Laura Faustino Gonçalves, Karina Mary de Paiva, Marcos José Machado, A. G. Samelli, Patrícia Haas
{"title":"Effectiveness in Preventing Hearing Loss: Meta-Analysis of Dietary Consumption Studies","authors":"Laura Faustino Gonçalves, Karina Mary de Paiva, Marcos José Machado, A. G. Samelli, Patrícia Haas","doi":"10.1177/15598276241231941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276241231941","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The systematic review with meta-analysis aimed to verify the occurrence of a protective effect on hearing loss due to a higher intake of carotenoids, vitamins A, C, E, and folate present in diets. Methods: The search for scientific articles was carried out by 2 independent researchers in electronic databases. Meta-analysis was performed by constructing summary risk measures for each vitamin or antioxidant, combining the risk ratios or adjusted odds ratios (OR) for the various variables observed in the highest categories of vitamin or antioxidant consumption. Results: Five studies involving an estimated 100 549 participants were included in the quantitative synthesis. The summary measures calculated for the highest quartiles/quintiles of the studies were Hazard ratios (HR) .990 for vitamin C; HR 1.07 and OR .925 for vitamin E; HR .921 for folate and OR .906 for vitamin A. Conclusion: Dietary intake of vitamins and antioxidants was inversely associated with the risk of developing hearing loss. Individuals with a higher intake of antioxidants may have better hearing thresholds, especially with the intake of β-carotene.","PeriodicalId":504008,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine","volume":" 965","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139787147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Faustino Gonçalves, Karina Mary de Paiva, Marcos José Machado, A. G. Samelli, Patrícia Haas
{"title":"Effectiveness in Preventing Hearing Loss: Meta-Analysis of Dietary Consumption Studies","authors":"Laura Faustino Gonçalves, Karina Mary de Paiva, Marcos José Machado, A. G. Samelli, Patrícia Haas","doi":"10.1177/15598276241231941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276241231941","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The systematic review with meta-analysis aimed to verify the occurrence of a protective effect on hearing loss due to a higher intake of carotenoids, vitamins A, C, E, and folate present in diets. Methods: The search for scientific articles was carried out by 2 independent researchers in electronic databases. Meta-analysis was performed by constructing summary risk measures for each vitamin or antioxidant, combining the risk ratios or adjusted odds ratios (OR) for the various variables observed in the highest categories of vitamin or antioxidant consumption. Results: Five studies involving an estimated 100 549 participants were included in the quantitative synthesis. The summary measures calculated for the highest quartiles/quintiles of the studies were Hazard ratios (HR) .990 for vitamin C; HR 1.07 and OR .925 for vitamin E; HR .921 for folate and OR .906 for vitamin A. Conclusion: Dietary intake of vitamins and antioxidants was inversely associated with the risk of developing hearing loss. Individuals with a higher intake of antioxidants may have better hearing thresholds, especially with the intake of β-carotene.","PeriodicalId":504008,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine","volume":"10 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139847106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current Evidence on Common Dietary Supplements for Sleep Quality","authors":"Monica Kazlausky Esquivel, Brittany Ghosn","doi":"10.1177/15598276241227915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276241227915","url":null,"abstract":"Poor sleep quality impacts nearly 70 million adults in the United States, resulting in nearly 1 in 5 adults regularly utilizing some sleep aid, either prescription or over-the-counter. Common dietary supplements utilized to improve sleep quality include nitrates, melatonin, magnesium, zinc, vitamin D, and L-theanine. While underlying physiologic mechanisms support the potential impact these compounds have on sleep quality, evidence from clinical trials varies widely. Melatonin and magnesium are two of the more widely researched supplements, which have numerous studies, with conflicting results. Other compounds such as nitrates, zinc, vitamin D, and L-theanine are less supported. Additional research is needed in order to more appropriately recommend these dietary supplements for sleep improvements.","PeriodicalId":504008,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine","volume":"3 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139524092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planting the Seeds of Lifestyle Medicine for Physician Associate Students","authors":"Karen A. Shehade, Adam Broughton","doi":"10.1177/15598276231223917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276231223917","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":504008,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine","volume":"67 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139526654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lifestyle Medicine 2023 Annual Conference Research Abstracts","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/15598276231221327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276231221327","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":504008,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine","volume":"122 43","pages":"1S - 142S"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139538035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}