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Weekday snacking prevalence, frequency, and energy contribution have increased while foods consumed during snacking have shifted among Australian children and adolescents: 1995, 2007 and 2011–12 National Nutrition Surveys

There are limited data on the evolution of eating habits, including snacking, in Australia. This study aimed to understand snacking trends among Australian children over three previous National Nutrition Surveys.

Authors: Flávia Fayet-Moore, Véronique Peters, Andrew McConnell, Peter Petocz and Alison L. Eldridge

Fatty fish intake and attention performance in 14–15 year old adolescents: FINS-TEENS - a randomized controlled trial

Fatty fish is the dominant dietary source of n-3 LCPUFAs but it also contains other micronutrients considered important for brain development and function. To our knowledge, the effect of fatty fish intake on ...

Authors: Katina Handeland, Jannike Øyen, Siv Skotheim, Ingvild E. Graff, Valborg Baste, Marian Kjellevold, Livar Frøyland, Øyvind Lie, Lisbeth Dahl and Kjell M. Stormark

Serum phospholipid fatty acids, dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes among urban Ghanaians

Previously, a “purchase” pattern (rich in vegetable oil, manufactured foods, red meat and poultry, fruits, and vegetables) was identified among adults in urban Ghana and was inversely associated with T2D, whil...

Authors: Franziska Jannasch, George Bedu-Addo, Matthias B. Schulze, Frank P. Mockenhaupt and Ina Danquah

Social disparities in food preparation behaviours: a DEDIPAC study

The specific role of major socio-economic indicators in influencing food preparation behaviours could reveal distinct socio-economic patterns, thus enabling mechanisms to be understood that contribute to socia...

Authors: Caroline Méjean, Wendy Si Hassen, Séverine Gojard, Pauline Ducrot, Aurélie Lampuré, Hans Brug, Nanna Lien, Mary Nicolaou, Michelle Holdsworth, Laura Terragni, Serge Hercberg and Katia Castetbon

Food intake patterns and cardiovascular risk factors in Japanese adults: analyses from the 2012 National Health and nutrition survey, Japan

There is an increasing global interest in the role of Japanese diet as a possible explanation for the nation’s healthy diet, which contributes to the world’s highest life-expectancy enjoyed in Japan. However, ...

Authors: Nay Chi Htun, Hitomi Suga, Shino Imai, Wakana Shimizu and Hidemi Takimoto

Circulating magnesium levels and incidence of coronary heart diseases, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Data on the associations between circulating magnesium (Mg) levels and incidence of coronary heart diseases (CHD), hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are inconsistent and inconclusive. The aim o...

Authors: Jiang Wu, Pengcheng Xun, Qingya Tang, Wei Cai and Ka He

Vitamin-D status and neurodevelopment and growth in young north Indian children: a secondary data analysis

Vitamin-D deficiency has been linked with impaired development in animal studies; however, the evidence from human studies is scanty. Evidence as to whether vitamin-D deficiency during early childhood affects ...

Authors: Ranadip Chowdhury, Sunita Taneja, Nita Bhandari, Ingrid Kvestad, Tor A. Strand and Maharaj Kishan Bhan

Food choice motives including sustainability during purchasing are associated with a healthy dietary pattern in French adults

Sustainability has become a greater concern among consumers that may influence their dietary intake. Only a few studies investigated the relationship between sustainable food choice motives and diet and they f...

Authors: B. Allès, S. Péneau, E. Kesse-Guyot, J. Baudry, S. Hercberg and C. Méjean

Nutritional quality of meals and snacks assessed by the Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system in relation to overall diet quality, body mass index, and waist circumference in British adults

Studies examining meal and snack eating behaviors in relation to overall diet and health markers are limited, at least partly because there is no definitive consensus about what constitutes a snack, a meal, or...

Authors: Kentaro Murakami

Association between dietary patterns and cognitive function among 70-year-old Japanese elderly: a cross-sectional analysis of the SONIC study

An increasing number of studies in Western countries have shown that healthy dietary patterns may have a protective effect against cognitive decline and dementia. However, information on this relationship amon...

