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  1. Biofortification of staple food crops with zinc (Zn) can be one of the cost-effective and sustainable strategies to combat zinc deficiency and prevent morbidity among the target population. Agronomic approache...

    Authors: Sunil Sazawal, Usha Dhingra, Pratibha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Saikat Deb, Jitendra Kumar, Prabhabati Devi and Ashish Prakash

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:86

    Content type: Research

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  2. Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is diagnosed when the weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) is <−3Z of the WHO2006 standards, or a mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) of < 115 mm or there is nutritional oedema. Although...

    Authors: Emmanuel Grellety and Michael H. Golden

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:81

    Content type: Research

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  3. According to WHO childhood severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is diagnosed when the weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) is <−3Z of the WHO2006 standards, the mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is < 115 mm, there is nutr...

    Authors: Emmanuel Grellety and Michael H. Golden

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:79

    Content type: Research

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  4. Following the release of the Sustainable Development Goals, dietary patterns and guidelines are being revised for their effect on the environment in addition to their health implications. The objective of this...

    Authors: Farah Naja, Lamis Jomaa, Leila Itani, Jeremy Zidek, Sibelle El Labban, Abla Mehio Sibai and Nahla Hwalla

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:85

    Content type: Research

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  5. Scholars have documented presumptions regarding the relationships between diet, exercise, weight, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is unclear to what extent researchers contribute to these presumptions, and ho...

    Authors: Natalie D. Riediger, Andrea E. Bombak, Adriana Mudryj, Jackson Bensley and Samuel Ankomah

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:83

    Content type: Research

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  6. As aging populations increase across the globe, research on lifestyle factors that prevent cognitive decline and dementia is urgently needed. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted to examine the effects...

    Authors: Jounghee Lee, Zhuxuan Fu, Mei Chung, Dai-Ja Jang and Hae-Jeung Lee

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:82

    Content type: Review

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  7. Dietary patterns, including beverage consumption, that are developed during a child’s first few years of life have been shown to impact dietary choices made later in life. Authoritative sources provide beverag...

    Authors: Elieke Demmer, Christopher J. Cifelli, Jenny A. Houchins and Victor L. Fulgoni III

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:78

    Content type: Research

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  8. Evidence regarding the deleterious effects of diet on blood lipids in adolescence has been inconsistent, and few studies have investigated this association using a dietary pattern approach. We examined whether...

    Authors: Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Romina Buffarini, Gilberto Kac, Renata Moraes Bielemann, Isabel Oliveira, Ana Baptista Menezes and Maria Cecilia Formoso Assunção

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:77

    Content type: Research

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  9. Nutritional supplements are an important source of complementary food for young children, since they may either complement or substitute nutrients obtained from other food sources. Assessing how the introducti...

    Authors: Gabriela Añorve-Valdez, Amado David Quezada-Sánchez, Fabiola Mejía-Rodríguez, Armando García-Guerra and Lynnette Marie Neufeld

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:76

    Content type: Research

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  11. Social media may be an effective medium by which parents could be trained to promote healthy eating behaviour and physical activity for their children. This trial evaluates the effectiveness of a family-based ...

    Authors: Norliza Ahmad, Zalilah Mohd Shariff, Firdaus Mukhtar and Munn-Sann Lye

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:74

    Content type: Research

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  12. The contribution of beverages to overall diet is of increasing interest to researchers and policymakers, particularly in terms of consumption of drinks high in added sugars; however, few tools to assess bevera...

    Authors: Lana Vanderlee, Jessica L. Reid, Christine M. White, Erin P. Hobin, Rachel B. Acton, Amanda C. Jones, Meghan O’Neill, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick and David Hammond

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:73

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  13. Whole grains (WG) and fruits and vegetables (FV) have been shown to reduce the risk of metabolic disease, possibly via modulation of the gut microbiota. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of...

