...Anne Koopmann; Jennifer Bez; Tagrid Lemenager; Derik Hermann; Christina Dinter; Iris Reinhard; Heiko Hoffmann; Klaus Wiedemann; Georg Winterer; Falk Kiefer Background: Weight gain is a common but only a partially understood consequence of smoking cessation. Existing data suggest modulating effects...

... for allergy prevention remain limited to avoidance of cigarette smoke, promotion of breastfeeding and the use of hydrolysed formula when breastfeeding is not possible. Allergen avoidance strategies have been largely removed from most guidelines. It is hoped that a number of ongoing studies will help provide...

...Sun Hee Lee; Eunju Park; Yoo Kyoung Park Aims: The relationship between glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphisms and susceptibility to smoking-induced oxidative damage was investigated in healthy Korean smokers. Methods: Forty-nine healthy male smokers (20–59 years) participated in the study...

... Plasma tocopherols Plasma lipids Diet Alcohol drinking Smoking Gender Ann Nutr Metab 1988;32:297-304 © 1988 S. Karger AG, Basel 0250-6807/88/0326-029782.75/0 Rétinol, caroténoïdes et tocophérols plasmatiques: facteurs de variation biologique entre 18 et 45 ans Plasma Rétinol, Carotenoids...

... in the tropics as compared to the Anglo-Saxon population. The significantly high occurrence of chronic gastritis in the inmates of the poor-house included as a subgroup of asymptomatic normals, points towards the possible role of chronic malnutrition in causing chronic gastritis. Spices, tea and smoking did...

...Sana S. Al Mutairi; Olusegun A. Mojiminiyi; Aida A. Shihab-Eldeen; Ahmad Al Sharafi; Nabila Abdella Background: Despite the well-known inverse association between smoking and body weight, there have been conflicting reports on the association between smoking and adipokines such as leptin...

...T. Ruf; G. Nagel; H.-P. Altenburg; A.B. Miller; B. Thorand Aims: The study was carried out to determine associations of reported alcohol intake with dietary habits, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and smoking. Subjects and Methods: 24,894 subjects who participated in the baseline...

..., the serum selenium concentration was not affected by cigarette smoking. Conclusions: The serum selenium concentration is influenced by dietary habits, but not by cigarette smoking. Frequent consumption of ham, tea and honey may be effective to improve the selenium concentration in the sera of selenium...

... unrelated to this hormone. Alcohol intake and tobacco smoking tended to be positively related to DHEA, but the respective associations were not statistically significant. Conclusion: There has been a growing interest in replacement of DHEA in ageing adults. If confirmed, our results would indicate...