{"title":"Sodium alginate improves lipid disruption and alters the composition of the gut microbiota in farnesoid X receptor-null mice.","authors":"Masaaki Miyata, Kouhei Maeno, Reina Takagi, Yoshimasa Sugiura","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2471106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2471106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Seaweed-derived dietary fibre sodium alginate (SA) has been shown to present with health benefits in food-derived disease models. To determine whether SA improves the disease rather than merely suppressing its progression, we assessed its effects using farnesoid X receptor (FXR)-deficient mice to provide a model of advanced hyperlipidaemia. Fxr-null mice were fed with a 5% SA-supplemented diet for nine weeks and showed significant decreases in the levels of liver triglycerides (<i>p</i> < 0.05), total cholesterol (<i>p</i> < 0.05), serum low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The expression levels of fatty acid-synthesizing genes (<i>Fas</i> and <i>Scd1</i>) and cholesterol-metabolizing genes (<i>Hmgcr, Hmgcs</i>, and <i>Abca1</i>), were significantly reduced. Furthermore, the SA supplementation has altered the gut microbiota and significantly increased the abundance of the genus <i>Oscillospira</i> (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and <i>Parabacteroides</i> (<i>p</i> < 0.01). These results suggest that SA improves lipid disruption and influences the composition of the gut microbiota in the Fxr-null mice.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of the Mediterranean diet on the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.","authors":"Roghayeh Molani-Gol, Maryam Rafraf","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2466111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2466111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This systematic review aimed to summarise the current knowledge regarding the effects of the Mediterranean diet (MD) on the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). A systematic search was done on Web of Sciences, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases until January 2025. The majority of the included studies (15 of 16 RCTs) supported the role of MD following in the secondary prevention of CVDs. According to the RCT results, the patients in the MD group had lower cardiovascular deaths, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and other events. They also had healthier lipid profiles and blood fatty acids, higher flow-mediated dilation and endothelial progenitor cell levels, and lower endothelial progenitor cells compared to a low-fat diet. However, both MD and control (low-fat diet) groups promoted similar decreases in blood pressure and body mass index. The findings of this review suggested that adherence to the MD could be beneficial in the secondary prevention of CVD.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mario Cotacallapa-Sucapuca, José de J Berrios, James Pan, Claudia Arribas, Mercedes M Pedrosa, Patricia Morales, Montaña Cámara
{"title":"Winemaking by-products fortification of flour formulations based on corn and lentil.","authors":"Mario Cotacallapa-Sucapuca, José de J Berrios, James Pan, Claudia Arribas, Mercedes M Pedrosa, Patricia Morales, Montaña Cámara","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2466112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2466112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Formulations based on a mixture of corn: lentil flours (70:30) (93.75%), salt (1.25%), sugar (5%), 5 or 20% of Hylon<sup>®</sup> V, were fortified with 5 and 20% of fermented Cabernet Sauvignon grape skin or seed, and unfermented Chardonnay grape seed flours, and evaluated for their functional components. The incorporation of winemaking by-products increased the dietary fibre content. Soluble sugars and arabinoxylans content depended only on corn:lentil flours presence. The total starch content varied between 42 .55 g/100g to 58.41 g/100g and the highest concentrations of resistant starch were determined in formulations with 20% Hylon<sup>®</sup> V. Total phenols, total flavonoids, and anthocyanins, were higher in all formulations with 20% fermented Cabernet Sauvignon skin or unfermented Chardonnay seed flours, regardless the content of corn:lentil flours. Winemaking by-products represent potential functional and prebiotic novel ingredients for new functional food products.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sofyan Maghaydah, Mohammad Alrosan, Muhammad H Alu'datt, Ammar A Razzak Mahmood, Sana Gammoh, Khalid Bani-Melhem, Farah R Al Qudsi, Thuan-Chew Tan, Ali Madi Almajwal, Ali Rashed Alshammari
