Nutrition
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The aim of this report was to elucidate the relation between pancreatitis and obesity in children. ⋯ Our experience suggests that obesity is associated with recurrence as well as severity of acute pancreatitis in children.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Short-term effect of G-400, polyherbal formulation in the management of hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia conditions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Salacia oblonga, Tinospora cordifolia, Emblica offinalis Gaertn, Curcuma longa and Gymnema sylvestre are Ayurvedic medicinal plants reported to lower plasma glucose levels in animal models. To our knowledge, however, no clinical validations of those extracts for efficacy have been. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of polyherbal combination in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. ⋯ Short-term supplementation of G-400 not only attenuates the hyperglycemia, but also acts as hypolipidemic agent in patients with diabetes. Further study should be done for the long-term effect of the drug in larger populations.
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With recent rapid progress in technology and advancing lifestyle associated with modernization, individuals are consuming increasing quantities of unhealthy food, a major risk factor for the onset of a variety of diseases. In particular, fried potato chips (FPCs), are the most commonly consumed snack, especially by children. ⋯ Although intake of a balanced diet can prevent this scenario, further measures should be set to overcome the oxidative damage from fried food. This review outlines existing scientific evidence suggesting an urgent need for systematic study regarding the health effects of consumption of FPC and French fries in the general population.
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Meta Analysis
Tea consumption and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies.
Recent epidemiologic studies, especially cohort and case-control studies, have yielded inconsistent findings regarding the association between tea consumption and risk for lung cancer. The aim of this study was to assess a potential relationship between tea consumption and the incidence of lung cancer worldwide. ⋯ Tea consumption may offer some protection against lung cancer.