Nutrition
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between stress and food selection patterns by sex among first-year undergraduate students studying in an Australian university. ⋯ These results demonstrate a clear difference in food selection patterns between stressed male and female students, with stress being a more significant predictor of unhealthy food selection among male students. Further research is needed using a qualitative approach to understand how stress and eating behavior are related in university students.
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Vitamin C is a major antioxidant and also is known as a neuromodulator in dopaminergic neurons. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between lymphocyte and plasma vitamin C levels in various stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). ⋯ Our findings suggest that lymphocyte vitamin C levels in the peripheral blood may be a potentially useful biomarker for the progression of PD.
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Acid-base status has been suggested to influence blood pressure, but there is a paucity of epidemiologic evidence linking dietary acid load to hypertension. We examined cross-sectionally the association between dietary acid load and hypertension in a Japanese working population. ⋯ The present findings suggest that high dietary acid load may be associated with increased prevalence of hypertension among those who were normal weight and non-shift workers.
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Case Reports
Omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia during the second trimester.
Serum triacylglycerol (TG) levels increase during pregnancy. High serum TG levels may elicit acute pancreatitis; therefore, it is important that pregnant women are managed well to abrogate the rapid rise of TG levels in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to report on the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid administration on pregnant women with hypertriacylglycerolemia in the second trimester. ⋯ Oral eicosapentaenoic acid administration might be a safe and useful treatment for hypertriacylglycerolemia during pregnancy and may prevent the development of acute pancreatitis.
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Evaluation of adolescents' adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD) and the connection to anthropometric, demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle characteristics. ⋯ Several anthropometric, demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle characteristics were significantly associated with AMD. It is highly important that children and adolescents adhere at a very young age to the MD as the healthier dietary choice. Further researchers might explore whether the economic recession in Greece has any effects on adolescents' dietary habits.