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Research Publications (Nutrition)

View recent food and human nutrition research articles from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Explore publications by searching with keywords or filtering results by a journal name or nutrition category (nutrients, foods, or beverages). New articles are added daily.

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  1. Impairments in SHMT2 expression or cellular folate availability reduce oxidative phosphorylation and pyruvate kinase activity

    • Sat, 03/25/2023 - 04:00
    • Genes & Nutrition
    • Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) catalyzes the reversible conversion of tetrahydrofolate (THF) and serine-producing THF-conjugated one-carbon units and glycine in the mitochondria. Biallelic SHMT2 varian...

      • Nutrients
  2. Green tea extract enhances retinal ganglion cell survival and axonal regeneration in rats with optic nerve injury

    • Sat, 03/25/2023 - 04:00
    • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
      • Foods
  3. Autophagy and exosomes coordinately mediate quercetin's protective effects on alcoholic liver disease

    • Sat, 03/25/2023 - 04:00
    • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
      • Beverages
      • Nutrients
  4. Gestational low dietary protein induces intrauterine inflammation and alters the programming of adiposity & insulin sensitivity in the adult offspring

    • Sat, 03/25/2023 - 04:00
    • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
      • Nutrients
  5. Adipose tissue angiogenesis genes are down-regulated by grape polyphenols supplementation during a human overfeeding trial

    • Sat, 03/25/2023 - 04:00
    • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
      • Foods
      • Nutrients
  6. High omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid and oxylipin ratio in plasma is linked to an adverse cardiometabolic profile in middle-aged adults

    • Sat, 03/25/2023 - 04:00
    • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
      • Nutrients
  7. Effect of food-grade biopolymers coated Pickering emulsions on carotenoids' stability during processing, storage, and passage through the gastrointestinal tract

    • Sat, 03/25/2023 - 04:00
    • Current Opinion in Food Science
      • Nutrients
  8. Health economic benefits of real food tube feeding formulas compared to standard tube feeding formulas in post-acute care adult patients

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Commercially blenderized tube feeding formulas (CBTF) containing a variety of real foods is suitable, and often preferred, for patients who have difficulty tolerating standard tube feeding formulas (STD-TF) which might be plant based but do not contain real food.

      • Beverages
      • Foods
  9. Online Arabic Beverage Frequency Questionnaire (ABFQ): evaluation of validity and reliability

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Nutrition Journal
    • Background Obesity and chronic diseases are significant public health issues in the Middle East and North Africa region. A robust body of evidence demonstrated the association between beverage consumption, obesity, and chronic diseases. Therefore, the assessment of beverage consumption is gaining more interest in health policy development, food industry partnerships, research expansion and community involvement.

      • Beverages
  10. Prospective interventional study to determine the effectiveness of ORSL apple & ORSL plus orange drink as an adjuvant to restore oral fluid, electrolytes & energy along with standard treatment in recovery for subjects with fever and/or general weakness

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Acute non-diarrheal conditions like viral illnesses and heat-related illnesses may lead to fluid, electrolyte & energy (FEE) deficits due to reduced intake or increased losses including insensible losses. The impact of oral fluid, electrolytes & energy supplementation along with standard of care treatment on recovery in such conditions is yet to be evaluated.

      • Foods
      • Nutrients
  11. Cost savings associated with commercial blenderized tube feeding formulas in post-acute care adult patients

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Enteral Nutrition is a life-sustaining treatment often initiated in the hospital setting and may continue upon discharge as part of the continuum of care. The study objective was to evaluate healthcare costs among adult patients receiving a commercial blenderized tube feeding (CBTF) formula in post-acute care.

      • Beverages
      • Foods
  12. A case–control study of drinking beverages and the risk of multiple sclerosis in Iran

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
    • Background There is no study in the world on the relationship between consuming black and green tea as beverages containing polyphenols and the risk of MS.

      • Beverages
      • Nutrients
  13. Resistance training but not leucine can reverse frailty by increasing basal muscle protein synthesis in older women consuming optimized protein intake

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Frailty is a clinical condition associated with loss of muscle strength and mass (sarcopenia). Although sarcopenia has multifactorial causes, it might be partly attributed to a blunted response to anabolic stimuli. Leucine acutely increases muscle protein synthesis and resistance training (RT) is a strong anabolic stimulus to counteract sarcopenia. The effects of chronic leucine supplementation in conjunction with RT are unknown.

      • Nutrients
  14. Very low-protein diet supplemented: clinicals and economics benefits in patients with advanced chronic renal failure.

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: The low-protein diet effectively slows the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and postpones the initiation of dialysis treatment. Our Center adopted a very low-protein diet (0.3 g/kg/day) supplemented with essential aminoacids, without ketoanalogs, in patients with eGFR <15 ml/min(1).