    Authors: Julianne C. Kopf, Mallory J. Suhr, Jennifer Clarke, Seong-il Eyun, Jean-Jack M. Riethoven, Amanda E. Ramer-Tait and Devin J. Rose

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:72

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  14. Evidence about the associations between maternal dietary patterns and preterm delivery is scarce in Eastern countries. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between maternal dietary pattern...

    Authors: Min-Shan Lu, Jian-Rong He, Qiaozhu Chen, Jinhua Lu, Xueling Wei, Qianling Zhou, Fanfan Chan, Lifang Zhang, Niannian Chen, Lan Qiu, Mingyang Yuan, Kar Keung Cheng, Huimin Xia and Xiu Qiu

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:71

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  15. Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) are crucial for normal brain development in utero and in early infancy. Data on fatty acid status...

    Authors: Sigrun Henjum, Ingrid Kvestad, Merina Shrestha, Manjeswori Ulak, Ram K. Chandyo, Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman, Prakash S. Shrestha, Marian Kjellevold, Mari Hysing and Tor A. Strand

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:70

    Content type: Research

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  16. In Jharkhand, Malnutrition Treatment Centres (MTCs) have been established to provide care to children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The study examined the effects of facility- and community based care ...

    Authors: Anuraag Chaturvedi, Ashok K. Patwari, Deepa Soni, Shivam Pandey, Audrey Prost, Raj Kumar Gope, Jyoti Sharma and Prasanta Tripathy

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:69

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  17. Associations of dietary patterns in Chinese adolescents and children with later obesity have not previously been investigated. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the associations between dietary ...

    Authors: Shihan Zhen, Yanan Ma, Zhongyi Zhao, Xuelian Yang and Deliang Wen

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:68

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  18. The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) provides specific intake recommendations for vegetable variety and amount in order to protect against chronic disease. However, to the best of our knowledge...

    Authors: Zach Conrad, Susan Raatz and Lisa Jahns

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:67

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  19. The nutritional composition of foods and beverages consumed away from the home has important implications for population health. Our objective was to determine if the serve size, energy, and sodium contents of...

    Authors: Helen Eyles, Yannan Jiang, Tony Blakely, Bruce Neal, Jennifer Crowley, Christine Cleghorn and Cliona Ni Mhurchu

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:65

    Content type: Research

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  20. Findings available in literature indicate that metabolic syndrome (MetS) diagnosed in young ages tends to remain in adulthood. The aim of the study was to identify demographic, nutritional, anthropometric and beh...

    Authors: Michel Coutinho dos Santos, Ana Paula Cicci de Castro Coutinho, Mônica de Souza Dantas, Letícia Ayran Medina Yabunaka, Dartagnan Pinto Guedes and Silvia Aparecida Oesterreich

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:66

    Content type: Research

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  21. Relatively little is known about dietary changes and their relationships with weight change during behavioural weight loss interventions. In a secondary analysis of data from a multicentre RCT, we investigated...

    Authors: Gina L. Ambrosini, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Amy L. Ahern, Nicholas R. Fuller, Christina Holzapfel, Hans Hauner, Ian D. Caterson and Susan A. Jebb

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:64

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  22. Diet quality has been linked to obesity, but this relationship remains unclear in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study is to examine the association between diet quality and obesity in...

    Authors: Lorena T. F. Cheung, Ruth S. M. Chan, Gary T. C. Ko, Eric S. H. Lau, Francis C. C. Chow and Alice P. S. Kong

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:63

    Content type: Research

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  23. Although higher-protein diets (HP) can assist with weight loss and glycemic control, their effect on psychological wellbeing has not been established. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of ...

    Authors: Nerylee Ann Watson, Kathryn Ann Dyer, Jonathan David Buckley, Grant David Brinkworth, Alison Mary Coates, Gaynor Parfitt, Peter Ranald Charles Howe, Manny Noakes and Karen Joy Murphy

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:62

    Content type: Research

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  24. To date, no culture-specific food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) are available in North Africa. The aim of this study was to adapt and examine the reproducibility and validity of an FFQ or use in the Moroccan ...

