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The effects of two vitamin D regimens on ulcerative colitis activity index, quality of life and oxidant/anti-oxidant status

The optimum dosage for vitamin D supplementation has not yet been elucidated in patients with Ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two vitamin D regimens in UC patie...

Authors: Sara Karimi, Sanam Tabataba-vakili, Zahra Yari, Forough Alborzi, Mehdi Hedayati, Nasser Ebrahimi-Daryani and Azita Hekmatdoost

Meal analysis for understanding eating behavior: meal- and participant-specific predictors for the variance in energy and macronutrient intake

Meals differ in their nutritional content. This variation has not been fully addressed despite its potential contribution in understanding eating behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the between-...

Authors: Carolina Schwedhelm, Khalid Iqbal, Lukas Schwingshackl, George O. Agogo, Heiner Boeing and Sven Knüppel

Dietary raisin intake has limited effect on gut microbiota composition in adult volunteers

Dried fruits, such as raisins, contain phytochemicals and dietary fibers that contribute to maintaining health, potentially at least partially through modification in gut microbiota composition and activities....

Authors: Akemi T. Wijayabahu, Sheldon G. Waugh, Maria Ukhanova and Volker Mai

Nutraceutical approach for the management of cardiovascular risk – a combination containing the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum BB536 and red yeast rice extract: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Probiotics incorporated into dairy products have been shown to reduce total (TC) and LDL cholesterolemia (LDL-C) in subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia. More specifically, probiotics with high biliary ...

Authors: Massimiliano Ruscica, Chiara Pavanello, Sara Gandini, Chiara Macchi, Margherita Botta, Daria Dall’Orto, Marina Del Puppo, Marco Bertolotti, Raffaella Bosisio, Giuliana Mombelli, Cesare R. Sirtori, Laura Calabresi and Paolo Magni

Current and potential role of grain legumes on protein and micronutrient adequacy of the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children: using linear programming

Grain legumes are appreciated for their contribution to dietary protein and micronutrient intake in addition to their benefits in providing income and replenishing soil fertility. They offer potential benefits...

Authors: Ilse de Jager, Karin J. Borgonjen-van den Berg, Ken E. Giller and Inge D. Brouwer

Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for assessing dietary macronutrients and calcium intake in Cambodian school-aged children

The nutritional status of school-aged children in Cambodia remains largely unknown. No tools for large-scale assessment of daily nutrient intake exist for this population, making development of appropriate int...

Authors: Yoko Horiuchi, Kaoru Kusama, Kanha Sar and Nobuo Yoshiike

Concurrent anemia and stunting in young children: prevalence, dietary and non-dietary associated factors

The existing evidence is limited and contradicting on the co-occurrence of anemia and stunting (CAS) at individual level, despite a great overlap in their risk factors. We aimed to determine the prevalence of ...

Authors: Shimels Hussien Mohammed, Bagher Larijani and Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in men and premenopausal women with celiac disease: a systematic review

Celiac disease (CD) is known as a reason of metabolic osteopathy. Progression of non-invasive methods such as bone densitometry has shown that an important ratio of CD cases is faced with impaired bone mass an...

Authors: Reza Ganji, Meysam Moghbeli, Ramin Sadeghi, Golnaz Bayat and Azita Ganji

Factors that influence dietary behavior toward iron and vitamin D consumption based on the theory of planned behavior in Iranian adolescent girls

The impact of iron and vitamin D supplements among adolescent is not well understood. The prevalence of supplement use, and the behavioral intentions of adolescents was studied to better understand the data on...

Authors: Ali Alami, Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany, Elaheh Lael-Monfared, Gordon A Ferns, Maryam Tatari, Zahra Hosseini and Alireza Jafari

Reliability and validity of assessing energy and nutrient intake with the Vienna food record: a cross-over randomised study

The Vienna Food Record was developed as a simple paper-based pre-coded food record for use in Austrian adults, which can be completed over a flexible period of time. The present study aimed at evaluating test-...

Authors: Peter Putz, Birgit Kogler and Isabel Bersenkowitsch

Effect of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and weekly gestational weight gain on the development of infants

The aim of the present study is to identify the average effect across different time points and to specify the time effects of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and weekly gestational weight gain on the mental develo...

Authors: Chao Li, Lingxia Zeng, Duolao Wang, Shaonong Dang, Tao Chen, Victoria Watson and Hong Yan

Effect of yerba mate and green tea on paraoxonase and leptin levels in patients affected by overweight or obesity and dyslipidemia: a randomized clinical trial

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the intake of yerba mate (YM) and green tea (GT) on serum levels of leptin and paraoxonase-1 (PON-1), compared to control.

Authors: Guilherme Balsan, Lúcia Campos Pellanda, Grasiele Sausen, Thaís Galarraga, Denise Zaffari, Bruna Pontin and Vera Lúcia Portal

Infants with microcephaly due to ZIKA virus exposure: nutritional status and food practices

Children with microcephaly due to vertical exposure to Zika virus are an interesting population for investigation. Highlighted among their unique aspects are those related to nutrition due to its impact on chi...

Authors: Samira Fernandes Morais dos Santos, Fernanda Valente Mendes Soares, Andrea Dunshee de Abranches, Ana Carolina Carioca da Costa, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira and Vania de Matos Fonseca

Does diet strictness level during weekends and holiday periods influence 1-year follow-up weight loss maintenance? Evidence from the Portuguese Weight Control Registry

There is not much evidence about how diet strictness during weekends and holidays influence long-term weight loss maintenance. Our aim was to examine how dieting more or less strictly during weekends and holid...

Authors: Rui Jorge, Inês Santos, Vitor Hugo Teixeira and Pedro Jorge Teixeira

FFQ versus repeated 24-h recalls for estimating diet-related environmental impact

There is an increasing interest in estimating environmental impact of individuals’ diets by using individual-level food consumption data. However, like assessment of nutrient intakes, these data are prone to s...

Authors: Elly Mertens, Anneleen Kuijsten, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Hendriek C. Boshuizen, Edith J. M. Feskens and Pieter van’t Veer

The Australian Research Council Longevity Intervention (ARCLI) study protocol (ANZCTR12611000487910) addendum: neuroimaging and gut microbiota protocol

The Australian Research Council Longevity Intervention (ARCLI) was designed to investigate the effects of two active supplements, Pycnogenol and Bacopa monnieri (CDRI08) on cognitive performance in a cohort of el...

Authors: Tamara Simpson, Saurenne Deleuil, Nicole Echeverria, Mrudhula Komanduri, Helen Macpherson, Chao Suo, Shakuntla Gondalia, Masoumeh Tangestani Fard, Andrew Pipingas, Andrew Scholey and Con Stough

The relationship between the leptin/ghrelin ratio and meals with various macronutrient contents in men with different nutritional status: a randomized crossover study

Hormones, which influence satiety and hunger, play a significant role in body energy balance regulation. Ghrelin is a peptide that plays an important role in short-term appetite regulation, whereas leptin is a...

Authors: Edyta Adamska-Patruno, Lucyna Ostrowska, Joanna Goscik, Barbara Pietraszewska, Adam Kretowski and Maria Gorska

Association between eating behaviour and diet quality: eating alone vs. eating with others

To discover the association between eating alone and diet quality among Korean adults who eat alone measured by the mean adequacy ratio (MAR),

Authors: Wonjeong Chae, Yeong Jun Ju, Jaeyong Shin, Sung-In Jang and Eun-Cheol Park

Co-morbidity, treatment outcomes and factors affecting the recovery rate of under -five children with severe acute malnutrition admitted in selected hospitals from Ethiopia: retrospective follow up study

In spite of the availability of guidelines for the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Ethiopia, high comorbidity and poor treatment outcomes are still observed in therapeutic feeding centers amon...

Authors: Behailu Derseh, Kalayu Mruts, Takele Demie and Tesfay Gebremariam

Periconceptional folic acid supplementation and sex difference in prevention of neural tube defects and their subtypes in China: results from a large prospective cohort study

Folic acid (FA) supplementation is known to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs). We examined whether this preventive effect differs by the sex of the infant.

Authors: Jufen Liu, Zhiwen Li, Rongwei Ye, Jianmeng Liu and Aiguo Ren

Higher dietary magnesium intake is associated with lower body mass index, waist circumference and serum glucose in Mexican adults

Obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) are public health concerns in Mexico of top-level priority due to their high prevalence and their growth rate in recent decades. The accumulation of adipose tissue leads to a...

Authors: Analí Castellanos-Gutiérrez, Tania G. Sánchez-Pimienta, Alicia Carriquiry, Teresa H. M. da Costa and Ana Carolina Ariza

Efficacy of a long-term home parenteral nutrition regimen containing fish oil-derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: a single-centre, randomized, double blind study

Data on the use of lipid emulsions containing fish-oil (FO) derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) in addition to medium- and long-chain triglycerides (MCT/LCT) for long-term home parenteral nutri...

Authors: Helene Bohnert, Max Maurer, Philip C. Calder, Johann Pratschke, Paul Thul and Verena Müller

Maternal periconceptional consumption of sprouted potato and risks of neural tube defects and orofacial clefts

The association between maternal consumption of sprouted potato during periconceptional period on the development of neural tube defects (NTDs) or orofacial clefts (OFCs) remains unclear. We aimed to examine t...

Authors: Wenli Ni, Tian Tian, Le Zhang, Zhiwen Li, Linlin Wang and Aiguo Ren

Comparison of the NHANES dietary screener questionnaire to the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Recall for Children in the Healthy Communities Study

A dietary screener questionnaire (DSQ) was used to assess dietary outcomes among children in the Healthy Communities Study (HCS), a study of the relationships between programs and policies to prevent child obe...

Authors: Sridharshi Chintha Hewawitharana, Frances Elizabeth Thompson, Catherine M. Loria, Warren Strauss, Jyothi Nagaraja, Lorrene Ritchie and Karen Lucy Webb

Dairy intake revisited – associations between dairy intake and lifestyle related cardio-metabolic risk factors in a high milk consuming population

The association between milk and dairy intake and the incidence of cardiometabolic diseases, cancer and mortality has been evaluated in many studies, but these studies have had conflicting results with no clea...

Authors: Ingegerd Johansson, Lena Maria Nilsson, Anders Esberg, Jan-Håkan Jansson and Anna Winkvist

Optimal cut-off for obesity and markers of metabolic syndrome for Ethiopian adults

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as the presence of central obesity plus any two of the following markers: high triglycerides (> 150 mg/dl), low high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol < 40 mg/dl in men...

Authors: Makeda Sinaga, Meron Worku, Tilahun Yemane, Elsah Tegene, Tolassa Wakayo, Tsinuel Girma, David Lindstrom and Tefera Belachew

Development and validation of a quantitative choline food frequency questionnaire for use with drinking and non-drinking pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa

Although animal and human studies have demonstrated interactions between dietary choline and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, dietary choline deficiency in pregnancy is common in the US and worldwide. We soug...

Authors: R. Colin Carter, Sandra W. Jacobson, Sharmilah Booley, Baheya Najaar, Neil C. Dodge, Lori J. Bechard, Ernesta M. Meintjes, Christopher D. Molteno, Christopher P. Duggan, Joseph L. Jacobson and Marjanne Senekal

Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China

Previous research has demonstrated the association between maternal dietary patterns and gestational diabetes (GDM), but evidence in Asian populations remains limited and inconsistent. This study investigated ...

Authors: Jonathan K. L. Mak, Ngoc Minh Pham, Andy H. Lee, Li Tang, Xiong-Fei Pan, Colin W. Binns and Xin Sun

Association of dietary patterns, anthropometric measurements, and metabolic parameters with C-reactive protein and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in middle-aged and older adults with metabolic syndrome in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study

Metabolic syndrome is commonly associated with inflammation. The underlying factors of inflammation in metabolic syndrome are not fully understood. The objective of the study was to determine the association o...

Authors: Ahmad Syauqy, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Hsiao-Hsien Rau and Jane C.-J. Chao

Maternal fruit and vegetable or vitamin C consumption during pregnancy is associated with fetal growth and infant growth up to 6 months: results from the Korean Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) cohort study

Based on data obtained from pregnant women who participated in the Mothers and Children’s Environmental Health (MOCEH) study in South Korea, we aimed to determine whether maternal intake of fruits and vegetabl...

Authors: Won Jang, Hyesook Kim, Bo-Eun Lee and Namsoo Chang

Vegetables and legumes in new Australasian food launches: how are they being used and are they a healthy choice?

Despite the health benefits of regular vegetable and legume consumption, on average Australians are consuming only half of the recommended daily intake. The reasons for this low consumption are complex, and ar...

Authors: Beth Gilham, Ramon Hall and Julie L. Woods

A health facility based case-control study on determinants of low birth weight in Dassie town, Northeast Ethiopia: the role of nutritional factors

Low birth weight remains a major public health problem affecting developing countries. Evidence shows that low birth weight has long lasting negative health consequences through its contribution to stunting, m...

Authors: Semira Ahmed, Kalkidan Hassen and Tolassa Wakayo

Impact of rye-based evening meals on cognitive functions, mood and cardiometabolic risk factors: a randomized controlled study in healthy middle-aged subjects

Whole grain (WG) intake is associated with reduced risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, whereas type 2 diabetes increases the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. The purpose of this...

Authors: Jonna C. Sandberg, Inger M. E. Björck and Anne C. Nilsson

An empirical investigation of the impact of smoking on body weight using an endogenous treatment effects model approach: the role of food consumption patterns

This study explored the influence of cigarette smoking and food consumption patterns on BMI after adjusting for various socio-demographic characteristics. Since weight-based stereotypes may have an impact on s...

Authors: Elena Raptou and Georgios Papastefanou

In utero exposure to extra vitamin D from food fortification and the risk of subsequent development of gestational diabetes: the D-tect study

The primary aim of this study was to assess whether exposure during fetal life to extra vitamin D from food fortification was associated with a reduction in the risk of subsequently developing gestational diab...

Authors: Amélie Keller, Maria Stougård, Peder Frederiksen, Fanney Thorsteinsdottir, Allan Vaag, Peter Damm, Ramune Jacobsen and Berit L. Heitmann

Dietary fiber intake and reduced risk of ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis

Epidemiological studies regarding the association between dietary fiber intake and ovarian cancer risk are still inconsistent. We aimed to review the available evidence and conduct a dose-response meta-analysi...

Authors: Bowen Zheng, Hui Shen, Hedong Han, Ting Han and Yonghong Qin

The relationship between the effect of matured hop extract and physical activity on reducing body fat: re-analysis of data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group study

We recently reported that successive ingestion of matured hop extract (MHE), produced by oxidation of hops, results in a reduction of body fat in healthy overweight participants. A combined effect of MHE and p...

Authors: Shigeo Suzuki, Takahiro Yamazaki, Chika Takahashi, Yuji Kaneko, Yumie Morimoto-Kobayashi and Mikio Katayama

Insights into infancy weight gain patterns for term small-for-gestational-age babies

Too fast or slow weight gain in infancy is bad for health in later life. In this study, we aim to investigate the optimal weight gain pattern during the first 2 y of life for term small-for-gestational-age (SG...

Authors: Huiqing Shi, Xiaodong Yang, Dan Wu, Xiulian Wang, Tingting Li, Honghua Liu, Chong Guo, Jian Wang, Xiangying Hu, Guangjun Yu and Jinjin Chen

A multilevel, multicomponent childhood obesity prevention group-randomized controlled trial improves healthier food purchasing and reduces sweet-snack consumption among low-income African-American youth

Consumption of foods and beverages rich in sugar remains high across all races and ages in the United States. Interventions to address childhood obesity and decrease sugar intake are needed, particularly in lo...

Authors: Angela C. B. Trude, Pamela J. Surkan, Lawrence J. Cheskin and Joel Gittelsohn

The extent and nature of supermarket own brand foods in Australia: study protocol for describing the contribution of selected products to the healthfulness of food environments

While public health experts have identified food environments as a driver of poor diet, they also hold great potential to reduce obesity, non-communicable diseases, and their inequalities. Supermarkets are the...

Authors: Claire Elizabeth Pulker, Georgina S. A. Trapp, Frances Foulkes-Taylor, Jane Anne Scott and Christina Mary Pollard

Validation of repeated self-reported n-3 PUFA intake using serum phospholipid fatty acids as a biomarker in breast cancer patients during treatment

The role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in breast cancer is not clear and under debate. To explore this relationship it is important to have proper validated dietary assessment methods for measurin...

Authors: Sonja H. Brunvoll, Inger Thune, Hanne Frydenberg, Vidar G. Flote, Gro F. Bertheussen, Ellen Schlichting, Kristian S. Bjerve and Anette Hjartåker

Food-related behaviours among individuals with overweight/obesity and normal body weight

Emotional eating is a factor associated with a negative body image and other problematic eating behaviours. In this context little is known about differences between individuals with overweight and obesity and...

Authors: Anna Brytek-Matera, Kamila Czepczor-Bernat and Dominik Olejniczak

Pessimism, diet, and the ability to improve dietary habits: a three-year follow-up study among middle-aged and older Finnish men and women

Dietary habits have a great influence on physiological health. Even though this fact is generally recognized, people do not eat as healthily as they know they should. The factors that support a healthy diet, o...

Authors: Mikko Pänkäläinen, Mikael Fogelholm, Raisa Valve, Olli Kampman, Markku Kauppi, Erja Lappalainen and Jukka Hintikka

Population-based studies of relationships between dietary acidity load, insulin resistance and incident diabetes in Danes

It has been suggested that the acidity of the diet may be related to increased risk of type 2 diabetes. To investigate this hypothesis, we tested if the acidity of the diet, measured as the Potential Renal Aci...

Authors: Joachim Gæde, Trine Nielsen, Mia L. Madsen, Ulla Toft, Torben Jørgensen, Kim Overvad, Anne Tjønneland, Torben Hansen, Kristine H. Allin and Oluf Pedersen

Dietary patterns of university students in the UK: a cross-sectional study

University represents a key transition into adulthood for many adolescents but there are associated concerns about health and behaviours. One important aspect relates to diet and there is emerging evidence tha...

Authors: E. F. Sprake, J. M. Russell, J. E. Cecil, R. J. Cooper, P. Grabowski, L. K. Pourshahidi and M. E. Barker

Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants [shortened version] scores are associated with Healthy Eating Index-2010 scores and other indices of diet quality in healthy adult omnivores and vegetarians

The Healthy Eating Index-2010 is a measure of diet quality as portrayed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; however, computing the Healthy Eating Index score is time consuming and requires trained personn...

Authors: Carol S Johnston, Courtney Bliss, Jessica R Knurick and Cameron Scholtz

Healthy diets ASAP – Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing methods protocol

This paper describes the rationale, development and final protocol of the Healthy Diets Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing (ASAP) method which aims to assess, compare and monitor the price, pric...

Authors: Amanda J Lee, Sarah Kane, Meron Lewis, Elizabeth Good, Christina M Pollard, Timothy J Landrigan and Mathew Dick

Association between whole grain intake and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Epidemiological studies have found that high whole grain intake may be associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer. However, the evidence has not been consistent. We conducted a meta-analysis to quantitati...

Authors: Yunjun Xiao, Yuebin Ke, Shuang Wu, Suli Huang, Siguo Li, Ziquan Lv, Eng-kiong Yeoh, Xiangqian Lao, Samuel Wong, Jean Hee Kim, Graham A. Colditz, Rulla M. Tamimi and Xuefen Su

Identifying children at risk of malnutrition

Authors: Alan A. Jackson

Severely malnourished children with a low weight-for-height have similar mortality to those with a low mid-upper-arm-circumference: II. Systematic literature review and meta-analysis

The WHO recommended criteria for diagnosis of sever acute malnutrition (SAM) are weight-for-height/length Z-score (WHZ) of <− 3Z of the WHO₂₀₀₆ standards, a mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) of < 115 mm, nutriti...

Authors: Emmanuel Grellety and Michael H. Golden