Sentences with phrase «on dietary improvements»

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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.

Or maybe instead of deciding a weight loss target when it comes to pounds, you may opt to monitor your improvement from the successful execution of healthful habits that may bring about weight loss — such as getting into a regular exercise routine, making slow dietary changes, learning to relax and meditate every day, and so on.

As such, addressing diet is often a much more important that just slathering on the sunscreen, plus dietary improvements can improve other areas of health as well.

If you worked with an appropriate dietary professional, adhered strictly to the requirements of the elimination phase, and kept it up for a good six weeks and still saw little improvement in how you feel, give yourself a pat on the back for trying your best.

Type 1 diabetes is rarely reversed, but with the right dietary changes, major improvements in blood sugar levels can be seen and a person can often reduce his or her dependence on insulin and medications.

Previous studies in normal subjects have reported no effects of the amount of dietary fiber on plasma triglyceride concentrations.42 In our study, the decrease in plasma triglyceride and VLDL cholesterol concentrations during the high - fiber diet could have been due to the improvement in glycemic control.

Although short - term randomized clinical trials have shown a beneficial effect of high protein intake, 3,4,20,21 the long - term health consequences of protein intake remain controversial.8,9,22 - 25 In a randomized clinical trial with a 2 - year intervention, 4 calorie - restricted diets with different macronutrient compositions did not show a difference in the effects on weight loss or on improvement of lipid profiles and insulin levels.26 When protein is substituted for other macronutrients, the dietary source of protein appears to be a critical determinant of the outcome.

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.

Many older pets on dietary supplements experience improved appearance of the skin and coat, improved appetite, improvements in muscle strength and mobility, and increased activity levels.

Overall response rates in both groups were high, but there were no differences between groups in improvements on associated variables (for example, interpersonal problems or dietary restraint).