Janine Wirth, Kehuan Lin, Lorraine Brennan, Kana Wu, Edward Giovannucci
{"title":"Protein intake and its association with sleep quality: results from 3 prospective cohort studies","authors":"Janine Wirth, Kehuan Lin, Lorraine Brennan, Kana Wu, Edward Giovannucci","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01414-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01414-y","url":null,"abstract":"Sleep quality is a critical factor for daytime functioning and chronic disease risk. We investigated the association between intakes of total protein and protein subtypes and sleep quality in three U.S. cohorts. In the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), NHS2, and Health Professionals Follow-up study (HPFS), dietary intake was assessed every 4 years using validated food frequency questionnaires. Sleep quality was measured once with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index or adapted versions. With ordinal logistic regression, odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to estimate the odds of having better sleep quality versus poorer sleep quality depending on protein intake (%Energy) based on the average of the prior two dietary questionnaires. In 32,212 women from NHS, 51,126 women from NHS2, and 14,796 men from HPFS, total protein intake was not associated with sleep quality. However, the intake of protein from vegetable sources showed no association or a positive association with sleep quality (OR for quartile 4 versus quartile 1 in NHS: 1.12, 1.04–1.20, P-trend < 0.001; NHS2: 1.01, 0.95–1.07, P-trend = 0.90; HPFS: 1.11, 0.99–1.23, P-trend = 0.05), whereas divergent results were observed for animal protein sources. Overall, intakes of processed red meat and poultry were associated with worse sleep quality, whereas no or positive associations were observed for dairy and fish protein. Our results suggest that plants as a source of protein may be associated with better sleep quality than animal sources of protein. Further studies are warranted to validate our findings.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140058981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grant M. Tinsley, Christian Rodriguez, Madelin R. Siedler, Ethan Tinoco, Sarah J. White, Christian LaValle, Alexandra Brojanac, Brielle DeHaven, Jaylynn Rasco, Christine M. Florez, Austin J. Graybeal
{"title":"Mobile phone applications for 3-dimensional scanning and digital anthropometry: a precision comparison with traditional scanners","authors":"Grant M. Tinsley, Christian Rodriguez, Madelin R. Siedler, Ethan Tinoco, Sarah J. White, Christian LaValle, Alexandra Brojanac, Brielle DeHaven, Jaylynn Rasco, Christine M. Florez, Austin J. Graybeal","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01424-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01424-w","url":null,"abstract":"The precision of digital anthropometry through 3-dimensional (3D) scanning has been established for relatively large, expensive, non-portable systems. The comparative performance of modern mobile applications is unclear. Forty-six adults (age: 23.3 ± 5.3 y; BMI: 24.4 ± 4.1 kg/m2) were assessed in duplicate using: (1) a mobile phone application capturing two individual 2D images, (2) a mobile phone application capturing serial images collected during a subject’s complete rotation, (3) a traditional scanner with a time of flight infrared sensor collecting visual data from a subject being rotated on a mechanical turntable, and (4) a commercial measuring booth with structured light technology using 20 infrared depth sensors positioned in the booth. The absolute and relative technical error of measurement (TEM) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for each method were established. Averaged across circumferences, the absolute TEM, relative TEM, and ICC were (1) 0.9 cm, 1.5%, and 0.975; (2) 0.5 cm, 0.9%, and 0.986; (3) 0.8 cm, 1.5%, and 0.974; and (4) 0.6 cm, 1.1%, and 0.985. For total body volume, these values were (1) 2.2 L, 3.0%, and 0.978; (2) 0.8 L, 1.1%, and 0.997; (3) 0.7 L, 0.9%, and 0.998; and (4) 0.8 L, 1.1%, and 0.996, with segmental volumes demonstrating higher relative errors. A 3D scanning mobile phone application involving full rotation of subjects in front of a smartphone camera exhibited similar reliability to larger, less portable, more expensive 3D scanners. In contrast, larger errors were observed for a mobile scanning application utilizing two 2D images, although the technical errors were acceptable for some applications.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-024-01424-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140058980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using physical activity to advance a career in clinical nutrition","authors":"Henry C. Lukaski","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01410-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01410-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11300298/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140027797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kate E. Braddon, Charles D. G. Keown-Stoneman, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Xuedi Li, Jonathon L. Maguire, Deborah L. O’Connor, Jessica A. Omand, Janis Randall Simpson, Catherine S. Birken
