glutamine/obesity

The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes has increased exponentially over the past decades giving rise to substantial individual as well as health economic costs. Therefore, more research are warranted in the development of new prevention and treatment strategies. In 2009 findings using

Purpose and Objectives Arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction are early independent predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death for women ages 60 and older in the United States. It is well-known that age-related decreases in vascular function are partially due to

Purpose and Objectives: Vascular endothelial dysfunction is an early independent predictor of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the leading cause of death for women ages 60 and older in the United States1. It is well-known that age-related decreases in vascular endothelial function are partially due to

The study design is a randomized, double-blind and controlled trial. A total of 50 adult men will be recruited from medical departments of the National Institute of Rehabilitation in Mexico City. Patients: Fifty men 20 to 50 years old, between 15 to 19 weeks after surgical reconstruction of anterior

BACKGROUND Insulin resistance (IR) plays a major role for the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Targeted treatment of IR in affected tissues is, however, almost non-existing, except for weight-loss and physical activity. The central hypothesis of

Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the major cause of death worldwide. Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the arteries in which activated macrophages are abundant in the atherosclerotic lesions. Macrophages play key roles during early atherogenesis.

Subjects and methods Study product The test product is the pure D-allulose which is a rare sugar. The control product is the non-calorie sweetener erythritol. Study design This is a single center, prospective, randomized, control trial. After informed consent is obtained, history taking and physical

Because of recruitment difficulties the design was modified several times until April 2013 when we were able to increase recruitment. The following changes were made from initial to final study design: 1. Study moved from Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) to clinical setting

Aim 1 is to test the efficacy of a personalized higher protein weight loss intervention compared to a lower protein intervention which use the USDA MyPlate nutrition guide. It is hypothesized that participants randomly assigned to the higher protein dietary treatment will lose more weight based on

The most recently available statistics indicate that approximately 22.2 million people in the United States have asthma. Of these, about 55% experienced at least one attack in the year before the survey resulting in 1.9 million visits to emergency departments and 497,000 hospitalizations. The

Burn injuries represent a public health problem worldwide, ranked fourth in all injuries and are among the leading cause of disability adjusted life years in low and middle-income countries. More than in any other injury, the inflammation and catabolism associated with severe burns can exacerbate

Considerable interest has recently been generated on dietary fibers (DF), and soluble fibers have emerged both as a subject for research and therapeutic applications. The 'fiber hypothesis', put forward by Denis Bukitt and Hugh Trowel (1-4), suggests that consumption of unrefined carbohydrate food