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...
Blueberry Powder’s Effect on Calcium Retention of Bone in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that blueberry powder intake may increase the calcium retention of bone in postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis is a common disease of the skeleton, characterized by a decrease in bone mass. Osteoporosis increases bone fragility...
A Combination of Vitamins and Mineral Supplementation May Improve Hetero-aggression in Children and Youth
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...
Higher Dietary Magnesium Intake Associated with Larger Brain Volumes
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. Magnesium (Mg) is an essential mineral...
Higher Serum Magnesium Associated with Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
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%...
Negative Correlation Between Serum Zinc Levels and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection
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. ...
Selenium Effectively Reduces Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Cardiometabolic Diseases
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...
Calcium Supplementation Significantly Improves Bone Mass in Young Adults
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;...
Long-Term Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation Improves Cognition in Older Adults
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. Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterized by progressive decline in two or...
Serum Levels of Selenium Inversely Associated with the Severity of Liver Cirrhosis
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...
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