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- Heart Health
Carson Et Al Dietary Cholesterol And Cardiovascular Risk A Science Advisory From The American Heart Association
The American Heart Association found that focusing on overall healthy eating patterns is more important for heart health than worrying about specific cholesterol amounts in food.
- Gut Health
Case Report Carnivore–ketogenic Diet For The Treatment Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease A Case Series Of 10 Patients
A small study found that 10 people with inflammatory bowel disease experienced significant symptom improvement when following a meat-based ketogenic diet.
- Mental Health
Case Report Remission Of Schizophrenia Using A Carnivore Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy With Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Support
A case report describes how a carnivore ketogenic diet helped put one person's schizophrenia symptoms into remission with support from a nutrition practitioner.
- Nutrition and Health
CASE REPORT High Fat, Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet. Front. Med. 7 97. Doi 10.3389 Fmed.2020.00097 A Standard Lipid Panel Is Insufficient For The Care Of A Patient On A High Fat, Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet
Standard cholesterol tests may not accurately assess heart disease risk in people following ketogenic diets, requiring more detailed lipid analysis for proper medical care.
- Hormone Health
Causal Analysis Identifies Small HDL Particles And Physical Activity As Key Determinants Of Longevity Of Older Adults
A 27-year study found that having more small HDL cholesterol particles and staying physically active are key factors for living longer in older adults.
- Heart Health
CD36, A Scavenger Receptor Implicated In Atherosclerosis
CD36 is a protein on immune cells that helps drive atherosclerosis (artery hardening) by allowing these cells to absorb damaged cholesterol and become trapped in artery walls.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
Cell Metabolism Perspective Fasting, Circadian Rhythms, And Time Restricted Feeding In Healthy Lifespan
Research shows that fasting periods and eating only during certain hours of the day can trigger beneficial metabolic changes that may help prevent disease and promote healthy aging.
- Heart Health
Cellular Cholesterol Delivery
This research explains how cells obtain and use cholesterol to make essential steroid hormones like testosterone, estrogen, and stress hormones that regulate metabolism and health.
- Skin and Hair Health
Central Activation Of TRPV1 And TRPA1 By Novel Endogenous Agonists Contributes To Mechanical And Thermal Allodynia After Burn Injury
Researchers discovered that burn injuries trigger the release of specific fat molecules in the spinal cord that activate pain receptors, leading to prolonged hypersensitivity to touch and temperature.
- Brain and Nerve Health
Ceramides Mediate Insulin Induced Impairments In Cerebral Mitochondrial Bioenergetics In ApoE4 Mice
Researchers found that high insulin levels damage brain cell energy production in Alzheimer's disease mice by increasing harmful fat molecules called ceramides.
- Gut Health
Changes In Inflammatory Bowel Disease Subtype During Follow Up And Over Time In 44,302 Patients
A large study of over 44,000 patients found that inflammatory bowel disease diagnoses can change over time, with some patients initially diagnosed with one type later being reclassified as having a different form.
- Nutrition and Health
Changes In Lipoprotein Metabolism During A Supplemented Fast And An Ensuing Vegetarian Diet Period
A study found that very low-calorie fasting followed by a vegetarian diet affected cholesterol and fat metabolism differently in men versus women.
- Hormone Health
Changes In Serum Levels Of Ketone Bodies And Human Chorionic Gonadotropin During Pregnancy In Relation To The Neonatal Body Shape A Retrospective Analysis
Researchers found that ketone levels naturally rise during late pregnancy, but these levels don't appear to affect newborn size or weight.
- Gut Health
Changes In The Intestinal Microbiota From Adulthoo
Research shows that gut bacteria composition changes significantly as we age, with older adults having different bacterial communities than younger people.
- Nutrition and Health
Changing To A Vegetarian Diet Reduces The Body Creatine Pool In Omnivorous Women, But Appears Not To Affect Carnitine And Carnosine Homeostasis A Randomised Trial
Switching to a vegetarian diet for 3-6 months lowered creatine levels in women's muscles, but didn't affect other important muscle compounds like carnitine and carnosine.
