Sentences with phrase «other chronic diseases in»

The «China Study» research strongly supports that these dietary differences are largely responsible for the much higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, many cancers, and other chronic diseases in Western cultures, including the United States.

It acts as a powerful antioxidant and has been shown to reduce blood sugar, insulin, cholesterol and triglycerides.14 Phytic acid is linked to a reduction in heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other chronic diseases in people.»

Without giving you the ol' biochemisty textbook definition, antioxidants are substances that counteract the process of oxidative stress in the body and oxidative stress is thought to be behind health issues like cancer, heart disease and other chronic disease in our body.

Not exact matches

Why have we made more progress on certain diseases while other mass - scale killers, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are largely off of people's radars and so difficult to treat in an age of therapies which can resemble magic?

They contain phytochemicals, substances found only in plant foods that help fight cancer and other chronic diseases.

The high - level of antioxidants and other phytochemicals found in nuts and seeds help prevent chronic and inflammatory diseases by protecting the body against cell oxidation.

LCTs exist primarily in foods derived from animals and have been linked to heart disease and a number of other chronic conditions.

You have to wonder if the rising rate of chronic disease in the USA is caused by GMOs or some other thing the stinking government is covering up.

Given the fact that oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are risks factors for cancer, the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory richness of cabbage in a healthy and balanced diet help to keep you at a lower risk for cancer and other chronic diseases.

Potential subjects were accepted into the study if they had none of the following conditions: severe or symptomatic cardiac disease or hypertension; history of bleeding disorders; chronic history of gastric, intestinal, liver, pancreatic, or renal disease; any portion of the stomach or the intestine removed (other than an appendectomy); history of intestinal obstruction, malabsorption, or use of antacid drugs; cancer (active or use of medications for a history of cancer treatment within the past 5 y); history of chronic alcoholism; a convulsive disorder; or abnormal results in screening blood or urine samples.

When choosing breads, select whole grains whenever possible — whole grain products are higher in fiber and other nutrients than their bleached white counterparts and have been shown to play a role in the reduction of diabetes, heart disease and other chronic issues.

Major changes are needed to encourage the health of the nation's youth and to reverse the growing trends of obesity, early - onset diabetes, and hypertension, among other chronic diseases, in children and teens.

After residency, Dr. Chandra spent 5 years studying with, and working with, Dr. William Lee Cowden, MD a leading expert in the treatment of chronic Lyme disease and other complex medical conditions.

Compression socks are specialized bandages or garments used in compression therapy for the management of lymphedema, chronic venous disease or other blood pressure related conditions.

That's why parents choose the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy at Floating Hospital for Children for the management of respiratory diseases, allergic disorders and other acute and chronic conditions in babies, kids and teens.

Personally, I think it's curious how many physicians and mothers - to - be place such a high emphasis on the 0.11 % risk reduction of neonatal mortality from hospital births, while thinking nothing of engaging other common practices (i.e. poor dietary habits, overuse of antibiotics, participation in contact sports) that certainly increase their child's lifetime risk of chronic disease, injury, or even death.

Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number of studies that show a possible protective effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement of cognitive development.38, 39

This all leads to ever - growing rates of inflammatory bowel diseases, asthma, diabetes, obesity, and many other chronic maladies — and it's largely linked to baby's beginnings in the womb, at birth, and during the first years.

Dr. Kendall - Tackett is author of more than 310 journal articles, book chapters and other publications, and author or editor of 22 books in the fields of trauma, women's health, depression, and breastfeeding, including Treating the Lifetime Health Effects of Childhood Victimization, 2nd Edition (in press, Civic Research Institute), Depression in New Mothers, 2nd Edition (2010, Routledge), The Psychoneuroimmunology of Chronic Disease (2010, American Psychological Association), and Breastfeeding Made Simple, 2nd Edition (co-authored with Nancy Mohrbacher, 2010).

As the American Academy of Pediatrics («AAP») and other children's organizations have reported, tooth decay (also known as early childhood caries, or «ECC») is the most common chronic children's disease in the country.

During the committee's public hearing at the Southold Recreation Center in Peconic last Wednesday, task force members got an earful from people who have suffered for years from chronic Lyme Disease, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other serious illnesses.

The Council Conclusions stress that harmful use of alcohol is recognised as an important risk factor in the need to reduce the burden of alcohol - related avoidable deaths, chronic diseases, injuries, violence, health inequalities and other social consequences to third parties.

Shannon Farley, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Chronic Disease and Tobacco Control at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said the program uses unconventional spaces such as libraries, faith - based organizations and other community sites in order to reach New Yorkers who might not frequent fitness centers.

He outlined his vision for the University, which includes facilitating a vibrant intellectual climate that stimulates innovative research and community engagement, promotion of multidisciplinary research in infectious diseases, chronic diseases, maternal and child health policy, among others.

In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is looking at expanding readmission penalties to include other diagnoses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and knee and hip replacements.

«While these findings are specific to HD and PD, these two diseases are sufficiently distinct to suggest that the observed pattern of differential gene activity may likely be observed in other neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system, including Alzheimer's disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalophathy (CTE).»

