Atherosclerosis

Dietary substances

Dietary Supplements

Exogenous dietary lipid metabolism

Vitamin E

Naturally occurring vitamin E exists in eight chemical forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocopherol and alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocotrienol) that have varying levels of biological act...

Dietary antioxidants may not protect against stroke and dementia

Contrary to other research, a new study found that the total level of antioxidants in people's diets is not related to their risk of developing stroke or dementia.

Intestinal Flora May Promote Atherosclerosis (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- The gut microbiota appears to play a role in atherosclerosis through a complex metabolic pathway that involves dietary lecithin, a two-part experiment and observational study determ...

Dietary Antioxidants May Keep Dementia at Bay

A study found significantly lower blood levels of vitamin C and beta-carotene in elderly persons with mild dementia, providing more evidence than antioxidants may help keep dementia at bay. Medscape...

Study looks at effect of all dietary antioxidants in relation to myocardial infarction

Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death in women. A new study has found that a diet rich in antioxidants, mainly from fruits and vegetables, can significantly reduce the risk of myocardial in...

Association Between Diets High In Total Antioxidants And Lower Risk Of Myocardial Infarction In Women

Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death in women. A new study has found that a diet rich in antioxidants, mainly from fruits and vegetables, can significantly reduce the risk of myocardial in...

High Antioxidant Diet Decreases Risk Of Heart Attack In Women

A diet rich in total antioxidants, especially from fruits and vegetables, can greatly reduce the risk of heart attack in women, according to a new study in The American Journal of Medicine. This parti...

Vitamin C and beta-carotene might protect against dementia

(IOS Press) Researchers from the University of Ulm, including Professor Gabriele Nagel and Professor Christine von Arnim, have discovered that the serum-concentration of the antioxidants vitamin C and...

Cocoa polyphenols triggers neuroprotection by activating BDNF survival pathway

Epidemiological studies have indicated that dietary habits and antioxidants from diet can influence the incidence of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

Dietary fiber as a carrier of dietary antioxidants: an essential physiological function.

The literature addresses dietary fiber (DF) and antioxidants (AOX) separately as nonrelated compounds. This paper proposes to show that DF and AOX could be approached jointly in nutrition and health s...

Blood lead level modifies the association between dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress in an urban adult population.

Oxidative stress may be affected by lead exposure as well as antioxidants, yet little is known about the interaction between dietary antioxidants and blood lead levels (BLL) on oxidative stress level....

Antioxidant Vitamins and Cardiovascular Disease.

Cardiovascular disease represents an unparalleled proportion of the global burden of disease and will remain the main cause of mortality for the near future. Fortunately, most premature cardiovascular...

Intake of antioxidants and risk of type 2 diabetes in a cohort of male smokers.

Background/Objectives:Oxidative stress may induce insulin resistance in peripheral tissues and impair insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Antioxidants are suggested to decrease the risk of dia...

Dietary antioxidants and periodontal disease in community-based older Japanese: a 2-year follow-up study.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the longitudinal relationship between the intake of dietary antioxidants and periodontal disease in community-dwelling older Japanese. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study, w...