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Gut Signal Helps Regulate Blood Sugar
Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a peptide hormone that is released from the gut in response to nutrients such as lipids to...
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Drugging Our Children
Context Antidepressants have recently become the most commonly prescribed class of medications in the United States. Objective To compare sociodemographic...
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (-3 PUFA) therapy continues to show great promise in primary and, particularly in secondary prevention of...
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Cholesterol and Alzheimer's Risk
Aims: To investigate midlife cholesterol in relation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) in a large multiethnic cohort...
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Good Flora Reduce Infections in Young Children
OBJECTIVE: Probiotic consumption effects on cold and influenza-like symptom incidence and duration were evaluated in healthy children during the winter...
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Lack of Vitamin D Associated with Metabolic Syndrome
BackgroundLow vitamin D status has been associated with markers of cardiovascular disease risk.ObjectiveThis cross-sectional study assessed the relationships between serum...
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U.S. Children Low in Vitamin D
From press release:Seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and...
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Zinc and Prostate Cell Study
Zinc concentrations in the prostate are uniquely high but are dramatically decreased with prostate cancer. Studies have suggested that increasing...
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Long Term Zinc Intake and Prostate Cancer
Laboratory and animal studies suggest a beneficial effect of zinc on prostate cancer. We evaluated the association between dietary and...
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