Usage started increasing rapidly in the mid-1990s, partly as a result of allowing family doctors to prescribe short - acting opioids such as oxycodone for chronic pain and other relatively common diseases.

Dr. Dotson and her collaborators on the study stress further primary research in understanding health system barriers and disparities, and standardization of care is needed to ultimately improve healthcare delivery and minimize healthcare disparities to improve the health and quality of life of children with Crohn's disease and other chronic conditions.

«Black children were slightly older at the first admission than white children, which could represent a subtle marker of diminished access to medical care or a delay in disease recognition,» said Dr. Dotson, who explained other studies have shown that the role of biology in health disparities in chronic diseases is often modest, and there are many other factors, such as access to care and health literacy, that contribute to disparities in care.

He concludes, «Mounting evidence from ecological and observational studies, as well as studies of mechanisms, indicates that the Western dietary pattern — especially the large amount of meat in that diet — is strongly associated with risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and several other chronic diseases.

The researchers tested OCA in three groups of patients: 10 with primary BAD, where the intestine is otherwise healthy; 10 with secondary BAD, where malabsorption can occur as a result of another disease such as Crohn's; and eight with other causes of chronic diarrhea, who served as a control group.

In 2012, the NHMRC provided almost A$ 3 million in research funding for clinical trials for people with chronic diseases, among many other projectIn 2012, the NHMRC provided almost A$ 3 million in research funding for clinical trials for people with chronic diseases, among many other projectin research funding for clinical trials for people with chronic diseases, among many other projects.

Doctors later found that Duersonhad a condition in common with more than 20 other dead football players in the U.S.: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE, a degenerative disease linked to impulsive behavior, depression and dementia.

Regulatory issues must be addressed before moving to human studies, Davies said, but the findings published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggest that it may be possible to manipulate the bacterial residents of the gut — the gut microbiota — to treat obesity and other chronic diseases.

Other prion diseases include scrapie in sheep; chronic wasting disease in deer, elk and moose; and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in cattle.

Also, the VA patient population was almost all male, and tended to have more chronic disease than the groups looked at in other studies.

«Aging is an underlying timing mechanism for all chronic diseases,» says David Harrison, a collaborator with Sharp and other rapamycin researchers at the Jackson Laboratory in Maine.

Notably, research groups might be able to apply the approach described in this study to develop treatments for other blood diseases such as β - thalassemia, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), chronic granulomatous disease, rare disorders like Wiskott - Aldrich syndrome and Fanconi anemia, and even HIV infection.

Whereas certain fats, such as the omega - 3 fatty acids found in fish, are deemed beneficial, others are blamed for chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension.

The same lifestyle recommendations to cut risks of other types of chronic disease will pay off in cancer protection as well.

Other Epharmix interventions are being used by physicians in the St. Louis area who treat chronic conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart failure, and hypertension.

«So now that we have seen this environmental toxicant - induced inflammation, we can study the beneficial anti-inflammatory foods, like the purple potato and others, in this human development model, and see how a mother's health and her levels of toxicants and beneficial compounds will influence the baby's susceptibility to chronic disease.»

Other prion diseases include scrapie in sheep, chronic wasting disease in deer, elk and moose, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle.

The study focused on search trends and hospitalization data related to coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease and the leading cause of death in the U.S. Caused by the buildup of plaque in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, coronary heart disease can lead to chronic chest pain, heart attacks and other heart problems.

People in India, other countries in south Asia and impoverished parts of Latin America all suffer from significant rates of chronic disease, in part from a withering trinity of cheap high - calorie food, tobacco and alcohol, he says.

At the start of the study, the participants completed a 27 - item questionnaire used to evaluate the physical, social, and emotional quality of life in people with cancer and other chronic diseases.

In fact, I adapted this recipe from a fattier and more heavily sweetened version that was served 6 years ago to me and other attendees of the First International Symposium on the Role of Soy in Preventing and Treating Chronic DiseasIn fact, I adapted this recipe from a fattier and more heavily sweetened version that was served 6 years ago to me and other attendees of the First International Symposium on the Role of Soy in Preventing and Treating Chronic Diseasin Preventing and Treating Chronic Disease.

The understanding of other groups may indicate new directions for research such as the identification of change in body fat distribution, which seems to apply cross-culturally, and its relationship with the local understanding of menopause and its population - specific chronic disease risk.

While these other types of antacids were not tested in this study, Schnabl said any medication that suppresses gastric acid effectively could cause changes in gut bacteria and thus potentially affect the progression of chronic liver disease.

«Diabetes, perhaps more so than any other chronic disease, requires people to significantly modify their behaviors — sometimes in ways that are contrary to their cultural norms and backgrounds — even when they don't «feel» sick or experience symptoms of the disease,» said John G. Ryan, Dr.PH., Topic Editor for Endocrinology and Diabetes, and guest editor for the April 2014 Diabetes Update, entitled Race, Risk and Behaviors.