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“Recent data from animal studies indicate that time-restricted feeding – even in overweight animals eating a poor diet – has beneficial effects on metabolic health. Studies investigating whether the same benefits will be observed in a real-world setting in humans are lacking, however.”

“Eating late at night – particularly large meals – can be detrimental and, along with DNA damage, provides fertile ground for cancer to develop. In this clip, Dr. Ruth Patterson discusses how eating in accordance with the body's natural circadian rhythm may reduce the risk of breast cancer.”

“People who have depression often have elevated biomarkers of inflammation. These markers can chronically activate the body's inflammatory response system, promote the development of depressive symptoms, and induce changes in brain and neuroendocrine function.”

“These measurements show that food choices can change exposure to specific pesticide residues within days. A cluster-randomized crossover study in 149 children also found lower levels of selected pesticide metabolites and oxidative-stress biomarkers during an organic-diet period.”

“Time-restricted eating, which involves taking in food within a small window of time during the day and fasting for the remainder, can improve certain biomarkers of health – even without weight loss – to improve overall health. In Part I of this two-part segment, Drs.”

“When measuring biomarkers in the lab, it's essential to know whether you're looking at short-term fluctuations or a measurement reflecting longer-term trends. While both can be useful (depending on context), they have different implications: much like a person's glucose may fluctuate throughout the day, standard lab measures of omega-3 rely on plasma, biasing them to the content of a recent meal.”

“Nine blood biomarkers used to identify a "phenotypic age" was highly predictive of remaining life expectancy among both healthy and unhealthy populations independent of chronological age. However, the phenotypic age was better at predicting lifespan in younger people compared to older individuals.”

“When the researchers combined DunedinPACE, muscle mass, and standing balance in one prediction model, it performed almost as well as the larger 12-biomarker model. This suggests that some aging markers may capture overlapping information rather than adding entirely new insight.”

“FTA: > Teenage boys with symptoms of depression and raised levels of the stress hormone cortisol are up to 14 times more likely to develop major depression than those without these traits, Cambridge researchers have found. - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/biomarker-for-depression-could-improve-diagnosis-and-treatment#sthash.kJadrhZ4.dpuf”

“Telomere attrition, a biomarker of aging, is commonly associated with mental health conditions such as social anxiety disorder. Protection against telomere shortening is provided by activation of the enzymes telomerase and glutathione peroxidase.”