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Sunday, 22 October 2017

Food Therapy: Coffee as Antioxidants

By Kyle J. Norton

Coffee may be used as functional food in improved antioxidant status in reduced risk of oxidative stress, irregular cells growth and reactive oxygen species causes of various types of disease, a joint study by renowned university study suggested.

Antioxidant is types of chemical compound inhibited the free radicals to protect the body against oxidative damage.
Coffee, a popular and social beverage all over the world, particular in the West, is a drink made from roast bean from the Coffea plant, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

According to University of British Columbia, Coffee expressed numerous capacity in free radical scavenger in balancing hydrogen and electrons, acted as metal ion pro-oxidant chelators and triggered antioxidant gene expression and protected against gastrointestinal oxidative stress......

In vitro, according to cell-free and cell-based assays, coffee intake demonstrated antioxidant capacity through its bioactive constituents. And in cellular levels, coffee components exhibited antioxidant activity to specific genomic events through antioxidant function in both animal and human.

Furthermore, the Antioxidant Capacity of Coffee study suggested that coffee intake showed a potential effect in reduced free radical damage against artery-clogging atherosclerosis and health problems like vision loss, cancer or chronic diseases, through bioactive phytochemicals in expression of antioxidants.

Lower antioxidant status also displayed a cellular damage especially in people with a low consumption of vegetables...and coffee.

Interestingly, in the evaluated polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity of widely consumed beverages such as chamomile tea, yerba mate, a coffee blend (65% roasted:35% green), and coffee-like substitutes, researchers at the Institute of Food Science found that coffee showed an average polyphenol recovery of 78%. after gastrointestinal digestion, in vitro.

In compared to Yerba mate, coffee demonstrated a similar phenolic composition, but more stable polyphenols displayment..

Dr.Baeza G, the lead auhtor said, " Regular consumption of the studied beverages provides considerable amounts of antioxidants which are relatively stable after simulated digestion, and thus have the potential to prevent oxidative stress-related disorder".

The finding evidences suggested that coffee may be considered as a functional food in increased antioxidant profile, through bioactive constituents activities against diseases caused by over expression reactive oxygen species(RSO).

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Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrients
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Antioxidant property of coffee components: assessment of methods that define mechanisms of action by Liang N1, Kitts DD2.(PubMed)
(2) Investigating the Antioxidant Capacity of Coffee! by [No authors listed](PubMed)
(3) Polyphenol content, in vitro bioaccesibility and antioxidant capacity of widely consumed beverages by Baeza G1, Sarriá B1, Bravo L1, Mateos R1.(PubMed)

Food Therapy: Dried Peas Water Soluble Fibers in Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Kyle J. Norton

Dried peas water soluble fibers may be used as functional food in reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, the recent study suggested.

According to the recommendation by FDA, consumption o fdietary fibers, beta-glucan (0.75 g/serving) and psyllium (1.78 g/serving) found in legume and other sources 4 servings/d may have a substantial effect in reduced cardiovascular disease risk.

Dried pea is a small but nutritionally mighty member of the legume family, genus Pisum belongings to the family Fabaceae with healthy source of proteins, fibers including beta-glucan and psyllium, vitamins and minerals.

In the study of 68 hyperlipidemic adults consumed a test (high-fiber) and a control low-fat (25% of energy), low-cholesterol (<150 mg/d) diet for 1 mo each in a randomized crossover study with high-fiber diet included 4 servings/d of foods containing beta-glucan or psyllium that delivered 8 g/d more soluble fiber than did similar with unsupplemented foods in the control diet, researchers after adjusting to other risk factors showed that risk of cardiovascular disease reduced significantly through lower all aspects of bad cholesterol and increased levels of HDL cholesterol.

Dr. Jenkins DJ, the led author said, "Although relatively small in terms of patient treatment, the reduction in cardiovascular disease risk is likely to be significant on a population basis".

Interestingly, in the review of Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library, Ovid MEDLINE (1946 to January 2015), Ovid EMBASE (1947 to January 2015) and Science Citation Index Expanded (1970 to January 2015) as well as two clinical trial registers in January 2015, 23 RCTs (1513 participants randomised to examine the effect of dietary water fibre in cholesterol in induced CVD risk
1. There were no motility risk during the caused of study
2. Intake of water soluble fibers showed a significant effect on total cholesterol levels (17 trials (20 comparisons), and LDL cholesterol levels (mean difference -0.14 mmol/L, 95% CI -0.22 to -0.06)
3. Increased water fiber intake showed a small but statistically significant decrease rather than increase in HDL levels
4. There was insignificant effect on triglyceride levels
5 10 trials with 661 participants randomised reported a significant effect of increased fibre consumption on diastolic blood pressure but statistical significance in reduction of systolic blood pressure
6. Dietary water fibers injected demonstrated a mild to moderate gastrointestinal side-effects in compared to the control groups.

