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Cognitive Impairment And The Mediterranean Diet: A Canadian Perspective, Ivan Culum
Cognitive Impairment And The Mediterranean Diet: A Canadian Perspective, Ivan Culum
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Global life expectancy has increased steadily over the past century and is projected to continue increasing. Life expectancy increases are co-occurring with a reduction of fertility rates in many economically developed countries, which is resulting in an aging population, meaning that the proportion of older adults within the total world population will continue to increase. This is of particular concern as there is a rise of chronic neurodegenerative diseases among older adults, such as dementia, where the number of global deaths more than doubled since the turn of the century, making dementia the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Dementia …
The Smart Technology To Manage Type 2 Diabetes And Achieve Health Goals Through Record Keeping And Tailored Feedback (Smart) Study, Jody C. Schuurman
The Smart Technology To Manage Type 2 Diabetes And Achieve Health Goals Through Record Keeping And Tailored Feedback (Smart) Study, Jody C. Schuurman
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Lifestyle interventions reduce the risk of diabetic complications; however, many of these interventions are difficult to implement in everyday practice. This study investigated whether a smartphone application and data mining system, GlucoGuide™, could be a functional and effective tool to supplement a lifestyle intervention in order to enhance patient care for people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Using a quasi-experimental design, seventeen participants diagnosed with prediabetes or T2D were given the STEP™ test and a lifestyle prescription, and either a paper journal or the GlucoGuide™ system to record important health markers. The primary analysis compared clinical fasting blood …