Association between SPISE and NAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes by Hongyan Zhao, Hongyan Zhao, Baolan Ji, Xin Wang, Shuwei Shi, Shuwei Shi, Jie Sheng, Jie Sheng, Xuan Ma, Xuan Ma, Bo Ban, Guanqi Gao

“…AimsNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely related to type 2 diabetes (T2D), with reduced insulin sensitivity being a key factor in their disrupted metabolic processes. …”
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Trajectories of self-rated health in an older general population and their determinants: the Lifelines Cohort Study by Barbara C van Munster, Nynke Smidt, Sophia E de Rooij, Marlies Feenstra, Janet L MacNeil Vroomen

“…Being women (OR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.0 to 1.9), low education (OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.5 to 3.0), one (OR: 10.4; 95% CI: 7.4 to 14.7) or multiple chronic diseases (OR: 37.8; 95% CI: 22.4 to 71.8), smoking (OR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.0 to 3.2), physical inactivity (OR: 3.1; 95% CI: 1.8 to 5.2), alcohol abstinence (OR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.4 to 3.2) and deviating physiological markers (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.1 to 2.0) increase the odds for a higher probability of poor SRH trajectory membership compared with excellent SRH trajectory membership.Conclusion SRH of community-dwelling older adults is stable over time with the majority (65%) having moderate SRH. …”
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Pharmacognostic Characterization of Panchatikta, an Ayurvedic Polyherbal Combination—Exploring the Role of Botanical and Phytochemical Techniques in the Standardization and Validat... by C. M. Harinarayanan, M. Deepak, S. P. Geetha, Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Anupam Kumar, Tabarak Malik

“…The physicochemical evaluation of parameters such as ash content (5.53 ± 0.29), water-insoluble ash (4.57 ± 0.32), acid-insoluble ash (1.55 ± 0.31), alcohol-soluble extract (5.9 ± 1.21), water-soluble extract (9.19 ± 0.21), fiber content (33.27 ± 1.37), total sugar (1.83 ± 0.65), and reducing sugar (1.73 ± 0.40) were evaluated for the Panchatikta combination. …”
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A Review of the Therapeutic Potential of Ginseng and Its Bioactive Components in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Hao L, Li S, Li C, Zhang Z, Hu X, Yan H

“…Liyuan Hao,1,2,* Shenghao Li,1– 3,* Caige Li,4 Zhiqin Zhang,5 Xiaoyu Hu,2 Huimin Yan3 1School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Clinical Research Center, Shijiazhuang Fifth Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 5College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaoyu Hu; Huimin Yan, Email xiaoyuhu202206@163.com; yanhm2538@163.comAbstract: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, with no universally recognized effective treatments currently available. …”
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Factores de riesgo cardiovasculares e hiperreactividad cardiovascular en jóvenes venezolanos by Sady Montes Amador, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Lenia Ramos Rodríguez, Esther Cano Andino, Erick Andrés Pérez Martín

“…Es tres veces mayor la hiperreactividad cardiovascular en las personas con historia familiar de hipertensión arterial, el 60 % de las personas con un índice de masa corporal mayor o igual a 27 kg/m2 son hiperreactivos cardiovasculares, en la medida que se ingiere más alcohol aumenta la respuesta cardiovascular a la prueba del peso sostenido, son hiperreactivos el 33,3 % de los que fuman. …”
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Effect of Different Extraction Methods on Quality Characteristics of Rapeseed and Flaxseed Oils by Shuzhen Wang, Jinying Wang, Guoxin Dong, Xia Chen, Shulin Wang, Feng Lei, Xuebing Su, Qin Bai

“…The major volatile compounds in rapeseed and flaxseed oils were aldehydes, acids, alcohols, heterocycles, and ketones. Different extraction methods and pretreatment had no significant effect on the compositions and contents of triglycerides. …”
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Associations between lifestyle factors and COVID-19 infection rates: a cross-sectional analysis in the USA by Abdullah Alismail, Razaz Shaheen, W Lawrence Beeson, Michael Paalani, Hildemar Dos Santos, Rhonda K Spencer-Hwang

“…Excluding individuals under 18 or residing outside the USA, the survey captured data on diet, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, sleep duration, COVID-19 infection status, socio-demographics and other potential confounders. …”
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Self-reported food intolerance, dietary supplement use and malnutrition in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: Findings from a cross-sectional study in Lebanon. by Maha Hoteit, Nour Ftouni, Malak Olayan, Souheil Hallit, Joya Maria Karam, Mahmoud Hallal, Samer Hotayt, Bilal Hotayt

“…Individuals with CIBD were also complaining about meat and chicken products (68%), followed by alcohol and soda (64%) and fish and sea foods (59%). 17% of the patients were malnourished. …”
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Caracterización de las mujeres que demandan interconsulta de psicología por violencia by Alain Darcout Rodríguez

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> hubo un predominio de mujeres entre 20 y 29 años (32 %), con un nivel de instrucción secundaria (39 %), amas de casa (43 %), residentes en la zona sur de la ciudad (41 %), la violencia fue predominantemente ejercida por el cónyuge (49 %), de tipo psicológica (54 %) y refieren que ocurrió por primera vez (48 %), asociándola a la ingestión de alcohol del agresor (17 %) y la insubordinación de ellas (16 %), quienes reaccionaron con el abandono del hogar (41 %) y presentaron como principales secuelas las emociones negativas (83 %) y los problemas con sus hijos (82 %). …”
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Evaluating the therapeutic effect of different forms of silymarin on liver status and expression of some genes involved in fat metabolism, antioxidants and anti‐inflammatory in old... by Samira Faryadi, Ardashir Sheikhahmadi, Ayoub Farhadi, Himan Nourbakhsh