Dr. Hartley L, the led author after adjusting to other risk factors suggested. "The pooled analyses for CVD risk factors suggest reductions in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol with increased fibre intake, and reductions in diastolic blood pressure" and "ll analyses need to be viewed with caution given the risks of bias observed for total cholesteroland the statistical heterogeneity observed for systolic blood pressure".

Taking altogether, there is no doubt that water soluble fibers found in dried peas and other sources may have a intrinsic effect in reduced risk cardiovascular disease in healthy and diabetics population through attenuating hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.

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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton(Scholar, Master of Nutrients), all right reserved.
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Soluble fiber intake at a dose approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for a claim of health benefits: serum lipid risk factors for cardiovascular disease assessed in a randomized controlled crossover trial by Jenkins DJ1, Kendall CW, Vuksan V, Vidgen E, Parker T, Faulkner D, Mehling CC, Garsetti M, Testolin G, Cunnane SC, Ryan MA, Corey PN.(PubMed)
(2) Dietary fibre for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease by Hartley L1, May MD, Loveman E, Colquitt JL, Rees K.(PubMed)

Food Therapy: Maternal Coffee Caffeine intake in Risk of Infant Spina Bifida

By Kyle J. Norton

In compared to herbal medicine, food therapy even takes longer to ease symptoms, depending to stages of the treatment which directly address to the cause of disease.

Epidemiological studies do not agreed that coffee and coffee caffeine are associated to risk of birth defect of spina bifida.

Spina bifida is a congenitally physical abnormality characterized by incomplete closing of the backbone membranes around the spinal cord.

Coffee, second to green tea, is a popular and beverage all over the world, particular in the West, made from roasted bean from the Coffea plant, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

According to the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, in the study of caffeine consumption by women during the first month of pregnancy. Between 1988-2012, caffeine intake (<1, 1, and ≥2 cups/day) were not likely associated with increased risk of Spina bifida.

The researchers also suggested that other factors such as inadequate folic acid, recommended at 400 μg/day in the first month of pregnancy may also affect the outcome of the study assessed by the returned questionnaire of mothers with child Spina bifida.

Other, in the study of 133 case mothers and 273 control women providing information on periconceptional risk factors, using data from a case-control interview study carried out at the G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, from 2000 to 2008, researchers found that there are numbers of mechanism involved in the expression of infant Spina bifida. High caffeine intake and lack of folate supplementation at any time of pregnancy may have some risks in induced SB, but disturbed folate/homocysteine metabolism would be a main factor.

In animal studies, caffeine was considered as a reduced risk factor in exhibitedly significant effect in incidence of Spina bifida.

But in human observation study, caffeine consumption, during the year before pregnancy for 768 mothers of infants with NTDs and 4143 mothers of infants without birth defects between 1997 to 2002, was associated to increased risk of birth defect of SB.

Dr. Schmidt RJ, the lead author said, "Positive associations were observed between spina bifida and total caffeine consumption (OR 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1-1.9)" and "Additional studies should confirm whether women who consume caffeine are at increased risk for pregnancies complicated by NTDs".

The information findings suggested that caffeine intake may associate to some risks in the developed fetus spina bifida, but the results were only come from observation studies, therefore, a human trial with large number size are necessary to clarify these contradictions.

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Author biography
Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrients
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Risk of spina bifida and maternal cigarette, alcohol, and coffee use during the first month of pregnancy by Benedum CM1, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Werler MM.(PubMed)
(2) Maternal periconceptional factors affect the risk of spina bifida-affected pregnancies: an Italian case-control study by De Marco P1, Merello E, Calevo MG, Mascelli S, Pastorino D, Crocetti L, De Biasio P, Piatelli G, Cama A, Capra V.(PubMed)
(3) Maternal caffeine consumption and risk of neural tube defects by Schmidt RJ1, Romitti PA, Burns TL, Browne ML, Druschel CM, Olney RS; National Birth Defects Prevention Study.(PubMed)

Food Therapy: Intake Coffee Caffeine >300 mg/day In Increased Risk of Osteoporosis

By Kyle J. Norton

Increased life long intake of coffee caffeine may have a potential effect in reduced bone mineral density in menopause women, a Southern America University opinionated.

Coffee, a popular and social beverage all over the world, particular in the West, is a drink made from roast bean from the Coffea plant, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

Osteoporosis is a condition of thinning of bone and bone tissues as a result of the loss of bone density over a prolong period of time.