Authors: Hitomi Okubo, Hiroki Inagaki, Yasuyuki Gondo, Kei Kamide, Kazunori Ikebe, Yukie Masui, Yasumichi Arai, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Satoshi Sasaki, Takeshi Nakagawa, Mai Kabayama, Ken Sugimoto, Hiromi Rakugi and Yoshinobu Maeda

Health outcomes of non-nutritive sweeteners: analysis of the research landscape

Food products containing non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) instead of sugar have become increasingly popular in the last decades. Their appeal is obviously related to their calorie-free sweet taste. However, wit...

Authors: Szimonetta Lohner, Ingrid Toews and Joerg J. Meerpohl

Change in serum level of vitamin D and associated factors at early phase of bone healing among fractured adult patients at University of Gondar teaching hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective follow up study

Currently, Vitamin D deficiency is a major public health problem and it affects more than one billion people worldwide. Vitamin D is crucial for bone mineralization and ossification. Patients with fractures ne...

Authors: Yalelet Fentaw, Haile Woldie, Solomon Mekonnen and Adino Tesfahun Tsegaye

A healthy approach to dietary fats: understanding the science and taking action to reduce consumer confusion

Consumers are often confused about nutrition research findings and recommendations. As content experts, it is essential that nutrition scientists communicate effectively. A case-study of the history of dietary...

Authors: Ann G. Liu, Nikki A. Ford, Frank B. Hu, Kathleen M. Zelman, Dariush Mozaffarian and Penny M. Kris-Etherton

Transition from F-75 to ready-to-use therapeutic food in children with severe acute malnutrition, an observational study in Uganda

World Health Organization now recommends the transition from F-75 to ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) in the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). We described the transition from F-75 to RUTF an...

Authors: Betty Lanyero, Hanifa Namusoke, Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi, Benedikte Grenov, Ezekiel Mupere, Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, Christian Mølgaard, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Henrik Friis and André Briend

Alcohol consumption and its interaction with adiposity-associated genetic variants in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference and body weight

Studies have suggested a link between alcohol intake and adiposity. However, results from longitudinal studies have been inconsistent, and a possible interaction with genetic predisposition to adiposity measur...

Authors: Jeanett F Rohde, Lars Ängquist, Sofus C. Larsen, Janne S. Tolstrup, Lise Lotte N. Husemoen, Allan Linneberg, Ulla Toft, Kim Overvad, Jytte Halkjær, Anne Tjønneland, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen and Berit L Heitmann

Food consumption patterns of adolescents aged 14–16 years in Kolkata, India

The nutrition transition has brought about rapid changes in the structure of the Indian diet. The replacement of traditional home-cooked meals with ready-to-eat, processed foods has contributed to an increased...

Authors: Neha Rathi, Lynn Riddell and Anthony Worsley

Randomized supplementation of 4000 IU vitamin D₃ daily vs placebo on the prevalence of anemia in advanced heart failure: the EVITA trial

Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels (< 75 nmol/l) are inversely associated with anemia prevalence. Since anemia and low 25OHD levels are common in patients with heart failure (HF), we aimed to investigate w...

Authors: J. B. Ernst, S. Prokop, U. Fuchs, J. Dreier, J. Kuhn, C. Knabbe, H. K. Berthold, S. Pilz, I. Gouni-Berthold, J. F. Gummert, J. Börgermann and A. Zittermann

Cross-sectional association between soda consumption and body mass index in a community-based sample of twins

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, such as soda, have been shown to play an important role in weight gain. Although soda consumption has been associated with body mass index (BMI) in many studies, it ha...

Authors: Anna E. Eney, Siny Tsang, Joseph A. Delaney, Eric Turkheimer and Glen E. Duncan

The effect of oligofructose-enriched inulin supplementation on gut microbiota, nutritional status and gastrointestinal symptoms in paediatric coeliac disease patients on a gluten-free diet: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

A lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD) is regarded as the only proven and accepted therapy for coeliac disease (CD). However, even patients who strictly follow a GFD often suffer from intestinal symptoms and malabs...

Authors: Urszula Krupa-Kozak, Natalia Drabińska and Elżbieta Jarocka-Cyrta

Determinants of eating patterns and nutrient intake among adolescent athletes: a systematic review

This review aims to update the influences of sport modalities, sport performance, and non-exercise-related determinant, on eating patterns and nutrient intake outcomes among adolescent competitive athletes.

