[Coronary heart disease and osteoporosis: factors related to development of both diseases].

Coronary heart disease and osteoporosis are common diseases in aging populations. Traditionally, these diseases have been considered as distinct and unrelated. However, nowadays there has been increasing evidence indicating a pathological link between these two disorders.

[Flavonoids: antioxidative compounds and their role in prevention of ischemic heart disease].

Research on the biological activity of flavonoids shows that they are powerful antioxidants. The paper discusses the physical and biological factors which are fundamental to the antioxidant properties of these compounds. Experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies have shown that consumption of large amounts of food rich in polyphenolic compounds (such as vegetables, fruit, juices, tea, spices) may prevent or support the treatment of the cardiovascular disease.

[Nutritional status of patients in hospitals in Poland. More thorough assessment of nutritional status of adult patients].

The purpose of the study was a more thorough assessment of the nutrition state of patients admitted to hospitals in Poland. The study was carried out in four hospitals at teaching centre level, in four hospitals at province level, and in four county hospitals. The patients for the study were selected randomly from 3310 adult patients (every 10th patient admitted to these hospitals).

Plasma TBARS, blood GSH concentrations, and erythrocyte antioxidant enzyme activities in regularly menstruating women with ovulatory and anovulatory menstrual cycles.

Background: Vigorous physical activity and subsequent depressed ovarian hormone secretion resulting in anovulatory menstrual cycles can affect erythrocyte antioxidant system in premenopausal women and contribute to attenuated protection against oxidative stress.

Methods: A total of 17 regularly menstruating women participated in the study. Prospective subjects monitored their basal body temperature (BBT) for 3 months prior to the study.