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Verum- versus Sham-Acupuncture on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in Animal Models: A Preclinical Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Zhao, Fei-Yi; Fu, Qiang-Qian; Zheng, Zhen; Lao, Li-Xing; Song, Hua-Ling; ... more authors ... less authors ( hindawi , 2020 , Article)

Background. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common health condition affecting senile people and leads to severe cognitive dysfunctions. Acupuncture has been shown to be a possible alternative natural remedy for AD in some ...

Developing an indicator system for a healthy City: Taking an urban area as a pilot

Li, Tingting; Fang, Yong; Zeng, Dewei; Shi, Zumin; Sharma, Manoj; ... more authors ... less authors ( Dove Medical Press , 2020 , Article)

Purpose: The Healthy Cities Project is an important strategy for global health. This study aimed to develop a scientific and appropriate indicator system for the evaluation of a Healthy City in Chongqing, China. Methods: ...

Dietary Supplements: Are Current Policies Adequate for Promoting Health?

Shi, Zumin; Yan, Alice ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)

Globally, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of dietary supplements over recent decades [...].

Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and Its Association with Added Sugar Intake in Citizens and Refugees Aged 40 or Older in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Jebril, Majed; Liu, Xin; Shi, Zumin; Mazidi, Mohsen; Altaher, Akram; ... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)

Little is known about the prevalence and risk factors of diabetes among Gaza Palestinians, 64% of whom are refugees with exceeded sugar intake. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its association ...

Perceived risk, behavior changes and Health-related outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic: Findings among adults with and without diabetes in China

Yan, Alice F.; Sun, Xiaomin; Zheng, Jinge; Mi, Baibing; Zuo, Hui; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ireland Ltd , 2020 , Article)

Aims: To examine perceived infection risk of COVID-19 and the health and related behavior changes among people with diabetes, compared with people without diabetes, and to examine factors associated with self-reported ...

Comparing the predictive ability of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System with the body mass index for use of health services and pharmacotherapies in Australian adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study.

Atlantis, Evan; Fahey, Paul; Williams, Kathryn; Edwards, Suzanne; Samaras, Katherine; ... more authors ... less authors ( Willey , 2020 , Article)

We assessed the value of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS) compared with the body mass index (BMI) for determining associations with use of health services and pharmacotherapies in a nationally representative ...

Association Between Self-Reported Food Preferences and Psychological Well-Being During Perimenopausal Period Among Chinese Women

Wu, Tingting; Hou, Xiaorong; Zhang, Fan; Sharma, Manoj; Zhao, Yong; ... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)

Objective: The purpose of this study was sought to assess the association between food preferences and Psychological well-being (PWB) in Chinese women undergoing perimenopause and whether the association is different ...

Dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study

Shi, Zumin; Ganji, Vijay ( Springer Nature , 2020 , Article)

Background and objective We aimed to examine the prospective association between dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Chinese adults. Methods Adults aged ≥20 years in the China Health and Nutrition ...

Muscle Strength and Glycaemic Control among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Bawadi, Hiba; Alkhatib, Dana; Abu-Hijleh, Haya; Alalwani, Joud; Majed, Lina; ... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)

Poor glycaemic control is associated with chronic life-threatening complications. This cross-sectional study examined whether there is an association between handgrip strength and glycaemic control among patients with ...

Serum vitamin D is associated with improved lung function markers but not with prevalence of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis

Ganji, Vijay; Al-Obahi, Asma; Yusuf, Yusuf; Dookhy, Zinab; Shi, Zumin ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)

Hypovitaminosis D has been linked to several non-bone diseases. Relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and lung function and lung diseases has received little attention at the global level. Cross-sectional data ...