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The consumption of fish, supplementation with fish oil, and their effects on cardiovascular and pain conditions are common headline-makers in the mainstream media as well as this publication. A more recent line of inquiry involves the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on tumorigenesis, cancer prevalence, and mortality.
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In this non-inferiority clinical trial, 1-year prophylaxis with an oral lactobacilli probiotic combination proved less effective than trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for preventing recurrence of urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women. However, although women in the antibiotic group had a dramatic increase in antibiotic resistance, there was no increase noted in the probiotic group.
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Results of this year-long intervention trial suggest that an ethanolic extract of curcumin could, together with appropriate dietary and lifestyle changes, play a role in slowing the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes.
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Strong evidence supports regular exercise as a lifestyle habit and intervention that lowers risk for a myriad of diseases including coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and breast and colon cancers.1 In addition, exercise has gained treatment status for cardiometabolic risk factors, type 2 diabetes, osteopenia and osteoporosis, and rehabilitation for existing cardiac disease.
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Findings from this unique investigation add a new wrinkle to concerns over the increasingly sedentary nature of American society. They also suggest that years could be added to general life expectancy simply by limiting time spent sitting and TV viewing.
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Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D correlates with the development of mobility limitations and disability in older people who were otherwise healthy.
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In this case-control study, dietary lignan intake was inversely associated with risk of breast cancer in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Also noted were more favorable prognostic characteristics associated with lignan intake, especially in premenopausal women.
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Results from this small open-label trial out of Turkey suggest that vitamins C and E decrease Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) intensity and possibly local inflammation in patients with H. pylori-positive non-ulcer dyspepsia. The results provide added support to results from an earlier clinical trial by the investigators that found adjunctive use of vitamins C and E improved eradication rates of conventional triple therapy for H. pylori infection.
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A large observational study conducted in Germany has found little evidence that higher levels of dietary calcium are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease events. The additional finding of an elevation in risk with the use of calcium supplements suggests that caution is warranted when recommending them.
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Results of this well-done trial strongly suggest that CoQ10 administration over 24 weeks' time does not help relieve the treatment-related fatigue experienced by a significant proportion of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
