Publications by authors named "Lucy R Ellis"
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- This study was a systematic review and meta-analysis focused on interventions to reduce weight bias among healthcare students, screening over 3400 articles before including 67 relevant studies.
- Results showed a small but significant reduction in explicit weight bias (g = -0.31), while implicit weight bias showed no significant change (g = -0.12).
- The findings suggest that while targeted interventions can help decrease explicit biases, substantial societal changes may be necessary to affect implicit biases.
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- The study explored how the texture of food, particularly factors like lubricity and oral coating, affects feelings of hunger and food intake.
- Milk protein-rich beverages with varying coating properties were tested, showing that a high coating led to a temporary increase in fullness after 20 minutes.
- Results indicated that while a higher concentration of protein in saliva decreased appetite ratings, oral coating and lubricity have minimal impact on overall energy intake and gut peptide responses, suggesting the need for further research on these texture attributes.
Effects of Anthocyanins on Cognition and Vascular Function: A Systematic Review.
Mol Nutr Food Res
July 2024
Scope: Good vascular function is crucial for cerebral blood flow and cognitive performance. Diets high in anthocyanins have been shown to improve vascular function and are associated with improvements in cognition. This systematic review investigates randomized controlled trials examining the impact of anthocyanin intake on both cognition and vascular function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Hibiscus sabdariffa (hibiscus) has been proposed to affect cardiovascular risk factors.
Objective: To review the evidence for the effectiveness of hibiscus in modulating cardiovascular disease risk markers, compared with pharmacologic, nutritional, or placebo treatments.
Data Sources: A systematic search of the Web of Science, Cochrane, Ovid (MEDLINE, Embase, AMED), and Scopus databases identified reports published up to June 2021 on randomized controlled trials using hibiscus as an intervention for lipid profiles, blood pressure (BP), and fasting plasma glucose levels in adult populations.