Peer-Reviewed Research
April 1, 2004
Indication: Type 2 diabetes
Source: Diabetes Care, 2004;27:362-366.
Research: Finland’s National Public Health Institute used a cohort of 2285 men and 2019 women aged 40-69 and free of diabetes at baseline to assess diabetes risk in compa…
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April 1, 2004
Indication: Recurrent stroke
Source: JAMA, 2004;291:565-575.
Research: Investigators set out to determine whether high doses of folic acid, pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and cobalamin (vitamin B12) could reduce the risk of recurrent stroke over a two…
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April 1, 2004
Indication: Respiratory infections
Source: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2004;158:217-221.
Research: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, researchers set out to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a preparation contain…
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April 1, 2004
Indication: Cholesterol lowering
Source: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, March 2004;24(3):e25-8.
Research: Researchers enrolled 72 healthy volunteers ages 20 to 73 with mildly elevated cholesterol levels in a 10-week study. The volunteers were a…
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April 1, 2004
Indication: Immunity (in infants)
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004;79(2):261-267.
Research: Researchers carried out a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial on 118 healthy infants ranging in age be&s…
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April 1, 2004
Indication: Mild hypertension
Source: Life Sci, January 2004;74(7):855-62.
Research: A placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group study was performed with 58 patients to investigate the effects of French maritime pine bark extract, Pycnog…
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April 1, 2004
Indication: Osteoporosis
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004;79(2):326-333.
Research: Two hundred and five women ages 49 to 65 years old were enrolled in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. One group received…
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April 1, 2004
Indication: Cholesterol-lowering
Source: Journal of Nutrition, 2003;133:3103-3109.
Research: Researchers asked 57 healthy men and women, all with normal cholesterol levels, to consume either a sterol ester-enriched croissant or muffin or a conv…
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March 1, 2004
Indication/Goal: Evaluating age-related eye disease study (AREDS) public health impact
Source: Arch Ophthalmol, November 2003; 121(11):1621-4.
Research: Researchers estimated the potential public health impact of the findings of the Age-Related…
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March 1, 2004
Indication: Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
Source: BMJ, December 13, 2003;327(7428): 1385.
Research: Investigators studied the effects of borage oil containing high levels of gamma linolenic acid (GLA) on atopic eczema in 69 children and 71 adults…
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March 1, 2004
Indication: Breast cancer
Source: Br J Cancer, January 12, 2004;90(1):122-7.
Research: Researchers investigated the link between intakes of plant foods, fiber and relative fat and risk of breast cancer in 11,726 postmenopausal women.…
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March 1, 2004
Indication: Cardiovascular disease
Source: Am J Clin Nutr, January 2004;79(1):47-53.
Research: The association between plasma lycopene and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in middle-aged and elderly women was examined. In a case-control…
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March 1, 2004
Indication: Cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Source: Am J Med, December 15, 2003;115(9):702-7.
Research: The study examined whether multivitamins reduce C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, which are associated with the risk of cardiovascular di…
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March 1, 2004
Indication: Bipolar disorder
Source: Am J Psychiatry, December 2003;160(12):2222-7.
Research: Researchers measured omega-3 fatty acid intake in the study, searching for a link with lower prevalence rates of bipolar disorder in community samples…
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January 1, 2004
Indication: Rheumatoid arthritis
Source: J Am Coll Nutr, 2003;22:311-5.
Research: Researchers compared nutrient intake and antioxidant status of 97 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 97 healthy subjects matched for age and gender. Nutrient…
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