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Why does ingestion of watermelon trigger headache attacks in patients with migraine?

Several triggers can trigger a migraine attack, including food. By the way, food only triggers headache in migraine sufferers. The foods that most trigger headache attacks are these: cheese, chocolate, citrus fruits and some sweet fruits, such as watermelon....

Sericin as treatment of obesity: morphophysiological effects in obese mice fed with high-fat diet

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the effects of sericin extracted from silkworm Bombyx mori cocoon on morphophysiological parameters in mice with obesity induced by high-fat diet. Methods Male C57Bl6 mice aged 9 weeks were allocated to one of two groups - Control and Obese, and fed a standard or hig...

Exenatide ameliorates hepatic steatosis and attenuates fat mass and FTO gene expression through PI3K signaling pathway in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (8), 2018
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common disease associated with metabolic syndrome and can lead to life-threatening complications like hepatic carcinoma and cirrhosis. Exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist antidiabetic drug, has the capacity to overcome insulin resis...

Longitudinal assessment of nutritional risk in patients under chemo or radiotherapy

Summary Objective: To compare nutritional risk in adult patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the beginning, middle, and end of oncologic treatment. Method: This prospective, comparative study included 83 adult patients, 44 undergoing chemotherapy (CT group) and 39 undergoing radiotherap...

Impacto das drogas na saúde física e mental de dependentes químicos

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 15 (1), 2016
Pesquisa qualitativa e exploratória -desenvolvida em 2012 e 2013 -em uma unidade de reabilitação para dependentes químicos no Paraná, com objetivo de verificar o impacto do uso de drogas na saúde física e mental do dependente químico. Foram entrevistados vinte dependentes quím...

Cytotoxicity and hepatoprotective attributes of methanolic extract of Rumex vesicarius L

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the hepatoprotective potential and invitro cytotoxicity studies of whole plant methanol extract of Rumex vesicarius L. Methanol extract at a dose of 100 mg/kg bw and 200 mg/kg bw were assessed for its hepatoprotective potential against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity by monitoring act...

Perfil nutricional, dietético e qualidade de vida de pacientes em tratamento quimioterápico

Introdução: Os tratamentos oncológicos podem provocar consequências nutricionais, físicas, emocionais e sociais. A quimioterapia utiliza compostos químicos para eliminar células tumorais do organismo. Objetivo: Verificar o perfil nutricional, dietético e avaliar a qualidade de vida de pacientes e...