A good night’s sleep plays an important role in our health and cognitive function, it not only helps maintain good overall health, but it also helps in maintaining our psychological health. As we get older, we can start having alterations in our sleep patterns, which are thought to contribute to cognitive decline and psychiatric disorders […]
Older adults (aged ≥60 years) are the fastest-growing age group in the world and are projected to represent 1 in every 4 adults by 2050. Aging is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength that manifests as reduced physical activity performance and endurance capacity, imposing a burden on both the individual and […]
Strength training increases muscular strength and hypertrophy, and provides numerous other positive health benefits, including improved functional ability, cardiometabolic risk profile and well-being. A lot of people refrain from performing strength training and other forms of exercise, and as much as a quarter of the world’s population are at risk for developing health-related conditions linked […]
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of ovulation disorders, hyperandrogenism, and infertility due to ovulatory dysfunction. It affects more than 7% of chilbearing age women. PCOS is also associated with obesity in 80% of cases and with metabolic syndrome with insulin resistance in 30-40% of cases. The hyperglycemia causes and inhibition of […]
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by an accumulation of fat in the hepatic parenchymal hepatocytes of more than 5% of the liver weight, without a history of high amounts of alcohol consumption. This condition can cause steatosis and even inflammation, being able to cause necrosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and eventually even cancer. It is […]
In a new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition, researchers investigated the potential biases that exist in available epidemiological evidence resulting in negative associations or underestimation of cardiovascular (CV) risk associated with alcohol consumption. The researchers examined hospitalizations related to cardiovascular events among more than 350,000 UK residents aged between 40 and 69 from […]
Diet is central to human health and the etiology of noncommunicable chronic diseases that have reached epidemic proportions. An important factor of the physiological effects of diet rarely considered in establishing dietary guidelines is the human gut microbiome. Our gastrointestinal tract is colonized by a dense and complex assembly of microbiomes that contribute significantly to […]
In the United States, ≈60% of adults have visceral adiposity, defined as a waist circumference of ≥40 inches for women and ≥35 inches for men, which is associated with an elevated risk of multiple health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, systemic inflammation, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality. Independent of total caloric intake, diet quality […]
Selenium is an essential trace mineral found in soil, water, and some foods. It is an important factor in many body processes. Studies have suggested that it has anti-aging properties and may even protect against age-related diseases. This mineral is naturally present in the body, it gets stored in muscle tissue, though the thyroid is […]
Intermittent fasting (IF) has recently gained much public interest as a weight loss approach. It’s a unique dietary strategy defined as periods of eating alternated with periods of not eating (fasting). This dietary strategy focuses on when food is consumed and total quantity consumed and it works through an altered liver metabolism, referred to as […]