{"title":"The underrated role of psychosocial determinants of dietary choices.","authors":"Giuseppe Grosso","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2345691","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2345691","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"239-240"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140851282","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}
Markos Makiso Urugo, Tilahun A Teka, Tefera Belachew Lema, Janerose Nasimiyu Lusweti, Jasmina Djedjibegovíc, Carl Lachat, Kokeb Tesfamariam, Addisalem Mesfin, Tess Astatkie, Mosaad A Abdel-Wahhab
{"title":"Dietary aflatoxins exposure, environmental enteropathy, and their relation with childhood stunting.","authors":"Markos Makiso Urugo, Tilahun A Teka, Tefera Belachew Lema, Janerose Nasimiyu Lusweti, Jasmina Djedjibegovíc, Carl Lachat, Kokeb Tesfamariam, Addisalem Mesfin, Tess Astatkie, Mosaad A Abdel-Wahhab","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2314676","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2314676","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood stunting is a global phenomenon affecting more than 149 million children under the age of 5 worldwide. Exposure to aflatoxins (AFs) <i>in utero</i>, during breastfeeding, and consumption of contaminated food affect the gut microbiome, resulting in intestinal dysfunction and potentially contributing to stunting. This review explores the potential relationship between AF exposure, environmental enteropathy and childhood stunting. AFs bind to DNA, disrupt protein synthesis and elicit environmental enteropathy (EE). An EE alters the structure of intestinal epithelial cells, impairs nutrient uptake and leads to malabsorption. This article proposes possible intervention strategies for researchers and policymakers to reduce AF exposure, EE and childhood stunting, such as exposure reduction, the implementation of good agricultural practices, dietary diversification and improving environmental water sanitation and hygiene.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"241-254"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139971798","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}
Laila Eleraky, Wolfgang Stuetz, Constance Rybak, Jan Frank, Hans Konrad Biesalski, Hadijah Mbwana, Joyce Kinabo, Christine Lambert
{"title":"Potentials and limitations of a food group-based algorithm to assess dietary nutrient intake of women in rural areas in Tanzania","authors":"Laila Eleraky, Wolfgang Stuetz, Constance Rybak, Jan Frank, Hans Konrad Biesalski, Hadijah Mbwana, Joyce Kinabo, Christine Lambert","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2335523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2024.2335523","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of nutrient intake assessment with the food group-based algorithm “Calculator of Inadequate Micronutrient Intake” (CIMI) in comparison to the esta...","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140630951","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}
Vincenza Gianfredi, Lorenzo Stacchini, Sofia Lotti, Iris Sarno, Francesco Sofi, Monica Dinu
{"title":"Knowledge, attitude and behaviours towards food sustainability in a group of Italian consumers. A cross-sectional study","authors":"Vincenza Gianfredi, Lorenzo Stacchini, Sofia Lotti, Iris Sarno, Francesco Sofi, Monica Dinu","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2335524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2024.2335524","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainability is crucial for transforming the food system, addressing environmental and nutrition issues and depends on consumer perceptions and values. This cross-sectional study investigates the...","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140577597","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":"Incidence of traffic light labelling on noncommunicable diseases: a roadmap for achieving sustainable development.","authors":"Michelle López-Sánchez, Yenny Moreno-Salazar, Josselyn Cuenca, Jackeline Ortega, Rubén Román-Aguirre","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2280503","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2280503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The production and diversity of the supply of food products has grown exponentially in recent decades, along with the increase in cardiovascular diseases associated with poor diet. Among the factors, one of the most important is the lack of information for the consumer when purchasing. The present work evaluates the impact of implementing the traffic light labelling of foods in reducing deaths due to Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD). Econometric techniques of two-way effects panel data from 21 Ecuadorian provinces taken from official sources for the analysis period 2010-2019. For Ecuador, a favourable impact was found in the reduction of the NCD mortality rate, especially in the last three years; in 2017, it was reduced by 0.129%, in 2018 by 0.305%, and in 2019 by 0.289%. An implication of economic policy is the advertising regulation of products that may affect health, strengthening surveillance and sanctioning companies that fail to comply with the regulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"185-196"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138046789","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}
Bianca Papotti, Mattia Dessena, Maria Pia Adorni, Davide Paleari, Laura Rinaldi, Franco Bernini
{"title":"<i>In vitro</i> evaluation of the immunomodulatory activity of the nutraceutical formulation AminoDefence.","authors":"Bianca Papotti, Mattia Dessena, Maria Pia Adorni, Davide Paleari, Laura Rinaldi, Franco Bernini","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2283688","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2283688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immune system (IS) functionality is warranted by inter-dependent processes that balance body defences without exceeding in inflammation. An ideal nutraceutical approach should sustain the protective IS activity while controlling inflammation. The potential immunomodulatory activity of the food supplement (FS) AminoDefence was studied in resting macrophages RAW264.7 and following stimulation of bacterial- and viral-associated inflammation trough LPS and PolyI:C treatments, respectively. In unstimulated macrophages, the formulation exerted a dose-dependent immunostimulant activity by up-regulating NO, IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1 release, while it dampened the aberrant release of these factors induced by pro-inflammatory stimuli. Exploring the contribution of single components <i>Echinacea purpurea</i> (<i>E. purpurea</i>) extract and quercetin, used at proportional concentrations than in whole formulation, a more pronounced immunostimulant effect was observed for <i>E. purpurea,</i> and an anti-inflammatory activity for quercetin. Hence, AminoDefence exerts an immunomodulatory activity in macrophages by effectively stimulating a protective inflammatory response and limiting it in cases of excessive inflammation.