- Mental Health
Characterizing Developmental Trajectories And The Role Of Neuropsychiatric Genetic Risk Variants In Early Onset Depression
Researchers found that teenagers who develop depression early (around age 13) have different genetic risk patterns than those who develop depression later, particularly showing genetic links to ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Cheese Ingestion Increases Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates Both 2022 The Jour
Eating cheese boosts muscle protein building just as effectively as drinking milk protein, both during rest and after exercise.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Cheese Ingestion Increases Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates Both 2022 The Jour(1)
Eating cheese boosts muscle protein building just as effectively as milk protein powder, both at rest and after exercise.
- Heart Health
Chemical Pathology Of Homocysteine. I. Atherogenesis
Research shows that elevated homocysteine levels in the blood are an independent risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and other vascular problems.
- Heart Health
Chemical Pathology Of Homocysteine. V. Thioretinamide, Thioretinaco, And Cystathionine Synthase Function In Degenerative Diseases
This research explores how elevated homocysteine levels contribute to heart disease and cancer by disrupting normal cellular energy production and protein function.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Chemical Pathology Of Homocysteine. V. Thioretinamide, Thioretinaco, And Cystathionine Synthase Function In Degenerative Diseases(1)
Researchers studied how elevated homocysteine (an amino acid) contributes to heart disease and cancer by disrupting normal cellular energy production and protein function.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
Chemical Profiling Of Ancient Hearths Reveals Recurrent Salmon Use In Ice Age Beringia
Scientists analyzed ancient cooking fires from 13,000 years ago and discovered that early humans in Alaska regularly ate salmon, showing fish was more important in prehistoric diets than previously known.
- Hormone Health
Child And Adolescent Obesity Causes And Conseq 2003 The American Journal Of
This is a book review of two nutrition textbooks, including one focused on childhood obesity causes, consequences, prevention and management.
- Hormone Health
Childhood BMI Is Inversely Associated With Puberta 2018 The American Journal
Boys with higher BMI in childhood tend to start puberty earlier, but only if they're normal weight - this pattern doesn't apply to overweight boys.
- Dental Health
Children’s And Parents’ Marburg Sugar Index (MSI) Values Are They Comparable
This study found that children and parents give moderately similar answers when reporting how often the child eats sugary foods, with higher sugar intake linked to more tooth decay.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
Chimpanzee Super Strength And Human Skeletal Muscle Evolution
Scientists discovered that chimpanzees are about 1.35 times stronger than humans because their muscles contain more fast-twitch fibers, not because individual muscle fibers are stronger.
- Nutrition and Health
Chlorogenic Acid
Chlorogenic acid, a natural compound found in green coffee beans and other plants, shows promise for protecting against diabetes, heart disease, and age-related disorders.
- Heart Health
Chocolate Intake And Heart Disease And Stroke In T 2018 The American Journal
A large study of postmenopausal women found that chocolate consumption was not linked to reduced heart disease or stroke risk, contrary to some previous research.
- Nutrition and Health
Choices For Achieving Adequate Dietary Calci 1999 The American Journal Of Cl
While dairy products are the most common calcium source, plant-based diets can meet calcium needs but require careful planning with fortified foods or supplements to reach adequate intake levels.
- Heart Health
Cholesterol And Glucose Metabolism And Recurrent C 2006 Journal Of The Ameri
A study of elderly heart patients found that those with lower cholesterol absorption had better survival and fewer heart problems, even when they had diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
- Heart Health
Cholesterol Metabolism In The Central Nervous System During Early Development And In The Mature Animal
The brain produces its own cholesterol and contains nearly a quarter of the body's total cholesterol, despite being only 2% of body weight.
- Nutrition and Health
Choline And One Carbon Metabolite Response To Egg,
Eating eggs, beef, and fish significantly increases blood levels of choline and related nutrients that support cellular metabolism more than eating fruit alone.
