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Association of
Circulating Vitamin E (α- and γ-Tocopherol) Levels with Gallstone Disease -
Nutrients. 2018 Jan 27;10(2) - "Since vitamin E exerts
important anti-oxidative functions, we hypothesized that circulating vitamin E
levels might be inversely associated with prevalence of gallstone disease ...
Lower probabilities of having gallstone disease were observed in the top
(compared to the bottom) tertile of the plasma α-tocopherol/cholesterol ratio in
multivariable-adjusted models (OR (Odds Ratio): 0.31; 95% CI (Confidence
Interval): 0.13-0.76). A lower probability of having gallstone disease was also
observed for the γ-tocopherol/cholesterol ratio, though the association did not
reach statistical significance (OR: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.35-1.69 for 3rd vs 1st
tertile). In conclusion, our observations are consistent with the concept that
higher vitamin E levels might protect from gallstone disease, a premise that
needs to be further addressed in longitudinal studies" - [Nutra
USA] - See
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Garlic and onions may reduce cholesterol gallstones: Study - Nutra USA,
11/27/08 - "Mice were divided into groups – one
group was fed the lithogenic diet, and the others fed the lithogenic diet
supplemented with 0.6 and 2.0 per cent garlic and onion, respectively ...
The incidence of gallstones in the latter group was found to be reduced by
15 to 30 per cent" - [Abstract]
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Dietary garlic and
onion reduce the incidence of atherogenic diet-induced cholesterol
gallstones in experimental mice - Br J Nutr. 2008 Nov 5:1-9 -
"Dietary garlic and onion markedly reduced biliary
cholesterol ... Serum and liver cholesterol were decreased by feeding garlic
or onion compared to the LG diet. Thus, dietary Allium spices exerted
antilithogenic influence by decreasing the cholesterol hyper-secretion into
bile and increasing the bile acid output thus decreasing the formation of
lithogenic bile in experimental mice" - See
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Magnesium linked to fewer gallstones - Nutra USA, 2/26/08 -
"After adjusting the results to account for age
differences, which may affect the results, Tsai and co-workers calculated
that men with the highest levels of magnesium intake (454 mg/d) were 28 per
cent less likely to develop gallstones, compared to men with the lowest
average intake (262 mg/d)" - [Abstract]
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Long-term effect of
magnesium consumption on the risk of symptomatic gallstone disease among men
- Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb;103(2):375-82 - "The
age-adjusted relative risks (RRs) for men with total magnesium intake and
dietary magnesium, when the highest and lowest quintiles were compared, were
0.67 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.59-0.77, P for trend <0.0001) and 0.67
(CI 0.59-0.76, P for trend <0.0001), respectively. After adjusting for
multiple potential confounding variables, when extreme quintiles were
compared, the multivariate RR of total magnesium intake (RR 0.72, CI
0.61-0.86, P for trend = 0.006) and dietary magnesium (RR 0.68, CI
0.57-0.82, P for trend = 0.0006) remained significant with a dose-response
relationship ... Our findings suggest a protective role of magnesium
consumption in the prevention of symptomatic gallstone disease among men"
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Magnesium Intake May Cut Risk of Gallstones - Medscape, 2/22/08 -
"Magnesium deficiency is known to cause elevated
triglyceride levels and decreased HDL cholesterol levels, both of which may
raise the risk of gallstones ... Compared with the lowest quintile of total
magnesium intake (median 262 mg/day), the highest quintile of intake (454
mg/day) reduced the risk of gallstone disease by 33%" - See
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Long-Term Effect of Magnesium Consumption on the Risk of Symptomatic
Gallstone Disease Among Men - Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Dec 12 -
"Our findings suggest a protective role of magnesium
consumption in the prevention of symptomatic gallstone disease among men"
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Other News:
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easier way to remove gallstones - Science Daily, 1/18/12 -
"A tiny ultrasonic probe at the tip of the endoscope
locates gallstones, even small ones embedded in the organ's lining. Surgeons
can use the horn-shaped "absorbing box" to get rid of fine,
difficult-to-remove "sludge-like" gallstones - which the authors say can be
compared with "sand sprinkled on a carpet" - by sucking them out like a
vacuum cleaner ... Approximately ten percent of the population suffers from
gallstones"
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Long-term Statin Use Associated With Decreased Risk Of Gallstones Requiring
Surgery - Science Daily, 11/10/09 - "Use of the
cholesterol-lowering drugs statins for more than a year is associated with a
reduced risk of having gallstones requiring surgery"
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Statins Cut Gallstones Risk - WebMD, 10/16/07 -
"The study suggested that overall, current statin use slashed the risk of
having gallbladder removal surgery by 18% -- no matter how long a woman had
been taking the drug ... Women with diabetes who had been taking statins for
two or more years reduced their risk of surgery by 75% ... Statins improve
insulin resistance in people with diabetes but not in nondiabetics"
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Yo-Yo Dieting Ups Men's Gallstone Risk - WebMD, 11/27/06 -
"men who repeatedly lose, then regain 20 or more
pounds through dieting are up to 76% more likely to develop gallstones later
in life than men who maintain a constant weight"
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Trans Fats May Raise Risk of Gallstones - WebMD, 5/11/05 -
"those who consumed the most trans fats had a 23%
higher risk of gallstone disease than those who ate the least amount of
trans fats"
- Hormone Therapy
May Increase Risk of Gallstones - WebMD, 10/1/01 -
"women taking HRT, consisting of the female hormones
estrogen and progestin, were 30% to 40% more likely to need gallbladder
surgery ... Although the chance of HRT leading to gallstones was not great,
the study of more than 2,200 postmenopausal women does raise concerns ...
women taking statins -- the most popular type of cholesterol-lowering drug
-- had a 45% drop in the chance they would need gallbladder surgery"
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