Impact of food processing on postprandial glycaemic and appetite responses in normoglycaemic adults: a randomized, controlled trial

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam S Hafiz ◽  
Matthew D Campbell ◽  
Nicolas Orsi ◽  
Georgia Mappa ◽  
Caroline Orfila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Glycaemic Index ◽  
In Vitro Studies ◽  
Mechanical Processing ◽  
Starch Digestion ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Chickpeas are among the lowest glycaemic index carbohydrate food eliciting protracted digestion and enhanced satiety responses. In vitro studies suggest that mechanical processing of chickpeas significantly increases starch digestion. However,...

scholarly journals Stage 2 Acupuncture for Poor Ovarian Response: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2182
Author(s):  
Jihyun Kim ◽  
Hoyoung Lee ◽  
Tae-Young Choi ◽  
Joong Il Kim ◽  
Byoung-Kab Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Ovarian Response ◽  
Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Ovarian Hyperstimulation ◽  
Poor Ovarian Response ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Acupuncture is believed to improve ovarian reserve and reproductive outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of network-optimized acupuncture followed by IVF on the oocyte yield in women showing a poor ovarian response. This study was an exploratory randomized controlled trial conducted from June 2017 to January 2020 at the Pusan National University Hospital. Women diagnosed with poor ovarian response were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups: IVF alone and Ac + IVF groups (16 acupuncture sessions before IVF treatment). Eight acupoints with high degree centrality and betweenness centrality were selected using network analysis. Among the participants, compared with the IVF treatment alone, the acupuncture + IVF treatment significantly increased the number of retrieved mature oocytes in women aged more than 37 years and in those undergoing more than one controlled ovarian hyperstimulation cycle. The negative correlation between the number of retrieved mature oocytes and consecutive controlled ovarian hyperstimulation cycles was not observed in the Ac + IVF group irrespective of the maternal age. These findings suggest that physicians can consider acupuncture for the treatment of women with poor ovarian response and aged > 37 years or undergoing multiple IVF cycles.

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