    Authors: Khaoula El Kinany, Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, Mohamed Khalis, Meimouna Mint Sidi Deoula, Abdelilah Benslimane, Amran Ibrahim, Mohamed Chakib Benjelloun and Karima El Rhazi

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:61

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  25. Vitamin A plays an important role in human functions, which mainly come from foods. This study aims to examine dietary vitamin A intake and major food sources of Chinese adults.

    Authors: Wenwen Du, Huijun Wang, Zhihong Wang, Jiguo Zhang, Chang Su, Xiaofang Jia, Ji Zhang, Hongru Jiang, Feifei Huang, Yifei Ouyang, Yun Wang, Li Li and Bing Zhang

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:60

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  26. The need for a better understanding of food consumption behaviour within its behavioural context has sparked the interest of nutrition researchers for user-documented food consumption data collected outside th...

    Authors: Marcus Maringer, Pieter van’t Veer, Naomi Klepacz, Muriel C. D. Verain, Anne Normann, Suzanne Ekman, Lada Timotijevic, Monique M. Raats and Anouk Geelen

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:59

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  28. This study aimed to investigate the possible effect of omega-3 fatty acids on reducing the mortality of sepsis and sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in adults.

    Authors: HuaiSheng Chen, Su Wang, Ying Zhao, YuTian Luo, HuaSheng Tong and Lei Su

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:57

    Content type: Review

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  29. Whether long-chain n–3 PUFAs of marine origin have an anti-atherogenic effect in the general population has hardly been studied. In this population-based study, we hypothesized that fatty fish and fish oil int...

    Authors: Stein Harald Johnsen, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Sigrid K. Brækkan, John-Bjarne Hansen and Ellisiv B. Mathiesen

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:56

    Content type: Research

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  30. Dietary patterns are commonly used in epidemiological research, yet there have been few studies assessing if and how research results may vary across dietary patterns. This study aimed to estimate the risk of ...

    Authors: Ishor Sharma, Barbara Roebothan, Yun Zhu, Jennifer Woodrow, Patrick S. Parfrey, John R. Mclaughlin and Peter Peizhong Wang

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:55

    Content type: Research

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  33. Propolis is a well-known bee product containing more than 2000 identified compounds. It has many beneficial effects on human health that include antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer and hepatoprotective justif...

    Authors: Mirza Bojić, Andrea Antolić, Maja Tomičić, Željko Debeljak and Željan Maleš

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:52

    Content type: Research

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  34. Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of branched-chain amino acid metabolism. Patients with MSUD are at risk of life-threatening metabolic decompensations with ketoacidosis and e...

    Authors: Sarah Catharina Grünert, Stefanie Rosenbaum-Fabian, Anke Schumann, Karl Otfried Schwab, Nadja Mingirulli and Ute Spiekerkoetter

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:51

    Content type: Case report

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  35. Selenium (Se) is essential for humans, with many critical roles in physiological and pathophysiological processes. Fish, eggs and meats are usually the rich food sources of Se. To improve the nutritional statu...

    Authors: Jing Wang, Linsheng Yang, Hairong Li, Yonghua Li and Binggan Wei

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:50

    Content type: Research

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  36. The diet of the Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program (BALANCE) classifies food into four groups and sets the daily amount to be consumed. The dietary approach of BALANCE is different from other dieta...

    Authors: Jacqueline Tereza da Silva, Ângela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira, Camila Ragne Torreglosa, Bernardete Weber and Renata Bertazzi Levy

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:49

    Content type: Research

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  37. Food insecurity has been associated with dietary intake and weight status in UK adults and children although results have been mixed and ethnicity has not been explored. We aimed to compare prevalence and traj...

    Authors: T. C. Yang, P. Sahota, K. E. Pickett and M. Bryant

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:48

    Content type: Research

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  38. Maternal fatty acids (FAs) intake has an effect on birth weight, birth length, and gestational age, as fetal development is entirely dependent on the maternal essential FA supply. This study aimed to identify ...

