Impact of Synbiotic Therapy on the Quality of Life in Patients with Mild-to-Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis.

Background And Aims: Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease which is affecting the quality of life, workforce and nutrition of patients negatively in the active periods due to its symptoms. This study aims to explore how synbiotic treatment affects the quality of life in patients with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis.

Methods: Forty ulcerative colitis patients with mild-to-moderate activity were enrolled in the study.

Nutrition Status, Muscle Mass, and Frailty in Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Cyprus.

Objective: Aging is a worldwide serious public health problem. Frailty is also becoming an alarming geriatric syndrome. This study was conducted to analyze the relationship of frailty with nutritional and muscle status in individuals aged 65 and older.

Association between Dietary Glycaemic Index and Glycaemic Load and Adiposity Indices in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Obesity is a key contributor to metabolic and reproductive outcomes in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The role of the dietary glycemic index (GI) and load (GL), and adiposity has been debated and studies on PCOS are scarce. We aimed to compare the dietary GI and GL and several anthropometric measurements in PCOS and control women.

A follow-up study of metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia.

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in schizophrenia patients is increasing worldwide. The aim of the current study was to examine the progress of MetS in a schizophrenia cohort we had previously investigated and determine the role of various related factors, including sociodemographic and clinical variables, nutritional status and physical activity. Of the 319 patients investigated in the first study, 149 patients agreed to be included in the follow-up.

Effects of synbiotic therapy in mild-to-moderately active ulcerative colitis: A randomized placebo-controlled study.

Background/aims: Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the effects of probiotics and prebiotics on ulcerative colitis (UC). In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of synbiotic therapy on the clinical and endoscopic activities of the disease in patients with mild-to-moderately active UC.

Materials And Methods: Overall, 40 patients with mild-to-moderate UC activity were included in the study and were randomized to the synbiotic and control groups.

Trends in fluid consumption and beverage choices among adults reveal preferences for ayran and black tea in central Turkey.

Aim: Beverages are globally significant sources of water in the diet. There is a lack of knowledge about fluid intake from beverage and water consumption in Turkey. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the type of drinks preferred at meals and snacks as well as the daily fluid, beverage and water intakes based on age and gender.

Energy and nutrient intake and food patterns among Turkish university students.

The goal of this study was to determine the nutritional value and nutrients provided by each meal and snack of consumed by university students. Subjects were randomly selected from volunteer students at five universities in Ankara. A sample of 400 students (167 female and 233 male) aged between 19 and 24 years participated in this study.

Olive oil-based fat emulsion versus soy oil-based fat emulsion in abdominal oncologic surgery.

In parenteral nutrition (PN), essential fatty acids are provided by soy oil-based fat emulsions, which may exert adverse effects on the immune system and lipid peroxidation. Olive oil -based fat emulsions have been said to prevent these undesired effects. This study compares effects of olive oil - and soy oil -based fat emulsions in 22 patients who underwent abdominal surgery for cancer.

Optimal waist:height ratio cut-off point for cardiometabolic risk factors in Turkish adults.

Objective: To identify the optimal waist:height ratio (WHtR) cut-off point that discriminates cardiometabolic risk factors in Turkish adults.

Design: Cross-sectional study. Hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, metabolic syndrome score >or=2 (presence of two or more metabolic syndrome components except for waist circumference) and at least one risk factor (diabetes, hypertension or dyslipidaemia) were categorical outcome variables.

Anthropometric indices and their relationship with cardiometabolic risk factors in a sample of Turkish adults.

Objective: To identify the best anthropometric index that predicts cardiometabolic risk factors.Design and settingCross-sectional study in Turkey, in 2003.

Subjects: Turkish men and women aged 18 years and over (n 1692) were examined.