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Tiroidite, attenzione alle sottovalutazioni

Massimo Spattini
In un lungo articolo l’endocrinologo Franco Fraioli attacca i falsi miti sulla tiroide, ma invita a non sottovalutare le condizioni patologiche legate alla ghiandola. E così, dopo aver detto che alterazioni tiroidee non sarebbero alla base dell’obesità o della classica astenia, per le quali sarebbe necessario esplorare altre vie patogenetiche, ricorda come troppo spesso ci

Vitamin D – Stroke Link

Massimo Spattini
Low vitamin D has been associated in past studies with neurovascular injury (damage to the major blood vessels supplying the brain, brainstem, and upper spinal cord). Nils Henninger, from University of Massachusetts Medical School (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues studied 96 stroke patients, assessing their blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (a marker of vitamin D status). 

The Importance of Nutrition in Mental Health

Massimo Spattini
With pharmacological approaches both costly in developed nations and largely inaccessible in developing countries, scientists and public health experts are looking at nutritional approaches to address mental health issues.  Jerome Sarris, from the University of Melbourne (Australia), and colleagues submit that: “Evidence is steadily growing for the relation between dietary quality (and potential nutritional deficiencies)

Red Wine Compound Raises Neurogenesis

Massimo Spattini
The hippocampus – the region of the brain responsible for memory, experiences structural changes that are thought to contribute to aging-related memory and mood impairments. Ashok K. Shetty, fro, the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (Texas, USA), and colleagues employed a lab animal model to study the potential effects of resveratrol –

Regular Exercise Revs Up Brain Health

Massimo Spattini
Oxygen availability correlates to brain health and cognitive performance.  Tracy A. Cameron, from the University of Otago (New Zealand), and colleagues assessed a group of 52 healthy young women for the role of regular engagement in physical activity on oxygen availability in the anterior frontal region of the brain – the area involved in completing

Green Algae a Source of Potent Anti-Fat Compound

Massimo Spattini
A carotenoid from green algae known as siphonaxanthin may have a role in future non-drug approaches for weight management.  Zhuo-Si Li, from Kyoto University (Japan), and colleagues employed a cell study in which cells were incubated with a solution of siphonaxanthin, with results suggesting a dose-dependent effect on fat accumulation as well as the expression

Per aiutare il cuore e prevenire l’ictus basta dieta semivegetariana

Massimo Spattini
Vegetariano fa meglio. Ridurre la presenza degli alimenti di origine animale nella propria dieta ha un effetto protettivo sulla salute cardiovascolare. L’ulteriore conferma dei benefici effetti sulla nostra salute di riduzione e abolizione dei prodotti di origine animale viene da uno studio dell’Imperial College di Londra, condotto su quasi mezzo milione di persone, e presentato

Men who take ginseng live longer

Massimo Spattini
In Korea the use of ginseng is even more common than multivitamins in the West. According to surveys, vitamins are found in half of all Western households; in the Korean study 69 percent of the men and 51 percent of the women used the plant extract. The researchers did not distinguish between ginseng tea, capsule

Colesterolo: negli USA stop ai messaggi che limitano uova, gamberetti ecc. La quota presente nel cibo è poco importante

Massimo Spattini
Dopo quarant’anni di messaggi che invitano ad evitare cibi ricchi di colesterolo, come uova e gamberetti, dagli Stati Uniti arriva il dietrofront. La decisione è stata presa dalla commissione consultiva di nutrizionisti istituita dal governo di Washington all’inizio del 2014, e incaricata di fornire pareri scientifici sulle nuove linee guida per la dieta degli americani, che