognitive development in children, though results were mixed and more rigorous studies are needed.
- Gut Health
The Importance Of Nutritional Aspects In The Assessment Of Inflammation And Intestinal Barrier In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This study found that patients with active inflammatory bowel disease had poor nutritional status and disrupted gut barrier function, highlighting how nutrition directly impacts intestinal inflammation.
- Liver and Kidney Health
The Influence Of A Cooked Meat Meal On Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
This study examined whether eating a normal portion of cooked meat temporarily affects kidney function test results by raising creatinine levels in the blood.
- Heart Health
The Influence Of Cholesterol On Membrane Protein
This research review examines how cholesterol levels in cell membranes affect the function of important proteins, which could impact heart health and disease.
- Skin and Hair Health
The Influence Of Exposome On Acne
Environmental factors like diet, stress, pollution, and lifestyle choices can significantly influence how severe acne becomes and how well treatments work.
- Nutrition and Health
The Influence Of Ketone Bodies On Circadian Processes Regarding Appetite, Sleep And Hormone Release A Systematic Review Of The Literature
This research review examines how ketone bodies (produced during ketogenic diets) affect your body's natural daily rhythms for appetite, sleep, and hormone production.
- Nutrition and Health
The Issue Is Not Food, Nor Nutrients So As Processing
This research argues that how much food is processed matters more for health than focusing solely on specific nutrients or food types.
- Hormone Health
The Ketogenic Diet Is It An Answer For Sarcopenic Obesity
This research review examines whether the ketogenic diet could help treat sarcopenic obesity, a condition where people lose muscle mass while gaining fat as they age.
- Gut Health
The Ketogenic Diet Its Impact On Human Gut Microbiota And Potential Consequent Health Outcomes A Systematic Literature Review
This research review found that ketogenic diets consistently reduce beneficial gut bacteria like Bifidobacterium and may harm colon health over time.
- Nutrition and Health
The Ketogenic Diet Stoking The Powerhouse Of The Cell
Research shows the ketogenic diet works against seizures by increasing the number of mitochondria (cellular powerhouses) in the brain, enhancing energy production and metabolism.
- Nutrition and Health
The Ketogenic Diet All Grown Up – Ketogenic Diet Therapies For Adults
Research shows that ketogenic diets can effectively reduce seizures in adults with epilepsy and may help treat severe, hard-to-control seizures in hospital settings.
- Brain and Nerve Health
The Ketogenic Diet As A Treatment Paradigm For Diverse Neurological Disorders(1)
Researchers reviewed how the ketogenic diet, known for treating epilepsy, may help various brain disorders by improving how brain cells use energy.
- Liver and Kidney Health
The Ketogenic Diet Corrects Metabolic Hypogonadism And Preserves Pancreatic ß Cell Function In Overweight Obese Men A Single Arm Uncontrolled Study
A very low-carb ketogenic diet helped overweight men lose weight, restore normal testosterone levels, and improve their body's ability to process sugar effectively.
- Mental Health
The Ketogenic Diet For Refractory Mental Illness A Retrospective Analysis Of 31 Inpatients
A ketogenic diet significantly improved severe depression, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder symptoms in 31 hospitalized patients whose conditions hadn't responded to standard treatments.
- Gut Health
The Ketogenic Diet Reduces The Harmful Effects Of Stress On Gut Mitochondrial Biogenesis In A Rat Model Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A ketogenic diet helped protect gut cell energy factories (mitochondria) from stress-related damage in rats with irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
The Ketone Body β Hydroxybutyrate Alleviates CoCrMo Alloy Particles Induced Osteolysis By Regulating NLRP3 Inflammasome And Osteoclast Differentiation
Researchers found that beta-hydroxybutyrate (a ketone produced during fasting or ketogenic diets) may help prevent bone loss around joint implants by reducing inflammation and bone breakdown.
- Dental Health
The Largest And Earliest Known Sample Of Dental Caries In An Extinct Mammal (Mammalia, Euarchonta, Microsyops Latidens) And Its Ecological Implications
Scientists discovered the oldest and largest sample of tooth decay in an extinct mammal from 54 million years ago, revealing how diet affects dental health over time.
- Heart Health
The Lipid Energy Model Reimagining Lipoprotein Function In The Context Of Carbohydrate Restricted Diets
Researchers propose a new model explaining why some lean people on low-carb diets develop very high cholesterol levels that may not indicate increased heart disease risk.
- Nutrition and Health
The Metabolic Effects Of Ketones
This research review explores how ketones - molecules produced when the body burns fat for fuel - can benefit cellular function, reduce inflammation, and potentially improve brain health.
- Brain and Nerve Health
The Metabolic Role Of Ketogenic Diets In Treating Epilepsy
Ketogenic diets can effectively reduce seizures in epilepsy patients, especially when medications don't work, by changing brain metabolism and producing protective ketones.
- Heart Health
The Microbial Gbu Gene Cluster Links Cardiovascular Disease Risk Associated With Red Meat Consumption To Microbiota L Carnitine Catabolism
Scientists discovered specific gut bacteria genes that help explain why eating red meat may increase heart disease risk through the breakdown of a compound called carnitine.
- Liver and Kidney Health
The Microbial Metabolite Trimethylamine N Oxide Links Vascular Dysfunctions And The Autoimmune Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis
Research explores how gut bacteria convert certain foods into a compound called TMAO that may link heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis through inflammation.
- Gut Health
The Microbiome Intestinal Function And Arginine Metabolism 2016 The Journa
This study found that Indian women have different gut bacteria and process the amino acid arginine differently than American and Jamaican women, which may affect their metabolic health.
- Gut Health
The Microbiome As A Human Organ Cmi
Scientists propose that the gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria living in your intestines—should be considered a human organ like your heart or liver.
- Liver and Kidney Health
The Mitochondrial β Oxidation Enzyme HADHA Restrains Hepatic Glucagon Response By Promoting β Hydroxybutyrate Production
Researchers discovered that a liver enzyme called HADHA helps control blood sugar by producing ketones that naturally suppress the liver's response to glucagon hormone.
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