Saionara C Francisco, Sandhi M Barreto, Carolina Gomes Coelho, Lidyane do Valle Camelo, Sheila Maria Alvim de Matos, Vivian Cristina Luft, Álvaro Vigo, Maria Inês Schmidt, Luana Giatti
{"title":"The higher adherence to the DASH diet the lower incidence and mortality from cardiovascular disease and all causes: ELSA-Brasil study.","authors":"Saionara C Francisco, Sandhi M Barreto, Carolina Gomes Coelho, Lidyane do Valle Camelo, Sheila Maria Alvim de Matos, Vivian Cristina Luft, Álvaro Vigo, Maria Inês Schmidt, Luana Giatti","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2745205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2745205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the association between adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and all-cause mortality. The study included 14,621 participants from the ELSA-Brasil cohort. DASH adherence was assessed at baseline using a continuous score. Fine-Gray competing risk models were for MACE and CVD mortality, and Cox models for all-cause mortality. Models were adjusted for sociodemographic factors, behaviours, comorbidities, weight change, and total energy intake. Mean age was 52 years (SD 9), and mean DASH score was 23.9 (SD 4.4). Each one-point increase in the DASH score was associated with lowerrisk of MACE (sHR 0.96; 95% CI 0.92-0.99), CVD mortality (sHR 0.95; 95% CI 0.92-1.00), and all-cause mortality (HR 0.97; 95% CI 0.95-0.98). Greater DASH adherence was associated with lower incidence of MACE and reduced CVD and all-cause mortality in Brazilian adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149220279","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}
Tathiany Jéssica Ferreira, Camila Sousa Campos da Costa, Luiz Lannes Loureiro, Fábio Luiz Candido Cahuê, Diego Viana Gomes, Marta Citelli, Cristiana Pedrosa Melo Porto, Anna Paola Trindade Rocha Pierucci
{"title":"Pea protein-based ascorbic acid microcapsules reduce oxidative damage in soccer players: a randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Tathiany Jéssica Ferreira, Camila Sousa Campos da Costa, Luiz Lannes Loureiro, Fábio Luiz Candido Cahuê, Diego Viana Gomes, Marta Citelli, Cristiana Pedrosa Melo Porto, Anna Paola Trindade Rocha Pierucci","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2733898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2733898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the effects of ingestion of microencapsulated ascorbic acid (AA) using pea protein isolate (PPI) on <i>in vivo</i> postprandial plasma AA levels, oxidative stress (OS), and cell damage in young male soccer athletes following the Loughborough intermittent shuttle test. A single-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel design was employed, with fifteen male professional soccer players randomly assigned to three groups: PPI-AA (<i>n</i> = 5), free-AA (<i>n</i> = 5), and placebo (P) group (<i>n</i> = 5). Blood samples were collected for AA measurements. Blood AA was significantly higher in the free-AA group compared with the P or PPI-AA groups, 150 min after baseline (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Creatine kinase was higher in the P group than in the PPI-AA group after 60 min (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and the total antioxidant capacity (<i>p</i> < 0.05) was higher in the PPI-AA group. Hydroperoxide levels increased only in the P group after 60 min. These findings suggest PPI-AA microcapsules facilitate sustained AA release, reducing OS and cell damage, and supporting post-exercise recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149024811","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}
Miika M Wynne-Ellis, Heli E K Virtanen, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Sari Hantunen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Jukka T Salonen, Jyrki K Virtanen
{"title":"Associations of dietary proteins with serum total testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin concentrations in middle-aged men.","authors":"Miika M Wynne-Ellis, Heli E K Virtanen, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Sari Hantunen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Jukka T Salonen, Jyrki K Virtanen","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2731397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2731397","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence linking dietary protein intake with testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is limited. We examined these associations in 2,546 Finnish men aged 42-60 years using 4-day food records and multivariable-adjusted models. Higher total and animal protein intakes and a higher animal-to-plant protein ratio were associated with lower total testosterone and SHBG, whereas plant protein intake was positively associated with both. In the highest versus lowest animal protein quartile, total testosterone was 1.2 nmol/L lower (95% CI: 0.37-2.03) and SHBG 3.0 nmol/L lower (95% CI: 1.34-4.66). In the highest versus lowest plant protein quartile, total testosterone was 1.1 nmol/L higher (95% CI: 0.34, 1.93) and SHBG 3.0 nmol/L higher (95% CI: 1.06, 4.94). Free testosterone was inversely associated with the animal-to-plant protein ratio and positively with non-grain plant protein. These cross-sectional findings suggest opposite associations of animal and plant protein intakes with total testosterone and SHBG.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148911563","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}
Sofia Lotti, Daniela Martini, Donato Angelino, Ruben Fernandez-Rodriguez, Barbara Colombini, Monica Dinu
{"title":"Ultra-processed food consumption is not associated with household food waste in Italian adults: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Sofia Lotti, Daniela Martini, Donato Angelino, Ruben Fernandez-Rodriguez, Barbara Colombini, Monica Dinu","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2729429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2729429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly consumed worldwide, but their relationship with household food waste remains unclear. This cross-sectional study examined this association in 200 Italian adults using the NOVA Food Frequency Questionnaire and a 3-day weighted household food waste diary. UPFs accounted for 21.2% of total food consumption by weight, and 44.5% of participants reported food waste during the observation period. UPF intake did not differ according to food waste occurrence, and neither food waste prevalence nor quantity varied across UPF intake quartiles. Multivariable analyses showed no association between UPF consumption and either the odds of reporting food waste or the mean amount discarded among participants reporting waste. Higher household food expenditure was associated with higher odds of food waste, while older age and higher educational level were associated with greater waste quantities. Household food waste appears more strongly related to socio-demographic and household characteristics than to habitual UPF consumption.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148911680","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}
Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Miguel López-Moreno, Camila Miño, Lucille Ridgell, Fiorella Quiroz-Cárdenas, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Masoud Rahmati, Damiano Pizzol, Brendon Stubbs, Dong Keon Yon, Lee Smith, José Francisco López-Gil
{"title":"Home food preparation involvement and ultra-processed food consumption in adolescents: the EHDLA study.","authors":"Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Miguel López-Moreno, Camila Miño, Lucille Ridgell, Fiorella Quiroz-Cárdenas, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Masoud Rahmati, Damiano Pizzol, Brendon Stubbs, Dong Keon Yon, Lee Smith, José Francisco López-Gil","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2724353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2724353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this secondary cross-sectional analysis of 847 Spanish adolescents (aged 12-17 years) from the Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) study, we investigated whether frequency of helping with dinner preparation and grocery shopping (<3 or ≥3 times/week) were associated with ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption. Generalised linear models, adjusted for covariates, revealed that adolescents who helped prepare meals ≥3 times/week consumed significantly lower UPFs (<i>B</i> = -3.52 servings/week; 95% confidence interval (CI) -5.54 to -1.51, <i>p</i> = 0.001) compared to those helping less frequently. Grocery shopping frequency showed no significant association. Among specific UPF categories, only UPF beverage intake was significantly lower (<i>B</i> = -1.20 servings/week; 95% CI -2.17 to -0.24, <i>p</i> = 0.015); associations for sweets, fast food and other categories were not statistically significant. These findings suggest that regular involvement in home meal preparation, but not grocery shopping, is associated with lower UPF consumption among adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148900327","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}
Paloma Aparecida Anastacio Barros, Josefina Bressan, Adriano Marçal Pimenta, Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff, Daniela Silva Canella, Paula Martins Horta
{"title":"Younger age and a sedentary lifestyle are associated with higher use of meal delivery apps among Brazilian adults (CUME+ study).","authors":"Paloma Aparecida Anastacio Barros, Josefina Bressan, Adriano Marçal Pimenta, Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff, Daniela Silva Canella, Paula Martins Horta","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2727075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2727075","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This cross-sectional study investigated meal delivery app (MDA) use and associated factors among Brazilian adults in the CUME+ study. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle and app use data were collected online. Chi-square tests and Poisson's regressions were performed. Among 839 participants, 76.52% reported using MDAs, particularly adults aged 30-39 years (40.03%) and full-time workers (77.10%). App users exhibited more sedentary behaviours (<i>p</i> < 0.05), including fewer hours of household activities, longer sitting and screen time. Regular user (≥1 time/week) was reported by 27.10%. In the adjusted model, adults aged 40-49 years had a lower prevalence of regular use than those aged 30-39 years (<i>p</i> = 0.042), while sitting ≥8 h/day doubled its prevalence compared with ≤3 h/day (<i>p</i> = 0.008). Insufficiently active (<i>p</i> = 0.030) and active (<i>p</i> = 0.027) individuals had a lower prevalence of use than inactive ones. Among regular users, 51.70% ordered meal dishes and 39.70% snacks half of the time or more. These findings highlight the importance of monitoring these platforms for nutritional surveillance.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148887289","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}
Romina Pallisco, Renata Mangione, Francesca Marroni, Gabriele Bilotta, Elena Capoccia, Isabella Gallotta, Valentina Di Pietro, Giuseppe Lazzarino, Giuseppe Caruso, Giuseppe Carota, Federica Blundo, Francesco Bellia, Angela Maria Amorini, Giacomo Lazzarino, Pasquale Bilotta, Barbara Tavazzi
{"title":"Nutraceutical administration targeting energy metabolism and antioxidant defences improves spermiogram and biochemical quality of seminal plasma of infertile males in a pilot study.","authors":"Romina Pallisco, Renata Mangione, Francesca Marroni, Gabriele Bilotta, Elena Capoccia, Isabella Gallotta, Valentina Di Pietro, Giuseppe Lazzarino, Giuseppe Caruso, Giuseppe Carota, Federica Blundo, Francesco Bellia, Angela Maria Amorini, Giacomo Lazzarino, Pasquale Bilotta, Barbara Tavazzi","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2726352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2726352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pre- and post-intervention spermiogram analysis and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) profiling of fat- and water-soluble seminal plasma (SP) metabolites were performed in 26 infertile men treated for 60 days with vitamin E + CoQ<sub>10</sub> (intervention 1 on <i>n</i> = 6 participants with predominant fat-soluble compound alterations), vitamin E + CoQ<sub>10</sub> + B-complex vitamins + vitamin C (intervention 2 on <i>n</i> = 12 participants with combined fat- and water-soluble compound alterations) and B-complex vitamins + vitamin C (intervention 3 on <i>n</i> = 8 participants with predominant water-soluble compound alterations). Intervention 1 improved only SP vitamin E levels, intervention 2 improved spermiogram, an index cumulating all metabolic SP alterations named biomarker score (BS) and fat- and water-soluble SP metabolites, intervention 3 improved spermiogram, BS and several water-soluble SP metabolites. In conclusion, personalised nutraceutical supplementations, administered on the basis of SP metabolic profile alterations, may improve semen quality of infertile males.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148874029","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}
Uraiporn Booranasuksakul, Zhongyang Guan, Leticia Radin Pereira, Kostas Tsintzas, Ian Macdonald, Ellise Stirling, Sana Farzam, Lorenzo M Donini, Alexandra M Johnstone, Marc Sim, Blossom Stephan, Mario Siervo
{"title":"Sarcopenia, obesity, sarcopenic obesity and dementia risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.","authors":"Uraiporn Booranasuksakul, Zhongyang Guan, Leticia Radin Pereira, Kostas Tsintzas, Ian Macdonald, Ellise Stirling, Sana Farzam, Lorenzo M Donini, Alexandra M Johnstone, Marc Sim, Blossom Stephan, Mario Siervo","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2722926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2026.2722926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sarcopenia and obesity, characterised respectively by reduced muscle mass and function and increased adiposity, may co-occur as sarcopenic obesity (SO). This systematic review summarises cohort evidence linking these body composition phenotypes to dementia risk. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database and PsycINFO were searched from inception to February 2026. Outcomes included incident all-cause dementia (ACD) and subtypes. Pooled hazard ratios were calculated for each phenotype using random-effects models. Fourteen publications were included for sarcopenia, 72 for obesity, and four for SO. Late-life obesity (≥65 years) was protective for ACD (HR 0.83, 95% CI 0.76-0.89), whereas mid-life obesity (<65 years) modestly increased risk (HR 1.09, 95% CI 1.01-1.16). Sarcopenia was associated with increased risk (HR 1.42, 95% CI 1.26-1.58). SO showed no significant association (HR 1.43, 95% CI 0.87-1.99). These findings highlight age-dependent effects of obesity and an elevated dementia risk with sarcopenia; the predictive role of SO requires further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148864549","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}
Vittoria Aureli, Giorgia Vici, Annalisa Giosuè, Andrea Devecchi, Daniela Martini
{"title":"One diet, many indices: heterogeneity in measuring adherence to the EAT-lancet planetary health diet.","authors":"Vittoria Aureli, Giorgia Vici, Annalisa Giosuè, Andrea Devecchi, Daniela Martini","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2694533","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2694533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study provides a systematic comparison of dietary indices developed to assess adherence to the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet. A literature search was conducted in PubMed and Scopus up to April 2026 following PRISMA guidelines. Studies were included if they described the construction of indices derived from the EAT-Lancet framework. Twenty-six indices were identified. Although all were based on the same reference model, substantial heterogeneity emerged in their operationalisation. Many indices were adaptations of a limited number of original frameworks, with differences in food group definition, number of components, and scoring procedures. Variability was also observed in scoring systems, ranging from binary to continuous approaches, and in the use of energy adjustment, including absolute, energy-standardised, or relative intake measures. Taken together, these differences may lead to non-equivalent measures of adherence. These results suggest that stronger methodological rigour and better standardisation are needed to improve comparability across studies evaluating sustainable dietary patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"426-437"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148390425","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}
Eva C Strolenberg, Toni Rikkonen, Margreet R Olthof, Hanneke A H Wijnhoven, Heikki Kröger, Sari Hantunen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Jyrki K Virtanen
{"title":"Association of coffee intake with body composition in an older adult study population in Finland.","authors":"Eva C Strolenberg, Toni Rikkonen, Margreet R Olthof, Hanneke A H Wijnhoven, Heikki Kröger, Sari Hantunen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Jyrki K Virtanen","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2692946","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2026.2692946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes in body composition with ageing, such as fat gain and muscle loss, pose significant health challenges. Coffee consumption may influence body composition, but evidence remains inconclusive. This cross-sectional study examined associations between coffee consumption and body composition in an older Finnish population with high habitual coffee intake. The analysis included 528 men and women (mean age 67.7 years). Coffee intake was assessed using a food-frequency questionnaire, and body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Multivariable-adjusted associations between coffee consumption (<375, 375, and >375 ml/day) and lean mass index, appendicular lean mass index, fat mass index, body mass index, and android/gynoid ratio were analysed using sex-stratified ANCOVA, with Bonferroni correction applied. Mean ± SD coffee intake was 370 ± 214 ml/day. No statistically significant differences between the coffee intake categories were observed for any body composition outcome (p-values > 0.06). In this older Finnish population, coffee consumption was not associated with DXA-assessed body composition.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"451-461"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148329097","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}