Effect of vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure:a systematic review and meta-analysis incorporating individual patient data [PDF]
Importance Low levels of vitamin D are associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) and future cardiovascular events. Whether vitamin D supplementation reduces BP and which patient characteristics predict a response remain unclear.Objective To ...
Gepner, Adam D. +31 more
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Immunomodulatory effect of Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112 supplementation in puppies vaccinated against canine parvovirus [PDF]
: Bacillus toyonensis is a probiotic microorganism that for decades has been used in animal nutrition around the world. The objective of this work was to evaluate the immunomodulatory effect of oral B.
Helen C. Franz +7 more
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Creatine is one of the most popular nutritional ergogenic aids for athletes. Studies have consistently shown that creatine supplementation increases intramuscular creatine concentrations which may help explain the observed improvements in high intensity ...
R. Kreider +9 more
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To Supplement or not to Supplement? The Rationale of Vitamin D Supplementation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]
Background:Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterised by abnormal activation of the immune system, chronic inflammation and organ damage. Lupus patients are more prone to be vitamin D deficient. However, current evidence is not conclusive with regards to the role played by vitamin D in SLE development, progression,
Nerviani A. +4 more
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Vitamin A supplementation in Tanzania: the impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy on coverage. [PDF]
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Efficient delivery strategies for health interventions are essential for high and sustainable coverage. We report impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy from routine delivery through the Expanded Programme on Immunization (
Honorati Masanja +21 more
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Oily Fish and Omega-3s Across the Life Stages: A Focus on Intakes and Future Directions
Background: There is a tendency to report oily fish intakes for adults collectively. This means that certain population groups tend to be overlooked. The purpose of the present article is to derive and evaluate oily fish and omega-3 intakes across the ...
Emma Derbyshire
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Providing children healthy diversified diets is important for their optimal growth and development. The high prevalence of under-nourishment during the critical early life period is of serious concern in West Africa.
Amynah Janmohamed +9 more
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Conference on "Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems". Postgraduate Symposium. Exploiting dietary supplementation trials to assess the impact of the prenatal environment on CVD risk. [PDF]
Animal studies have demonstrated that altering the maternal diet during pregnancy affects offspring disease risk. Data from human subjects on the early-life determinants of disease have been derived primarily from birth-weight associations; studies of ...
Hawkesworth, Sophie, Sophie Hawkesworth
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The most constraining factor in goat production in the tropics is underfeeding mainly attributed to limitations of feed both in quantity and quality. This study was conducted to assess the effect of supplementing different levels of air-dried Moringa ...
Aberra Melesse +4 more
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Many Indonesian infants have an inadequate nutritional status, which may be due in part to inadequate maternal nutrition during pregnancy. This study was designed to investigate whether infant nutritional status could be improved by maternal vitamin A ...
Muslimatun, S. +4 more
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