Effectiveness of a multi-component intervention including pictorial warnings to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption - a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a significant source of added sugars in the Indian diet, contributing to adverse health outcomes such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dental caries. Multi-component interventions (MCIs) have shown promise in reducing the consumption of harmful products like tobacco. This study assessed the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention-comprising Pictorial Health Warnings (PHWs), educational pamphlets, and targeted counseling-in reducing parental purchases of SSBs for children.

Sonographic evaluation of antenatal umbilical coiling index and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A prospective cohort study.

Background: The umbilical cord coiling index (UCI) is a critical indicator of fetal well-being and pregnancy outcomes. Aberrant umbilical coiling patterns, including hypo- and hypercoiling, have been associated with adverse perinatal sequelae. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between antenatal UCI (aUCI) and perinatal outcomes in an Indian cohort.

The Double Burden: Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms in a Rural Community of Southern India.

Introduction: Food insecurity has been linked to adverse mental health outcomes, particularly depression. However, there is a paucity of community-based studies investigating this association, especially in southern India. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity and examine its association with depressive symptoms among adults in a rural village in Telangana, India.

The effects of spilanthol (SA3X) supplementation on muscle size and strength in healthy men - a randomized parallel-group placebo-controlled trial.

Objectives: To assess the effects of daily spilanthol (SA3X) supplementation over three months on muscle metrics and hormonal profiles in healthy males.

Methods: A total of 546 participants were randomized into SA3X or placebo groups, with or without structured exercise. Muscle size (mid-arm, chest, thigh circumference) and strength (bench-press, squatting) were measured pre- and post-intervention.

School Teachers' Perspectives on National Iron Plus Initiative Implementation: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: To explore the school teachers' perspectives on factors affecting the implementation of National Iron Plus Initiative (NIPI).

Methods: A qualitative participatory study was conducted in six schools in rural areas of Telangana, involving free listing, pile sorting, and force field analysis. Analysis included frequency calculations, multidimensional scaling, hierarchical cluster analysis, and thematic analysis.

Impact of metformin therapy on serum visfatin levels in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and randomized permuted meta-analysis.

Visfatin, an, is associated with reproductive and metabolic disorders like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Although visfatin levels are known to be elevated in PCOS, the effect of metformin treatment on these levels remains unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to assess changes in circulating visfatin levels before and after metformin intervention in PCOS patients.

To Evaluate Structured Competency-Based Curriculum for Health Programs among Community Medicine Postgraduates: Mixed Method Approach.

Background: The postgraduate curriculum needs to be given a definite shape so as to make health programs more intensive and integrative. In the present scenario, most of the information is unclear and infrequent. A structured public health competency-based education is an important aspect to consider for integrative health care.

Anti-hyperlipidemic effects of 500 mg spilanthol (SA3X) supplementation in people with dyslipidemia - a randomized, parallel-group placebo-controlled trial.

Objectives: Dyslipidemia is a critical risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This study investigated the impact of 500 mg of spilanthol (SA3X) supplementation on lipid profiles in men with dyslipidemia using a randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled design.

Methods: A total of 279 male participants were randomly allocated to one of four groups: SA3X without exercise, placebo without exercise, SA3X with exercise, and placebo with exercise.

Understanding the need for developing a structured competency-based curriculum for health policy and programs among community medicine postgraduates: A grounded theory approach.

Introduction: Many plans and policy changes about health outcomes have evolved, but none of them have ever given a definite shape to the postgraduate (PG) curriculum so as to make it more intensive and integrative, which needs to be so structured and tailored that it is more patient, community centric, and less knowledge based.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to identify the gap in existing curriculum in learning of health policy and program among PGs of community medicine and recommend a structured model for the same.

Materials And Methods: A qualitative study (grounded theory approach) with all PGs of community medicine in one teaching institute in South India (8 PG students) was taken up.

Effect of SA3X (Spilanthes acmella) Supplementation on Serum Testosterone Levels in Males with Erectile Dysfunction - A Parallel Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

To determine whether SA3X () supplementation improves serum testosterone levels, in comparison with placebo, in participants with erectile dysfunction (ED) and low testosterone levels. This double-blind placebo-controlled parallel-group was conducted in Hyderabad, India, among male participants who were randomized to SA3X therapy or placebo (1:1) for three months. The change of serum testosterone levels from baseline to months 1, 2, 3 and 6 (three months after completion of the intervention) were assessed using a mixed model repeated measures analysis.

Evaluation of Serum Testosterone Levels Following Three Months of SA3X (Spilanthes acmella) Supplementation.

Introduction:  Low testosterone is usually associated with erectile dysfunction (ED). SA3X () has proven to be effective in alleviating symptoms of ED, which could be due to an alteration in serum testosterone levels. This study was carried out to evaluate the change in testosterone levels in participants with ED supplemented with SA3X for three months.

Randomized, Triple-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of SA3X (Spilanthes acmella) for the Management of Erectile Dysfunction.

Introduction has been used as an aphrodisiac in India and other countries. However, studies concerning humans have been limited. This randomized controlled trial was carried out to evaluate the effect of SA3X capsules containing 500 mg of on sexual function domain scores in sexually active men with symptoms of erectile dysfunction (ED) using the Men's Sexual Health Questionnaire (MSHQ).

Evaluation of effects of Spilanthes acmella extract on muscle mass and sexual potency in males: A population-based study.

Introduction: Spilanthol, an active metabolite of the herb , has many biological and pharmacological effects with limited studies on humans.

Objectives: To determine the extent of increase/decrease in muscle mass and sexual frequency over a period of 3 weeks and 2 months in participants consuming SA3X capsules (containing 500 mg of extract, standardized to 3.5% spilanthol delivering 17.

Association between mid-upper arm circumference and body mass index in pregnant women to assess their nutritional status.

Background: Underweight/ Undernourished is a state when the body mass index (BMI) falls below 18.5 kg/m2 and as per National Family and Health Survey-4, 22.9% of women in the reproductive age group fall into this category.

Maternal Nutrition and Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain in Relation to Birth Weight: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study in India.

Inadequate/excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) can cause adverse pregnancy outcomes and only few studies have described patterns of weight gain in Indian women. Also, studies pertaining to dietary intake throughout gestation are insufficient. This prospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate GWG and nutrient intake in all trimesters of pregnancy and investigate the relationship between themselves along with that of birth weight (BW).