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B Vitamins & Metabolic Syndrome
Results of a longitudinal prospective cohort study were recently published in JAMA Network, detailing the associations between total B vitamin intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome (Met-S). This analysis used data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, comprised of an approximately equal number of black and white individuals (and men…
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Intestinal Health & Metabolic Syndrome
Recently published in Current Developments in Nutrition, a double-blinded randomized cross-over trial compared the effects of a catechin-rich green tea extract (GTE) to placebo on several markers of metabolic health and intestinal inflammation among healthy participants, as well as those with metabolic syndrome. Forty participants (roughly half with metabolic syndrome) received 1g GTE per day…