A trial of a gluten- free diet may improve neurological symptoms. It has seemed logical to conclude that the loss of bone mineral content in aging individuals increases their risk of suffering osteoporotic fractures. A study comparing bone mineral content and osteoporotic fractures in a group of Gambian women and a group of British women revealed that while Gambian women have low bone mineral content they do not seem to suffer minimal trauma fractures as seen in British women. Bone mineral content may be less important as an osteoporotic fracture risk than we have understood. A study of over 4,000 young people showed that those who habitually viewed four or more hours of television per day were more likely to be overweight, to smoke, to use alcohol, to be depressed or hostile.
Diverticulosis is a pouchlike protrusion or bulge of the large intestine.
These pouches may become inflamed. Both men and women who suffer SDB and reported daytime sleepiness had deficits in abstract reasoning ability, poor memory, and reduced attention span. A few case reports have suggested that dementia may be reversible when SDB is properly treated. Another study concludes that individuals who suffer SDB may have more difficulty controlling high blood pressure. A study from France reported that men whose job required them to remain seated for more than three hours a day, men whose jobs required them to spend long hours in motor vehicles, or men who were otherwise exposed to high temperatures during their work day were less likely to father children.