Author Archives: Taylor Mercado

PMID:  Ann Nutr Metab. 2017 ;70(4):277-285. Epub 2017 Jun 9. PMID: 28595182 Abstract Title:  The Effect of Dietary Supplements Containing Green Tea, Capsaicin and Ginger Extracts on Weight Loss and Metabolic Profiles in Overweight Women: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplements containing …

Continue reading “This study found that that taking green tea, capsaicin and ginger co-supplements for 8 weeks among overweight women had beneficial effects on weight, BMI, markers of insulin metabolism and plasma glutathione levels.”

PMID:  Intensive Care Med. 1989 ;15(5):290-5. PMID: 2504796 Abstract Title:  High fat, low carbohydrate, enteral feeding lowers PaCO2 and reduces the period of ventilation in artificially ventilated patients. Abstract:  The objective of this study was to compare the effect of a high fat, low carbohydrate enteral feed with a standard isocaloric, isonitrogenous enteral feed on …

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PMID:  Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Mar 27 ;21(7). Epub 2020 Mar 27. PMID: 32230811 Abstract Title:  Role of Alcohol Drinking in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Abstract:  Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), increase as the population ages around the world. Environmental factors …

Continue reading “Excessive alcohol increases beta-amyloid accumulation, Tau phosphorylation, and may increase the amount of alpha-synuclein.”

PMID:  Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 Mar 10 ;153:600-607. Epub 2020 Mar 10. PMID: 32165203 Abstract Title:  Effect of beta- and alpha-glucans on immune modulating factors expression in enterocyte-like Caco-2 and goblet-like LS 174T cells. Abstract:  Glucans are complex polysaccharides consisting of repeated units of d-glucose linked by glycosidic bonds. The nutritional contribution inα-glucans is …

Continue reading “Effect of beta- and alpha-glucans on immune modulating factors expression in enterocyte-like Caco-2 and goblet-like LS 174T cells.”

PMID:  J Pediatr Health Care. 2014 Nov-Dec;28(6):572-82; quiz 583-4. Epub 2014 Oct 18. PMID: 25441970 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D deficiency and acute lower respiratory infections in children younger than 5 years: identification and treatment. Abstract:  INTRODUCTION: Acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is a leading cause of childhood mortality. Research suggests that vitamin D deficiency (VDD) …

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PMID:  PLoS One. 2013 ;8(11):e81120. Epub 2013 Nov 15. PMID: 24260547 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D status and community-acquired pneumonia: results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level and history of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).PATIENTS AND METHODS: We identified 16,975 individuals (≥17 years) …

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PMID:  Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Oct ;44(10):981-8. PMID: 19746437 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D deficiency in young children with severe acute lower respiratory infection. Abstract:  RATIONALE: Acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization and intensive care unit admission among children. Season related decreases in the immunomodulatory molecule, vitamin D, remain …

Continue reading “These findings suggest that the immunomodulatory properties of vitamin D might influence lower respiratory infection disease severity.”

PMID:  Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jan ;97(1):e9060. PMID: 29505508 Abstract Title:  Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and pulmonary infection in children. Abstract:  We assessed the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among Chinese children.This observational study examined children aged 3 days to 14 years (n = 1582) from the Capital Institute of …

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PMID:  Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2013 Jul ;15(7):519-21. PMID: 23866270 Abstract Title:  [Correlation between serum vitamin D level and severity of community acquired pneumonia in young children]. Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation between serum vitamin D level and severity of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in young children, and explore related risk …

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PMID:  Cancer Clin Oncol. 2017 May ;6(1):12-24. Epub 2016 Nov 11. PMID: 28603578 Abstract Title:  Restraint and Social Isolation Stressors Differentially Regulate Adaptive Immunity and Tumor Angiogenesis in a Breast Cancer Mouse Model. Abstract:  The ability of stress to induce immune suppression is widely recognized, but the mechanisms underlying the effects of stress on the …

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