{"title":"Improving the structure of lentil proteins during fermentation and their association with nutritional values and solubility.","authors":"Sofyan Maghaydah, Mohammad Alrosan, Muhammad H Alu'datt, Ammar A Razzak Mahmood, Sana Gammoh, Khalid Bani-Melhem, Farah R Al Qudsi, Thuan-Chew Tan, Ali Madi Almajwal, Ali Rashed Alshammari","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2465763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2465763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lentil proteins (LPs) may encounter challenges in their food industry applications due to certain limitations in their functional properties. This study focused on enhancing the quality of LPs through physical modifications and investigating the effects of a 24-hr fermentation process with <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i>. The protein structures of LPs were analysed using several techniques, including ultraviolet spectra, fluorescence spectra, and FT-IR spectra, respectively, resulting in the protein structure of LPs substantial modifications (<i>p <</i> 0.05) during the fermentation procedure. protein surface properties of fermented LPs, including surface charge and surface hydrophobicity, changed significantly (<i>p <</i> 0.05) from -23.03 to -32.70 mV and 860.30 to 600.6 a.u., respectively. Using <i>Lactobacillus</i> by fermentation processes can offer several benefits, particularly in enhancing the digestibility, protein structure, and nutritional values of LPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinying Suo, Oscar Moreno-Araiza, Margherita Dall'Asta, Gianluca Giuberti, Alessio Marchesani, Elena Vittadini
{"title":"Red lentil pasta quality and <i>in vitro</i> digestibility modulation by means of processing conditions.","authors":"Xinying Suo, Oscar Moreno-Araiza, Margherita Dall'Asta, Gianluca Giuberti, Alessio Marchesani, Elena Vittadini","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2464665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2464665","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulse pasta has, in recent years, gained the interest of consumers and food manufacturers and a deeper understanding of the the effects of flour types and pasta processing on its physical and nutritional characteristics has become a priority. This work investigates the effects of red lentil flour type (raw or pre-cooked), pasta extrusion pressure (i.e. 80 and 125 bars), and drying temperature (i.e.,50 and 80 °C) on pasta quality and <i>in vitro</i> nutritional digestibility. A significant reduction in cooking loss was found in pasta extruded at high pressure and dried at high temperature (80 °C), while all pasta had acceptable cooking quality in terms of length, thickness and weight gains. More slowly digestible starch was found in pasta dried at high temperatures, while less rapidly digestible and more resistant starch was present in pasta extruded at high pressure. <i>In vitro</i> starch digestibility can be effectively reduced by applying proper processing conditions (i.e. high extrusion pressure) which could be vital for designing a 100% legume pasta with modulated glycemic response.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143407508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The associations of mindful and intuitive eating with BMI, depression, anxiety and stress across generations: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Hatice Merve Bayram, Murat Gürbüz","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2462185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2462185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed to evaluate the differences between generations and relationship between mindful and intuitive eating with body mass index (BMI), depression, stress, and anxiety. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 547 adults. Online questionnaire including Intuitive Eating Scale-2nd edition (IES-2), Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ), and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale was performed. Gen Z scored highest for \"unconditional permission to eat\", and lowest for \"interference\" (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Baby Boomers demonstrated the lowest \"conscious nutrition\" scores compared to others (<i>p</i>: 0.002). Weak negative correlations were observed between IES-2 scores and BMI (<i>r</i>: -0.165, <i>p</i> < 0.001), depression (<i>r</i>: -0.194, <i>p</i> < 0.001), anxiety (<i>r</i>: -0.191, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and stress (<i>r</i>: -0.100, <i>p</i>: 0.020). MEQ scores were negatively correlated with BMI, depression, anxiety, and stress (<i>r</i>: -0.159, <i>r</i>: -0.364, <i>r</i>: -0.372, <i>r</i>: -0.360, <i>p</i> < 0.001). \"Eating for physical rather than emotional reasons\" showed negative correlation with depression, anxiety, and stress scores (<i>r</i>: -0.259, <i>r</i>: -0.249, <i>r</i>: -0.168, <i>p</i> < 0.001).</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between Healthy Eating Index 2015 and metabolic syndrome among US cancer survivors: evidence from NHANES 2005-2016.","authors":"Jiazhen Yao, Xiaohong Chen, Yirong Xin, Fang Meng, Xiaoyan Zhong, Hanzhong Cao, Junlan Qiu, Xiaochen Shu","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2461144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2461144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our study examined the relationship between diet quality and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among 1779 U.S. cancer survivors using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2005-2016). Diet quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-2015). Higher HEI-2015 scores were linked to significantly lower MetS prevalence (OR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.32-0.80). Specifically, a higher intake of seafood and plant proteins, and fatty acids, coupled with a reduced intake of added sugars, was associated with decreased odds of MetS prevalence (OR: 0.93; 95% CI, 0.86-0.99) in cancer survivors. Additionally, a better diet quality was linked to lower prevalence of high waist circumference, elevated triglycerides, reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and high fasting glucose levels (OR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.27-0.72). These results suggest that adopting healthy dietary habits may prevent MetS in cancer survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thaís Costa de Almeida, Yasmin Neves Vieira Sabino, Poliana Guiomar de Almeida Brasiel, Beatriz Macedo de Oliveira Rocha, Gabriela de Cássia Ávila Alpino, Vinícius Novaes Rocha, Vanessa Cordeiro Dias, Cláudio Galuppo Diniz, Aline Dias Paiva, Vânia Lúcia da Silva, Julliane Dutra Medeiros, Sheila Cristina Potente Dutra Luquetti, Alessandra Barbosa Ferreira Machado
{"title":"Maternal kefir intake during lactation impacts the breast milk and gut microbiota of the Wistar rat's offspring.","authors":"Thaís Costa de Almeida, Yasmin Neves Vieira Sabino, Poliana Guiomar de Almeida Brasiel, Beatriz Macedo de Oliveira Rocha, Gabriela de Cássia Ávila Alpino, Vinícius Novaes Rocha, Vanessa Cordeiro Dias, Cláudio Galuppo Diniz, Aline Dias Paiva, Vânia Lúcia da Silva, Julliane Dutra Medeiros, Sheila Cristina Potente Dutra Luquetti, Alessandra Barbosa Ferreira Machado","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2461142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2461142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Environmental factors can play fundamental role in health in childhood and adulthood during critical developmental periods like lactation. The maternal intake of probiotics like kefir during lactation could benefit newborns' intestinal health. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of maternal kefir intake during lactation on bacterial breast milk composition and the gut microbiota of offspring Wistar male rats at weaning. Lactating Wistar rats and their pups were divided into four groups based on litter size and maternal kefir intake. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene in breast milk revealed the predominance of the Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteriota phyla. Offspring gut microbiota exhibited clustering tendencies in kefir groups with varying genus abundance. Additionally, maternal kefir intake led to increased levels of butyrate acid in offspring faeces (> +30%, <i>p</i> > 0.05). These findings show that the lactation period could be a window of opportunity to program intestinal health through microbiota modulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143079859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality over quantity: how the right carbs fuel better mental health.","authors":"Giuseppe Grosso","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2459374","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2025.2459374","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martha Luisa Machado, Andréia Gonçalves Giaretta, Daniel de Castro Motta, Caroline Camila Moreira
{"title":"Gluten-free and conventional breads and pastas sold in Southern Brazil: a comparative study on cost, nutritional composition and ingredients.","authors":"Martha Luisa Machado, Andréia Gonçalves Giaretta, Daniel de Castro Motta, Caroline Camila Moreira","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2420266","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2420266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A gluten-free diet is the only treatment for patients with coeliac disease, who report dissatisfaction with the availability and variety of products, especially bread and pasta. The aim was to compare availability, cost, nutritional composition and ingredients of gluten-free and conventional bread and pasta products. Census of breads and pastas available in online commerce belonging to the third largest supermarket chain in southern Brazil. Information was collected at supermarket's and brand's websites. One hundred and fourteen products were analysed (<i>n</i> = 37 breads and <i>n</i> = 77 pastas): 32.4% (<i>n</i> = 12) gluten-free breads and 18.2% (<i>n</i> = 14) gluten-free pastas. Both gluten-free breads and pastas were significantly more expensive when compared to gluten-containing breads and pastas. Gluten-free breads have higher fat content, gluten-free pastas have higher content of sodium and ingredients. Gluten-free breads and pastas are less available, more expensive and have lower nutritional value compared to conventional versions.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"20-27"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142545368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}