Relationship between daily dietary fructose intake, body composition and biochemical parameters patients with type 2 diabetes

Purpose: This study was carried out to determine the relationship of daily dietary fructose intake with body composition and some biochemical parameters in individuals with diabetes.Method and material: A total of 156 individuals with diabetes, 53 men and 103 women, between the ages of 30 and 65 ( =51±8.59 years old) participated in the study. Research data was obtained through face-to-face interviews conducted by the researcher using a questionnaire, which included general information, dietary habits, daily food consumption record.Results: The fructose intake of the men was 13.2±12.09 g/day and that of the women was 13.6±11.10 g/day (p>0.05). The ratios of the daily dietary energy intake from fructose were 7.4±5.56% and 7.4±5.34% in men and women, respectively. It was determined that the individuals consuming the highest levels of fructose (Q4) had higher BMI, waist circumference and average visceral fat, serum VLDL-C, HbA1c levels and lower serum HDL-C levels than the individuals consuming the lowest levels of fructose (Q1). It was observed that Q4 obtain higher levels of energy, carbohydrates and fat than Q1 (p<0.05). Prevalence of obesity was found to be the lowest (59.0%) in the group intake the lowest levels of fructose and the highest (64.1%) in the group intake the highest levels of fructose (p>0.05).Conclusion: Further studies are needed to develop more specific suggestions regarding fructose intake and to better understand the relationship between fructose intakes, body composition and biochemical parameters in individuals with type 2 diabetes

New inflammatory parameters in laryngopharyngeal reflux

Objectives: To investigate new inflammatory markers in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux and determine whether these inflammatory parameters change in response to laryngopharyngeal reflux treatment. Methods: Complete blood count was evaluated to obtain platelet count and mean platelet volume and calculate neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio. Laryngopharyngeal reflux patients underwent three-month lansoprazole treatment. Results: The study included 45 laryngopharyngeal reflux patients (9 men (20 per cent); mean age, 37.4 ± 11.6 years) and 35 healthy age- and sex-matched controls (7 men (20 per cent); mean age, 38.6 ± 8.9 years). The study group had significantly higher platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and lower mean platelet volumes than the control group (p = 0.004 and p = 0.047, respectively). There was a significant correlation between platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and initial inflammatory symptoms (reflux symptom index, p = 0.025; reflux finding score, p = 0.013). There was also a significant correlation between mean platelet volume increase and symptom resolution in the first and third months of treatment (p = 0.04 and p = 0.03, respectively). Conclusion: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, a new inflammatory marker of chronic inflammation, was significantly higher in laryngopharyngeal reflux patients. Moreover, these patients had significantly lower mean platelet volume values, which increased with post-treatment symptom improvement

Are eating behaviors related with by body mass index, gender and age?

The present study was carried out with parents of 520 healthy children between the ages of 2-12 and their parents who were referred to the diet polyclinic of a hospital in Ankara. The data were collected through personal interviews. The interviews included identifying the characteristics of the child and his/her parents, anthropometric measurements, questions investigating eating status, and the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire. According to the body mass index-Z scores, there were differences between subgroups of food responsiveness, emotional overeating, enjoyment of food, food fussiness, and slowness in eating. The gender-based desire to drink score was, on average, higher in boys. No gender-based differences were found in other subgroups, whereas the scores in the food fussiness and slowness in eating and emotional undereating were higher in the preschool group when analyzed by age. In conclusion, eating behaviors of overweight and obese children differ from those of normal and underweight children

The Evaluation of Human Tenon’s Fibroblasts and Endothelial Cell Responses to Antifibrotics Alone and in Combination with α-Tocopherol

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the influence of current antifibrotic agents as well as the possible results obtained by combining these agents. This study included alpha-tocopherol, a strong antifibrotic and an efficient neuromediator of pathways used by other agents