Oat safety for celiac disease patients: theoretical analysis correlates adverse symptoms in clinical studies to contaminated study oats
Oat safety for celiac disease patients: theoretical analysis correlates adverse symptoms in clinical studies to contaminated study oats
Inclusion of oats in a gluten-free (GF) diet can provide whole grain nutritional benefits to celiac disease (CD) patients, but there has been debate regarding oat safety for these individuals. This is because of conflicting research findings, with inconsistencies attributed to varying CD subject’s sensitivities to “pure” oats. Clinical trials to date have assumed oats provided to subjects to be lightly... Read more Read more
The emerging role of ketogenic diets in cancer treatment : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care
The emerging role of ketogenic diets in cancer treatment : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care
  Ketogenic diets against cancer are worth further exploration, both in the laboratory and clinically. Patients wishing to undertake a ketogenic diet during therapy should receive dietary counselling to avoid common mistakes and optimize compliance. Future research should focus more on important clinical endpoints. Source: The emerging role of ketogenic diets in cancer treatment :... Read more Read more
Research links effectiveness of diabetes drugs to gut microbiota
Research links effectiveness of diabetes drugs to gut microbiota
An individual’s gut microbiota affects the function and absorption of type 2 diabetes drugs “by making them pharmacologically active, inactive, or even toxic,” said lead study author Hariom Yadav. Source: Research links effectiveness of diabetes drugs to gut Read more
Diabetes Care: 42 (Supplement 1)
Diabetes Care: 42 (Supplement 1)
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A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite
A Ketone Ester Drink Lowers Human Ghrelin and Appetite
The ketones d‐β‐hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and acetoacetate are elevated during prolonged fasting or during a “ketogenic” diet. Although weight loss on a ketogenic diet may be associated with decreased appetite and altered gut hormone levels, it is unknown whether such changes are caused by elevated blood ketones. This study investigated the effects of an exogenous ketone ester... Read more Read more
Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Ripple Effect of a Nationally Available Weight Management Program on Untreated Spouses
Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Ripple Effect of a Nationally Available Weight Management Program on Untreated Spouses
For married couples, when one spouse participates in weight loss treatment, the untreated spouse can also experience weight loss. This study examined this ripple effect in a nationally available weight management program. Source:Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Ripple Effect of a Nationally Available Weight Management Program on Untreated Read more
Metabolic changes make weight loss maintenance difficult, but not impossible
Metabolic changes make weight loss maintenance difficult, but not impossible
On their own, most individuals are rarely able to lose a substantial amount of body weight and keep it off. Although record numbers of U.S. adults have an elevated BMI, more than 80% of respondents with overweight or obesity told a 2013 Gallup Poll that they had lost a large amount of weight at least... Read more Read more
Plasma Fucosylated Glycans and C-Reactive Protein as Biomarkers of HNF1A-MODY in Young Adult–Onset Nonautoimmune Diabetes
Plasma Fucosylated Glycans and C-Reactive Protein as Biomarkers of HNF1A-MODY in Young Adult–Onset Nonautoimmune Diabetes
OBJECTIVE Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) due to variants in HNF1A is the most common type of monogenic diabetes. Frequent misdiagnosis results in missed opportunity to use sulfonylureas as first-line treatment. A nongenetic biomarker could improve selection of subjects for genetic testing and increase diagnosis rates. We previously reported that plasma levels of antennary fucosylated N-glycans and high-sensitivity... Read more Read more
Food Allergies Tied to MS Relapses
Food Allergies Tied to MS Relapses
Researchers say they’ve identified a potential link between food allergies and flare-ups of multiple sclerosis. Source: Food Allergies Tied to MS Read more
Diet soda consumption associated with increased risk of diabetic retinopathy
Diet soda consumption associated with increased risk of diabetic retinopathy
Researchers found that patients with diabetes who consumed more than four cans per week of a diet soft drink had a more-than-twofold risk of having proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Source: Diet soda consumption associated with increased risk of diabetic Read more