D L Katz

..To determine effects of oat and antioxidant vitamin (C 500 mg, E 400 IU) ingestion on endothelial function in overweight, dyslipidemic adults...

..Improving diets has considerable potential to improve health, but progress in this area has been limited, and advice to increase fruit and vegetable intake has largely gone unheeded...

..The modern world makes it very easy to out-eat exercise, and nearly impossible to out-exercise excessive eating...

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..Intervention is warranted on the basis of both extant evidence and common sense, with methodologically robust evaluation concomitantly to test our assumptions and verify our intuition...

..This trial assessed the feasibility, safety, and provided insights into the efficacy of this therapy...

..Its utility could be put to the test, in particular with practice-based research networks such as the Prevention Research Centers...

..The development of an objective, science-based, and universally applicable system of nutrition guidance would be of considerable potential value to the public health...

..Insulin resistance, obesity,dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension are risk factors for atherosclerotic coronary disease and left ventricular ischemia. Each is also a risk factor for diastolic dysfunction...

..Overall, research to date suggests that the benefits of moderate cocoa or dark chocolate consumption likely outweigh the risks...

..To assess the effects of oats and vitamin E on endothelial function following a high-fat meal in healthy adults as measured by brachial artery reactivity studies (BARS)...

..The aim of this randomised trial was to investigate the effects of a fruit and nut snack bar on anthropomorphic measures, lipid panel and blood pressure in overweight adults...

..This study explores the pattern of weight loss counseling by health care providers in Connecticut and the associated weight loss efforts by patients...

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..To determine the effectiveness of school-based strategies for obesity prevention and control using methods of systematic review and meta-analysis...

..The objectives were to determine the rate of physician/patient discussions regarding diet, exercise, and smoking and to assess the effect of such discussions on behavior change...

..This tendency, which may adversely affect study operations, has not been evaluated among subjects being enrolled into a weight-loss program...

..On the basis of a review of the current literature and recommendations, the American College of Preventive Medicine presents a practice policy statement on weight management counseling of overweight adults...

..This study assessed hospital electronic patient information systems (EPIS) for inclusion of variables associated with avoidable and extended hospitalization (preventable inpatient time)...

..Our research underscores the importance of accounting for parental IQ as a critical covariate when modeling the association between childhood stunting and IQ...

..07). CONCLUSIONS: Both the novel SBI and conventional dietary counseling demonstrated some residual weight loss benefit at 2 y. Effects of the SBI on dietary intake patterns are encouraging, and warrant further study...

..This study was undertaken to determine the effects of month-long whole grain oat and wheat cereal supplementation on endothelial function following a fatty meal as measured by brachial artery reactivity studies...

..Based on a review of current literature and recommendations, the American College of Preventive Medicine presents a practice policy statement on perimenopausal hormone replacement therapy...

..The objective was to study clinician accuracy in diagnosing GABHSP...

..Although most of those surveyed use mosquito netting, few know that mosquitoes transmit malaria. Tobacco and alcohol use are major behavioral health risk factors...

..This information is available before other serum markers of MI, and may facilitate early treatment decisions. Further study is warranted...

..To compare the effects of raloxifene and soy phytoestrogens on endothelial function in healthy, postmenopausal women...

..Use of the model in both clinical and research settings, with outcome evaluation, is encouraged as part of an effort to advance public health...

..The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center developed a replicable process for devising randomized trials in the context of community collaboration. Several examples of trials developed this way and their interim results are provided...

..Studies suggest cardioprotective benefits of dark chocolate containing cocoa...

..To assess the effects of soy isoflavone protein concentrate and soy lecithin on endothelial function, measured as flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery in healthy postmenopausal women...

..The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of raloxifene on endothelial function in healthy, postmenopausal women...

..We therefore examined perihospitalization vaccination rates for high-risk pneumonia inpatients...

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..Patients on a telemetry unit of a community hospital were randomly assigned to either an IR intervention or standard care. Charts were reviewed to determine LOS, patient characteristics, and indirect indices of quality of care...

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..We therefore conducted a study among overweight/obese women comparing conventional dietary counseling of individuals (counseling-based intervention) to a novel, group-based skill-building intervention...

..The primary aim of the study is to examine the feasibility of utilizing this technology to assist with diabetes self-care in a clinic population as well as its impact on clinical outcomes...

..On this basis, routine counseling to promote healthful eating is encouraged by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and there is evidence that physician training in nutrition enhances counseling...

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..The hypothesis that the downstream cause of FMS symptoms is muscle hypoperfusion due to regional vasomotor dysregulation has clear implications for treatment; is testable with current technology; and should be investigated...

..Back-up antibiotics have the potential to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, mitigate risk of nontreatment, and preserve high levels of patient satisfaction...

..Long-term follow-up is warranted, as is replication in a larger cohort with a concurrent control group...

..We evaluated the role of a single measurement of HbA(1c) in a diabetes case finding in hospitalized patients with random hyperglycemia at admission...

..This randomized controlled crossover trial was conducted to determine the effects of egg ingestion on endothelial function, a reliable index of cardiovascular risk...

..CONCLUSIONS: Iyengar yoga conferred no appreciable benefit in mild-to-moderate asthma. Circumstances under which yoga is of benefit in asthma management, if any, remain to be determined...

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..Further investigation into efficacy of bupropion use for adolescent cessation is warranted...

..In a given year, just over half of smoking patients are advised to quit, and such counseling is provided at less than a quarter of clinical encounters...

..This ratio may therefore serve as a more reliable basis for early treatment decisions in dyslipidemia...

..Further evaluation of this intervention in the context of randomized controlled trials is warranted...

..We sought to compare effects of comprehensive cardiac risk factor screening with and without computed tomography (CT) imaging of the coronary arteries on behavior change related to cardiac risk in postmenopausal women...

..This study evaluates the impact of an innovative physician counselling programme on physicians' PA counselling behaviour and their patients' PA levels...