This one found Spanish university students with a higher meat consumption to be more likely to have a higher muscle strength index, but with total protein intake and lean mass completely mediating this effect.
- University students with high meat (total, red, processed, and white and fish) consumption were more likely to have a higher muscle strength index than their peers with lower meat consumption.
- When total protein intake and lean mass percent were added to the statistical model, these associations lost statistical significance.
- Interestingly, no association between processed meat consumption and lean mass percent was observed.
- "More importantly, with respect to the benefits for muscle function and body composition, our data suggest that the consumption of white and fish meat contributes in the same way as red or processed meat through the mediation of total protein intake and lean mass percentage...
"...In fact, the additional mediation analyses through this same pathway indicate a greater effect of white and fish meat consumption on muscle strength than red or processed meat consumption...
"...Thus, our findings agree with dietary guidelines of healthy diets such as the Mediterranean diet, which recommends the preferential consumption of white and fish meat over the consumption of red or processed meat."
The association between meat consumption and muscle strength index in young adults: the mediating role of total protein intake and lean mass percentage
Here, leisure-time sedentary behavior was associated with the risk of dementia incidence and mortality, but replacing it with a short duration of physical activity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, with the effect being stronger in APOE ε4 carriers.
- The apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is the strongest genetic factor modulating risk for Alzheimer's Disease and dementia.
This gene has three common alleles, the protective allele APOE ε2, the neutral allele APOE ε3, and the risk allele APOE ε4.
This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that nut consumption is likely to reduce serum triglycerides in healthy adults with overweight/obesity, and LDL-c when incorporated in one's habitual diet.
- "Subgroup analyses for serum lipids revealed that the favorable effect of nuts on serum TG was more pronounced in population with a mean BMI <30 kg/m2 and in a follow-up duration <12 weeks...
"...Moreover, in the subgroup analysis based on the type of diet, nut consumption led to a significant decrease in LDL-C in those following a normocaloric diet."
This one in Iranian adults found higher dietary oxalate intakes to be associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and chronic kidney disease, especially when consuming lower calcium intakes.
- Compared to high-calcium consumers, subjects with lower calcium intake (< 1180 mg/d) had a higher risk of both CKD and hypertension.
- Interestingly enough, no statistically significant association was observed between dietary oxalate and the outcomes in subjects who consumed dietary calcium above the median.
This systematic review and meta-analysis finds the triglyceride glucose (TyG) Index to be a reliable, effective tool that can be used for the screening of metabolic syndrome.
- "A significant association of the TyG index with MetS was reported in all included studies, indicating the potential reliability of the TyG index as a new index for screening MetS...
This one found an inverse association between folate intake and colorectal cancer risk, while identifying 3 genes with suggestive interactive effects between total folate consumption and colerectal cancer risk: GSTA1, TONSL, and AGA.
- An inverse association between folate intake and colorectal cancer risk was observed.
- The study also identified 3 genes with suggestive interactive effects between total folate consumption and colorectal cancer risk: GSTA1, TONSL, and AGA.
This study in Finnish twins finds that an unhealthy lifestyle during pubertal years (obesity, smoking, binge drinking, low levels of physical activity) is associated with accelerated biological aging in young adulthood.
- Both the class with the overall unhealthiest lifestyle and that with a high BMI were biologically 1.7–3.3 years older than the classes with healthier lifestyle patterns when DNAm GrimAge was used...
... and had 2–5 weeks/calendar year faster pace of biological aging when using DunedinPoAm.