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Vitamin D and COVID-19
Low levels of vitamin D are associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19, but causality is not yet known.
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Why Exercise Alone Does Not Result in Fat Loss
To lose body fat, a ketogenic weight loss diet must be combined with exercise.
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Fermented Foods Help the Immune System, Alleviate Inflammation
A diet rich in fermented foods from dairy and other sources reduced 19 inflammatory markers compared with a high-fiber diet.
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No Harm in a Morning Cup of Joe
Habitual coffee consumption was inversely associated with a lower risk of cardiac arrythmia.
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Emotional Eating and Obesity
This review of research regarding the link between emotional eating (eating in response to unpleasant emotions) and obesity in adults suggested several factors that contribute to emotional eating and methods for patients to reduce it.
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A Probiotic May Cause Sepsis and Death
Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast that may cause fungemia and other fungal infections. -
Common Herbal and Dietary Supplements for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Part 2
The authors review chromium, cinnamon, fenugreek, garlic, and Gymnema sylvestre as complementary and alternative medicine supplements for managing type 2 diabetes. -
Coffee Consumption and Tachyarrhythmias
An analysis demonstrated an inverse association of coffee consumption and cardiac arrhythmias, which was not altered by genetic variations in caffeine metabolism, age, or sex. -
Common Herbal and Dietary Supplements for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
This is a review of the current literature regarding commonly used herbal and dietary supplements among people with diabetes. -
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for Cardiovascular Disease
A meta-analysis of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials to analyze the role of commonly used dietary supplements for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease suggests no significant effect on cardiovascular outcomes or all-cause mortality, although some B vitamins appear to reduce stroke incidence, and B3 appears to increase all-cause mortality.