- Nutrition and Health
Choline Availability During Embryonic Development Alters P 2003 The Journal
This study found that pregnant mice eating adequate choline had offspring with better brain development, while choline-deficient diets led to reduced brain cell growth and increased cell death.
- Nutrition and Health
Choline Intake And Risk Of Lethal Prostate Can 2012 The American Journal Of
A large study found that men with the highest choline intake (from meat, eggs, and dairy) had a 70% increased risk of developing lethal prostate cancer.
- Nutrition and Health
Choline The Underconsumed And Underappreciated Essential Nutrient
Most Americans (about 90%) don't get enough choline, an essential nutrient critical for brain development, liver health, and proper metabolism.
- Nutrition and Health
Choosing Between Glycolysis And Oxidative P 2011 Biochimica Et Biophysica Ac
Cancer cells can switch between two different ways of producing energy - fast sugar burning or efficient oxygen-based metabolism - depending on their stage and environment.
- Environment and Health
Chronic Blue Light And Gut Dysbiosis
Chronic exposure to blue LED light at night disrupts gut bacteria balance and increases cholesterol levels, particularly affecting night shift workers.
- Liver and Kidney Health
Chronic Dietary Erythritol Exposure Elevates Plasma Erythritol Concentration In Mice But Does Not Cause Weight Gain Or Modify Glucose Homeostasis
This letter challenges a study about cruciferous vegetables and diabetes risk, arguing that how these vegetables are prepared and cooked significantly affects their potential health benefits.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Chronic Ketogenic Low Carbohydrate High Fat Diet Has Minimal Effects On Acid–Base Status In Elite Athletes
A 21-day ketogenic diet didn't affect blood acid levels in elite race walkers, despite producing more acid than high-carb diets.
- Environment and Health
Circadian Clock Controls Rhythms In Ketogenesis By Interfering With PPARα Transcriptional Network
Researchers found that our body's internal clock controls when we produce ketones (energy molecules from fat), which explains why timing of eating affects metabolism during fasting diets.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
Circulating Glycotoxins And Dietary Advanced Glycation Endproducts Two Links To Inflammatory Response, Oxidative Stress, And Aging
This study found that eating foods high in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) - compounds formed when foods are cooked at high heat - increases inflammation and aging-related damage in the body.
- Environment and Health
Climate Change Mitigation As A Co Benefit Of Regenerative Ranching Insights From Australia And The United States
Regenerative ranching practices that move livestock strategically can help fight climate change while improving soil health, which may benefit food quality and environmental sustainability.
- Environment and Health
Climate Change, Not Human Population Growth, Correlates With Late Quaternary Megafauna Declines In North America
New research suggests climate change, not human hunting, was the primary cause of large animal extinctions in North America around 12,000 years ago.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
Climate Human Interaction Associated With Southeast Australian Megafauna Extinction Patterns
Researchers found that ancient climate changes and early human settlements together caused the extinction of large animals in Australia around 50,000 years ago.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
Climate, Environment And Early Human Innovation Stable Isotope And Faunal Proxy Evidence From Archaeological Sites (98 59ka) In The Southern Cape, South Africa
Ancient human innovations like toolmaking weren't directly caused by climate changes, according to new evidence from South African archaeological sites dating back 98,000 years.
- Nutrition and Health
Clinical And Metabolic Findings In A Patient With Phytosterolaemia
A 33-year-old man developed severe heart disease due to a rare genetic condition called phytosterolaemia, where plant sterols from food accumulate dangerously in the body.
- Liver and Kidney Health
CLINICAL CALORIMETRY XLV. PROLONGED MEAT DIETS WITH A STUDY OF KIDNEY FUNCTION AND KETOSIS
Two men ate only meat for one year while researchers monitored their kidney function and metabolism, finding they remained healthy despite concerns about this extreme diet.
- Gut Health
Clinical Effectiveness Of Golimumab In Crohn’s Disease An Observational Study Based On The Swedish National Quality Registry For Inflammatory Bowel Disease (SWIBREG)
Swedish researchers studied how well the medication golimumab works for treating Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel condition.
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