Sentences with phrase «dietary treatment shows»

Among transgenic mice on the experimental diets, the mice on the Fortasyn diet performed equally well as the wild - type mice, whereas other dietary treatments showed no improvement.

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Dietary fiber and essential amino acids, including lysine which has clinically shown potential for cancer treatment, are prominent in amaranth.

At the end of the 12 weeks, eight out of the 10 patients who finished the study showed significant improvement and achieved remission from the dietary treatment alone.

Studies show that MCTs can effectively mitigate the effects of Alzheimer's and a dietary supplement designed for this purpose was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2009 for the treatment of Alzheimer's.

The therapeutic dotential of dietary precursor modulation by a fish - oil - supplemented diet (n - 3 fatty acids), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (C20: 5,n - 3) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22: 6,n - 3) in the therapy of ulcerative colitis has been shown to result in a 35 % to 50 % decrease in neutrophil production of LTB4.28 Significant improvement in symptoms and histologic appearance of the rectal mucosa has been observed in several small series of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis given fish oil at 3 to 4 g daily for 2 to 6 months in uncontrolled studies.29 However, a larger, randomized, double - blind trial comprising 96 patients with ulcerative colitis failed to reveal any benefit in remission maintenance or treatment of relapse on 4.5 g of eicosapentaenoic acid daily, despite a significant reduction in LTB4 synthesis by blood peripheral polymorphonuclear cells.30 It should be emphasized, however, that the anti-inflammatory actions of the fish oils, in addition to inhibition of LTB4, include suppression of IL - 1 and platelet activating factor synthesis and scavenging of free oxygen radicals.30 The impact of increased lipid peroxidation after fish oil supplementation should be considered when altering the n - 6: n - 3 fatty acid ratio.31 Antioxidant supplementation may be able to counteract the potentially adverse effects of n - 3 fatty acids.

Dietary treatment: Research has shown that feeding an exclusive, low - iodine diet, such as Hill's Prescription Diet y / d, can help to decrease thyroid hormone concentrations and alleviate clinical signs of hyperthyroidism.

Research has shown adding glucosamine sulfate in the form of a dietary supplement is an effective treatment for reducing the pain associated with certain types of osteoarthritis and strengthening existing cartilage.

Dietary change is the only affordable treatment that has been shown to slow down the progression of the chronic form of the disease.