Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on some blood categories in osteoarthritis patients

Evaluate the effect of omega-3 fatty acids [omega-3] on serum lipids [cholesterol and triglycerides] and blood pressure levels in osteoarthritis [OA] patients. 200 female OA patients from Assiut University Hospitals, were diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria [ACR]. They were submitted to socioeconomic history taking, clinical and rheumatological examination and laboratory investigations. They were equally divided to four groups as follows: group [1]: patients were treated with physiotherapy only [control group]. [2]: patients treated with physiotherapy + omega-3 fatty acids [3 capsuleslday]. [3]: patients treated with physiotherapy + [5gm/day linseed oil]. [4]: patients treated with physiotherapy + [350 gm/week fishorsalamon]. Statistical analysis and nutrition education were applied Revealed that mean level of cholesterol was significantly reduced in the participiant OA patients at [P<0.01, P<0.000, P<0.05]. Also serum triglycerides concentration was significantly decreased in patients taking omega-3 fatty acids as linseed oil and fish [group 3 and 4]. The erthrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR] was significant decreased in OA patients taking omega-3 fatty acids [groups2,3,4]. Omega-3 fatty acids from capsules, or linseed oil or fish decreased the systolic blood pressure. Also it was clear that knee joints which are affected were the most common, while hip joints were the least

effect of liquorice on blood categories in diabetic patients

This study included 11 diabetic subjects from El-Husain Hospital, El- Azhar University [7 females and 4 males, age 51 - 73 years] and 8 non- diabetic subjects [4 females and 4 males, ages 33 - 62 years] as control group. All subjects were instructed to eat and receive their normal food and medication and were given 300 g of powdered liquorice. Every subject took 2 teaspoonfuls liquorice [10 mg/day], boiled it in 2 cups of water [about 500 ml] and drank one cup in the early morning before breakfast and the second at bed time, hot or cold up to their preferences of 30 days. Fasting blood samples [5 ml] and blood pressure were taken 3 times [before, after 15 and 30 days of treatment]. Weight and height and body mass index [BMI] were determined. Statistical analysis was done by t test, alteration [%ALT] and ANOVA. Results showed significant differences between the two groups. Liquorice reduced blood glucose significantly in control group at 15 and 30 days [P> 0.01 and 0.05, respectively], while in diabetics it reduced not only blood glucose at 30th day [P <0.05], but also cholesterol at 15 days [P >0.05] and increased HDL at 15 and 30 days [P <0.05 and 0.01]