Background: Probiotics are defined as different microorganisms that may have positive effects on preventing or treatment of special pathologic conditions. Anti-cancer properties of these bacteria have been shown in few studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate anti-tumor effects of heat-killed ...

This public policy article establishes circadian timing of appetite and nutrient consumption as a working science to feasibly prevent and manage obesity and diabetes. Conventionally, almost all scientific efforts have focused on managing daily quantity and quality of nutrient intake in programming...

This article describes the structure, use and effects of saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and trans fats on food quality, consumer preference and disease in India.

Over the last few decades, the rate of breastfeeding has increased steadily in the developed countries of the world. During this time, opioid use in the general population has steadily increased as well. Despite this, clinicians remain unclear whether opioid use is safe during breastfeeding. While...

After insults such as shock, trauma, burns, and sepsis, the resulting hypermetabolism and catabolism can cause malnutrition. A major goal of modern clinical nutrition is to modify stress response below the extreme and thereby positively influence recovery. This article gives a discussion on the...

Dietary patterns research is being pursued to provide a comprehensive way to characterize dietary exposures and explore diet-disease relationships. This paper outlines the need for further research into dietary pattern methodologies, and introduces papers presented at the Canadian Society for...

This review focuses on the relationship between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and glucose metabolism derangements. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have shown that the chronic HCV infection is associated with an increased risk of developing insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes...

This review discusses how vitamin C deficiency complicates the management of dialysis patients. The function of vitamin C in reducing the iron burden, improving erythropoiesis and alleviating scurvy in these patients are presented herein. The concern for the possibility of oxalosis following...

The liver is considered the major "control centre" for maintenance of whole body cholesterol homeostasis. This organ is the main site for de novo cholesterol synthesis, clears cholesterol-containing chylomicron remnants and low density lipoprotein particles from plasma and is the major contributor...

This commentary briefly discusses the contribution of nutritional factors to the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Also, the need for physicians to be advocates for health promotion and prevention, in part through dietary assessment...