A study conducted and published in the Journal of Applied Physiology shows those diets with
higher intake levels of monounsaturated fats and saturated fats have increased testosterone production naturally.
As to
the higher intake levels relative to average foods, see foods - high - in - acrylamide.
CDC speculates that the observed association between low sodium intake and increased CVD risk may have been due to a higher proportion of participants in the low sodium group, compared to groups with
higher intake levels, who had diabetes, hypertension, and pre-existing cardiovascular disease at baseline and therefore may have consumed less sodium, leading to a noncausal association between sodium intake and increased cardiovascular events.
Research has shown that vitamin D is very likely linked to staying at a healthy body weight, as one study has shown that people with
higher intake levels of vitamin D had lower fat in their abdomen and lower overall body fat.
«These new studies support previous findings that reducing sodium from very
high intake levels to moderate levels improves health,» said committee chair Brian Strom, George S. Pepper Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
The higher intake level is compared with the lowest intake level and the results are reported as odds ratios or RRs for each clinical outcome.
Not exact matches
Many people could raise their general
level of wellness at the same time they enhance their appearance and self - image, by doing two things — drastically reducing or eliminating the
intake of junk food, refined sugar, and other carbohydrates, saturated fats, alcohol, and nicotine; and adding more healthful foods to their diets including vegetable proteins, whole - grain cereals and bread, raw vegetables and fruits, and
high fiber foods.
Scientists from the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) have produced rice with
high enough iron
levels to meet daily recommended requirements for iron
intake.
However, current
intake levels are still way too
high and are a key player in making people fat and sick.
Because we tend to de-emphasize grain
intake in our WHFoods recipes and meal plans, and because we generally tend to emphasize
intake of low glycemic index foods that have limited to moderate amounts of available carbohydrates, we set a WHFoods recommendation
level of 225 grams for total carbohydrate — about 10 %
higher than the low end of the range recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in its discussion of Dietary Reference
Intakes.
However, other studies have found no difference in risk associated with moderate versus
high levels of protein
intake, and even when differences have been found, they have not turned out to be statistically significant.
Finally, we have reviewed a large - scale study on
high blood pressure showing an association between
high levels of protein
intake (in the vicinity of 100 grams per day) and significantly decreased risk of
high blood pressure over an 11 - year period of time.
The system categorises the four key nutrients most associated with public health issues — fat, saturated fat, sugars and salt — as
high, medium or low compared to the recommended
level of
intake of these nutrients.
If your blood
levels of potassium are
high (a condition known as hyperkalemia), besides seeing a doctor, you would want to limit your
intake of foods rich in potassium such as sweet potatoes until your
levels return to normal.
Percentage of daily
intake suggests that any food item with less than the recommended daily
intake can still be consumed despite the fact it may have very
high levels of fat, sugar, salt or calories and should be avoided.
A
high milk
intake in both sexes is associated with
higher mortality and fracture rates and with
higher levels of oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers
These results lend further support to recommendations for mass reduction of
high salt
intake for the prevention and control of adverse blood pressure
levels and
high blood pressure in populations
Just like during pregnancy, nursing moms should avoid or limit their
intake of fish
high in mercury, since
high mercury
levels can damage the developing nervous system.
From the abstract: Maternal reports of food avoidance eating behaviours were associated with an emotional child temperament,
high levels of maternal feeding control, using food for behaviour regulation, and low encouragement of a balanced and varied food
intake.
The Tolerable Upper
Intake Levels (UL) designate the
highest amount of a certain nutrient that people consume without experiencing potentially harmful side effects.
The
highest values were found at 266 nm and therefore the mean values obtained at this wavelength were taken into account to estimate the
highest level of HMF
intake for each baby food category.
If your results indicate
high insulin
levels, you'll undergo a second test called the glucose tolerance test, which involves fasting, a
higher intake of glucose, and several blood draws.
Unfortunately, keeping added sugar
intake to recommended
levels is difficult since food manufacturers like to put it in everything (especially in its ultra cheap form —
high fructose corn syrup).
High sodium
intakes increase calcium losses through the urine (a result of the body attempting to keep various mineral
levels proportional).
