January 2020 - Page 2 of 2 - Life Science Review

11 January 202011 January 2020

Outdoor sports and physical activities may produce social and psychological benefits and help prevent vitamin D deficiency, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis and near/short sightedness

In May 2019 researchers from Italy published their review on the effect of regular outdoor sports and physical activities across all age groups. They stated that the benefits of cutting-edge … Read more

11 January 202011 January 2020

School-aged children have a slightly lower risk of developing near/short sightedness and a lower myopic shift rate with a higher number of hours spent undertaking outdoor activities

In April 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether increased outdoor activity reduced the risk of developing near/short … Read more

11 January 202011 January 2020

Night-shift work is associated with poorer glycaemic control in patients with diabetes type 2

In December 2017 researchers from Thailand and the USA published the results of their study to assess whether night-shift workers with type 2 diabetes experience poorer glycaemic control than non-shift … Read more

11 January 202011 January 2020

Cardiovascular disease risk factors decrease, return to what they had been and then decrease again in line with adopting, abandoning, and then readopting a healthy eating dietary pattern

In November 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of adopting, abandoning, and then readopting a healthy eating pattern on cardiovascular disease … Read more

11 January 202011 January 2020

It is uncertain whether animal-source food has any impact on the growth and development of children when compared to cereal products or other foods

In February 2019 researchers from the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether animal source foods, such as eggs, meat, fish, and dairy, improved growth … Read more

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It is uncertain whether animal-source food has any impact on the growth and development of children when compared to cereal products or other foods

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Premature deaths due to air pollution are currently estimated to be over 7 million per year with ischaemic heart disease and strokes accounting for 80%, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or acute lower respiratory infections 14%, and lung cancer 6%

In March 2019 researchers from the USA published their overview on air pollution and exposure levels and how this affects local policy actions. Measurement of air pollution levels has significantly … Read more

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Fortification of wheat flour with folic acid may reduce the risk of neural tube defects and although fortifying both wheat or maize flour with folic acid may increase folate levels, evidence is limited that this has any effect on haemoglobin levels or anaemia

In July 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the assess the health benefits and safety of folic acid … Read more

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Fortifying staple foods with vitamin A alone may make little or no difference to retinol levels or the risk of vitamin A deficiency but if micronutrients are also added then retinol levels may increase and the risk of vitamin A deficiency reduced

In May 2019 researchers from Singapore published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effects of fortifying staple foods (sugar, edible oils, edible fats, … Read more

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Iodine fortification of foods other than salt to prevent iodine deficiency disorders is uncertain although iodine levels are seen to significantly increase

In February 2019 researchers from Australia published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of fortifying foods, beverages, condiments, or seasonings with iodine alone or in … Read more