Anemia in relation to body mass index and waist circumference among chinese women

Background

This study aimed to investigate the relationship of anemia and body mass index among adult women in Jiangsu Province, China. Data were collected in a sub-national cross-sectional survey, and 1,537 women aged 20 years and above were included in the analyses. Subjects were classified by body mass index (BMI) categories as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese according to the Chinese standard. Central obesity was defined as a waist circumference?≥?80 cm. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin concentration?<?12 g/dl. Prevalence ratios (PRs) of the relationship between anemia and BMI or waist circumference were calculated using Poisson regression.

Findings

Overall, 31.1% of the Chinese women were anemic. The prevalence of overweight, obesity and central obesity was 34.2%, 5.8% and 36.2%, respectively. The obese group had the highest concentrations of hemoglobin compared with other BMI groups. After adjustment for confounders, overweight and obese women had a lower PR for anemia (PR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.62-0.89; PR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.43-0.79). Central obesity was inversely associated with anemia.

Conclusion

In this Chinese population, women with overweight/obesity or central obesity were less likely to be anemic as compared to normal weight women. No measures are required currently to target anemia specifically for overweight and obese people in China.     

不同方式处理杜仲雄花总黄酮的提取及抗氧化性研究

以杜仲雄花为原料,单因素结合正交实验,研究了超声辅助杜仲雄花总黄酮的最佳提取工艺条件,并评价不同处理方式对其总黄酮含量的影响及抗氧化性。结果表明,杜仲雄花总黄酮的最佳提取工艺为:乙醇浓度60%,超声温度60℃,超声功率250 W,超声时间20 min,料液比1∶30(g/m L)。该条件下,阴干、杀青、炒制和花粉样品的提取率分别是2.18%,1.85%,3.58%和2.46%,杜仲雄花总黄酮能够有效地清除羟基自由基、超氧阴离子自由基和亚硝酸盐,优于同浓度条件下抗氧化剂VC。     

不同方式处理杜仲雄花总黄酮的提取及抗氧化性研究

以杜仲雄花为原料,单因素结合正交实验,研究了超声辅助杜仲雄花总黄酮的最佳提取工艺条件,并评价不同处理方式对其总黄酮含量的影响及抗氧化性。结果表明,杜仲雄花总黄酮的最佳提取工艺为:乙醇浓度60%,超声温度60℃,超声功率250 W,超声时间20 min,料液比1∶30(g/m L)。该条件下,阴干、杀青、炒制和花粉样品的提取率分别是2.18%,1.85%,3.58%和2.46%,杜仲雄花总黄酮能够有效地清除羟基自由基、超氧阴离子自由基和亚硝酸盐,优于同浓度条件下抗氧化剂VC。     

Decreased blood antioxidant capacity and increased lipid peroxidation in young cigarette smokers compared to nonsmokers: Impact of dietary intake

Background  

Blood of cigarette smokers routinely displays decreased antioxidant capacity and increased oxidized lipids compared to nonsmokers. This is thought to be due to both chronic exposure to cigarette smoke in addition to low intake of dietary antioxidants, and is a routine finding in veteran smokers. No study to date has determined the independent and combined impact of dietary intake and cigarette smoking on blood antioxidant capacity and oxidative stress in a sample of young, novice smokers.     

Dietary conjugated linolenic acid in relation to CLA differently modifies body fat mass and serum and liver lipid levels in rats

The present study compared the effect of dietary conjugated linolenic acid (CLNA) on body fat and serum and liver lipid levels with that of CLA in rats. FFA rich in linoleic acid, α-linolenic acid, CLA, or CLNA were used as experimental fats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (4 wk old) were fed purified diets containing 1% of one of these experimental fats. After 4 wk of feeding, adipose tissue weights, serum and liver lipid concentrations, serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and leptin levels, and hepatic β-oxidation activities were measured. Compared with linoleic acid, CLA and, more potently, CLNA were found to reduce perirenal adipose tissue weight. The same trend was observed in the weight of epididymal adipose tissue. CLNA, but not CLA, was found to significantly increase serum and liver IG concentrations. Serum FFA concentration was also increased in the CLNA group more than in the other groups. The activity of β-oxidation in liver mitochondria and peroxisomes was significantly higher in the CLNA group than in the other groups. Thus, the amount of liver TG exceeded the ability of hepatic β-oxidation. Significant positive correlation was found between the adipose tissue weights and serum leptin levels in all animals (vs. perirenal: r=0.557, P<0.001; vs. epididymal: r=0.405, P<0.05). A less significant correlation was found between adipose tissue weights and serum TNF-α level (vs. perirenal: r=0.069, P<0.1; vs. epididymal: r=0.382, P<0.05). Although the mechanism for the specific effect of CLNA is not clear at present, these findings indicate that in rats CLNA modulated the body fat and TG metabolism differently from CLA.