Authors: Matias Noll, Carolina Rodrigues de Mendonça, Lorena Pereira de Souza Rosa and Erika Aparecida Silveira

Advancing the evidence to improve the nutrition of populations: a refreshed vision and scope for Nutrition Journal

Authors: Sharon I. Kirkpatrick and Clare E. Collins

Correlates of whole-blood polyunsaturated fatty acids among young children with moderate acute malnutrition

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been associated with low polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status. However, investigations regarding PUFA status and correlates in children with moderate acute malnutrition ...

Authors: C. W. Yaméogo, B. Cichon, C. Fabiansen, M. J. H. Rytter, D. Faurholt-Jepsen, K. D. Stark, A. Briend, S. Shepherd, A. S. Traoré, V. B. Christensen, K. F. Michaelsen, H. Friis and L. Lauritzen

Does the ingestion of a 24 hour low glycaemic index Asian mixed meal diet improve glycaemic response and promote fat oxidation? A controlled, randomized cross-over study

The health benefits of consuming a low glycaemic index (GI) diet to reduce the risk of type 2 Diabetes are well recognized. In recent years the GI values of various foods have been determined. Their efficacy i...

Authors: Stefan Gerardus Camps, Bhupinder Kaur, Rina Yu Chin Quek and Christiani Jeyakumar Henry

Comparison of different feeding regimes after pancreatoduodenectomy - a retrospective cohort analysis

Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is the most frequent pancreatic specific complication (PSC) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Several gastric decompression systems exist to manage DGE. Patients with a pancrea...

Authors: Théophile Guilbaud, David Jérémie Birnbaum, Sandrine Loubière, Julien Bonnet, Sophie Chopinet, Emilie Grégoire, Stéphane Berdah, Jean Hardwigsen and Vincent Moutardier

Effects of deployment on diet quality and nutritional status markers of elite U.S. Army special operations forces soldiers

Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers deploy frequently and require high levels of physical and cognitive performance. Nutritional status is linked to cognitive and physical performance. Studies evaluating ...

Authors: Emily K. Farina, Jonathan C. Taylor, Gary E. Means, Nancy E. Murphy, Stefan M. Pasiakos, Harris R. Lieberman and James P. McClung

Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals

Diet quality indices address the diet’s complexity and are calculated by a combination of foods and/or nutrients which together represent a dietary pattern. The current study analysed the relationship between ...

Authors: Jose I. Recio-Rodriguez, Irene A. Garcia-Yu, Rosario Alonso-Dominguez, José A. Maderuelo-Fernandez, Maria C. Patino-Alonso, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Natalia Sanchez-Aguadero, Rafel Ramos, Ruth Marti, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos and Luis Garcia-Ortiz

Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12^® on the lipid/lipoprotein profile and short chain fatty acids in healthy young adults: a randomized controlled trial

Some probiotics have hypocholesterolemic effects in animal studies, which are mediated, in part, by increases in fecal short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Clinical trials of probiotics on lipids/lipoproteins are ...

Authors: Yujin Lee, Zhaoyong Ba, Robert F. Roberts, Connie J. Rogers, Jennifer A. Fleming, Huicui Meng, Emily J. Furumoto and Penny M. Kris-Etherton

Gender and social mobility modify the effect of birth weight on total and central obesity

Little is known about the interaction between gender and low birth weight (LBW) and lifelong social mobility as an explanation of the etiology of obesity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate total and...

Authors: Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani, Tanara Vogel Pinheiro, Luciano Santos Pinto Guimarães, Heloisa Bettiol, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva and Marco Antônio Barbieri

Coffee and caffeine intake and male infertility: a systematic review

Semen quality, a predictor of male fertility, has been suggested declining worldwide. Among other life style factors, male coffee/caffeine consumption was hypothesized to influence semen parameters, but also s...

Authors: Elena Ricci, Paola Viganò, Sonia Cipriani, Edgardo Somigliana, Francesca Chiaffarino, Alessandro Bulfoni and Fabio Parazzini

Omega-3 supplementation on inflammatory markers in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: a randomized clinical study

Several studies have been focusing on the effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on modulation of inflammatory markers in several cardiopathies. Although immunoregulatory dysfunction has been associated...