Recent evidence uncovered in autopsies of children in the ongoing Bogalusa (Miss.) heart study of hundreds of young people, shows that children with
high saturated fat
intake and
high cholesterol
levels already were developing lesions in their aorta arteries.
This is mainly because vegetarians have a very
high intake of iron and studies have shown that their haemoglobin
levels are within the normal range.
UL: Upper Limit (
highest level of ongoing daily
intake that is estimated to pose no risk to the majority of infants; these are not recommended
levels).
There was no significant association between
higher levels of fruit and vegetable
intake (greater than 7 daily serves) and a lower incidence of stress.
The investigators say further studies should investigate the possibility of a «threshold» between medium and
higher levels of fruit and vegetable
intake and psychological stress.
The
high sodium
level was comparable to the average daily
intake in a typical American diet.
17 percent
higher in those estimated to have consumed the
highest levels of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs)-- chemicals formed when meat protein is charred or exposed to
high temperatures — compared to those with the lowest
intake.
Research studies demonstrate that
high intake of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folate is associated with lower homocysteine
levels.
«While our data highlights the importance of reducing
high salt
intake in people with hypertension, it does not support reducing salt
intake to low
levels.
People in those countries that consume the
highest levels of dairy foods (North American and northern European nations) take in two or three times more calcium yet break two or three times more bones than people with the lowest calcium
intake (Asians and Africans).
A new study carried out by Ludwig - Maximilians - Universitaet (LMU) in Munich veterinarians shows that
high phosphorus
intake, comparable to the average
level provided by prepared cat food, can be deleterious to kidney function in healthy cats.
The wild - type mice didn't develop colitis, but showed low - grade inflammation in their intestines and several features of metabolic syndrome: slight weight gain, increased body fat and food
intake, and
higher blood sugar
levels, which indicate poor glucose regulation associated with diabetes.
But approximately 90 percent of the participants in the PURE study had either a
high (greater than 5.99 grams per day) or moderate (3 to 5.99 grams per day)
level of sodium excretion; approximately 10 percent excreted less than 3 grams per day, and only 4 percent had sodium excretion in the range associated with current U.S. guidelines for sodium
intake (2.3 or 1.5 grams per day).
· evidence supports a positive relationship between
higher levels of sodium
intake and risk of heart disease, which is consistent with previous research based on sodium's effects on blood pressure;
Recent studies suggest national dietary guidelines for sodium
intake are unrealistic, and that the recommended
level of sodium could be associated with a
higher risk of cardiac disease and mortality.
But they found that the food source was important — with a
higher intake of amino acids from plant - based sources associated with lower blood pressure, and a
higher intake from animal sources associated with lower
levels of arterial stiffness.
Recent studies that examine links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium
intake from the very
high levels some Americans consume now, but evidence from these studies does not support reduction in sodium
intake to below 2,300 mg per day, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
A
higher intake of protein from animal sources was linked with lower
levels of arterial stiffness.
People aged 50 years and older have the
highest total folate
intakes; about 5 percent have
intakes exceeding the established tolerable upper
intake level of 1,000 micrograms per day.
«While most adults don't consume the
high levels of sugar we used in this study, some children and teenagers may reach these
levels of sugar
intake by over-consuming fizzy drinks and sweets.
Cross-sectional analysis from the Nurses Health Study indicated that frequent alcohol
intake is independently related to
higher endogenous estradiol
levels and that estradiol alone, or combined with SHBG, influenced the protective association between alcohol consumption and diabetes risk in postmenopausal women (133).
Research has shown that a
higher intake of saturated and monounsaturated fats leads to
higher testosterone
levels, compared to a
higher intake of polyunsaturated fats which leads to lower testosterone
levels.
A study has shown that men who are on a
high - protein diet experienced
higher levels of IGF (Insulin - like Growth Factor) as opposed to men who were on a low - protein diet, despite the total caloric
intake being the same for both groups.
Extreme hard - gainers require an increased and frequent
intake of carbs and can benefit from an elevated appetite and
higher levels of insulin that will transport more protein to the muscle cells.
One study that lasted for over a decade, showed that zero
intake and very
high intake of coffee had a smaller effect on resting blood pressure
levels in comparison to those who drank moderately up to 4 cups a day.
A steady, daily
intake of glutathione supportive foods is a great way to maintain
high levels of glutathione in the body.