Highlights•Better diet quality had a direct (beneficial) effect on pain.•Higher consumption of core foods was related to less pain in women, but not men.•Adiposity did not mediate the relationship between diet quality and pain.•Strategies for pain management should consider diet quality. AbstractDietary intake has been associated with pain and physical function, but it is unclear… Continue reading Better #diet quality is associated with reduced body #pain in adults regardless of adiposity: Findings from the Whyalla Intergenerational Study of Health
Category: Diet
The Role of Dietary #Magnesium in #Cardiovascular Disease
In the past 20 years, a large number of epidemiological studies, randomized controlled trials, and meta-analyses have found an inverse relationship between magnesium intake or serum magnesium and cardiovascular disease, indicating that low magnesium status is associated with hypertension, coronary artery calcification, stroke, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and cardiac mortality. Controlled metabolic… Continue reading The Role of Dietary #Magnesium in #Cardiovascular Disease
Urinary #tartaric acid as a biomarker of #wine consumption and #cardiovascular risk: the PREDIMED trial
Background and AimsModerate wine consumption has been associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in older populations. However, wine consumption information through self-reports is prone to measurement errors inherent to subjective assessments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between urinary tartaric acid, an objective biomarker of wine consumption, and the rate… Continue reading Urinary #tartaric acid as a biomarker of #wine consumption and #cardiovascular risk: the PREDIMED trial
Impact of #coffee intake on human #aging: Epidemiology and cellular mechanisms
Highlights•The regular consumption of moderate doses of coffee attenuates all-cause mortality•Coffee intake attenuates age-associated diseases (cardiovascular, stroke, cancer)•Coffee and its main components (caffeine, chlorogenic acids) control stress adaptation•Coffee intake preserves the main biological mechanisms of aging AbstractThe conception of coffee consumption has undergone a profound modification, evolving from a noxious habit into a safe lifestyle… Continue reading Impact of #coffee intake on human #aging: Epidemiology and cellular mechanisms
Added #sugar intake and its associations with incidence of seven different #cardiovascular diseases in 69,705 Swedish men and women
Introduction: The adverse health effects of sugar-sweetened beverage intake are well-established, but the implications of overall added sugar intake remain unclear. We investigated the associations between intake of added sugar and various sugar-sweetened foods and beverages and risk of 7 cardiovascular diseases in 69,705 participants aged 45–83 years (47.2% female) from the Swedish Mammography cohort… Continue reading Added #sugar intake and its associations with incidence of seven different #cardiovascular diseases in 69,705 Swedish men and women
#Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 #diabetes: prospective cohort studies
Objective To prospectively investigate the associations between dark, milk, and total chocolate consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in three US cohorts.Design Prospective cohort studies.Setting Nurses’ Health Study (NHS; 1986-2018), Nurses’ Health Study II (NHSII; 1991-2021), and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS; 1986-2020).Participants At study baseline for total chocolate analyses (1986 for NHS… Continue reading #Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 #diabetes: prospective cohort studies
Dietary #fructose enhances #tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer
Fructose consumption has increased considerably over the past five decades, largely due to the widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener1. It has been proposed that fructose promotes the growth of some tumours directly by serving as a fuel2,3. Here we show that fructose supplementation enhances tumour growth in animal models of melanoma,… Continue reading Dietary #fructose enhances #tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer
#Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal #Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts
Although diet is a substantial determinant of the human gut microbiome, the interplay between specific foods and microbial community structure remains poorly understood. Coffee is a habitually consumed beverage with established metabolic and health benefits. We previously found that coffee is, among >150 items, the food showing the highest correlation with microbiome components. Here we… Continue reading #Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal #Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts
#Cocoa flavanols rescue #stress-induced declines in endothelial function after a high-fat meal, but do not affect cerebral oxygenation during stress in young, healthy adults
Food choices during stressful periods often worsen, which can influence the impact of stress on vascular health. For instance, fat consumption impairs the recovery of endothelial function following mental stress, while flavanols have been shown to enhance recovery. This randomised, counterbalanced, double-blinded, crossover, postprandial intervention study examined whether flavanols consumed in combination with fat can… Continue reading #Cocoa flavanols rescue #stress-induced declines in endothelial function after a high-fat meal, but do not affect cerebral oxygenation during stress in young, healthy adults
