Research Paper Title Outdoor Advetising, Obesity and Soda Consumption: A Cross-sectional Study. Background Recent research has shown that neighborhood characteristics are associated with obesity prevalence. While food advertising in periodicals and television has been linked to overweight and obesity, it is unknown whether outdoor advertising is related to obesity. Methods To test the association between… Read More
Research: Diet & Colorectal Cancer
Research Paper Title Dietary Patterns and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Tehran Province: A Case-control Study. Background Colorectal cancer is the third and fourth leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality among men and women, respectively in Iran. However, the role of dietary factors that could contribute to this high cancer incidence remains unclear. The… Read More
Research: BMI & Well-being
Research Paper Title: Body Mass Index and Subjective Well-being in Young Adults: A Twin Population Study. Abstract Background: Body mass index (BMI) is associated with subjective well-being. Higher BMI is believed to be related with lower well-being. However, the association may not be linear. Therefore, we investigated whether a nonlinear (U-shaped) trend would better describe… Read More
Research: Multi-vitamin Use & Risk of Death
In the wake of epidemiological findings suggesting that multi-vitamin use increases the risk of death, a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of supplements – used for the primary or secondary prevention of a range of diseases – reports more positive news. Among independently living adults (average age 62 years; average duration of supplementation 43 months),… Read More
Research: Calcium Intake & Mortality
Research Paper Title: Long Term Calcium Intake and Rates of All Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: Community Based Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study. Study Question: What is the association of long term intake of dietary and supplemental calcium with mortality from all causes and cardiovascualr disease? Summary Answer: High intakes of calcium (>1400 mg/day) are associated with… Read More
Research: Linoleic Acid, CHD & Death
Research Paper Title: Use of Dietary Linoliec Acid for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease and Death: Evaluation of Recovered Data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and Updated Meta-analysis. Study Question: Does increasing dietary omega 6 linoliec acid in the place of saturated fat reduce the risk of death from coronary heart disease? Summary… Read More
News: The WHO, Sodium and Potassium
WHO Issues New Guidance on Dietary Salt and Potassium Adults should consume less than 2,000 mg (2 grams) of sodium, or 5 grams of salt, and at least 3,510 mg (3.5 grams) of potassium per day, according to new guidelines issued by the WHO. A person with either elevated sodium levels and low potassium levels… Read More
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