2 times daily for 5 days artemether-lumefantrine dosing for malaria treatment is needed in young children and pregnant women

Objectives:
The fixed dose combination of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) is the most widely used treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, lower cure rates and lumefantrine exposures have been reported in children below 5 years of age and pregnant women during their second and third trimester.

Oral supplementation with chondroitin sulfate reduces pain in knee osteoarthritis

Objectives:
Although glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have showed beneficial effects on joint tissues in osteoarthritis (OA), their therapeutic use in the clinical setting is still debatable. Therefore, this meta-analysis (systematic review) has been conducted.

Do glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate supplements relieve pain of knee osteoarthritis?

Study design:
This review article included RCTs.

Asian vegetarian mothers have an increased risk to deliver babies with low birth weight

Objectives:
Whether a vegetarian diet is appropriate for pregnancy remains unclear. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

What is the association between vegetarian diet during pregnancy and various maternal-fetal outcomes?

Study design:
This review article included 19 observational studies.

Results and conclusions:
The investigators found in pooled analysis no association between vegetarian pregnancy and low birth weight (LBW) [RR = 1.27, 95% CI = 0.98-1.65, p = 0.07, I2 = 0%].

Higher sodium intake and higher dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio are associated with a higher risk of stroke

Objectives:
The association of high sodium intake with risk of stroke has been accepted. But considering the proposed J/U-shaped association between sodium intake and risk of all-cause mortality, the shape of the dose-response relationship has not been determined yet. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

The double burden of malnutrition among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries is common

Objectives:
Adults and young children in countries experiencing the nutrition transition are known to be affected simultaneously by undernutrition and overnutrition. Adolescence is a critical period for growth and development. Yet, it is unknown to what extent this double burden of malnutrition affects adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the macrolevel contextual factors associated with the double burden of malnutrition. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Calcium intake of <750 mg per day could be a risk factor for prostate cancer

Objectives:
Controversial results have been reported concerning the influence of calcium intake on prostate cancer risk. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Does calcium intake increase prostate cancer risk?

Study design:
This review article included 11 cohort studies and 1 case control study.

The average age of majority was between 50-70 years and also about 83%of articles had been performed in the USA.