{"title":"The mediation effect of breastfeeding duration on the relationship between maternal preconception BMI and childhood nutritional risk","authors":"Kate E. Braddon, Charles D. G. Keown-Stoneman, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Xuedi Li, Jonathon L. Maguire, Deborah L. O’Connor, Jessica A. Omand, Janis Randall Simpson, Catherine S. Birken","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01420-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01420-0","url":null,"abstract":"Higher maternal preconception body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower breastfeeding duration, which may contribute to the development of poor child eating behaviours and dietary intake patterns (components of nutritional risk). A higher maternal preconception BMI has been found to be associated with higher child nutritional risk. This study aimed to determine whether breastfeeding duration mediated the association between maternal preconception BMI and child nutritional risk. In this longitudinal cohort study, children ages 18 months to 5 years were recruited from The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) in Canada. The primary outcome was child nutritional risk, using The NutriSTEP®, a validated, parent-reported questionnaire. Statistical mediation analysis was performed to assess whether total duration of any breastfeeding mediated the association between maternal preconception BMI and child nutritional risk. This study included 4733 children with 8611 NutriSTEP® observations. The mean (SD) maternal preconception BMI was 23.6 (4.4) and the mean (SD) breastfeeding duration was 12.4 (8.0) months. Each 1-unit higher maternal preconception BMI was associated with a 0.081 unit higher nutritional risk (95% CI (0.051, 0.112); p < 0.001) (total effect), where 0.011(95% CI (0.006, 0.016); p < 0.001) of that total effect or 13.18% (95% CI: 7.13, 21.25) was mediated through breastfeeding duration. Total breastfeeding duration showed to mediate part of the association between maternal preconception BMI and child nutritional risk. Interventions to support breastfeeding in those with higher maternal preconception BMI should be evaluated for their potential effect in reducing nutritional risk in young children.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-024-01420-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140017996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mia A. Percival, Kara B. Anderson, Julie A. Pasco, Sarah M. Hosking, Lana J. Williams, Kara L. Holloway-Kew, John D. Wark, Natalie K. Hyde
{"title":"Gestational vitamin D and offspring fracture risk: do associations persist into mid adolescence?","authors":"Mia A. Percival, Kara B. Anderson, Julie A. Pasco, Sarah M. Hosking, Lana J. Williams, Kara L. Holloway-Kew, John D. Wark, Natalie K. Hyde","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01421-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01421-z","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies report that maternal vitamin D exposure during pregnancy is associated with offspring later-life bone health. A study in the Vitamin D in Pregnancy (VIP) cohort reported sexually dimorphic effects of maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin-D (25(OH)D) and offspring fracture profiles at 10 years of age. We, therefore, aimed to determine associations between maternal 25(OH)D status and offspring fracture risk at 16 years of age in this cohort. In total, 475 mother-child pairs were recruited to the VIP study in southeastern Australia. Maternal serum samples were obtained at recruitment (<16 weeks’ gestation) and/or 28–32 weeks’ gestation and analysed for 25(OH)D. Radiologically-confirmed incident fractures in children were ascertained from date of birth (2002–2004) until July 16, 2019. Cox proportional hazard models were used to determine associations between maternal 25(OH)D and childhood fracture risk, and final models included maternal age at recruitment, offspring sex, birth weight, gestation length and season of 25(OH)D sample. Data were available for 400 children (mean age 16.1 years). There were 122 (30.5%) children who sustained at least one fracture. Higher maternal 25(OH)D (per 10 nmol/L) in early gestation was associated with a decreased fracture risk in boys (HR 0.87; 95% CI: 0.77, 0.99); the pattern was reversed in girls (HR 1.10; 95% CI 1.00, 1.22). At late gestation, higher maternal 25(OH)D was associated with an increased fracture risk in girls (HR 1.14; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.24). While our findings must be interpreted within the constraints of our limitations, we report that the contradictory risk profiles observed at early childhood in this cohort remain in adolescence.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-024-01421-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140008512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laetitia Ricci, Francisca Joly, Alfa Coly, Francis Guillemin, Didier Quilliot
{"title":"Important issues in proposing autonomy training in home parenteral nutrition for short bowel syndrome patients: a qualitative insight from the patients’ perspectives","authors":"Laetitia Ricci, Francisca Joly, Alfa Coly, Francis Guillemin, Didier Quilliot","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01415-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01415-x","url":null,"abstract":"The standard treatment for short bowel syndrome is home parenteral nutrition. Patients’ strict adherence to protocols is essential to decrease the risk of complications such as infection or catheter thrombosis. Patient training can even result in complete autonomy in daily care. However, some patients cannot or do not want too much responsibility. However, doctors often encourage them to acquire these skills. Based on qualitative investigations with patients, we wanted to document issues of importance concerning perceptions of autonomy in daily care. