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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53416#.VMG66izQrzE Author(s)    Alireza Sedaghat 1 , Hajieh Shahbazian 1* , Fatemeh Haidari 2 , Seyed Peyman Payami 1 , Alireza Jahanshahi 1 , Seyed Mahmoud Latifi 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Health Research Institute, Diabetes Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran . 2 Nutrition and Metabolic Disease Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran . ABSTRACT Type 2 diabetes has a high prevalence and a growing trend. The use of a proper diet treatment is one of the therapeutic approaches of patients. The use of the soy has shown the effective results in glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes; however, data are paradoxical. The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of soy nuts on glycemic control, blood pressure and lipid profile and insulin-resistance of the diabet...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52665#.VKC0ocCAM4 Author(s)   Naomi Iwane 1,2 , Takuzo Hano 1* , Yumi Koike 1,3 , Kanami Nishihara 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Medical Education and Population-Based Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan . 2 School of Health and Nursing Science, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan . 3 Department of Rehabilitation, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan . ABSTRACT Aims: Bathing in deep, Japanese-style bathtubs is associated with high rates of sudden death in the elderly in Japan. The predominant causes of death in such cases are cardiovascular events and drowning. Blood pressure...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51202#.VFspzGfHRK0 Author(s) Aino Siltari 1 , Niko Wickholm 1 , Anne S. Kivimäki 1 , Kaisa Olli 2 , Krista Salli 2 , Kirsti Tiihonen 2 , Riitta Korpela 1 , Heikki Vapaatalo 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland . 2 DuPont Nutrition and Health, Kantvik Active Nutrition, Kantvik, Finland . ABSTRACT Given that vascular calcification is inversely correlated with the clinical intake of menaquinone, a rat model of warfarin-induced calcification may be useful for testing menaquinone and vitamin K-1 potential effects on vascular function. The aim of the present study was...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48172#.VEX8TVfHRK0 Author(s)   Alaettin Unsal , Mustafa Tozun , Unal Ayranci Affiliation(s) Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey . Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey . Medico Social Center, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey . ABSTRACT Background: It is well known that depression is effective upon the occurrence of hypertension. The aim was to determine the prevalence of depression in the population aged 30 years old and over, and its impact on hypertension. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional ...