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Dietary carbohydrate quality and risk of breast cancer among women

A few studies have examined the relationship between carbohydrate quality index (CQI) and risk of breast cancer (BC) among women in Middle Eastern countries. We studied the associations between carbohydrate qu...

Authors: Bahareh Sasanfar, Fatemeh Toorang, Elham Mohebbi, Kazem Zendehdel and Leila Azadbakht

A school-based nutrition education program involving children and their guardians in Japan: facilitation of guardian-child communication and reduction of nutrition knowledge disparity

Since the risk of noncommunicable diseases is closely associated with dietary intake, it is important to establish healthy dietary habits in childhood. Although several dietary education programs for children ...

Authors: Keiko Asakura, Sachie Mori, Satoshi Sasaki and Yuji Nishiwaki

Curcuma longa extract improves serum inflammatory markers and mental health in healthy participants who are overweight: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

The dietary spice Curcuma longa, also known as turmeric, has various biological effects. Both a water extract and a supercritical carbon dioxide extract of C. longa showed anti-inflammatory activities in animal s...

Authors: Ryusei Uchio, Kengo Kawasaki, Chinatsu Okuda-Hanafusa, Ryosuke Saji, Koutarou Muroyama, Shinji Murosaki, Yoshihiro Yamamoto and Yoshitaka Hirose

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study assessing the efficacy of magnesium oxide monohydrate in the treatment of nocturnal leg cramps

Magnesium supplements are widely used for prophylaxis and treatment of nocturnal leg cramps (NLC). However, there is little evidence in support of their effectiveness. The main impediment stems from the lack o...

Authors: Olha Barna, Pavlo Lohoida, Yurii Holovchenko, Andrii Bazylevych, Valentyna Velychko, Iryna Hovbakh, Larysa Bula and Michael Shechter

Low vitamin D levels do not aggravate COVID-19 risk or death, and vitamin D supplementation does not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis and GRADE assessment of cohort studies and RCTs

The associations between vitamin D and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and clinical outcomes are controversial. The efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in COVID-19 is also not clear.

Authors: Jie Chen, Kaibo Mei, Lixia Xie, Ping Yuan, Jianyong Ma, Peng Yu, Wengen Zhu, Chunhua Zheng and Xiao Liu

Changes in dairy product consumption and subsequent type 2 diabetes among individuals with prediabetes: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

People with prediabetes can postpone or even reverse progression to type 2 diabetes (T2D) by making dietary changes. This study aimed to examine the association of changes in consumption of total and specific ...

Authors: Emad Yuzbashian, Golaleh Asghari, Parvin Mirmiran, Catherine B. Chan and Fereidoun Azizi

A multi-centre survey on hospital malnutrition: result of PNSI study

Disease-related malnutrition is associated with adverse outcomes such as increased rates of morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospital stay, and extra costs of health care. This study was conducted to assess ...

Authors: Somayeh Poudineh, Forough Shayesteh, Jamshid Kermanchi, Ali-Akbar Haghdoost, Parisa Torabi, Yahya Pasdar, Mohsen Azimi-Nezhad, Mohammad Safarian, Majid Hajifaraji, Saeed Eslami-Hasan-Abadi, Omid Pournik, Bahareh Barkhidarian and Abdolreza Norouzy

Dietary networks identified by Gaussian graphical model and general and abdominal obesity in adults

Gaussian graphical model (GGM) has been introduced as a new approach to identify patterns of dietary intake. We aimed to investigate the link between dietary networks derived through GGM and obesity in Iranian...

Authors: Ahmad Jayedi, Nasim Janbozorgi, Kurosh Djafarian, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad and Sakineh Shab-Bidar

High vitamin K status is prospectively associated with decreased left ventricular mass in women: the Hoorn Study

Vitamin K is associated with reduced cardiovascular disease risk such as heart failure, possibly by carboxylation of matrix-gla protein (MGP), a potent inhibitor of vascular calcification. The relationship of ...

Authors: Joline W. J. Beulens, Elisa Dal Canto, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Roger J. M. W. Rennenberg, Petra J. M. Elders and Adriana Johanne van Ballegooijen

Maternal feeding practices and toddlers’ fruit and vegetable consumption: results from the DIT-Coombe Hospital birth cohort in Ireland

Health benefits of fruit and vegetable have been well recognized. However, insufficient consumption of fruit and vegetable is prevalent among toddlers, and has become a global public health issue. Maternal fee...

Authors: Xiyao Liu, Qianling Zhou, Keara Clarke, Katherine M. Younger, Meijing An, Zhouyinuo Li, Yang Tan and John M. Kearney

Dietary fructose and risk of metabolic syndrome in Chinese residents aged 45 and above: results from the China National Nutrition and Health Survey

A growing number of researches supported that dietary fructose was associated with most of the key features of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, there was no related epidemiological studies among Chinese pop...

Authors: Shaojie Pang, Pengkun Song, Xueqian Sun, Wentao Qi, Chun Yang, Ge Song, Yong Wang and Jian Zhang

The impact of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, calcium, and parathyroid hormone levels on the risk of coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study

To investigate the causal association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), calcium (Ca), and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with diabetes using...

Authors: Songzan Chen, Fangkun Yang, Tian Xu, Yao Wang, Kaijie Zhang, Guosheng Fu and Wenbin Zhang

Association of dietary fiber intake with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Chinese population

Epidemiological evidence concerning dietary fiber on newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is sparse. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary fiber in...

Authors: Fubi Jin, Jinghong Zhang, Long Shu and Wei Han

Prospective study of dietary mushroom intake and risk of mortality: results from continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2014 and a meta-analysis

Whether mushroom consumption, which is a rich source of potent antioxidants ergothioneine and glutathione, vitamins, and minerals (e.g., selenium & copper), is associated with a lower mortality risk is not wel...

Authors: Djibril M. Ba, Xiang Gao, Laila Al-Shaar, Joshua Muscat, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Paddy Ssentongo, Xinyuan Zhang, Guodong Liu, Robert B. Beelman and John P. Richie Jr

NCGS like IBS ‘type’ symptoms is a diagnosis of exclusion

Authors: H. Ahmed, R. Hallam, G. Webster, A. Rej, I. D. Croall, S. H. Coleman, T. Key, R. Buckle, C. C. Shaw, J. Goodwin, I. Aziz and D. S. Sanders

Dietary macronutrient intake according to sex and trait anxiety level among non-diabetic adults: a cross-sectional study

Studies suggest that anxiety is correlated with eating behavior, however, little is known about the association between anxiety status as predictor of dietary macronutrient intake. The aim of the present study...

Authors: Junko Kose, Léopold K. Fezeu, Mathilde Touvier, Sandrine Péneau, Serge Hercberg, Pilar Galan and Valentina A. Andreeva

Are there socio-demographic differences in salt behaviours and fruit and vegetable consumption in Australian adults? A nationally representative cross-sectional survey

Diets low in fruit and vegetables and high in salt are among the top dietary risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Using a nationally representative sample of Australians, this study aimed to desc...

Authors: Emalie Rosewarne, Joseph Alvin Santos, Annet Hoek, Carley Grimes, Caryl Nowson, Jacqui Webster and Kristy A. Bolton

Early life and socio-economic determinants of dietary trajectories in infancy and early childhood – results from the HSHK birth cohort study

Early childhood is a period when dietary behaviours are established. This study aimed to examine the longitudinal intake of core and discretionary foods and identify early life and socio-economic factors influ...

Authors: Narendar Manohar, Andrew Hayen, Loc Do, Jane Scott, Sameer Bhole and Amit Arora

Impact of taxes on purchases of close substitute foods: analysis of cross-price elasticities using data from a randomized experiment

To examine the effects of health-related food taxes on substitution and complementary purchases within food groups, including from unhealthier to healthier alternatives and between brands.

Authors: Jody C. Hoenink, Wilma E. Waterlander, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Nick Wilson, Joline W. J. Beulens and Nhung Nghiem

Dietary patterns and cardiometabolic diseases in 0.5 million Chinese adults: a 10-year cohort study

The effect of the overall diet quality on cardiometabolic diseases has been well studied in the Western population. However, evidence is still in need regarding dietary patterns depicting unique Chinese dietar...

Authors: Chenxi Qin, Jun Lv, Canqing Yu, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Meng Gao, Huaidong Du, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Leijia Shen, Songgen Zhou, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen and Liming Li

Food insecurity among households with children during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a study among social media users across the United States

In the United States, approximately 11% of households were food insecure prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aims to describe the prevalence of food insecurity among adults and households with ch...

Authors: Niyati Parekh, Shahmir H. Ali, Joyce O’Connor, Yesim Tozan, Abbey M. Jones, Ariadna Capasso, Joshua Foreman and Ralph J. DiClemente

Dietary and herbal supplements for weight loss: assessing the quality of patient information online

Given the high prevalence of dietary and herbal supplement (DHS) use in tandem with the growing ease of internet access, patients commonly search online for consumer health information about these products. On...

Authors: Jeremy Y. Ng, Saad Ahmed and Catherine Jiayi Zhang

A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study to evaluate the causal role of reduced blood vitamin D levels with type 2 diabetes risk in South Asians and Europeans

Multiple observational studies have reported an inverse relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations (25(OH)D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the results of short- and long-term interventional ...

Authors: Cynthia A. Bejar, Shiwali Goyal, Shoaib Afzal, Massimo Mangino, Ang Zhou, Peter J. van der Most, Yanchun Bao, Vipin Gupta, Melissa C. Smart, Gagandeep K. Walia, Niek Verweij, Christine Power, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Jai Rup Singh, Narinder K. Mehra, Gurpreet S. Wander…

Socioeconomic status and lifestyle factors modifies the association between snack foods intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome

Intake of snack foods has been previously associated with an elevated risk of chronic disease; however, studies on snack foods and metabolic syndrome (MetS) while considering the modifying effect of socioecono...

Authors: Parvin Mirmiran, Maryam Aghayan, Bahar Bakhshi, Somayeh Hosseinpour-Niazi and Fereidoun Azizi

Dietary intake of fatty acids and risk of pancreatic cancer: Golestan cohort study

As pancreatic cancer (PC) is a malignancy with poor prognosis, finding strategies for its prevention became a notable priority. Among all the factors influencing the risk of PC, dietary items especially fats a...

Authors: Neda Ghamarzad Shishavan, Sahar Masoudi, Ashraf Mohamadkhani, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Maryam Sharafkhah, Hossein Poustchi, Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Azita Hekmatdoost and Akram Pourshams

Validation of improved 24-hour dietary recall using a portable camera among the Japanese population

The collection of weighed food records (WFR) is a gold standard for dietary assessment. We propose using the 24-h recall method combined with a portable camera and a food atlas (24hR-camera). This combination ...

Authors: Yumi Matsushita, Tosei Takahashi, Kumiko Asahi, Emiko Harashima, Hiroko Takahashi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yoshiko Tsumuraya, Nobuko Sarukura, Masashi Furuta, Heizo Tanaka and Tetsuji Yokoyama

Association between egg consumption and arterial stiffness: a longitudinal study

Inconsistent associations between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk have been observed in previous studies. This study aims to longitudinally investigate the association between egg consump...

Authors: Naiwen Ji, Zhe Huang, Xinyuan Zhang, Yuanyuan Sun, Shumao Ye, Shuohua Chen, Katherine L. Tucker, Shouling Wu and Xiang Gao

COVID-19: Up to 82% critically ill patients had low Vitamin C values

There are limited proven therapeutic options for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. We underwent an observational study with the aim of measure plasma vitamin C levels in a population of critically ill ...

Authors: Teresa Maria Tomasa-Irriguible and Lara Bielsa-Berrocal

High burden of anemia among pregnant women in Tanzania: a call to address its determinants

Anemia in pregnancy is behind a significant burden of maternal mortality and poor birth outcomes globally. Efforts to address it need evidence on trends and its pertinent factors as they vary from one area to ...

Authors: Bruno F. Sunguya, Yue Ge, Linda Mlunde, Rose Mpembeni, Germana Leyna and Jiayan Huang

Energy drink consumption among Australian adolescents associated with a cluster of unhealthy dietary behaviours and short sleep duration

Non-alcoholic energy drinks (‘energy drinks’) are high in sugar, as well as caffeine, leading to concerns regarding their suitability for children and adolescents. Despite this, marketing of energy drinks is o...

Authors: Tegan Nuss, Belinda Morley, Maree Scully and Melanie Wakefield

Neonatal heel prick screening TSH concentration in the Netherlands as indicator of iodine status

Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (nTSH) is proposed as indicator of iodine deficiency in a population. Population’s iodine sufficiency is indicated by a proportion of the newborns less than 3% having nTSH ...

Authors: Janneke Verkaik-Kloosterman

Dietary and lifestyle behavior in adults with epilepsy needs improvement: a case-control study from northeastern Poland

Several factors predispose individuals with epilepsy to chronic diseases. Among them, nutrition and lifestyle factors have not been sufficiently studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate patien...

Authors: Kamila Szałwińska, Monika Cyuńczyk, Jan Kochanowicz and Anna M. Witkowska

Effect of probiotic fermented dairy products on incidence of respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Previous studies have suggested that the consumption of probiotic fermented dairy products (PFDP) may have a protective effect on respiratory tract infections (RTIs). However, the results of studies are inconc...

Authors: Kamil Rashidi, Bahman Razi, Mina Darand, Azadeh Dehghani, Parisa Janmohammadi and Shahab Alizadeh

“Association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and risk of irritable bowel syndrome: a case-control study”

Pathophysiology of IBS is not well recognized; however, several studies have shown the possible relationship between diet and risk of IBS. We assessed the ability of the dietary inflammatory index (DII) to pre...

Authors: Elham Eslampour, Koroush Ghanadi, Vahideh Aghamohammadi, Alireza Moayed Kazemi, Rasool Mohammadi, Farhad Vahid and Amir Abbasnezhad

Assessing the relation between alcohol consumption and risk of disease and mortality – reply

Authors: Xinyuan Zhang, Shouling Wu and Xiang Gao

Assessing the relation between alcohol consumption and risk of disease and mortality

Authors: Benyamin Alam, Mehreen Anwar, Leonardo Bareli and Shamia Chowdhury

Diet quality in relation to the risk of hypertension among Iranian adults: cross-sectional analysis of Fasa PERSIAN cohort study

Hypertension is a common chronic disease with various complications and is a main contributing factor to cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to assess the association of diet quality, assessed by di...

Authors: Amir Motamedi, Maryam Ekramzadeh, Ehsan Bahramali, Mojtaba Farjam and Reza Homayounfar

Residential exposure to fast-food restaurants and its association with diet quality, overweight and obesity in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional analysis in the EPIC-NL cohort

Unhealthy food environments may contribute to unhealthy diets and risk of overweight and obesity through increased consumption of fast-food. Therefore, we aimed to study the association of relative exposure to...

Authors: Marjolein C. Harbers, Joline W.J. Beulens, Jolanda MA Boer, Derek Karssenberg, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Femke Rutters, Ilonca Vaartjes, WM Monique Verschuren and Yvonne T. van der Schouw

Clinically-diagnosed vitamin deficiencies and disorders in the entire United States military population, 1997–2015

This study examined incidence rates, temporal trends, and demographic factors associated with vitamin deficiencies/disorders in all United States military personnel from 1997 to 2015 (mean N = 1,382,266/year).

Authors: Joseph J. Knapik, Emily K. Farina, Victor L. Fulgoni III and Harris R. Lieberman

Impact of sociodemographic factors on the consumption of tubers in Brazil

Although tubers play a significant role in Brazilian agriculture, very little is known about the intake of tubers among the Brazilian population. The objective of this study was to characterize the intake of t...

Authors: Justyna Horodyska, Sandrine Pigat, Jasmin Wonik, Foteini Bompola, David Cai, Colin D. Rehm and Tanhia D. Gonzalez

The effects of Taurine supplementation on inflammatory markers and clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Traumatic brain injury is a public health concern and is the main cause of death among various types of trauma. The inflammatory conditions due to TBI are associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes. Taurine...

Authors: Mahsa Vahdat, Seyed Ahmad Hosseini, Farhad Soltani, Bahman Cheraghian and Masih Namjoonia

Food marketing and gender among children and adolescents: a scoping review

Pervasive marketing of unhealthy foods is a contributing factor to the growth of the global epidemic of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity. Sex and gender differences come into play in the design ...

Authors: Luciana Castronuovo, Leila Guarnieri, María Victoria Tiscornia and Lorena Allemandi

Effect of topical applications of sunflower seed oil on systemic fatty acid levels in under-two children under rehabilitation for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial

Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have inadequate levels of fatty acids (FAs) and limited capacity for enteral nutritional rehabilitation. We hypothesized that topical high-linoleate sunflower seed...

Authors: K. M. Shahunja, Daniel C. Sévin, Lindsay Kendall, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md. Iqbal Hossain, Mustafa Mahfuz, Xinyi Zhu, Krishan Singh, Sunita Singh, Jonathan M. Crowther, Rachel A. Gibson and Gary L. Darmstadt

The association of carotid artery atherosclerosis with the estimated excretion levels of urinary sodium and potassium and their ratio in Chinese adults

Arterial stiffness is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. However, the association between sodium/potassium intake and vascular stiffness was inconsistent. Therefore, a large community-based cross-secti...

Authors: Shuang Peng, Jiangang Wang, Yuanming Xiao, Lu Yin, Yaguang Peng, Lin Yang, Pingting Yang, Yaqin Wang, Xia Cao, Xiaohui Li and Ying Li

Evaluation of the effect of vitamin D supplementation on spermatogram, seminal and serum levels of oxidative stress indices in asthenospermia infertile men: a study protocol for a triple-blind, randomized controlled trial

It is suggested that vitamin D may have a beneficial role in male reproduction. The male reproductive system is a target tissue for vitamin D. This study will aim to evaluate the effects of vitamin D supplemen...

Authors: Leila Maghsoumi-Norouzabad, Ahmad Zare Javid, Anahita Mansoori, Mohammadreza Dadfar and Amirarsalan Serajian

Association between dietary inflammatory potential and risk of developing gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study

Limited and inconsistent data are available regarding the relationship between the dietary inflammatory potential (DIP) and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Authors: Sanaz Soltani, Azadeh Aminianfar, Hossein Hajianfar, Leila Azadbakht, Zahra Shahshahan and Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

Effect of probiotic supplementation along with calorie restriction on metabolic endotoxemia, and inflammation markers in coronary artery disease patients: a double blind placebo controlled randomized clinical trial

Alterations in the gut microbiome (dysbiosis) has been associated with increased microbial translocation, leading to chronic inflammation in coronary artery disease (CAD). It has been proposed that modulation ...

Authors: Jalal Moludi, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Shaimaa A. Qaisar, Pourya Gholizadeh, Mohammad Alizadeh and Hamed Jafari Vayghyan

Nutritional screening based on objective indices at admission predicts in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19

Could nutritional status serve as prognostic factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? The present study evaluated the clinical and nutritional characteristics of COVID-19 patients and explored the rela...

Authors: Feier Song, Huan Ma, Shouhong Wang, Tiehe Qin, Qing Xu, Huiqing Yuan, Fei Li, Zhonghua Wang, Youwan Liao, Xiaoping Tan, Xiuchan Song, Qing Zhang and Daozheng Huang

Anxiety is associated with appetitive traits in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 has impacted mental health globally, however, associations between anxiety and appetitive traits during the pandemic are unreported. This study evaluated anxiety symptom severity and associations with...

Authors: Kathryn E. Coakley, Huyen Le, Spirit Rae Silva and Aspen Wilks

Altered alcohol consumption during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, many countries around the world have imposed lockdown measures in order to reduce virus spread. Social isolation is known to have a significant psycho...

Authors: Julius Steffen, Jenny Schlichtiger, Bruno C. Huber and Stefan Brunner