“…There were decreases in liver dry matter and fat contents, non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatocyte ballooning, and an increase in glutathione peroxidase gene expression and a decrease in iNOS gene expression in birds fed the NSM100, NSM200, LSM100 and LSM200 diets compared to the control group. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid Levels and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Preeclampsia by Robinson Uchenna Ugwuanyi, Irozuruike Munachiso Chiege, Felix Eke Agwu, George Uchenna Eleje, Nonso Martin Ifediorah

“…Exclusion criteria included pregnant women who were current smokers, took alcohol, and diagnosed with multiple gestation, diabetes mellitus, or renal failure. …”
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Gender and Intentionality Disparities in the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Falls from Height in Korean Adults by Seung Uk Han, Sun Pyo Kim, Sun Hyu Kim, Gyu Chong Cho, Min Joung Kim, Ji Sook Lee, Chul Han

“…Intentional falls most often occurred with the purpose of suicide, in the age group of 19–30 years, with an interval of 0–6 hours until treatment, from ≥4 m, and in residential facilities. Alcohol consumption was more common in intentional falls.…”
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Factores de riesgo para hepatocarcinoma en pacientes con fibrosis avanzada o cirrosis por virus C by Yusimik Roman Martinez, Rosmy Fabiola Aguilar Aguilar, Marlén Castellanos Fernández, Sila María González Suero, Rebeca Winograd Lay, Mirtha Infante Velázquez

“…Resultados: La frecuencia de pacientes con los marcadores evaluados fue como sigue: sexo masculino 44 (37%), edad >60 años 44 (37%); diabetes en 23 (19,3%); consumo de alcohol 23 (19,3%) y 19 (16%) obesos; APRI > 0,5 en 46 (38,7%) y FIB4 > 2,7 en 40 (33,6%). …”
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Factores de riesgo aterogénico como predictores de daño microvascular en la retina by Yilian Constanten Pompa, Yasmina Rodriguez Hernández, Ayrelis Eloina Perovani Argüelles, Maritania Vizcaíno César, Yanneris Parada Barroso

“…Se estudiaron las variables edad, sexo, dislipidemia, hábito de fumar, consumo de alcohol, hipertensión arterial, diabetes mellitus tipo 2, presión arterial sistólica y diastólica, índice de masa corporal, colesterol, glicemia, triglicéridos, creatinina, lipoproteínas de alta densidad, urea, eritrosedimentación y conteo leucocitario. …”
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Effect of Artemisia annua on anticoccidial action, intestinal microbiota and metabolites of Hu lambs by Shuaiqi Liu, Shiheng Li, Shuqi Cheng, Manyu Liu, Jing Li, Senyang Li, Xiaoying Li, Longxian Zhang, Fuchun Jian

“…According to the soft stool index and ADG analysis, the Low-dose A. annua (AL) and A. annua alcohol extract (AA) groups demonstrated a better overall effect. …”
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Optimization of the Fermentation Process for Pine-needle Sweet-potato Glutinous Rice Wine and Analysis of Its Antioxidant Activity by Jie YOU, Rusheng XIE, Weibin WU

“…Under these conditions, the resulting pine-needle sweet-potato glutinous rice wine had a total sugar content of 12.5 g/L, alcohol content of 17.6%, and amino acid nitrogen content of 0.58 g/L. …”
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Factores de riesgo relevantes asociados a las malformaciones congénitas en la provincia de Cienfuegos, 2008-2013 by Mailé Santos Solís, Vivian Rosa Vázquez Martínez, Cristobal Jorge Torres González, Grisel Torres Vázquez, Daniela Beatriz Aguiar Santos, Hernán Hernández Monzón

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> la tasa de malformaciones congénitas fue de 17,8 por cada mil nacimientos, con tendencia ascendente; predominaron las malformaciones cardiovasculares. El consumo de alcohol, la consanguinidad y los antecedentes familiares de malformados, constituyeron factores relevantes en la aparición de malformaciones congénitas. …”
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The Role of Lifestyle Factors in Controlling Blood Pressure among Hypertensive Patients in Two Health Facilities in Urban Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Emefa Modey Amoah, Darlene Esinam Okai, Adom Manu, Amos Laar, Joseph Akamah, Kwasi Torpey

“…The study concludes that increased physical activity, abstaining from alcohol and smoking, increased intake of fruits and vegetables, and reduced intake of carbohydrates, meat, and fat have a positive influence on blood pressure control. …”
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Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity in Vivo of Polysaccharides from the Leaves of Hippophae rhamnoides L. by Niannian SONG, Yuxin YI, Xiaoping ZHANG, Bo YANG, Mangsier SAINAWAER, Abuduwaili AYITUXUN

“…HRLP were extracted by water extraction and alcohol precipitation method, and homogeneous polysaccharide (HRLP-2) was obtained through DEAE-650M anion exchange column chromatography. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Effects of Different Raw Materials on Flavour Quality of Scallion Oil Based on HS-SPME-GC-MS by Meng ZHANG, Peng WANG, Jingzhang GENG, Ping ZHAN, Honglei TIAN

“…Relative odor activity value (ROAV) analysis highlighted specific compounds, including 2-ethyl-6-methylpyrazine, propionaldehyde, 2,6-diethylpyrazine, benzaldehyde, guaiacol, benzyl alcohol, 5-methylfurfural, 2-acetylpyrazine, 2-pentylfuran, 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine, (E)-2-octenal, 2-pyrrolecarboxaldehyde, N-methyl-2-pyrrolecarboxaldehyde, and 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine as primary contributors to the distinct flavor profiles observed in the scallion-flavored oil samples. …”
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