This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the association between the Mediterranean dietary pattern and inflammation in older adults. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. A search of the literature was conducted ...

Objectives: This systematic review was aimed to examine the effectiveness of nutritional advise interventions compared with usual care, or exercise, or exercise combined with nutritional advice as a means of improving the body weight, body composition, physical function, and psychosocial well-bei...

BACKGROUND: Low fruit and vegetable intakes are recognized risk factors for noncommunicable diseases. This systematic review summarizes published meta-analyses of global burden of diseases attributable to low fruit and vegetable intakes, and the best relative risk estimates. METHODS: A published ...

INTRODUCTION: Vitamin D status is related to risks of influenza and respiratory tract infections. Vitamin D has direct antiviral effects primarily against enveloped viruses, and coronavirus is an enveloped virus. The 2019 coronavirus disease had a high mortality rate and impacted the whole popula...

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have suggested an association between vegetarian diets and improvements in glycemic control in diabetes, although this relationship is not well established. No meta-analysis of these studies has been performed. METHODS: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analys...

CONTEXT: Although a recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials showed that adoption of a vegetarian diet reduces plasma lipids, the association between vegetarian diets and long-term effects on plasma lipids has not been subjected to meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to conduct a sy...

Chronic non-specific widespread pain (CWP) including fibromyalgia (FMS) is characterized by widespread pain, reduced pain threshold, and multiple tender points on examination, causing disability and decreased quality of life. Vitamin D has been proposed as an associated factor in CWP. This meta-a...

Although several studies have evaluated the inhibitory effect of probiotics on halitosis, findings are inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCT) was conducted to summarize the evidence on the effect of probiotics on halitosis. RCT on any type of pr...

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to clarify the effect of vitamin C supplementation on mood in both depressed and non-depressed populations. METHODS: A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, ISI web of science and Scopus databases ...

IMPORTANCE: Multiple nutritional therapies are currently available for patients with liver cirrhosis, yet many interventions have not been compared head-to-head within randomized clinical trials. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the improvement of nutritional indicators and liver function indexes of liver ...