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Iron Physiology and Its Impact on Atopic Diseases: An EAACI Taskforce Report

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iron is essential for oxygen transport, energy metabolism, and immune regulation. Yet iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient disorder across all age groups, affecting nearly one quarter of the global population. Iron deficiency triggers nutritional immunity, a host defense mechanism that withholds and redistributes iron, contributing
Franziska Roth‐Walter, Ioana Agache, Beatriz Cabanillas, Roberto Berni Canani, Pasquale Comberiati, Holger Garn, Cristina Gomez‐Casado, Karin Hufnagl, Ekaterina Khaleva, Gregorio P. Milani, Daniel Munblit, Nikolaos Douladiris, Liam O'Mahony, Frank Redegeld, Carmen Riggioni, Peter K. Smith, Betty van Esch, Emilia Vassilopoulou, Carina Venter, Diego G. Peroni   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dry eye disease symptoms and associated risk factors in a Norwegian clinical cohort

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The relationship between dry eye disease (DED) symptoms and different demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors remains poorly understood. Norway's cold climate and dry indoor air may accelerate tear evaporation, contributing to a very high meibomian gland dysfunction prevalence, as found in multiple studies.
Mazyar Yazdani, Fredrik A. Fineide, Reza A. Badian, Ayyad Zartasht Khan, Helge Rootwelt, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Tor Paaske Utheim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutrition status and quantification of blood minerals by TXRF spectroscopy in vegetarian and non-vegetarian university students

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2019
This study investigated whether university students following a vegetarian diet differed from non-vegetarian students in nutrient intake, biochemical, hematological and blood mineral profile of nutritionally relevant elements.
Alexandra Vieira Gonçalves, Rafaela Corrêa Pereira, Marcos Coelho Bissoli, Ananda Lima Sanson, Robson José de Cássia Franco Afonso, Michel Cardoso de Angelis-Pereira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and Perceptions of Vegetarian Diets Among College-Aged Students [PDF]

, 2015
As health becomes a more primary focus for many Americans, people are turning to new diet choices. Vegetarian diets are available in a wide range of choices and have been found to provide many health benefits.
Berich, Haley Marie
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Dementia, Advance Directives, and Second‐Order Volitions

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper contributes to the ongoing debate over the authority of advance directives in cases where patients with dementia express desires that conflict with their earlier wishes. Drawing on Harry Frankfurt's concept of second‐order volitions, I argue that the preferences of the pre‐dementia self (the “then‐self”) should, in most cases, take ...
Rand Hirmiz
wiley   +1 more source

A Literature Review of the Health Effects of a Plant Based Diet versus an Animal Based Diet [PDF]

, 2013
Health and nutrition can mean a myriad of things to many people in today’s culture. The majority of the time people are unaware of the proper nutrients their body needs and how to get them from food.
Cote, James
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Does a vegetarian diet have an impact on oral health? A literature review

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction and Purpose:   Vegetarianism is a diet with high intake of plants and exclusion of meat and poultry. Vegetarian diets are divided into vegan (no animal products), lactovegetarian (no animal meat, but includes milk and eggs ...
Julia Stawińska-Dudek, Wiktoria Józefowicz, Martyna Brzoza, Damian Machaj, Kornelia Stawińska   +4 more
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Navigating Prediabetes in a Foreign Country: A Qualitative Study of Self‐Management Experiences Among Chinese‐Speaking Immigrants in Australia

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Chinese‐speaking immigrants in Australia have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and face more barriers to accessing quality healthcare compared to non‐culturally and linguistically diverse populations. This study aimed to explore the self‐management experiences of Chinese‐speaking Australians with self‐reported lived experience of ...
Min Zhang, Kirsten J. Coppell, Johnny Lo, Lisa Whitehead   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of weight‐loss interventions on psoriasis severity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Weight‐loss interventions were associated with clinically and statistically significant improvements in psoriasis severity (PASI and PASI 75) and quality of life (DLQI). These findings support the role of weight‐loss interventions as effective adjuncts to medical therapy and their integration into holistic psoriasis care.
Sarah Morrow, Poppy Hawkins, Christopher E. M. Griffiths, Thanasis G. Tektonidis, Eli Harriss, Jadine Scragg, Susan Jebb   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of a vegetarian diet on thyroid health – a review of current literature

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Background: Thyroid dysfunction is one of the most common endocrine disorders and represents an important public health issue. Its etiology is multifactorial and includes genetic, immunological, environmental, and dietary factors.
Bartosz Palacz, Katarzyna Trela , Natalia Marianna Kubiś , Julia Anna Wrona, Aleksander Polus , Wiktor Perz, Maria Magdalena Teper, Anhelina Korolchuk , Anna Gluzicka, Anna Matyas, Jędrzej Piotrowski   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source