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
Identifying Early Predictors of #Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in a Large Nationally Representative U.S. Sample
The authors predicted quantitatively meaningful and statistically significant variation in dementia prevalence among persons approximately age 80 according to individuals' observed characteristics when they were about age 60.An individual's baseline cognitive abilities, health, and functional limitations are the strongest predictors of dementia, whereas parental health, family size, marital history, and demographics are the weakest ones.Having… Continue reading Identifying Early Predictors of #Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in a Large Nationally Representative U.S. Sample
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
Gut #microbiota markers in early #childhood are linked to #farm living, pets in household and allergy
BackgroundChildren growing up on farms or with pets have a lower risk of developing allergy, which may be linked to their gut microbiota development during infancy MethodsChildren from the FARMFLORA birth cohort (N = 65), of whom 28 (43%) lived on a dairy farm and 40 (62%) had pets, provided fecal samples at intervals from… Continue reading Gut #microbiota markers in early #childhood are linked to #farm living, pets in household and allergy
Use of common #cardiovascular disease drugs and risk of #dementia: A case–control study in Swedish national register data
Cardiovascular drug use may help prevent dementia; however, current evidence is mixed. Using a case–control design, we investigated the association between duration and combination of multiple cardiovascular drug classes and incident dementia.METHODSFrom the Swedish national registers, we included 88,065 incident dementia cases aged ≥ 70 at diagnosis between 2011 and 2016 and 880,650 age- and… Continue reading Use of common #cardiovascular disease drugs and risk of #dementia: A case–control study in Swedish national register data
Day-to-day associations between #testosterone, #sexual desire and #courtship efforts in young men
Testosterone plays important roles in reproductive behaviour in many species. Despite a common belief that testosterone regulates fluctuations in human sexual desire, there is little direct evidence that relates within-person changes in natural testosterone production to within-person changes in sexual desire. Here, we measured daily salivary testosterone concentrations from 41 adult men for one month,… Continue reading Day-to-day associations between #testosterone, #sexual desire and #courtship efforts in young men
#LEVOTHYROXINE USE AND #BONE LOSS IN #EUTHYROID #OLDER ADULTS: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS FROM BALTIMORE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING | S3B-SPMS-1
Purpose: Levothyroxine (LT4) is the second most commonly prescribed medication in older adults. Frank hyperthyroidism accelerates bone turnover and even subclinical hyperthyroid has been associated with increased fracture risk. Data indicates that a significant proportion of thyroid hormone prescriptions may be given to older adults without hypothyroidism raising concerns about subsequent relative excess of thyroid… Continue reading #LEVOTHYROXINE USE AND #BONE LOSS IN #EUTHYROID #OLDER ADULTS: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS FROM BALTIMORE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING | S3B-SPMS-1
Effects of #Kinesio tape on individuals with #carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled study
Objective: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common neuromuscular disorder with an incidence rate of 4.9%. Research on the impact of Kinesio taping (KT) on electroneurography in individuals with CTS is limited, highlighting a significant gap in the literature. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of KT on palm numbness, pain intensity, hand grip… Continue reading Effects of #Kinesio tape on individuals with #carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled study
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