Nutrition
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Review Meta Analysis
Green tea and liver cancer risk: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies in Asian populations.
The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate whether an association existed between green tea consumption and the risk for liver cancer in prospective cohort studies in Asian populations. ⋯ The present analysis indicated the preventive effects of green tea intake on the risk for liver cancer in female Asian populations. However, additional studies are needed to make a convincing case for this association.
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Review Meta Analysis
Effect of garlic on plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.
Garlic can play an essential role in the prevention of atherosclerosis, but the research addressing the effect of garlic on the concentration of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has not been fully demonstrated. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of garlic on plasma Lp(a) concentrations through systematic review of literature and meta-analysis of available randomized controlled trials. ⋯ The present meta-analysis did not suggest a significant effect of garlic supplementation on the reduction of Lp(a) levels.
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Obesity is a significant quality of life-impairing health problem affecting industrialized nations. However, despite carrying a large fat mass, some very obese individuals exhibit normal metabolic profiles (metabolically healthy obesity). The physiological factors underlying their protective and favorable metabolic profiles remain poorly defined. ⋯ Despite the knowledge that visceral fat deposition is the seminal factor that ultimately causes insulin resistance (IR) and the detrimental inflammatory and hormonal profile that contributes to increase risk for cardiovascular disease, it remains unknown whether metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) has genetic predisposing factors, and whether MHO ultimately succumbs to IR and the metabolic syndrome, indicating a need for prophylatic bariatric surgery.
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Extreme malnutrition with body mass index (BMI) as low as 10 kg/m(2) is not uncommon in anorexia nervosa, with survival enabled through complex metabolic adaptations. In contrast, outcomes from hunger strikes and famines are usually fatal after weight loss to about 40% below expected body weight, corresponding to BMI 12 to 13 kg/m(2) in adults. Thus, many years of adaptation in adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa, supported by supplements of vitamins and treatment of intercurrent diseases, may allow survival at a much lower BMI. ⋯ She had a BMI of 7.8 kg/m(2). To our knowledge, this level of extreme malnutrition has not previously been reported. The present case emphasizes the importance of adherence to guidelines to decrease refeeding complications.
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Comparative Study
Effects of anemia at different stages of gestation on infant outcomes.
Maternal anemia is a public health challenge worldwide. The present study aims to explore the effects of maternal anemia at different stages of gestation on postnatal growth and neurobehavioral development in infants. ⋯ Our findings indicate that maternal anemia in the second trimester of gestation influences postnatal infant growth and underscores the necessity of alleviating anemia in young women in the early stages of gestation.