Publications by authors named "Chiu-Wen Cheng"
Dietary patterns related to inflammation have garnered great interest in disease prevention. The aims of this study were to evaluate whether a proinflammatory diet affects the incidence of frailty and its reversal in a prospective follow-up study. Data were taken from 5663 community-dwelling individuals ≥ 55 years old in Taiwan.
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- The study investigated the relationship between magnesium intake and cognitive function over time in adults aged 55 and older in Taiwan.
- Higher magnesium intake was linked to better performance on cognitive tests like the MMSE and DSST, particularly in men, indicating a protective effect against cognitive decline.
- The results suggest that increasing magnesium intake may help reduce the risk of cognitive impairment, especially for men, over a 6-year period.
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- A study in Taiwan aimed to identify dietary inflammatory patterns and their links to lipid and glucose biomarkers among older adults aged 55 and above.
- Researchers analyzed data from over 5,600 participants using dietary questionnaires and evaluated associations with various cholesterol and glucose measures through statistical models.
- Results showed that higher scores on the empirical dietary inflammatory pattern were linked to increased triglycerides and insulin levels, particularly in men and those with abdominal obesity, indicating dietary patterns may influence inflammation and metabolic health.
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- Frail older adults may experience greater cognitive impairment due to sleep issues compared to healthier peers, highlighting their vulnerability to stressors.
- The study involved participants aged 55 and older who were evaluated for sleep problems and cognitive decline over a median follow-up of 5.5 years, using a questionnaire and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
- Findings revealed that factors like short sleep duration, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia complaints were linked to cognitive decline, particularly for physically robust individuals, suggesting stronger associations require more investigation due to limited frailty prevalence in the group studied.
Background: Hyperglycemia with high hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels is associated with significant health risks. However, the relationship between HbA1c levels and the physical functioning status in later life remains uncertain and so is the possible underlying mechanism.
Methods: We conducted a prospective study of 2,565 initially well-functioning community-dwelling older adult aged 55 years and older from the Healthy Aging Longitudinal Study in Taiwan.
Background/aims: Renal blood flow (RBF) is tightly regulated by several intrinsic pathways in maintaining optimal kidney blood supply. Using a rat model of aortocaval (AC) fistula, we investigated remodeling of the renal artery following prolonged increased blood flow.
Methods: An AC fistula was created in the infrarenal aorta of anesthetized rats, and changes of blood flow in the renal artery were assessed using an ultrasonic flow probe.