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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"dietary intervention"”.
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Strategies to Improve Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle with Dietary Intervention
… reproductive efficiency can be improved through dietary intervention. The use of diet to enhance reproduction is theoretically a low-cost and low-input method that will co-align with reproductive technologies' beneficiary effects. Ideally, with improved nutrition intervention, these technologies …
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Effects of dietary intervention on inflammation and intrauterine growth restriction in neonatal piglets
… effects of IUGR and work to develop nutritional interventions that will combat the effects of fetal malnutrition and inflammation. Domestic piglets (Sus scrofa) were used as models to conduct the following studies, as they offer advantages in their anatomical and physiological similarity to human …
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The Effect of Early Dietary Intervention on Alzheimer's Disease-Related Pathology and Cognitive Function in Mice
… HFD consumption plays an important role in how dietary fats affect AD-related pathology and cognitive function in a transgenic mouse model of AD.</p>
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EFFECTIVENESS OF HYPOCALORIC DIETARY INTERVENTION ON CHANGES IN BODY COMPOSITION AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION IN WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
… dysfunction in this population. Lifestyle intervention aimed at moderate weight loss of 5 – 10% is the recommended first-line treatment for women with PCOS and excess adiposity given the known benefits of such treatment on cardiometabolic health and overall wellbeing. However, the …
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Dietary intervention with whole flaxseed or vitamin D has beneficial effects on leiomyomas in the oviduct of the laying hen
… symptoms. Researchers have turned to dietary intervention as a possible therapy for fibroids because it is non-invasive, safe for long-term use, and relatively inexpensive. Two potential candidates for dietary intervention are flaxseed and vitamin D3. Flaxseed consists of two parts: …
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Feasibility of a Dietary Intervention Using Coconut Oil on Cognition and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Randomised Controlled Pilot study.
… has addressed the efficacy of multi-dimensional interventions against dementia, mostly based on lifestyle modifications, to reduce the progression of the disease. The positive influence of adopting specific diet and nutrition-related habits on the cognitive trajectory throughout the life span has …
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Reshaping breast care services – a role for dietitians? Uptake and response to dietary intervention in postmenopausal women newly diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer survival rates have risen dramatically over recent years with many women expected<br/>to survive their diagnosis and live long and fruitful lives. As a result ‘cancer survivorship’ has<br/>become of interest to health care providers who state that future services must be developed …
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The Development and Testing Of A Tailored Habit based Dietary Intervention Coupled With Oral Rehabilitation On The Nutritional Status Of Older Patients
… missing teeth alone is not enough to engender dietary behaviour change among older people, highlighting the need for dietary intervention. One approach proven to change food behaviours in the long-term and is novel to this population is that of habit-formation. <br/><br/>Aim <br/>The aim of …
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The development of a dietary intervention to modify cation content of foods and the evaluation of its effects on blood pressure in hypertensive black South Africans
Black South Africans are at high risk of hypertension, stroke and blood pressure-related target-organ damage. In South Africa, the limited resources at primary health care level allocated to the prevention, early diagnosis and management of hypertension necessitate a non-pharmacological …
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The Model Diet: Building a tailored dietary intervention for fashion models to meet the needs of the individual and the occupational and social constraints of the fashion industry
… to determine the necessity of a nutritional intervention for these professionals. A total of five (5) studies were carried out to achieve this. Study 1 consisted of Semi-Structured Industry Professional Interviews. Participants (n=28) were industry professionals who were interviewed about the …
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Effectiveness and acceptability of two dietary interventions in African women in diaspora.
… population is primarily driven by post-migration dietary changes combined with decreased physical activity, which are characteristic of contemporary Western lifestyles. One of the means of tackling obesity is through dietary interventions and lifestyle changes. The effectiveness of a High Protein …
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The Association between Obesity, Cognition, and Visual Function
… studies were also based on the rationale that a dietary intervention at mid-life would ameliorate behavioral and biochemical changes observed with obesity. Methods: In study I, separate groups of 6-month old male and female C57BL/6 and leptin-deficient (ob/ob) were subjected to a battery of …
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Dietary manipulation causes childhood obesity-like characteristics in pigs
… to controls (P = 0.001). Pigs given 6 wk of dietary intervention, consuming a control diet, marginally improved glucose area under the curve and LDL-cholesterol although insulin area under the curve was unaffected. Chronic HED intake increased (P < 0.05) subcutaneous, intramuscular, and …
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Biomechanical Determinants of Altered Knee Joint Loads After 18 Months of Intensive Weight Loss
… loads consequent to 18 months of an intensive dietary intervention either with or without exercise. Our primary hypothesis was that weight loss and quadriceps force would have the strongest, positive associations with each of the knee joint load outcomes (tibiofemoral (TF) compressive force, …
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Time-Restricted Feeding Extends Longevity in Drosophila Melanogaster
<p>Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is a dietary intervention in which daily feeding patterns align with behavioral patterns, synchronizing feeding times with periods of higher activity, e.g. humans eating only during the day or rodents (nocturnal animals) at night. TRF has been shown to improve …
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The effect of Vitamin D status on lung function and airway inflammation in adults in Saudi Arabia and the UK
… aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D intervention through pharmacological supplements or dietary intake, on lung function and airway inflammation, among asthmatic adults in Saudi Arabia and in healthy individuals in the United Kingdom. The main findings of the study were; vitamin D …
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Dietary broccoli impedes Western diet-enhanced fatty liver and hepatocellular carcinoma development
… and fat metabolism. The “Westernized” dietary pattern, which is known for high saturated fat and refined sugar and rooted in the lifestyle of a large proportion of the world’s population, may greatly disrupt energy balance, resulting in obesity and obesity-related diseases. …
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Engineering the human gut microbiome through personalized dietary interventions
… will likely require targeted therapeutic interventions aimed at modulating the abundance and metabolism of specific commensal microbial species or probiotics. A promising avenue for such interventions is through diet, where the dietary components act as substrates for the species producing …
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Diet Change in Southern Rural Residents Enrolled in a Cancer Prevention Intervention Trial
… The Rural Physician Cancer Prevention Project, a dietary intervention trial, this cross-sectional, longitudinal study explored predictors of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in a Southern, rural population (N = 375). Participants' dietary knowledge, stage of change, and dietary …
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The Impact of Dietary Protein Supplementation as Part of a Time Restricted Feeding Eating Pattern on Sleep, Mood, and Body Composition in Adults with Overweight or Obesity
… are limited. Time restricted feeding (TRF) is a dietary intervention that has potential to serve as an effective long-term weight loss strategy, however more data is needed to establish the effectiveness of a TRF eating pattern on obesity and its related health outcomes. To our knowledge, …
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