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1. Probiotics The probiotics used in this proposal are selected to be more related to mental conditions. The PS128, which belongs to Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum. Administration of probiotics for 4 weeks in animal experiments showed significant improvements in depression and
INTRODUCTION
Endothelial dysfunction precedes atherosclerosis. Endothelial cells play an important role in the modulation of vascular angiogenesis, inflammatory responses, homeostasis, as well as vascular tone and permeability. This vascular protection function is largely attributed to nitric oxide
Overweight/obesity is prevalent and associated with multiple adverse health outcomes. Moderating energy intake is one approach to lose or maintain body weight. To improve the probability of long-term adherence to an energy restricted diet, it is important to address the issue of appetite control.
Approximately 13% of all children (2 - 19 years old) are afflicted with NAFLD with the prevalence of NAFLD increasing to 60-80% among youth with obesity. NAFLD is characterized by excessive deposition of fat in the liver, which is an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular
Dietary fibres have long been recognised for their important role in a healthy diet due to their negative association with, and even management of, chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and inflammatory-bowel disease among others.Emerging evidence has
Participants: Healthy overweight females with BMI >25 kg/m2 and 25-45 years of age were recruited through advertisements and word of mouth on the campus of the University of Glasgow or from other public places. Participants were required to be sedentary, non-smokers, with stable body weight for two
Cassava is one of the important industrial crops in Thailand. The leftover fiber of cassava is still valuable and can be used as a dietary fiber. The previous study demonstrated that dietary fiber containing cassava fiber was safe for consumption without any contamination of the cyanide and heavy
Students and employees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham will consent to four lab visits. On the first visit, they will get measured for a BMI, complete surveys about eating and cognitive styles. They will also get their heart rate and blood pressure taken, and provide a saliva sample for
The present study is a randomized double-blind placebo controlled repeated measures design, with sampling of the cohorts on five separate occasions.
Group 1: Intervention Group (n = 24) Healthy, overweight or obese physically inactive males, supplement, n = 12 Healthy, overweight or obese physically
1. Introduction:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the major causes of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world . Many people suffer from the disease for years and die too early from its complications. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in adults of United
Pilonidal cyst was first described by Hodges in 1880. The disease of pilonidal cyst is also known as "Jeep disease", due to the fact that, during World War II (1941-1945), several American soldiers (about 80,000) suffered from this disease, because, either they were driving for long hours on uneven,
3.0 Design This is an exploratory four-arm, parallel design, randomized placebo-controlled intervention study in obese individuals with metabolic syndrome to evaluate whether FMT from lean donors combined with supplementation with prebiotic fiber will have a clinically significant effect on
The present study is a randomized double-blind placebo controlled repeated measures design, with sampling of the cohorts on multiple occasions. Upon obtaining informed consent participants will be randomized into one of six groups:
Healthy younger males - n=20; Healthy older males - placebo n=10,
Pregestational diabetes represents a high-risk for evolution of preeclampsia (PET), with rates of PET within this group at approximately 20%. The combination of diabetes and preeclampsia places the pregnancy at heightened risk for hypoxia and stillbirth. Placental dysfunction, due to disordered