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 13 adult patients treated by home parenteral nutrition using a maximum variation sampling strategy. We proceeded to a thematic analysis following an inductive approach. After achieving clinical management of symptoms, a good quality of life is within the realm of possibility for short bowel syndrome patients with home parenteral nutrition. In this context, achieving autonomy in home parenteral nutrition could be a lever to sustain patients’ quality of life by providing better life control. However, counterintuitively, not all patients aim at reducing constraints by reaching autonomy in home parenteral nutrition. First, they appreciate the social contact with the nurses, which is particularly true among patients who live alone. Second, they can feel safer with the nurse’s visits. Regaining freedom was the main motivation for patients in the training program and the main benefit for those who were already autonomous. Medical teams should consider patients’ health locus of control (internal or external) for disease management to support them concerning the choice of autonomy in daily care for parenteral nutrition.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-024-01415-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139995980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saudatu Faruk, Kamaldeen Olalekan Sanusi, Kasimu Ghandi Ibrahim, Bilyaminu Abubakar, Ibrahim Malami, Muhammad Bashir Bello, Murtala Bello Abubakar, Abdullahi Yahya Abbas, Mustapha Umar Imam
{"title":"Age and sex-based impacts of maternal iron deficiency on offspring’s cognitive function and anemia: A systematic review","authors":"Saudatu Faruk, Kamaldeen Olalekan Sanusi, Kasimu Ghandi Ibrahim, Bilyaminu Abubakar, Ibrahim Malami, Muhammad Bashir Bello, Murtala Bello Abubakar, Abdullahi Yahya Abbas, Mustapha Umar Imam","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01423-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01423-x","url":null,"abstract":"Iron deficiency is a recognized global health concern, particularly impactful during pregnancy where the mother serves as the primary source of iron for the developing fetus. Adequate maternal iron levels are crucial for fetal growth and cognitive development. This review investigates the correlation between maternal iron deficiency and cognitive impairment and anemia in offspring, considering age and gender differentials. PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar databases were queried using keywords \"maternal,\" \"iron,\" \"gender/sex,\" and \"cognition.\" The review included studies on human and animal subjects where maternal iron deficiency was the exposure and offspring cognitive function and anemia were outcomes. Out of 1139 articles screened, fourteen met inclusion criteria. Twelve studies highlighted cognitive deficits in offspring of iron-deficient mothers, with females generally exhibiting milder impairment compared to males. Additionally, two studies noted increased anemia prevalence in offspring of iron-deficient mothers, particularly affecting males and younger individuals. The findings suggest that male offspring are at higher risk of both anemia and cognitive dysfunction during youth, while females face increased risks in adulthood. Thus, maternal iron deficiency elevates the likelihood of anemia and cognitive impairments in offspring, underscoring the importance of addressing maternal iron status for optimal child health.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139995979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mario Reis Alvares-da-Silva, Dana Ivancovsky-Wajcman, Claudia P. Oliveira, Soheyla Rabie, Larisse Longo, Carolina Uribe-Cruz, Silvia Massami Yoshimura, Dvora Joveleviths, Merav Ben-Yehoyada, Laura Sol Grinshpan, Oren Shibolet, Revital Kariv, Shira Zelber-Sagi
{"title":"High red meat consumption among PNPLA3 polymorphism carriers is associated with NAFLD in a multi-center cross-sectional study","authors":"Mario Reis Alvares-da-Silva, Dana Ivancovsky-Wajcman, Claudia P. Oliveira, Soheyla Rabie, Larisse Longo, Carolina Uribe-Cruz, Silvia Massami Yoshimura, Dvora Joveleviths, Merav Ben-Yehoyada, Laura Sol Grinshpan, Oren Shibolet, Revital Kariv, Shira Zelber-Sagi","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01416-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01416-w","url":null,"abstract":"Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 gene (PNPLA3) polymorphism has been implicated in susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), with evidence for potential interaction with nutrition. However, the combination of meat consumption with genetic polymorphism has not been tested. Therefore, this study aims to test the association between the joint presence of PNPLA3 rs738409 G-allele with high meat consumption and NAFLD in populations with diverse meat consumption. A cross-sectional study among Israeli screening and Brazilian primary healthcare populations. Food consumption was assessed by a food-frequency questionnaire. PNPLA3 polymorphism was defined as homozygous (GG) or heterozygous (GC). Inconclusive/probable NAFLD was defined as a fatty liver index (FLI) ≥ 30 and probable NAFLD as FLI ≥ 60. The sample included 511 subjects from the screening and primary healthcare populations (n = 213 and n = 298, respectively). Genetic polymorphism (homozygous GG or heterozygous GC) combined with high consumption of total meat, red and/or processed meat, unprocessed red meat, and processed meat was associated with the highest odds for inconclusive/probable NAFLD (OR = 2.75, 95%CI 1.27–5.97, p = 0.011; OR = 3.24, 1.43–7.34, p = 0.005; OR = 2.92, 1.32–6.47, p = 0.008; OR = 3.16, 1.46–6.83, p = 0.003, respectively), adjusting for age, gender, BMI, alcohol consumption, carbohydrate, and saturated fat intake. In addition, genetic polymorphism combined with high processed meat consumption was associated with the highest odds for probable NAFLD (OR = 2.40, 95%CI 1.04–5.56, p = 0.040). High red meat intake may confer a greater risk for NAFLD among PNPLA3 polymorphism carriers. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings and consider minimizing red and processed meat consumption among PNPLA3 polymorphism carriers.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139971425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sabire Gokalp, Ener Cagri Dinleyici, Cansu Muluk, Asli Inci, Emine Aktas, Ilyas Okur, Fatih Ezgu, Leyla Tumer
{"title":"Intestinal microbiota composition of children with glycogen storage Type I patients","authors":"Sabire Gokalp, Ener Cagri Dinleyici, Cansu Muluk, Asli Inci, Emine Aktas, Ilyas Okur, Fatih Ezgu, Leyla Tumer","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01412-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01412-0","url":null,"abstract":"Dietary therapy of glycogen storage disease I (GSD I) is based on frequent feeding, with a high intake of complex carbohydrates (supplied by uncooked cornstarch), restriction of sugars, and a lower amount of lipids. There is limited information about the dietary regimen in patients with GSD, which might affect the intestinal luminal pH and microbiota composition. The aim of this study to investigate the intestinal microbiota composition in patients with GSD receiving diet treatment. Twelve patients who were followed up with GSD I after the diagnosis receiving diet therapy and 11 healthy children have been enrolled. Intestinal microbiota composition was evaluated by 16 s rRNA gene sequencing. A significant difference was found for beta-diversity between the GSD group and controls. A significantly lower abundance of Firmicutes and higher abundance of Actinobacteria was found in GSD group compared to the controls. Akkermansia, Pseudoalteromonas, Uruburella, and Castellaniella were dominant in the GSD patients at the genus level, while Faecalibacterium, Bacterioides, Gemmiger, Parabacteroides in the control group. At species level, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii decreased, and Akkermansia muciniphila were dominant in children with GSD. There is a substantial change in the composition of the gut microbiota, reduction of F. prausnitzii and an increase of A. muciniphila in children with GSD receiving consumption of uncooked cornstarch. Alterations of the intestinal microbiota might be related with the disease itself or dietary restrictions in patients with GSD, however, in certain condition, dysbiosis can negatively affect the course and make it difficult to control the disease.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-024-01412-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139943996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica McNeil, Nathaniel T. Berry, Jessica M. Dollar, Lenka H. Shriver, Susan P. Keane, Lilly Shanahan, Laurie Wideman
{"title":"Cross-sectional associations of actigraphy-assessed sleep with dietary outcomes in emerging adults","authors":"Jessica McNeil, Nathaniel T. Berry, Jessica M. Dollar, Lenka H. Shriver, Susan P. Keane, Lilly Shanahan, Laurie Wideman","doi":"10.1038/s41430-024-01417-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41430-024-01417-9","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging adults (~18–28 years of age) have a high prevalence of poor sleeping habits and poor diet quality; however, little is known on whether these poor sleeping habits are associated with dietary outcomes in this age group. This study assessed associations between actigraphy-based sleep with energy intake (EI), overall diet quality, and measures of meal timing in emerging adults. Data on 135 emerging adults (age = 19.4 ± 1.3 years; body mass index (BMI) = 26.5 ± 6.9 kg/m2; 58% female; 65% White) from the RIGHT Track Health project were used. Measures included actigraphy-assessed sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep timing midpoint, day-to-day sleep duration and sleep timing midpoint variability and combined sleep duration and sleep timing behaviors (early-bed/late-rise, early-bed/early-rise, late-bed/late-rise, late-bed/early-rise); EI (three 24-h dietary recalls), diet quality (Healthy Eating Index 2015 total score) and meal timing outcomes (timing of first and last meal intake, total duration, and midpoint of the eating window). Shorter sleep duration, later sleep timing midpoint and greater sleep efficiency, as well as combined late-bed/late-rise and late-bed/early-rise groups, were associated with lower diet quality. Greater sleep timing midpoint variability was associated with higher EI, and the late-bed/early-rise group had significantly delayed first meal timing. In emerging adults, shorter sleep duration and later sleep timing are associated with lower overall diet quality, and greater sleep timing variability is associated with higher EI. Future research is needed to examine the role of sleep on diet quality and eating habits to identify potential targets for nutritional interventions in this age group.","PeriodicalId":11927,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Nutrition","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139943995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}