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Diet and Women: A Complex Relationship That We Need to Know Better [Letter]
Full text linkWe read with great interest the manuscript Dietary, Psychological and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Premenstrual Symptoms by AlQuaiz A and coworkers1 and found it extremely important from the point of view of the impact of lifestyle on premenstrual symptoms.
The authors explored the associations of dietary habits, mental distress and lifestyle factors with premenstrual symptoms and its prevalence among women, aged 18 to 50 years, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
They found that several potentially modifiable factors, such as diet, quality of food and stress, were positively associated with symptoms and suggested that increasing women awareness of healthy lifestyles may help reduce the occurrence of premenstrual symptoms
Physical Activity and Hormonal Cycles in Women: The Need for a More Active Life in the Post-Pandemic Era
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Energy drinks in healthcare personnel
No full textSir, we would like to contribute to the discussion prompted by S. Watt et al. on the consumption of sports and energy drinks (EDs) and the potential impact on general and dental health.
Energy drink consumption in nurses: Is high-stress work relevant to the adoption of poor drinking habits?
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A Comment on Griffin et al “My Quest, an Intervention Using Text Messaging to Improve Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors and Promote Weight Loss in Low-Income Women”
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Aspirin Use in Patients Undergoing Preoperative Evaluation for Minor Surgery
Full text linkWe found that 505 patients were treated with aspirin (16.8%), 312 men (61.8%) and 193 women (38.2%) (P < .05). In the group of patients treated with aspirin we found that 379 subjects—254 men (67%) and 125 women (33%)—were treated with aspirin according to guidelines for prevention of cardiovascular disease. In addition, 32 patients (all men) were treated with aspirin outside of guideline indications. Seven hundred ninety-eight patients (26.6%) that needed aspirin or antiplatelet therapy due to their cardiovascular risk were not treated, despite having no contraindication or allergy, and 126 patients discontinued aspirin despite appropriate indication
Potential negative effects of caffeine in athletes
No full textLetter related to “Rahimi MR, Khabiri P, Faraji H. Effects of caffeine ingestion on resistance exercise-induced apoptosis in athletes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. PN 2Jul.2018 [cited 20Dec.2018];20(4):563-9.
Impact of obesity on heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in cardiac surgery patients
No full textRetrospective analysis on Impact of obesity on heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in cardiac surgery patient
Polyphenols, Mediterranean diet, and colon cancer
No full texte have read with great interest the manuscript “Risk factors affecting hospital stay among patients undergoing colon cancer surgery: a prospective cohort study.” by Orive M and coworkers [1] and we found it very important with a view to clinical prevention. The article aimed to identify and validate risk factors that contribute to prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS) in a prospective cohort study that included 1955 patients undergoing resection for colorectal cancer. They found that some of the strongest independent predictors of prolonged LOS, such as surgical infections or open surgery, could be modified to reduce LOS and, in turn, other adverse outcomes
Lifestyle at Time of COVID-19: How Could Quarantine Affect Cardiovascular Risk
Full text linkCOVID-19 is causing a global pandemic with a high number of deaths and infected people. To contain the diffusion of COVID-19 virus, governments have enforced restrictions on outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population. Quarantine carries some long-term effects on cardiovascular disease, mainly related to unhealthy lifestyle and anxiety
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