Objective(s): Human and animal studies have shown a close relationship between obesity and asthma severity. Here, we examined the effects of diet-induced obesity (DIO) on the expression levels of IL-1β, IRAK-1 and TRAF-6 mRNA in male Wistar rats tracheal after sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA). Materials and Methods:Twenty male Wistar rats divided to four groups, included, control group with ...

There has been considerable debate about the metabolic effects of restricting carbohydrate intake in weight and diabetes management. However, the American Diabetes Association has noted that weight and metabolic improvements can be achieved with low carbohydrate, low fat (implicitly higher carbohydrate), or a Mediterranean style diet (usually an intermediate level of carbohydrate). Our paper ad...

BACKGROUND Trials comparing the effectiveness and safety of weight-loss diets are frequently limited by short follow-up times and high dropout rates. METHODS In this 2-year trial, we randomly assigned 322 moderately obese subjects (mean age, 52 years; mean body-mass index [the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters], 31; male sex, 86%) to one of three diets: low-fat...

Background. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, is the most common reason of liver disorders that can be controlled by dieting and regular physical activity.  Objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aerobic continuous training on serum levels of myonectin, insulin resistance and liver enzymes in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Methods. Thirty-four male W...

Recent articles have presented inconsistent findings on the impact of Mediterranean diet in the occurrence of cognitive disorders; therefore, we performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the potential association and dose-response pattern with accumulating evidence. We searched the PubMed and the Embase for the records relevant to this topic. A generic inverse-varianc...

The purpose of the present study was to determine the test-retest reliability of the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) questionnaire in college students. Two hundred and seventy-six college students (127 men, 46%; 149 women, 54%; mean age 19.70 ± 1.32 years; mean height 1.75 ± 0.09 m; mean weight 69.28 ± 13.84 kg; mean body-mas index 22.41 ± 3.19 kg/m²) participated in the study. To inv...

Sources of funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición; Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares; Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria–Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Fundación Mapfre 2010; Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía; Department of Health of the Au...

For decades, a diet high in fat (particularly, saturated fat) has been cited as the cause of cardiovascular disease. But not everything stacks up. Epidemiological studies of populations such as the Inuit, who traditionally survive almost entirely on animal food sources (and consume large amounts of saturated fat) have a very low incidence of cardiovascular disease. By demonising fat for decades...

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