{"title":"Association Between Dietary Patterns and Anemia in the Elderly: The 2015 China Nutrition and Health Surveillance","authors":"Li He , Pengfei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 106048"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144166501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shauna M Downs , Wiktoria Staromiejska , Neha Bakshi , Serey Sok , Nyda Chhinh , Punleu Thou , Nayelin Phorn , To Chen , Selena Ahmed , Elizabeth L Fox , Anna Herforth , Suparna Ghosh-Jerath
{"title":"The Food Environment Toolbox: Developing and Piloting a Suite of Tools to Measure Food Environments in Low- and Middle-Income Countries","authors":"Shauna M Downs , Wiktoria Staromiejska , Neha Bakshi , Serey Sok , Nyda Chhinh , Punleu Thou , Nayelin Phorn , To Chen , Selena Ahmed , Elizabeth L Fox , Anna Herforth , Suparna Ghosh-Jerath","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107444","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107444","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Measuring food environments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can inform and support the design of interventions aimed at improving diets and reducing malnutrition in all its forms. Most food environment measurement tools have been developed for high-income countries, however, and do not sufficiently capture the diverse and dynamic food environments in LMICs.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The objective of this study was to develop, modify, implement, and refine a suite of tools to measure the different dimensions of diverse food environments in LMICs.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Through an iterative process, we: <em>1</em>) identified the food environment dimensions to be measured; <em>2</em>) identified existing tools using literature searches; <em>3</em>) modified and developed tools based on feedback from team members of study settings, an expert advisory board, and workshops with key food environment experts in India and Cambodia; <em>4</em>) implemented the tools by piloting the suite in rural, peri-urban, and urban settings in India and Cambodia; and <em>5</em>) finalized tools based on feedback from experts and our tool piloting implementation and analysis experience.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Overall, we included 7 tools in the finalized Toolbox (Participatory Mapping, Seasonal Food Availability Calendar, Food Environment Perceptions Survey, Community Food Environment Mapping, Market Mapping, In-depth Vendor Assessment, and a Cost of a Healthy Diet data collection protocol), all of which were rated positively by workshop participants. On the basis of piloting experiences, the tools were relatively easy to implement in the field. Apart from the Seasonal Food Availability Calendar being better suited to rural or peri-urban settings and the In-depth Vendor Assessment being less suitable for large formal supermarkets, we found that the tools were feasible and useful across pilot settings in India and Cambodia.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The suite of tools included in the Food Environment Toolbox can be used to measure diverse food environments in LMICs, with minimal anticipated adaptations across contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 107444"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily G Elenio , Alison Tovar , John San Soucie , Maya K Vadiveloo
{"title":"Population Recruitment Strategies in the Age of Bots: Insights from the What Is on Your Plate Study","authors":"Emily G Elenio , Alison Tovar , John San Soucie , Maya K Vadiveloo","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107442","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107442","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>To evaluate state-wide nutrition policies, valid tools are required to gather sufficient sample sizes. Remote data collection, including web-based dietary assessments, offers convenience for participants and researchers and enables faster and more diverse recruitment. However, it presents challenges, including risk of bots compromising data integrity.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study describes the technical survey design of an ongoing longitudinal study, which is evaluating a state-wide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) incentive program, discusses strategies to prevent and identify bots, duplicates, fraudulent entries, and implausible data, and provides recommendations to improve future public health nutrition research.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>From May to September 2023, SNAP participants from Rhode Island and Connecticut were recruited to complete an online food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a demographic survey. Given the large sample and online format, our interdisciplinary team designed the technical backend to optimize participants’ convenience while ensuring data quality through an automated system that assessed FFQ responses. To prevent bots and duplicates, we created duplicate application programming interfaces (API), randomly called participants, and evaluated Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart (reCAPTCHA), geotags, and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Using a combination of text blasts and in-person recruitment, we enrolled 1367 participants, with text blasts proving the most effective strategy (∼60% of participants). Midway through recruitment, we identified 544 potential bots that completed the screener, with duplicate IP addresses and geotags from outside the recruitment area serving as strong indicators of bot activity. At baseline, 112 participants failed FFQ data quality checks, prompting follow-up by research assistants. Our automated duplicate and FFQ APIs saved countless hours of staff time.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Remote data collection tools were critical for meeting recruitment goals and ensuring our data authenticity. A combination of strategies is necessary to effectively mitigate against bots and ensure plausible responses. Widely available, built-in tools (e.g., reCAPTCHA) are helpful but are insufficient alone. Customized solutions like our automated systems may be critical for future researchers to maintain data integrity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 107442"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143950458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘Development of an Indian Food Composition Database’ [Current Developments in Nutrition 8 (2024) 103790]","authors":"Aswathy Vijayakumar , Hima Bindu Dubasi , Ananya Awasthi , Lindsay M Jaacks","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107450","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107450","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 5","pages":"Article 107450"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144089514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Larissa Strath , Soamy Montesino-Goicolea , Kristina Bell , Camesha Tate , Joshua I Wais , Roger B Fillingim , Zhiguang Huo , Barbara A Gower , Ronald A Cohen , Steven DeKosky , Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
{"title":"Dietary Inflammatory Index Is Related to Pain-Related Outcomes and Associated Cognitive Domains in Older Adults With Knee Pain: Preliminary Results From the PANDA Study.","authors":"Larissa Strath , Soamy Montesino-Goicolea , Kristina Bell , Camesha Tate , Joshua I Wais , Roger B Fillingim , Zhiguang Huo , Barbara A Gower , Ronald A Cohen , Steven DeKosky , Yenisel Cruz-Almeida","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106077","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 106077"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety Assessment of a Potential Anti-diabetic Agent in a Pre-clinical Model","authors":"Md Abu Bakkar Siddik , Vijay Hedge , Masoud Nateqi , Nikhil Dhurandhar","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 106075"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiao Chen , Fangfang Zhang , Peilu Wang , Yaqi Li , Xiang Gao
{"title":"Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Cholelithiasis: A Prospective Study of 122,431 Adults","authors":"Xiao Chen , Fangfang Zhang , Peilu Wang , Yaqi Li , Xiang Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 106034"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144166739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Carbon Footprint of the Thrifty Food Plan Can Be Reduced Without Increasing Cost or Reducing Nutritional Quality","authors":"Derek Jin , Liyuan Liang , Diego Rose","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106117","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106117","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 106117"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144166279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sleep Quality in People With Parkinson’s Disease Following Protein Consistent or Protein Redistribution Diets: Results From a Pilot Crossover Study","authors":"Omer Faruq , Christine Ferguson","doi":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10756,"journal":{"name":"Current Developments in Nutrition","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 106042"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144166371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}