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ReviewRheumatology advances in practice2022

Nutritional recommendations for patients undergoing prolonged glucocorticoid therapy.

Gabriel P Esteves, Bruna Caruso Mazzolani, Fabiana Infante Smaira, Elizabeth Silva Mendes, Gabriela Guimarães de Oliveira, Hamilton Roschel, Bruno Gualano, Rosa Maria R Pereira, Eimear Dolan

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Review in Rheumatology advances in practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gabriel P EstevesApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-0683
Bruna Caruso MazzolaniApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4687-3128
Fabiana Infante SmairaApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4218-4779
Elizabeth Silva MendesApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.
Gabriela Guimarães de OliveiraApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.
Hamilton RoschelApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9513-6132
Bruno GualanoApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7100-8681
Rosa Maria R PereiraBone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-5028
Eimear DolanApplied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group; School of Physical Education and Sport; Rheumatology Division; Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1018-7601
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucocorticoid (GC) therapy is a common treatment used in rheumatic and autoimmune diseases, owing to its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. However, GC therapy can also induce a number of adverse effects, including muscle and bone loss, hypertension, metabolic perturbations and increased visceral adiposity. We review available evidence in this area and provide nutritional recommendations that might ameliorate these adverse effects. Briefly, optimizing calcium, vitamin D, sodium and protein intake and increasing consumption of unprocessed and minimally processed foods, while decreasing the consumption of ultra-processed foods, might counteract some of the specific challenges faced by these patients. Importantly, we identify a dearth of empirical data on how nutritional intervention might impact health-related outcomes in this population. Further research is required to investigate the clinical and therapeutic efficacy of these theory-based recommendations.

Indexed as

corticosteroiddietfoodlifestylenutritionprednisone

Identifiers

PMID35539442
PMCPMC9080102
OpenAlexW4224295197

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