A study to investigate whether increased coffee intake expressed a linear effect in risk of increased ageing bone density of 980 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 98 years (mean age, 72.7 years) in community-based population of older women, Rancho Bernardo, Calif.participated between 1988 and 1991, researchers showed that women drinking coffee without adding milk have a strong effect in risk of osteoporosis, but for women drinking at least one cup of milk a day, coffee caffeine intake do not impede bone density.

Dr. Barrett-Connor E, the lead author said, "Lifetime caffeinated coffee intake equivalent to two cups per day is associated with decreased bone density in older women who do not drink milk on a daily basis".

Other, in the measured the bone density of both hips and the total body in 138 healthy, postmenopausal women aged 55-70 y who never used hormone replacement therapy, returned reports including current and long-time caffeinated beverage, suggested that with the same anthropometric and nutrient intakes, caffeine intake was not associated to osteoporosis regardless numbers of cups drinking per day.

Interestingly, based on brewed beverages chemical analysis, most computer models have over estimated the caffeine intake of prospects by nearly two-thirds.

Base on the finding evidences, Dr. Lloyd T. the lead author said, " the habitual dietary caffeine intake of this cohort of 138 postmenopausal women ranged from 0-1400 mg/d and was not associated with total body or hip bone mineral density measurements".

Furthermore, according to the Creighton University, School of Medicine study of cross-sectional measurements of BMD in 489 elderly women (aged 65-77 y) and from longitudinal measurements made in 96 of these women who were treated with coffee in compared to a placebo for 3 y. showed a nonlinear result of osteoporosis risk increased in women drinking over < or =300 mg/d in compared to low and moderated groups.

The study also specified that, all 3 groups showed some forms of bone density loss, and higher bone density loss is correlated to cups of coffee drinking per day.

Particularly, Dr, Rapuri PB, said, "Intakes of caffeine in amounts >300 mg/d ( approximately 514 g, or 18 oz, brewed coffee) accelerate bone loss at the spine in elderly postmenopausal women".

Taking altogether, menopause women may have an increased risk of mineral bone density in induction of osteoporosis for drinking >300 mg/day. Due to conflict results from the above studies, further confirmation with large size and multi centers studies are necessary.

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You Can Eliminate Osteoarthritis
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Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months

FOOD HACK for Weight Loss
A Simple Cooking Technique That Cuts The Calories & Glycemic
Impact In Rice, Pasta, And Potatoes In Half

Author biography
Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrients
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Coffee-associated osteoporosis offset by daily milk consumption. The Rancho Bernardo Study by Barrett-Connor E1, Chang JC, Edelstein SL.(PubMed)
(2) Dietary caffeine intake and bone status of postmenopausal women by Lloyd T1, Rollings N, Eggli DF, Kieselhorst K, Chinchilli VM.(PubMed)
(3) Caffeine intake increases the rate of bone loss in elderly women and interacts with vitamin D receptor genotypes by Rapuri PB1, Gallagher JC, Kinyamu HK, Ryschon KL.(PubMed)

Saturday, 21 October 2017

Alternative Therapy: Yoga in Prevention and Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder

Kyle J. Norton

Yoga may be used as an integrated form of exercise for prevent and treatment of binge eating disorder, a Catholic University of Leuven study suggested.

Binge eating disorder is a condition characterized by compulsive eating huge amounts of food while feeling out of control and powerless to stop.
The syndrome is a common eating disorder in the United States, affecting 3.5% of females and 2% of males.

Yoga, the accident technique practice for harmonized external and internal body well being, through breath control, meditation, bodily movement and gesture..... has been well known for people in Western world and some parts in Asia due to health benefits reported by various respectable institutes' research and supported by health advocates.

In the review of literature from EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Physiotherapy Evidence Database and Cochrane Library up to August 2012 for studies compared physical therapy with a placebo condition, control intervention or standard care, including 211 female community patients (age range: 25-63 years) met all selection criteria, researchers found that
1. Yoga participants showed a significantly reduced number of binges
2. Yoga group expressed a decrease of body mass index (BMI)
3. Yoga participants displayed insignificantly ameliorated depression in compared to aerobic exercise and combined aerobic exercise and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) groups

Dr. Vancampfort D, the led author said, " Because of severe co-morbid psychiatric and physical conditions, binge eating disorder is one of the most difficult psychiatric conditions to treat. Both yoga and aerobic exercise have shown promise in reducing binge eating pathology and weight".