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"173-184"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138459853","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":"Genetic variation in <i>TAS2R38</i> bitterness receptor is associated with body composition in Korean females.","authors":"Yi-Seul Jo, Jeong-Hwa Choi","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2294682","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2294682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bitterness-receptor gene <i>TAS2R38</i> is associated with taste sensitivity and dietary behaviour, and is known to play a critical role in adiposity. However, evidence regarding body composition from a large cohort is lacking. This study aimed to ascertain whether <i>TAS2R38</i> rs10246939 C > T bitterness genetic variation is associated with body composition in Korean individuals. The <i>TAS2R38</i> rs10246939 genotypes, anthropometric measurements, and body composition of 1,843 males and 1,801 females from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study were analysed. Findings suggested that there was a significant difference in body fat components by <i>TAS2R38</i> genotype. Furthermore, the bitterness genotype exhibited a positive association with adiposity markers in females. The TT genotype showed greater body mass index, body fat percentage, and degree of obesity than those with the C allele. However, such an association was not observed in males. In conclusion, this study suggests that <i>TAS2R38</i> rs10246939 is associated with fat tissue markers in Korean females.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"197-206"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138800139","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}
Luca Pecoraro, Giovanni Chiaffoni, Fulvio Nisi, Cosetta Gamboni, Elisabetta Chiocca, Ileana Luglio, Federica Rossi, Paola Accorsi, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli
{"title":"Weaning, food allergens and potential risk factors for delayed introduction: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Luca Pecoraro, Giovanni Chiaffoni, Fulvio Nisi, Cosetta Gamboni, Elisabetta Chiocca, Ileana Luglio, Federica Rossi, Paola Accorsi, Giorgio Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2299773","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2299773","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Much evidence supports that the early introduction of allergenic foods in weaning is useful to prevent food allergies later in life. Real life is often different, with factors related to mothers and infants. Our study aimed to deepen the timing of introducing the foods responsible for most allergic reactions during the weaning and why parents delay their introduction. 110 mothers participated in the study, compiling a questionnaire. Exclusive breastfeeding was associated with a delayed introduction of allergenic foods at 4 months (<i>r</i> = 0.433, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and 1 year (<i>r</i> = 0.486, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Large-for-gestational age at birth was inversely associated with a delayed introduction of allergenic foods (r=-0.204, <i>p</i> < 0.05). This study demonstrates that introducing many allergens is delayed during the weaning. Parents with infants fed with exclusive breastfeeding could need more information about the correct time of introduction of potential allergens in the weaning.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"221-226"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139377561","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}
Zhipeng Diao, Jalall Molludi, Hawal Latef Fateh, Sara Moradi
{"title":"Comparison of the low-calorie DASH diet and a low-calorie diet on serum TMAO concentrations and gut microbiota composition of adults with overweight/obesity: a randomized control trial.","authors":"Zhipeng Diao, Jalall Molludi, Hawal Latef Fateh, Sara Moradi","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2294685","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2023.2294685","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study compares two diets, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and a Low-Calorie Diet on Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels and gut microbiota. 120 obese adults were randomly allocated to these three groups: a low-calorie DASH diet, a Low-Calorie diet, or a control group for 12 weeks. Outcomes included plasma TMAO, lipopolysaccharides (LPS), and gut microbiota profiles. After the intervention, the low-calorie DASH diet group demonstrated a greater decrease in TMAO levels (-20 ± 8.1 vs. -10.63 ± 4.6 μM) and a significant decrease in LPS concentration (-19.76 ± 4.2 vs. -5.68 ± 2.3) compared to the low-calorie diet group. Furthermore, the low-calorie DASH diet showed a higher decrease in the Firmicutes and Bactericides (F/B) ratio, which influenced TMAO levels, compared to the Low-Calorie diet (p = 0.028). The current study found the low-calorie DASH diet improves TMAO and LPS in comparison to a Low-Calorie diet.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"207-220"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139039938","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":"Analysis of ingredient list and nutrient composition of plant-based burgers available in the global market.","authors":"Paula Franca, Anna Paola Pierucci, Fatma Boukid","doi":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2303029","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09637486.2024.2303029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The nutrient composition of plant-based burgers is a key factor when making their purchase/consumption decision to maintain a balanced diet. For this reason, ingredient list and nutritional information of burgers launched in the global market were retrieved from their labels. Products were classified based on the technology development, market position and region of the manufacturer. From the ingredient analysis, we observed a high heterogeneity in the ingredients used, a predominance of soy and wheat as main sources of proteins, and the increasing use of new protein sources (e.g. peas, other types of beans and pseudo-cereals). Oil was the most cited ingredient followed by salt. Nutritional composition varied mainly depending on the region with no clear pattern among countries. To less extent, technology development resulted in traditional products with lower amounts of protein and higher amounts of carbohydrates. Vegan and vegetarian products showed limited differences due to the high intra-heterogenicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":14087,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"159-172"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139478290","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}