Opinion | Medical Education Has ‘Gone Woke’ — That’s a Good Thing
A Black woman whose kidneys only function at 15% of normal wishes to be evaluated for a kidney transplant. Although this is very reasonable, before 2021, many physicians would have said, “I’m sorry, but your kidney function is not bad enough to be referred for a transplant.” This is because the kidney function calculator used […]
Not all dietary fiber is created equal: cereal fiber but not fruit or vegetable fibers are linked with lower inflammation: Cereal fiber is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues evaluated whether dietary fiber intake was associated with a decrease in inflammation in older adults and if fiber was inversely related to cardiovascular disease. The results showed that total fiber, and more specifically cereal fiber but not fruit or vegetable fiber, was consistently associated […]
Not all dietary fiber is created equal: cereal fiber but not fruit or vegetable fibers are linked with lower inflammation: Cereal fiber is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues evaluated whether dietary fiber intake was associated with a decrease in inflammation in older adults and if fiber was inversely related to cardiovascular disease. The results showed that total fiber, and more specifically cereal fiber but not fruit or vegetable fiber, was consistently associated […]