Impact of dietary protein intake on the incidence of low muscle strength in middle-aged and older adults.

Background: A reduction in skeletal muscle strength is a prognostic indicator of negative consequences, such as physical disability, frailty, and mortality in older adults. Studies investigating associations between the risk of reduction in skeletal muscle strength and the amount of dietary protein which is a factor influenced muscle health are scarce, particularly in Asian populations. Therefore, we investigated the association between the amount and change in daily protein intake and the prospective risk of developing low skeletal muscle strength in middle-aged and older adults.

The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on body weight and food consumption in obese adults: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Although some studies have reported significant reductions in food cravings following the single-session of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), there is little research on the effects of multi-session of rTMS on food consumption and body weight in obese subjects.

Objective: We conducted 4-week randomized, sham-controlled, single-blind, parallel-group trial to examine the effect of rTMS on body weight in obese adults.

Methods: Forty-three obese patients (body mass index [BMI] ≥25 kg/m) aged between 18 and 70 years were randomized to the sham or real treatment group (21 in the TMS group and 22 in the sham treatment group).

The effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on resting-state functional connectivity in obese adults.

Aims: We conducted a 4-week randomized, sham-controlled, single-blind, parallel-group trial to examine the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on functional brain connectivity and body weight in adults with obesity.

Materials And Methods: Of the 45 volunteers with obesity, aged between 18 and 70 years (body mass index [BMI] ≥25 kg/m according to the obesity criterion for an Asian population), 36 participants (54.1 ± 11.

Serum folate and vitamin B levels are not associated with the incidence risk of atherosclerotic events over 12 years: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study.

Atherosclerosis, a common cause of atherosclerotic vascular diseases, is associated with several risk factors including hyperhomocysteinemia, and vitamin B and folate are involved in homocysteine metabolism; thus, serum folate and vitamin B status may be associated with the risk of atherosclerotic vascular diseases mediated by homocysteine plasma concentrations. Therefore, we hypothesized that low vitamin B and folate levels are related to higher risks of atherosclerotic vascular disease and investigated the risk of atherosclerotic vascular events in Korean adults with low serum vitamin B and folate levels. This population-based cohort study followed 421 subjects aged 40-69 years for 12 years, 2003-2014.

Effects of zinc, magnesium, and chromium supplementation on cardiometabolic risk in adults with metabolic syndrome: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial.

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been increasing rapidly worldwide. The activities of zinc, magnesium and chromium have a potential association with MetS; therefore, we investigated the effects of zinc, magnesium and chromium supplements on metabolic risk factors in adults with MetS. In this double-blind, placebo controlled randomised study, 32 adults with MetS were included in the zinc, magnesium, and chromium-administered group (n = 16) or the placebo group (n = 16) and received either 300 mg magnesium, 600 μg chromium and 36 mg zinc per day or placebo over a 24-week period.

Fasting plasma glucose levels and coronary artery calcification in subjects with impaired fasting glucose.

Background: Prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). While the association of impaired glucose tolerance with CVD has been shown in many studies, the relationship between impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and CVD remains unclear.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores of participants with normal fasting glucose versus those with IFG, according to fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels, and to assess whether differences in CAC scores were independent of important confounders.

Obesity with metabolic abnormality is associated with the presence of carotid atherosclerosis in Korean men: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but metabolic disturbances can also lead to the development of this disease. Therefore, we investigated the associations between obesity subtype, considering both body weight and metabolic disturbances, and carotid atherosclerosis as a predictor of cardiovascular disease in Korean men.

Methods: Data from a total of 980 men were analysed in this study.