BACKGROUND Although fast food consumption has been linked to adverse health outcomes, the relative contribution of fast food itself compared with the rest of the diet to these associations remains unclear. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the independent associations with overweight/obesity or dietary outcomes for fast food consumption compared with dietary pattern for the remainder of ...

Dietary guidelines from a variety of sources are generally congruent that an adequate dietary protein intake for persons over the age of 19 is between 0·8-0·9 g protein/kg body weight/d. According to the US/Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes, the RDA for protein of 0·8 g protein/kg/d is "...the average daily intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all [~98 %]…...

important role in the development of up to thirty percent of cancers. Randomized trials, which intervened by reducing fats, increasing fruits and vegetables or adding supplements for 5 to 10 years in adult life didn’t have a major impact on common cancers. These studies teach us that short term dietary interventions in adult life can’t help and there are no shortcuts to cancer prevention using ...

While thoroughly endearing, Mary Poppins isn’t a doctor, and her medical advice is highly suspect. Hypertension, both as a primary phenomenon and as a component of the metabolic syndrome, has been increasing in prevalence over the last two decades [1,2]. Naturally, dietary indiscretion is the main culprit, but which dietary factor? The US FDA recently announced plans to regulate salt consumptio...

background and aims: depression is a growing public health problem in the world. in this study we investigated the relationship between dietary patterns and depression in adults aged 20-50 years living in shiraz, iran. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 416 subjects (180 men and 236 women) aged 20 to 50 years were selected by stratified multistage random sampling. dietary intakes were assesse...

, Abstract—Background: Intentional massive sodium chloride ingestions are rare occurrences and are often fatal. Objectives: There are a variety of treatment recommendations for hypernatremia, ranging from dialysis to varying rates of correction. We report a case of acute severe hypernatremia corrected with rapid free-water infusions that, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported. Case...

To the Editor: We read with interest Dr Roth’s commentary published in response to our lactation/vitamin D trial published in Pediatrics. Dr Roth raises points that question the validity and applicability of our study to clinical practice. First, when designing this study, it is known that infant formula supplies adequate vitamin D at 400 IU/ quart. The unknown question is, can human breast mil...

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