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Selenium and Thyroid Disease: From Pathophysiology to Treatment
Introduction. Selenium is a micronutrient embedded in several proteins. In adults, the thyroid is the organ with the highest amount...
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Nutrient Patterns and Risk of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Background: There are limited data on the role of nutrient patterns in development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The aim...
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Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
This report provides quantitative recommendations for the intake of vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium. It also discusses β-carotene and...
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Preventing Alzheimer's disease-related gray matter atrophy by B-vitamin treatment
Is it possible to prevent atrophy of key brain regions related to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD)? One approach...
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Critical levels of brain atrophy associated with homocysteine and cognitive decline
Few B-vitamin trials to lower homocysteine (Hcy) have reported evidence of beneficial effects on cognition in older adults with cognitive...
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Nutrition during oral contraceptive treatment
PIP: Oral contraceptive (OC) use has been associated with 50 different metabolic changes but few women require increased amounts of...
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Nutritional effects of oral contraceptive use: a review
Oral contraceptives agents (OCA) have been in use for more than two decades, and at the present time, 150 to...
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Effect of oral contraceptive agents on nutrients: I. Minerals
The epidemiological aspects of oral contraceptive agents on nutrient metabolism were studied in a large population of women. Incidence of...
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Nutrition and the pill
Apart from their gynecologic influence as birth control agents, oral contraceptives (OCs) have been shown to affect a number of...
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