In March 2020 researchers from Italy, USA and Serbia published their review on the interactions between the skin, microbiome, gut microbiota and psoriasis. The researchers stated that psoriasis is alternatively … Read more
A higher BMI is associated with an increased incidence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hyperuricemia both in Japan and the USA, although the BMI level at which the incidence of these medical conditions increased was significantly higher in the USA than in Japan
In August 2018 researchers from Japan and the USA published the results of their study to compare the incidence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and hyperuricemia according to BMI in Japanese … Read more
An unhealthy lifestyle is associated with distinct abnormalities in laboratory tests for liver function, inflammation and lipid status
In June 2019 researchers from Finland published the results of their study to assess the impact of unfavourable lifestyle factors on abnormal laboratory tests reflecting liver status, inflammation and lipid … Read more
Vitamin D supplementation improves insulin resistance and LDL(bad)-cholesterol in both obese and overweight pre-menopausal women with vitamin D deficiency
In May 2019 researchers from Turkey published their study to assess the effect of vitamin D supplementation in overweight and obese pre-menopausal women. Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem … Read more
Vitamin D levels seem to affect the lipid profile, even in non-obese children, and a low vitamin D level may progress to dyslipidaemia or obesity in non-obese children
In June 2019 researchers from Korea published the results of their study to assess the association between vitamin D levels and the lipid profile in non-obese children and adolescents. A … Read more
Call for action on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group
In April 2019 researchers from Poland, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Israel and Cyprus published a Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood … Read more
The type and quantity of dietary fat may alter the gut bacteria in obese individuals with the metabolic syndrome and may increase their risk to dyslipidemia
In November 2018 researchers from Brazil published the results of their study to assess a potential relationship between gut bacterial species, metabolic syndrome and dietary intake. It is known that … Read more
Vitamin D supplementation may protect against cardiovascular disease by improving risk factors, including high blood pressure, elevated parathyroid hormone, dyslipidaemia, and inflammation
In July 2018 researchers from Canada published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors. A total of … Read more
High flavonol dark chocolate appears to reduce blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and glycaemia thereby decreasing risk of cardiovascular disease
In January 2019 researchers from Poland reviewed the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of cocoa on cardiovascular risk factors. Results of their review showed that cocoa consumption, especially … Read more