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

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:47

    Content type: Research

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  39. Plate colour was previously shown to alter the amount of food consumption due to its environmental effect on food intake. However, different studies have indicated that the effect of plate colour cannot be gen...

    Authors: Asli Akyol, Aylin Ayaz, Elif Inan-Eroglu, Cansu Cetin and Gulhan Samur

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:46

    Content type: Research

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  40. Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cALL) experience cardiometabolic and bone complications after treatments. This study aimed at developing and validating an interview-administrated food freq...

    Authors: Sophia Morel, Olivia Portolese, Yasmine Chertouk, Jade Leahy, Laurence Bertout, Caroline Laverdière, Maja Krajinovic, Daniel Sinnett, Emile Levy and Valérie Marcil

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:45

    Content type: Research

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  41. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects 0.5–1.0% of the population, and where many patients in spite of modern pharmacological treatment fail to reach remission. This affects p...

    Authors: Anna Winkvist, Linnea Bärebring, Inger Gjertsson, Lars Ellegård and Helen M. Lindqvist

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:44

    Content type: Study protocol

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  42. One of the driving factors of dietary overconsumption throughout the last decennia is the increase of food portion sizes. Larger portions induce higher daily energy intake, so reducing portion size may reduce ...

    Authors: Marie Vermote, Vickà Versele, Marijn Stok, Patrick Mullie, Eva D’Hondt, Benedicte Deforche, Peter Clarys and Tom Deliens

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:43

    Content type: Research

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  43. Nutrition Therapy (NT) is essential in type 2 diabetes (T2D) management. Standards of care recommend that each patient engages with a nutritionist (RDN) to develop an individualized eating plan. However, it is...

    Authors: Adham Mottalib, Veronica Salsberg, Barakatun-Nisak Mohd-Yusof, Wael Mohamed, Padraig Carolan, David M. Pober, Joanna Mitri and Osama Hamdy

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:42

    Content type: Research

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  45. Increasing population lifespan necessitates a greater understanding of nutritional needs in older adults (65 year and over). A synthesis of total energy expenditure in the older population has not been underta...

    Authors: Judi Porter, Kay Nguo, Simone Gibson, Catherine E. Huggins, Jorja Collins, Nicole J. Kellow and Helen Truby

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:40

    Content type: Review

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  46. Existing ready-to-use supplementary and therapeutic foods (RUSFs and RUTFs) have had limited acceptance and effectiveness in Cambodia. This has hampered the treatment and prevention of child malnutrition. An i...

    Authors: Bindi Borg, Seema Mihrshahi, Mark Griffin, Daream Sok, Chamnan Chhoun, Arnaud Laillou, Jacques Berger and Frank T. Wieringa

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:39

    Content type: Study protocol

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  47. The Editors are retracting this article [1] because post-publication peer review has identified multiple errors in the methodology of this meta-analysis, which invalidate the conclusions drawn.

    Authors: Hai Wang, Libo Man, Guizhong Li, Guanglin Huang and Ning Liu

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:38

    Content type: Retraction Note

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    The original article was published in Nutrition Journal 2016 15:32

  49. The amount of bone accrued during adolescence is an important determinant of later osteoporosis risk. Little is known about the influence of dietary patterns (DPs) on the bone during adolescence and their pote...

    Authors: Elham Z. Movassagh, Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones, Saija Kontulainen, Susan Whiting, Michael Szafron and Hassan Vatanparast

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:36

    Content type: Research

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  50. This study was conducted to assess household coverage with iodized salt in Saudi Arabia, and to determine adequacy of salt iodization.

    Authors: Mushary H. Al-Dakheel, Hassan K. Haridi, Bushra M. Al-Bashir, Ali M. AL-Shangiti, Sulaiman N. Al-Shehri and Izzeldin Hussein

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2018 17:35

    Content type: Short report

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