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Month: March 2019

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

Dietary interventions for shift workers should consider the role of mood as well as shift type

In February 2019 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess the relationship between shift work, sleep, mood, and diet. 52 nurses who worked shifts (46 female, … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

An anti-inflammatory diet reduces the risk of depression

In January 2019 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the associated between a dietary inflammatory index score and the risk of depression. A … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts appears to reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular events in high risk individuals

In June 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published their study to assess the association between the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk. A total of 7,447 individuals (aged 55 … Read more

Posted on 31 March 201918 December 2019

Vitamin D supplementation can improve mood and anti-inflammatory biomarkers in female diabetics with anxiety and vitamin D deficiency

In February 2019 researchers from Iran published the results of their study to assess the effect of vitamin D supplementation on anxiety, depression, and inflammation in women with diabetes type … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

Vitamin D supplementation and improved calcium intake, in the form of dairy products, may improve urinary and psychological symptoms and quality of life in individuals with overactive bladder

In March 2019 researchers from Jordan published the results of their study to assess the relationship between vitamin D status, daily calcium intake and overactive bladder. A total of 55 … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

No difference in vitamin D levels were observed in groups of individuals with schizophrenia, psychoses and depression and in healthy individuals

In March 2019 researchers from Finland published the results of their study to assess the association between vitamin D levels and schizophrenia, other psychoses and non-psychotic depression. A total of … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

Greater “eveningness” and shorter sleep duration whilst working a day shift appear to be associated with a higher incidence of depressive symptoms in rotating shift workers

In March 2017 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the association between depressive symptoms and morningness-eveningness (ie the degree to which people prefer to be … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

Egg consumption does not appear to influence the risk of depression, anxiety or psychological distress

In June 2018 researchers from Iran and Canada published the results of their study to assess the association between egg consumption and psychological disorders. A total of 3,172 individuals, average … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

Mediterranean diet does not appear to influence the risk of depression

In April 2019 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between the Mediterranean diet and risk of depression. A total of 14 … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

A higher dietary inflammatory index score appears to increase the risk of cancer

In November 2018 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between a dietary inflammatory index score and the risk of cancer. A … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

There is still some uncertainty as to whether a Mediterranean-style diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

In March 2019 researchers from the UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effectiveness of a Mediterranean-style diet in preventing cardiovascular disease. A total of … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

The Mediterranean diet significantly reduced dietary inflammatory index scores but it did not translate to an improvement in inflammatory biomarkers in individuals with coronary heart disease

In July 2018 researchers from Australia, Ireland, Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess whether a Mediterranean diet produced a lower dietary inflammatory index score … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

A diet with a low dietary inflammatory index score can result in lower levels of C-reactive protein, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol

In April 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of a diet with a low dietary inflammatory index score on inflammation. A … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20195 January 2020

Each one-point increase in the dietary inflammatory index score appears to result in an 8% increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease

In February 2018 researchers from the USA and the UK published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between a dietary inflammatory index … Read more

Posted on 31 March 20193 June 2020

A low dietary inflammatory index score does not appear to be associated with risk of metabolic syndrome but does appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

In May 2018 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between a dietary inflammatory index score and risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic … Read more

Posted on 30 March 20195 January 2020

Eating one egg daily does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease and may even be associated with a small reduction in stroke risk

In April 2018 researchers from China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease. A total of 28,024 Chinese … Read more

Posted on 30 March 201920 November 2019

A greater night-to-night variability in different sleep parameters appears to be associated with insomnia

In December 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether night to night variability in sleep was associated with insomnia. 723 individuals kept a … Read more

Posted on 30 March 20195 January 2020

Regular short interruptions in sitting time following a high-energy evening meal (eg light-intensity activities during television commercial breaks) appears to improve glycaemic responses in overweight/obese individuals

In September 2018 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess whether regular, brief activity bouts, eg during television commercial breaks following a high-energy evening meal, regular, … Read more

Posted on 30 March 20195 January 2020

A greater amount of time spent sitting watching television or at a computer appears to significantly increase cardiometabolic risk factors

In November 2018 researchers from Australia, UK and the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between times spent sitting during four different activities and cardiometabolic … Read more

Posted on 30 March 201920 November 2019

Interrupting sitting with short episodes of walking appears to improve glucose metabolism in overweight or obese children without making them want to eat significantly more

In October 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether interrupting time spent sitting with very short periods of walking improved glucose metabolism without … Read more

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