October 3, 2019

Consumption of meat, traditional and modern processed meat and colorectal cancer risk among the Moroccan population: A large‐scale case–control study

URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ijc.32689 Journal: International Journal of Caner Publication Date: 09/2019 Summary: Our study showed similar associations between the consumption of red meat and CRC risk in Morocco as in developed countries, while inverse associations were found for traditional processed meat products. This is the first study to investigate the differential effects of traditional versus westernized processed meat …

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Efficacy of l-carnitine supplementation for management of blood lipids: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0939475319302807 Journal: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Publication Date: 07/2019 Summary: l-carnitine supplementation at doses above 2 g/d has favorable effects on patients’ lipid profiles, but is modulated on participant health and route of administration. Key Takeaways Supplementing with l-carnitine, a nutrient only found in meat, can have positive effects of blood lipids. Why Would Supplementing With Nutrients …

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Effects of a 12-Week Very-Low Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet on Maximal Aerobic Capacity, High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise, and Cardiac Autonomic Regulation: Non-randomized Parallel-Group Study

URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.00912/full Journal: Frontiers in Physiology Publication Date: 07/2019 Summary: The 12 week VLCHF diet did not impair high-intensity continuous or intermittent exercise lasting up to 25 min, nor did it impair maximal cardiorespiratory performance or autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity. Key Takeaways Low carbohydrate high fat diets are not detrimental to exercise performance Ketogenic Diets Improve …

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A Diet Low in Red and Processed Meat Does Not Reduce Rate of Crohn’s Disease Flares

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016508519335565?via%3Dihub Journal: Gastroenterology Publication Date: 07/2019 Summary: In an analysis of data from the FACES trial, we found that among patients with CD in remission, level of red and processed meat consumption was not associated with time to symptomatic relapse Key Takeaways Decreased consumption of red meat did not lead to less flare ups in Chron’s …

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Effects of a 12-Week Very-Low Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet on Maximal Aerobic Capacity, High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise, and Cardiac Autonomic Regulation: Non-randomized Parallel-Group Study

URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.00912/full#F4 Journal: Fronteirs in Physiology Publication Date: 07/2019 Summary: Study of 24 healthy males on a 12 week VLCHF diet vs standard diet. The 12 week VLCHF diet did not impair high-intensity continuous or intermittent exercise lasting up to 25 min, nor did it impair maximal cardiorespiratory performance or autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity Key Takeaways …

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Red meat and processed meat intake and risk of colorectal cancer a population-based case–control study

URL: https://journals.lww.com/eurjcancerprev/Pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2019&issue=07000&article=00006&type=Fulltext Journal: European Journal of Cancer Prevention Publication Date: 07/2019 Summary: Prospective study examining meat intake and risk of colorectal cancer in Jewish and Arab residents of Northern Israel. Overall red meat consumption was associated weakly with CRC risk, significant only for lamb and pork, but not for beef, irrespective of tumor location. Processed meat was associated with …

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L-carnitine ameliorated weight loss in fasting therapy: A propensity score-matched study

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229918312019 Journal: Complementary Therapies in Medicine Publication Date: 06/2019 Summary: Weight and BMI decreased in both groups, but significantly more in l-carnitine group, while diastolic blood pressure and triglycerides decreased significantly more in non-l-carnitine group compared between groups, blood glucose did not differ significantly between groups. l-carnitine can boost the positive effects of fasting therapy on …

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Effects of Total Red Meat Consumption on Glycemic Control and Inflammation: A Systematically Searched Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Randomized Controlled Trials (OR22-08-19)

URL: https://academic.oup.com/cdn/article/3/Supplement_1/nzz028.OR22-08-19/5516820 Journal: Current Developments in Nutrition Publication Date: 06/2019 Summary: Consuming ≥ vs <0.5 servings/d of red meat showed greater decreases in insulin when carbohydrates were replaced with red meat but lesser decreases in HOMA-IR when macronutrient distributions were matched between intervention and control eating patterns. Key Takeaways In individuals with cardiometabolic disease, replacing carbohydrate calories …

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Dietary carbohydrate restriction improves metabolic syndrome independent of weight loss

URL: https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/128308 Journal: JCI Insight Publication Date: 06/2019  Summary: Obese subjects cycled through 4 weeks each of a low, medium and high carb diet. Consistent with the perspective that MetS is a pathologic state that manifests as dietary carbohydrate intolerance, these results show that compared with eucaloric high-carbohydrate intake, LC/high-fat diets benefit MetS independent of whole-body or fat …

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Menaquinone-4 Suppresses Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation in MG6 Mouse Microglia-Derived Cells by Inhibiting the NF-κB Signaling Pathway

URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6540242/ Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences Publication Date: 05/2019 Summary: Alzheimer’s disease is associated with glial inflammation. In a rat model, MK-4, a subtype of Vitamin K2, reduced the inflammatory response of glial cells to LPS exposure. Key Takeaways Vitamin K2 is a nutrient found only in animal foods that reduced brain inflammation in rat …

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