      • Nutrients
  15. Effect of the mediterranean diet on fecal bile acids and fecal long-chain fatty acids (libre study)

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedD) reduces the risk of breast cancer, yet the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. LIBRE, a randomized controlled trial [1], assesses the effect of the MedD on breast cancer in an at-risk population. Here, we assess possible effects of the MedD on fecal bile acids (BAs) and fecal long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs), which are associated with cancer development.

      • Nutrients
  16. Towards effective dietary counseling: a scoping review

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: In this scoping review we aimed to identify and map available evidence concerning counseling strategies that contribute to effective dietary counseling. Dietary counseling, as component of dietary treatment, is important to empower clients in achieving dietary treatment goals.

      • Nutrients
  17. Omega-3 fatty acids in pregnant women: intake and levels in erythrocyte membranes

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: During pregnancy, both maternal and foetal requirements for omega-3 fatty acids (FA), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), increase significantly. Omega-3 FA are critical for the neurodevelopment of the foetus and are important for the mother’s health in pregnancy, the timing of gestation and birth weight. The aim of the study was to assess omega-3 FA intake and their levels in erythrocyte membranes in maternal blood.

      • Nutrients
  18. A cross-sectional study to evaluate dietary intake after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer in the british population

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: A systematic review concluded that people generally changed their eating patterns to improve their diets after receiving a cancer diagnosis. However, most of these studies were among women with breast cancer; only a few studies were performed on people with colorectal cancer (CRC), and only a small proportion of these was undertaken in the UK. This study aims to determine whether people with CRC adhere to more healthy eating recommendations compared to those without cancer.

      • Nutrients
  19. Prevalence of plant-based diets and intake of dietary supplements in pregnant women in berlin

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: The type of diet may influence the nutritional status during pregnancy. In order to evaluate the relevance of an assessment of possible health benefits or risks of plant-based diets during pregnancy, data on the prevalence of these diets are needed. Therefore, the present study aimed to collect data on the prevalence of a vegan, vegetarian or pescetarian diet before and/or during pregnancy.

      • Nutrients
  20. Handgrip strength, albumin concentration and protein intake in patients of hemodialysis at hospital presidente estrella ureña in santiago, dominican republic

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Sixty-nine patients from the hemodialysis unit at Hospital Presidente Estrella Ureña were evaluated during the month of May 2022. The variables of sex, age, nutritional status, calorie and protein intake, levels of albumin and comorbidities were compared to the patients' dynamometry before and after dialysis sessions.

      • Nutrients
  21. The heart and brain reserves of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAS) in individuals dying from full health

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Various polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are key substrates from which eicosanoids with profound metabolic and immune functions are made. Yet, their storage and distribution in specific tissues has never been precisely determined.

      • Nutrients
  22. Changes in dietary intake of aspartic acid during and after intermittent fasting correlate with an improvement in fasting glucose in overweight individuals

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: The available data on the effects of the dietary intake of different amino acids on glucose homeostasis are contradictory. Accumulating evidence suggests a positive impact of intermittent fasting (IF) on the glycemic profile of fasters. However, whether this benefit relates to amino acid ingestion remains unknown.

      • Nutrients
  23. Impact of diet and body mass index on parameters of the gut-brain axis in obese subjects: results from a dietary intervention trial

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: The gut hormone glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP1) may promote neuroprotective pathways in diabetic patients (1). This study in obese subjects investigates whether specific diets can beneficially influence GLP1 release thereby modulating gut microbial composition and glucose metabolism.

      • Nutrients
  24. A non-interventional, questionnaire study of physicians based on their experience with a dietary fiber-containing whey peptide digestive formula

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: It has been noted that patients on enteral nutrition may experience complications of enteral feeding intolerance (EFI) such as diarrhea, nausea, and gastrointestinal reflux, which may lead to poor nutritional status and clinical outcomes. A formula (PEPTAMEN PREBIO; PP) containing whey peptide as a protein source and PHGG, inulin, and fructooligosaccharides as prebiotics has been available for clinical use in Japan since January 2022.

      • Beverages
      • Foods
      • Nutrients
  25. Pilot evaluation of the diabetes prevention program (DPP) using the transcultural cardiometabolic-based chronic disease model for czechia (TCMBCD-CZ).

    • Fri, 03/24/2023 - 04:00
    • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
    • Rationale: Translation of evidence in type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevention is associated with substantial challenges of implementation that affect its effectiveness. This study aims to evaluate the implementation process of a pilot Czech-DPP intervention and the change in cardiometabolic risk factors.

      • Foods