Sentences with phrase «by epidemiological evidence»

A steady stream of animal and in vitro studies supplemented by epidemiological evidence and a smattering of preliminary human studies reveal numerous health benefits associated with these compounds.

«This conclusion, which holds equally true for other diseases prevalent in developed societies, such as atherosclerosis [hardening and narrowing of the arteries], is clearly borne out by epidemiological evidence.

Inspired by this epidemiological evidence, Rudolph Tanzi at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, US, and colleagues set out to discover how these injuries trigger Alzheimer's disease.

Not exact matches

Studies by the National Academy of Science and evidence from other epidemiological studies indicate that the higher intake of carotene and vitamin A may reduce the risk of cancer.»

There is good microbiological and immunological evidence for the different mechanisms by which breast feeding confers protection against diarrhoea, 5 but few epidemiological studies have measured their relative importance.

But skeletal analysis was hobbled by an inability to accurately determine bone age and a lack of supporting epidemiological evidence.

By then, more than 12 large - scale epidemiological studies had failed to find evidence of the hypothesized link (J. S. Gerber and P. A. Offit Clin.

In an accompanying editorial, Anna Alisi, PhD, of the Liver Research Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, and Pietro Vajro, MD, of the Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, «Scuola Medica Salernitana,» Unit of Pediatrics, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Sa), Italy, commented, «This elegant observational study by Ayonrinde and colleagues is the first epidemiological evidence for the connection between maternal obesity, breastfeeding, and NAFLD.»

The best available scientific evidence, both epidemiological and laboratory research, was weighed up by the US National Academy of Sciences in a 2006 report.

here is epidemiological evidence that links type B coxsackie virus (CVB) infection with heart disease, and research published on July 31st in PLOS Pathogens now suggests a mechanism by which early infection impairs the heart's ability to tolerate stress at later stages of life.

One cited study, which attributes stroke to excessive salt intake, is a meta - analysis of thirteen studies published between 1966 and 2008 in which most measurements of sodium intake were highly inaccurate estimates based on food frequency questionnaires.22 The second is a review of fifty - two studies, which concluded that strokes are not caused by excess sodium but rather by insufficient potassium, a finding that is consistent with the preponderance of evidence.23 Cordain ignores more recent large clinical and epidemiological studies, which have found that sodium intakes of less than 3 grams per day significantly increase cardiovascular risk.3, 4

Thus, the studies cited by Cordain regarding the association between sodium intake and autoimmune diseases found no epidemiological or clinical evidence that prevailing levels of sodium intake in the U.S. increase risk of autoimmune diseases such as MS and type 1 diabetes.

Significant epidemiological and clinical evidence has emerged that suggests AD belongs among the «diseases of civilization,» primarily caused by modern Western diets and lifestyles at odds with human physiology.

Consistent epidemiological evidence, particularly for depression, suggests an association between measures of diet quality and mental health, across multiple populations and age groups; these do not appear to be explained by other demographic, lifestyle factors or reverse causality.

Not only that, but from an epidemiological perspective, the China Study is considered weak evidence by many nutritional scientists — it was ecological and cross-sectional, rather than longitudinal and individual person - based.

It's possible, by the way, that differing toxicities among grains could be responsible for epidemiological evidence favoring «whole grains» over «refined grains.»

Alongside this research, there is intervention, epidemiological, sociological and qualitative evidence all suggesting that local environments are important in supporting the family capacity necessary to raise children in ways that promote good developmental outcomes.6, 7 The neighbourhoods or communities in which people live appears to impact health and well - being.8 While «neighbourhood» is often used in other studies, in the Australian context «neighbourhood» and «community» are often used interchangeably (these terms are further defined on page 9).7 The research into neighbourhood effects on children was originally motivated by the observation that disadvantage seemed geographically concentrated and intergenerational.

We presented summary evidence on domains that might be useful in epidemiological research conducted among families with young children as well as in clinical work with families by non-specialists.