Other, also in searching databases of PubMed, PsychInfo, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, the Dutch Journal of Psychiatry (Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie), het Tijdschrift voor Vaktherapie and Actual Themata derived from psychomotor therapy screened for the period January 1994 to August 2011, 8 studies met the met the inclusion and exclusion criteria suggested that
1. Yoga lessons induced a significant weight loss to attendees
2. Yoga participants displayed fewer symptoms of depression, when used alone or conjunction with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
3. Conbined Yoga and and CBT demonstrated a less eating disorderpathology than does CBT alone

The authors concluded that yoga expressed the beneficial effects on weight-loss as well as on the reduction of binge eating disorder.

More importantly, in a randomised trial undertaken with participants of women between 25 and 63 years of age identified with diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder (BED) and a BMI>25 assigned to yoga (n=45) or wait-list control (n=45) groups. Of these, 25 in each group were analysed, Dr. McIver S, the led author at the Deakin University filed the following results in compared to control group
1. Yoga group showed a reduction in binge eating in self-reported
2. Yoga group expressed a statistical significance of more willing to involve in physical activity.
3. Yoga group also showed a small yet statistically significant reductions for BMI, hips and waist

With the information collected, there are no doubt that yoga formal weekly sessions and home-based programs are potentially efficacious for the treatment of binge eating.

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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrients, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) A systematic review on physical therapy interventions for patients with binge eating disorder. by Vancampfort D1, Vanderlinden J, De Hert M, Adámkova M, Skjaerven LH, Catalán-Matamoros D, Lundvik-Gyllensten A, Gómez-Conesa A, Ijntema R, Probst M.(PubMed)
(2) [The importance of movement-directed interventions in the multidisciplinary treatment of binge eating disorder: an overview].[Article in Dutch]by Vancampfort D1, Vanderlinden J, Pieters G, De Herdt A, Schueremans A, Adriaens A, Van Der Borght W, De Hert M, Probst M.(PubMed)
(3) Yoga as a treatment for binge eating disorder: a preliminary study by McIver S1, O'Halloran P, McGartland M.(PubMed)

26 Extraordinary Health Benefits of. Black Beans

Author Biography

Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrients
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Food Therapy: Coffee in Increased Risk of Lung Cancer Linearly

Kyle J. Norton, Master of Nutrients
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Bad news for coffee lovers, the recent study suggested that regular coffee consumptiontion may associate to increased risk of lung cancer.

Coffee, a popular and social beverage all over the world, particular in the West, is a drink made from roast bean from the Coffea plant, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

Lung cancer is a medical condition caused by irregular cell growth in the lung. At the later stage, cancer cells may spread to distant tissues and organs.

Dr. Wang Y, the lead author said, "a linear dose-response relationship exists between coffee consumption and risk of lung cancer".

In the clarified risk of coffee in induced lung cancer, the Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry conducted a search in the data base of PubMed and Embase, from 1966 to January 2009. In 5 prospective studies and 8 case-control studies involving 5347 lung cancer cases and 104,911 non-cases selected, researchers found that
1. Coffee high amount intake was associated to a significant positive lung cancer risk
2. Risk of lung cancer increased by 14% for additional 2 cups consumed daily.

Interestingly, prospective studies conducted in America and Japan showed a significantly associated with increased risk of lung cancer in highest coffee consumption, but borderline significantly associated with decreased risk of lung cancer in non-smokers in compared to studies conducted from other countries.

And people drinking decaffeinate coffee showed a decreased risk of lung cancer in all studies.

Other, in the review of seventeen studies (5 cohort and 12 case-control studies) involving 12 276 cases and 102 516 controls met the predetermined inclusion criterion, extracted from data base of literature, the total risk of coffee intake and lung cancer incidence was 1.17 in compared to non drinkers. Also in compared to non drinkers, the relative risk of lung cancer was associated to numbers of cup per day consumed,
1. 1.10 (95% CI: 0.92-1.31) for ⩽1 cup per day,
2. 1.10 (95% CI: 0.93-1.30) for 2-3 cups per day and
3. 1.20 (95% CI: 1.02-1.39) for ⩾3 cups per day.

More importantly, Dr. Xie Y, the lead author said, " Significant associations for high coffee intake with increased risk of lung cancer were observed in men (OR=1.41 95% CI: 1.21-1.63), but not in women (OR=1.16, 95% CI: 0.86-1.56), in American (OR=1.34 95% CI: 1.08-1.65) and Asian populations (OR=1.49 95% CI: 1.28-1.74), but not in European populations (OR=1.12, 95% CI: 0.74-1.67), and in smokers (OR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.00-1.54), but not in nonsmokers (OR=0.85, 95% CI: 0.64-1.11)".

Taking altogether, there is no doubt that regular coffee intakes of large amounts is associated linearly in increased risk of lung cancer, particularly in men and smokers.