Buongiorno! Guten Tag! Good Morning! My name is Aldo, I am a physician and I live in Milano, Italy. I have always read a lot of medical news, and I have realised how difficult it is to forget to read those news if you’re not disciplined enough or if you don’t make that a habit. So I have decided to help myself and the community, here and on the Telegram app, and share just two articles daily, those that get my attention. All the articles can be searched by Category or Tag. Buona Lettura!
Association of ultra-processed #food consumption with all cause and cause specific #mortality: population based cohort study
Objective To examine the association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause mortality and cause specific mortality.Design Population based cohort study.Setting Female registered nurses from 11 US states in the Nurses’ Health Study (1984-2018) and male health professionals from all 50 US states in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2018).Participants 74 563 women and 39 501 men with no history of …
Use of ancient #grains for the management of #diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Highlights•Oats, brown rice, and millet improve health outcomes in diabetes mellitus type 2.•The most prevalent grains tested in trials included oats, brown rice, and buckwheat.•The most outcomes studied in diabetes were related to cardiovascular risk factors.AimsA systematic review and meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials was conducted to collate evidence from studies implementing ancient grains …
Consumption of #Olive Oil and Diet Quality and Risk of #Dementia-Related Death
Question Is the long-term consumption of olive oil associated with dementia-related death risk? Findings In a prospective cohort study of 92 383 adults observed over 28 years, the consumption of more than 7 g/d of olive oil was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia-related death compared with never or rarely consuming olive oil, irrespective of diet …
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Neuronal activity in the anterior paraventricular nucleus of thalamus positively correlated with #sweetener consumption in mice
Although the brain can discriminate between various sweet substances, the underlying neural mechanisms of this complex behavior remain elusive. This study examines the role of the anterior paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (aPVT) in governing sweet preference in mice. We fed the mice six different diets with equal sweetness for six weeks: control diet (CD), …