{"title":"Association between maternal hemoglobin and iron status in early pregnancy and childhood cardiac outcome","authors":"Kai Zhang, Zi Wen Guo, Xu Cao, Bo Li","doi":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10517,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nutrition","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 2390-2391"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142230465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing methodological rigor in nutritional epidemiology: A critical review and recommendations for future research on dietary influences in type 2 diabetes management","authors":"Qiaoyilan Liang, Hongshuo Shi, Guobin Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10517,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nutrition","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 2407-2408"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142243734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Geneilson Silva, Ana Elisa Toscano, Eulália Rebeca da Silva-Araújo, Letícia Van-Lume, Joaci Pereira dos Santos Júnior, Raul Manhães-de-Castro
{"title":"Letter to the editor: “Maternal prebiotic supplementation during pregnancy and lactation modifies the microbiome and short chain fatty acid profile of both mother and infant”","authors":"José Geneilson Silva, Ana Elisa Toscano, Eulália Rebeca da Silva-Araújo, Letícia Van-Lume, Joaci Pereira dos Santos Júnior, Raul Manhães-de-Castro","doi":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10517,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nutrition","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 2409-2410"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142243735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on:Effects of early enteral nutrition on persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome in critically ill patients","authors":"Xiyin Yang, Qiang Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10517,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nutrition","volume":"43 10","pages":"Page 2411"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142243736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing broader dietary patterns and physical activity in the study of dietary live microbe intake and sarcopenia","authors":"Chun-Yu Shen, Chen-Pi Li, Hui-Chin Chang, Shuo-Yan Gau","doi":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10517,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nutrition","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 2388-2389"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142230464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lingxiang Ran , Qiancheng Zhao , Rui Zhao , Guangmo Hu
{"title":"Comment on: A panel of four plasma amino acids is a promising biomarker for newly diagnosed bladder cancer","authors":"Lingxiang Ran , Qiancheng Zhao , Rui Zhao , Guangmo Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10517,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nutrition","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 2346-2347"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142167516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merve Güner , Serdar Ceylan , Arzu Okyar Baş , Meltem Koca , Yelda Öztürk , Burcu Balam Doğu , Meltem Gülhan Hali̇l , Mustafa Cankurtaran , Cafer Balci
{"title":"A hand-in-hand phenomenon in older adults: Increased risk of frailty in geriatric outpatients associated with handgrip strength asymmetry and weakness","authors":"Merve Güner , Serdar Ceylan , Arzu Okyar Baş , Meltem Koca , Yelda Öztürk , Burcu Balam Doğu , Meltem Gülhan Hali̇l , Mustafa Cankurtaran , Cafer Balci","doi":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Handgrip strength (HGS) is accepted as a predictor of overall health status and a biomarker of aging, besides negative health outcomes and mortality. While differences in HGS between the dominant and non-dominant hands are expected, substantial discrepancies may signal impaired muscle function. This study aims to investigate whether handgrip asymmetry can serve as a reliable indicator of frailty in a diverse population of older adults.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>Cross-sectional study.</p></div><div><h3>Setting and participants</h3><p>A total of 512 patients aged 65 years and older who were admitted to the geriatric medicine outpatient clinic of a university hospital were enrolled in the study.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was used to assess the overall level of frailty of the study population. The highest recorded HGS values from the non-dominant and dominant hand were used to calculate the HGS ratio. Those with a HGS ratio of dominant and non-dominant hand <0.90 or >1.10 were defined as HGS asymmetry.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the whole study group, 61.1% was female and the mean age was 73.2 ± 6.1 years. The ratio of the participants living with frailty was 57.6% (n = 219). The number of patients with HGS asymmetry was 264 (51.6%), and 48.4% (n = 248) of the study population had symmetric HGS. The normal and symmetric HGS was found in 40.2% of the non-frail group, whereas it was 23.7% in patients living with frailty. Furthermore, the ratio of low and asymmetric HGS was 16.3% in the non-frail group, and 35.0% in the patients living with frailty (p < 0.001). The presence of asymmetric and low HGS increased the risk of frailty three times independently of other confounding factors (OR:3.08; 95% CI:1.48–6.43; p = 0.003).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions and implications</h3><p>Identifying HGS asymmetry along with low HGS as potential indicators of frailty may provide clinicians with a clear and quantifiable criterion for assessing older patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10517,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nutrition","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 2381-2387"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142173616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}