Findings of further studies, possibly taking into consideration the absolute quantities of consumption along with cultural and local issues, would guide the adoption of healthier feeding behaviors in this particular age group.
Doğal bir antioksidan olarak skualenin medikal kullanımıBu derlemenin amacı, koruyucu ve tedavi edici tıp içerisinde skualenin yerini ve önemini vurgulamaktır. Skualen bir triterpen olup, hemoglobinden bağımsız olarak oksijeni hücreye doğrudan taşıyarak tüm vücuda ulaştırabilmektedir. Skualenin kanser oluşumunu önlediği ve yüksek anti-tümör aktivitesine sahip olduğu bildirilmiştir, bu nedenle, çeşitli kanserlerin tedavi sürecinde destekleyici olarak kullanılabilmektedir. Skualenin bu konu ile ilgili epidemiyolojik ve deneysel hayvan araştırmaları ilginç ve umut vericidir. Bununla birlikte, skualenin kimyasal özellikleri nedeniyle farklı hastalıkların tedavisinde kullanılması açısından, insanlarda daha geniş çalışmalarla desteklenmesi gerekmektedir. Anahtar sözcükler: Skualen, triterpen, sitotoksik aktivite, antitümor aktivite, deri hastalıkları, kolesterol metabolizması
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Medical use of squalene as a natural antioxidantThe aim of the present review is to emphasize the importance of squalene, a nutrient, in preventive and therapeutic medicine. Squalene is a triterpene that carries oxygen independent of the hemoglobin and it can carry oxygen directly to cell membranes throughout the body and reach the regions having low oxygen supply. Squalene has been reported to have an inhibitory effect on cancer promotion and a high anti-tumor activity; thus, it is primarily used as a supportive therapy in a variety of cancers. Epidemiological and experimental animal researches regarding squalene's anti-cancer properties are interesting and promising. However, these properties of squalene should be supported by further extensive trials in humans.
Aim:
To determine the awareness of cardiovascular risk factors among university students in Turkey.
Background:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in developed countries. The use of tobacco products and unhealthy diet are prominent habits that increase the risk of CVD.
Methods:
Healthy university students (n = 2450) aged between 18 and 22 years in Istanbul filled out the questionnaire about the awareness of CVD risk factors and participated in this cross-sectional study. They were asked several questions with regard to the importance of CVD risk factors.
Findings:
The leading responses for men and women were, respectively, high cholesterol (58.3; 72.3%), stress (58.8; 71.8%), hypertension (50; 64.2%), smoking (53.1; 58.7%), obesity (46.8; 64.3%), diabetes (41.7; 52.7%), inactivity (43.3; 47.8%), and CVD in family history (31.8; 44.4%). Unhealthy diet (9.7; 15.3%), exposure to second-hand cigarette smoking (24.4; 34%), and poor socioeconomic status (22.6; 22.3%) were also considered to be important. The study also revealed that men disregard the risk factors more frequently. Another comparison between body mass index groups revealed that obese subjects gave significantly lower importance to cardiovascular risk factors.
Conclusion:
Observations indicate that awareness levels of CVD risk factors have to be improved among university students. It is emphasized that primary healthcare workers are very important in the screening of CVD risk factors in an opportunistic and systematic way and in providing consultancy on changing risky behaviors (diet, smoking, etc.). Therefore, it is of utmost importance that primary healthcare workers make interventions to reduce the risk level by determining the CVD risk.
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