Authors: Paula Simplício da Silva, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Patricia Dias de Brito, Claudia Santos de Aguiar Cardoso, Cristiane Fonseca de Almeida, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil and Andrea Silvestre de Sousa

Gastrointestinal tolerance of low FODMAP oral nutrition supplements in healthy human subjects: a randomized controlled trial

There has been increasing interest in utilizing a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a functiona...

Authors: Jennifer Erickson, Renee Korczak, Qi Wang and Joanne Slavin

The effect of weight loss on HDL subfractions and LCAT activity in two genotypes of APOA-II -265T>C polymorphism

People may have different responses to the same environmental changes. It has been reported that genome variations may be responsible for these differences. Also, HDL subfractions may be influenced by differen...

Authors: Masoumeh Moradi, Maryam Mahmoudi, Ahmad Saedisomeolia, Roxana Zahirihashemi and Fariba Koohdani

Plasma phospholipid fatty acid profile confirms compliance to a novel saturated fat-reduced, monounsaturated fat-enriched dairy product intervention in adults at moderate cardiovascular risk: a randomized controlled trial

Dairy products are a major contributor to dietary SFA. Partial replacement of milk SFA with unsaturated fatty acids (FAs) is possible through oleic-acid rich supplementation of the dairy cow diet. To assess ad...

Authors: Oonagh Markey, Dafni Vasilopoulou, Kirsty E. Kliem, Albert Koulman, Colette C. Fagan, Keith Summerhill, Laura Y. Wang, Alistair S. Grandison, David J. Humphries, Susan Todd, Kim G. Jackson, David I. Givens and Julie A. Lovegrove

Erratum to: Standardized serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with cardiometabolic disease in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES, 2001–2010

Authors: Banaz Al-khalidi, Samantha M. Kimball, Michael A. Rotondi and Chris I. Ardern

Red meat and chicken consumption and its association with high blood pressure and obesity in South Korean children and adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis of KSHES, 2011–2015

The impact of meat consumption on high blood pressure (HBP) and obesity in children and adolescents is a subject of debate. The aim of this study was thus to evaluate the association between meat consumption a...

Authors: Geum Hee Kim, Sang Won Shin, Juneyoung Lee, Jun Hyun Hwang, Soon-Woo Park, Jin Soo Moon, Hyun Jung Kim and Hyeong Sik Ahn

The effect of replacing saturated fat with mostly n-6 polyunsaturated fat on coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

A cornerstone of conventional dietary advice is the recommendation to replace saturated fatty acids (SFA) with mostly n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). ...

Authors: Steven Hamley

Diet with a combination of high protein and high total antioxidant capacity is strongly associated with low prevalence of frailty among old Japanese women: a multicenter cross-sectional study

The intake of protein and antioxidants has been inversely associated with frailty, individually. However, to our knowledge, no study has evaluated these associations in considering antioxidants or protein inta...

Authors: Satomi Kobayashi, Hitomi Suga and Satoshi Sasaki

Erratum to: Oral intake of a combination of glucosyl hesperidin and caffeine elicits an antiobesity effect in healthy, moderately obese subjects: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Authors: Tatsuya Ohara, Koutarou Muroyama, Yoshihiro Yamamoto and Shinji Murosaki

Possible benefits of tomato juice consumption: a pilot study on irradiated human lymphocytes from healthy donors

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate much of the DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation. Among carotenoids, lycopene and β-carotene, present in tomato juice, are known to be strong radical scavengers. The ai...

Authors: Ayumi Nakamura, Chieko Itaki, Ayako Saito, Toko Yonezawa, Koichi Aizawa, Ayumi Hirai, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Tomisato Miura, Yasushi Mariya and Siamak Haghdoost

Dose-response relationship between dietary magnesium intake, serum magnesium concentration and risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

The findings of prospective cohort studies are inconsistent regarding the association between dietary magnesium intake and serum magnesium concentration and the risk of hypertension. We aimed to review the evi...

