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In this month’s alert, we\u2019ve put together a recommended shortlist\u00a0for you of the latest scientific nutrition evidence available, enhanced by the BANT indexing team. \u00a0Articles this month include a look at the possible role of melatonin to manage Covid-19 infection, the thyroid-gut-axis, male fertility and the role of nutrition, and the use of probiotics in anxiety. These, and plenty of other recommendations, are listed below.<\/p>\n
We’ve also highlighted a podcast from BMJ Talks Medicine<\/a> on the sugar tax, as well as a blogpost from Child’s Health<\/a> on the effects of sugary drinks on children’s health. See below for details.<\/p>\n If you want to keep up-to-date with the latest nutrition science, as well as receiving these monthly alerts, you can subscribe to the Nutrition Evidence Databse (NED) for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n By clicking on weekly alerts you will receive a weekly email listing all the newly added content to the database in the past week so that you can keep up-to-date with the latest evidence.\u00a0 Simply log into the database, choose account preferences and check the box “provide me with updates”.<\/p>\n Happy exploring.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Newly Indexed Articles for August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The following articles\u00a0are featured as “recommended reading” this month:\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n Melatonin: Roles in influenza, Covid-19, and other viral infections<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Reviews in medical Virology. 2020<\/p>\n Thyroid-Gut-Axis: How Does the Microbiota Influence Thyroid Function?<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Nutrients. 2020<\/p>\n The impact of nutrition and lifestyle on male fertility<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Archivio Italiano di Urologia, Andrologia. 2020<\/p>\n An algorithm for differentiating food antigen-related gastrointestinal symptoms\u00a0<\/a>in\u00a0Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021<\/p>\n Genetic risk-factors for anxiety in healthy individuals: polymorphisms in genes important for the HPA axis<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0BMC Medical Genetics. 2020<\/p>\n Effects of Microbiota Imbalance in Anxiety and Eating Disorders: Probiotics as Novel Therapeutic Approaches<\/a>in\u00a0International journal of molecular sciences. 2021<\/p>\n Potential role of microbiome in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome\/Myalgic Encephalomyelits (CFS\/ME)<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Scientific reports. 2021<\/p>\n Brain Neurotransmitter Modulation by Gut Microbiota in Anxiety and Depression<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2021<\/p>\n Anxiety reduction through art therapy in women. Exploring stress regulation and executive functioning as underlying neurocognitive mechanisms<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0PloS one. 2019<\/p>\n The association of diabetes-related self-care activities with perceived stress, anxiety, and fatigue: a cross-sectional study<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Patient Preference and Adherence. 2018<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Featured Podcast and Blog Post:<\/strong><\/p>\n BMJ talks medicine: Extending the UK’s sugar tax to snacks<\/a><\/p>\n Children’s Health: The effects of sugary drinks on your child’s health<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Discover more about the BANT Food for your Health Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n BANT is spearheading the \u2018Food for your Health\u2019 campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine and to educate the public on making healthy food choices to prevent and manage metabolic conditions, including those associated with overweight and obesity. Click through to our campaign page for a range of free resources https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/food-for-your-health\/<\/a> including our NED Infobites<\/a>, designed to help simplify the science and help everybody understand the evidence behind nutrition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the August edition of the Nutrition Evidence Alert. In this month’s alert, we\u2019ve put together a recommended shortlist\u00a0for you of the latest scientific nutrition evidence available, enhanced by the BANT indexing team. \u00a0Articles this month include a look at the possible role of melatonin to manage Covid-19 infection, the thyroid-gut-axis, male fertility and the role of nutrition, and the use of probiotics in anxiety. These, and plenty of other recommendations, are listed below. 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