by Becky | Jun 4, 2024 | 2024, Calcium, Cardiovascular Health, Minerals, Stroke, Women's Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. In women more than 10 years post-menopause, researchers saw a significant negative association between calcium intake and the risk of cardiovascular diseases even after adjusting for both models of baseline characteristics. (more…)
by Becky | May 21, 2024 | 2023, Bone Health, Fitness and Exercise, Minerals, Vitamin D - Bone Health, Women's Health - Bone Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Findings of this cross-sectional analysis of 866 premenopausal women shows that adequate vitamin D levels, physical activity, and proper nutrition positively influenced bone mineral density values. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 11, 2024 | 2024, Bone Health, Minerals, Probiotics, Women's Health - Bone Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation with a multispecies probiotic resulted in a significant decrease in the serum bone resorption marker CTX versus baseline (p-value < 0.001) compared to placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 30, 2024 | Grape Seed Extract, Infant and Children's Health, Iron, Minerals
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Grape seed extract supplementation with standard chelation therapy (deferasirox) significantly improved serum iron and ferritin levels while reducing inflammatory markers. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 13, 2023 | 2023, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Analysis of the Montral Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test of 201 participants show that subjects in the lowest mineral intake of magnesium, copper, and manganese had lower MoCA scores compared to those in the higher mineral intake tertile. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2023 | 2023, Digestive Health, Iron, Minerals, Spirulina
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 8-week twice daily supplementation of 500 mg spirulina powder significantly improved serum iron levels (p = 0.04), while preventing worsening of red blood cells and mean corpuscular volume in participants with ulcerative colitis. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 2, 2023 | 2018, Diabetes, Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Participants in the intervention group had significantly better HbA1C values, insulin levels, C-peptide levels, HOMA-IR, and HOMA beta % value compared to controls after three months (P <0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Sep 5, 2023 | 2023, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Minerals, Potassium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the cross-sectional analysis using data from 2016-2018 KHANES shows a positive association between a higher Na/K ratio and an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and an increased risk of hypertension in older adults. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 28, 2023 | 2023, Minerals, Women's Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that elevated urinary cadmium levels are associated with an increased prevalence of endometriosis. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 25, 2023 | Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Minerals
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that in type 2 diabetics, plasma levels of iron and selenium are negatively associated with overall mortality, iron levels are negatively associated with cardiovascular mortality, and copper levels are positively associated with all-cause mortality. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 12, 2023 | Bone Health, Calcium, Fruits and Vegetables, Minerals, Women's Health - Bone Health
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that blueberry powder intake may increase the calcium retention of bone in postmenopausal women. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 1, 2023 | Infant and Children's Health, Minerals, Vitamins
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review of 22 studies shows that supplementation with a board range of vitamins and minerals was significantly more effective at reducing hetero-aggressive behavior in adolescents compared to single micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation. (more…)
by Becky | May 16, 2023 | 2023, Brain Health, Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Higher baseline dietary magnesium intake was associated with larger brain volumes (gray matter: 0.001%, left hippocampus: 0.0013%, and right hippocampus: 0.0023%) in both men and women. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 17, 2023 | 2023, Cardiovascular Health, Magnesium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of this observational study using data from the ARIC Study of subjects with atrial fibrillation shows that as 1 SD (~0.21 mg/dL) increased in magnesium concentration, the risk of myocardial infarction decreased by 50% (HR 0.50, 95% CI 0.31, 0.80). (more…)
by Becky | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, COVID-19, Minerals, Zinc
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results from this observational prospective study using 123 adult COVID-19 patients and 48 controls shows that a moderately negative correlation was observed between serum zinc levels and the severity of COVID-19 infection. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 17, 2023 | 2022, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Kidney Health, Minerals, Selenium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials including 526 participants shows that selenium supplementation significantly reduced serum insulin levels (p=0.001), decreased HOMA-IR (p=0.006), and increased HDL-C levels (p =0.007). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 22, 2022 | 2022, Bone Health, Calcium, Minerals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Subgroup analyses of 13 RCTs show that calcium supplementation demonstrated a statistically significant effect on femoral neck and total body BMD in the lower dose subgroup receiving <1000 mg/day (0.717, 95%CI: 0.349-1.085; p<0.001 and 0.392, 95%CI: 0.161-0.624; p=0.001, respectively). (more…)
by Becky | Nov 21, 2022 | 2022, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Minerals, Vitamins
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 3 years of daily MVM use led to relative improvements both for memory (P=.04) and for executive function (P=.02) in adults ≥65 years and older. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 8, 2022 | 2022, Liver Health, Minerals, Selenium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Data from the 2017-2018 NHANES datasets of 5641 subjects show that, after fully multivariate adjustments, participants in the highest serum selenium quartile (>2.60 µg/L) had lower LSM values (p< 0.005) compared with participants in the lowest quartile. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 12, 2022 | Cardiovascular Health, Minerals, Potassium
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Both men and women within the highest tertile of potassium intake had a lower risk of CVD events compared with those within the lowest tertile of potassium intake, but the HR associated with high potassium intake was lower in women than in men (fully adjusted model: men: HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.87–1.00; women: HR 0.89, 95% CI 0.83–0.95). (more…)