Authors: Hedong Han, Xin Fang, Xin Wei, Yuzhou Liu, Zhicao Jin, Qi Chen, Zhongjie Fan, Jan Aaseth, Ayako Hiyoshi, Jia He and Yang Cao

Effects of whole grain rye, with and without resistant starch type 2 supplementation, on glucose tolerance, gut hormones, inflammation and appetite regulation in an 11–14.5 hour perspective; a randomized controlled study in healthy subjects

The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide and prevention is needed. Whole grain has shown potential to lower the risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. One possible mechanism behi...

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

Preoperative carbohydrate load and intraoperatively infused omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids positively impact nosocomial morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting: a double-blind controlled randomized trial

A strategy of limited preoperative fasting, with carbohydrate (CHO) loading and intraoperative infusion of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA), has seldom been tried in cardiovascular surgery. Brief...

Authors: Gibran Roder Feguri, Paulo Ruiz Lúcio de Lima, Danilo de Cerqueira Borges, Laura Ramos Toledo, Larissa Nadaf Batista, Thaís Carvalho e Silva, Neuber José Segri and José Eduardo de Aguilar-Nascimento

Association between maternal intake of n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio during pregnancy and infant neurodevelopment at 6 months of age: results of the MOCEH cohort study

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are essential for infant neurodevelopment. The nutritional adequacy of dietary LC-PUFAs depends not only on the LC-PUFAs intake but also on the n-6 to n-3 fatt...

Authors: Hyejin Kim, Hyesook Kim, Eunjung Lee, Yeni Kim, Eun-Hee Ha and Namsoo Chang

Scope and quality of Cochrane reviews of nutrition interventions: a cross-sectional study

All countries face significant challenges from complex manifestations of malnutrition, which affects one in three people globally. Systematic reviews provide ready-to-use syntheses of quality-appraised evidenc...

Authors: Celeste E. Naude, Solange Durao, Abigail Harper and Jimmy Volmink

Dietary inflammatory index and risk of first myocardial infarction; a prospective population-based study

Chronic, low-grade inflammation is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The inflammatory impact of diet can be reflected by concentrations of inflammatory markers in the bloodstream and the i...

Authors: Stina Bodén, Maria Wennberg, Bethany Van Guelpen, Ingegerd Johansson, Bernt Lindahl, Jonas Andersson, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hebert and Lena Maria Nilsson

Longitudinal 10-year changes in dietary intake and associations with cardio-metabolic risk factors in the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study

Dietary risks today constitute the largest proportion of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) globally and in Sweden. An increasing number of people today consume highly processed foods high in saturated fat...

Authors: Anna Winkvist, Sofia Klingberg, Lena Maria Nilsson, Maria Wennberg, Frida Renström, Göran Hallmans, Kurt Boman and Ingegerd Johansson

Diverse characteristics of the urinary excretion of amino acids in humans and the use of amino acid supplementation to reduce fatigue and sub-health in adults

The excretion of amino acids in urine represents an important avenue for the loss of key nutrients. Some amino acids such as glycine and histidine are lost in higher abundance than others. These two amino acid...

Authors: R. H. Dunstan, D. L. Sparkes, M. M. Macdonald, X. Janse De Jonge, B. J. Dascombe, J. Gottfries, C.-G. Gottfries and T. K. Roberts

Behaviors of consumers, physicians and pharmacists in response to adverse events associated with dietary supplement use

The prevalence of dietary supplements has increased in Japan, and, as a consequence, the adverse events associated with dietary supplement use have become more prominent. Severe adverse events must be reported...

Authors: Tsuyoshi Chiba, Yoko Sato, Etsuko Kobayashi, Kazuki Ide, Hiroshi Yamada and Keizo Umegaki

Replacing American snacks with tree nuts increases consumption of key nutrients among US children and adults: results of an NHANES modeling study

Replacing typical American snacks with tree nuts may be an effective way to improve diet quality and compliance with the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs).

Authors: Colin D. Rehm and Adam Drewnowski

Standardized serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are inversely associated with cardiometabolic disease in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES, 2001–2010

Previously reported associations between vitamin D status, as measured by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations, and cardiometabolic risk factors were largely limited by variability in 25(OH)D ass...

Authors: Banaz Al-khalidi, Samantha M. Kimball, Michael A. Rotondi and Chris I. Ardern