• Nutrição e Depressão – Artigo 3

    Association between depressive symptoms, use of antidepressant medication and the metabolic syndrome: the Maine-Syracuse Study Abstract Background: Both depression and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are two major public health issues. The aim of this study was to examine associations between depressive symptoms, the use of antidepressant medications, and the prevalence of MetS. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses were undertaken on 970 ...
  • Nutrição e Depressão – Artigo 2

    A Meta-Analysis of Oxidative Stress Markers in Depression Object Studies have suggested that depression was accompanied by oxidative stress dysregulation, including abnormal total antioxidant capacity (TAC), antioxidants, free radicals, oxidative damage and autoimmune response products. This meta-analysis aims to analyse the clinical data quantitatively by comparing the oxidative stress markers between depressed patients and healthy ...
  • Nutrição e Depressão – Artigo 1

    A longitudinal analysis of diet quality scores and the risk of incident epression in the SUN Project Abstract Background: Some studies have pointed out that several dietary patterns could be associated with a reduced risk of depression among dults. This association seems to be consistent across countries, cultures and populations. The objective of the study was to compare and to stablish the type of relationship between three diet quality ...
  • Nutrição e esteatose hepática – Artigo 10

    Vitamin D Levels Are Inversely Associated with Liver Fat Content and Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Chinese Middle-Aged and Elderly Population: The Shanghai Changfeng Study Abstract Background/Objectives Vitamin D exerts metabolic activities. We investigated whether the 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25 (OH)D] is associated with liver fat content (LFC) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a middle-aged, elderly Chinese ...
  • Nutrição e esteatose hepática – Artigo 09

    The Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Interplay between Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Genetic Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in the world, and it comprises a spectrum of hepatic abnormalities from simple hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. While the pathogenesis of NAFLD remains incompletely understood, a multihit model has been ...
  • Nutrição e esteatose hepática – Artigo 08

    Statins, antidiabetic medications and liver histology in patients with diabetes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ABSTRACT Background: Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for progressive non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Drugs commonly prescribed in patients with T2DM may affect liver histology by interfering with lipid metabolism and insulin resistance/secretion. Aim: We studied if statins or antidiabetic ...
  • Nutrição e esteatose hepática – Artigo 07

    Replacement of Dietary Saturated Fat by PUFA-Rich Pumpkin Seed Oil Attenuates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Atherosclerosis Development, with Additional Health Effects of Virgin over Refined Oil Abstract Background and Aims As dietary saturated fatty acids are associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease, a potentially interesting strategy to reduce disease risk is modification of the quality of fat consumed. Vegetable ...
  • Nutrição e esteatose hepática – Artigo 06

    Regression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver by Vitamin D Supplement: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Abstract Objective: Evidence indicates that NAFLD patients are vitamin D. Vitamin D has new roles in lipid and glucose metabolism. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of calcitriol supplementation on the NAFLD progression based on liver lipid accumulation, serum lipid  and insulin resistance. Methods: We ...