Effectiveness of Protein-enriched oral nutritional supplements on muscle function in middle-aged and elderly women: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: This study evaluated the effects of protein-enriched oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) consumption for 12 weeks on muscle mass, muscular strength, and function in middle-aged and elderly women.

Design: A single-center, double-blind, randomized controlled trial PARTICIPANTS: This study was conducted with 70 healthy female participants aged 50-80.

Intervention And Measurements: Participants were instructed to incorporate two daily packs of either the test ONS (Nucare Active, Daesang Wellife Corp.

Effect of diabetes-specific oral nutritional supplements with allulose on weight and glycemic profiles in overweight or obese type 2 diabetic patients.

Background/objectives: Diabetes-specific oral nutritional supplements (ONS) have anti-hyperglycemic effects, while D-allulose exerts anti-diabetic and anti-obesity effects. In this study, we investigated the efficacy and safety of diabetes-specific ONS, including allulose, on glycemic and weight changes in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Subjects/methods: A single-arm, historical-control pilot clinical trial was conducted on 26 overweight or obese patients with T2DM (age range: 30-70 yrs).

A pro-inflammatory diet increases the risk of sarcopenia components and inflammatory biomarkers in postmenopausal women.

Inflammation is a risk factor for muscle wasting. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a tool used to predict the inflammatory potential of an individual's diet. We hypothesized that consuming a potentially pro-inflammatory diet may be associated with a decreased sarcopenia component in postmenopausal women.

Dietary intake and plasma levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in early-stage Parkinson's disease.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are important for neuronal function and may contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we investigated the correlation between dietary intake and plasma concentrations of PUFA and their associations with clinical severity in early-stage Parkinson's disease (PD). In a case-control study with 38 patients with PD and 33 controls, we assessed dietary intake using food frequency questionnaires and simultaneously measured the plasma levels of five PUFA.

Effect of Extract Supplementation on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation on Hyperglycemia-Induced Renal Damage in Type 2 Diabetic Mice.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is caused by abnormalities of controlling blood glucose and insulin homeostasis. Especially, hyperglycemia causes hyper-inflammation through activation of NLRP3 inflammasome, which can lead to cell apoptosis, hypertrophy, and fibrosis. (QA), one of the annual winders, has been shown ameliorative effects on diabetes.