Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.06.003
{"title":"The relative validity of nutrition assessment methods for estimating infant carotenoid intake differs by assessment tool, nutrient database, and milk carotenoid adjustment method","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Validated carotenoid assessment methods are needed to study infant carotenoid nutrition. This is a secondary analysis of repeated diet assessments of healthy participants collected at 4- (n = 21), 6- (n = 12), and 8- (n = 9) months of age in Houston, TX between April 2019 and June 2020. Intake was assessed with 3 assessment tools, analyzed with 3 nutrient databases, and underwent 3 adjustments to account for milk composition variability. We hypothesized that manual adjustment of milk carotenoid intake based on laboratory measurements would improve the validity of all assessment approaches and that using a database with greater coverage of infant food carotenoid compositions would improve accuracy. Generalized linear mixed models assessed associations between tool, nutrient database, age, and milk carotenoid adjustment variables with carotenoid, energy, fruit, and vegetable intakes. The effect of the number of food diary days on intake estimate precision was evaluated by testing the correlation between intake estimates derived from 1, 3, or 5, vs. 7 days. Visit age influenced energy intake estimates (<em>p</em> = .029), along with assessment tool (<em>p</em> = .020). Estimates of vegetable intake were influenced by tool (<em>p</em> = .009). Combined fruit and vegetable intake differed by nutrient database (<em>p</em> = .007). Carotenoid intake differed by age (<em>p</em> =<.0001), tool (<em>p</em> = .002), and nutrient database (<em>p</em> = .004). A minimum of 3 food diary days strongly correlated (rho = 0.79-1) with reference estimates across ages. Milk carotenoid adjustment was most influential in estimating 4-month olds’ carotenoid intake, while nutrient database and tool were important for 6- and 8-month-olds’, highlighting the dynamic nature of infant diet assessment validity across feeding stages.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"128 ","pages":"Pages 38-49"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141391482","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}
Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.009
Heaji Lee , Yunju Eo , Sun Yeou Kim , Yunsook Lim
{"title":"Guava leaf extract attenuated muscle proteolysis in dexamethasone induced muscle atrophic mice via ubiquitin proteasome system, mTOR-autophagy, and apoptosis pathway","authors":"Heaji Lee , Yunju Eo , Sun Yeou Kim , Yunsook Lim","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Muscle atrophy is the waste or loss of muscle mass and is caused by physical inactivity, aging, or diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart failure. The number of patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders is expected to increase in the future. However, intervention for muscle atrophy is limited, so research on treatment for muscle wasting is needed. This study hypothesized that guava leaf (<em>Psidium guajava L.</em> [GL]) would have ameliorative effects on muscle atrophy by regulation of protein degradation pathways in a dexamethasone (DEX)-induced muscle atrophy mice model. Muscle atrophy was induced by DEX injection for 28 days in 7 week-old-male ICR mice. Then, low-dose GL (LGL, 200 mg/kg) or high-dose GL (HGL, 500 mg/kg) extract (GLE) was supplemented by oral gavage for 21 days. Muscle strength, calf thickness, and body composition were analyzed. Histopathological changes in the gastrocnemius muscle were examined using hematoxylin and eosin staining, and molecular pathways related to muscle degradation were analyzed by western blots. GLE treatment regardless of dose increased muscle strength in mice with muscle atrophy accompanied by attenuating autophagy related pathway in the DEX-induced muscle atrophy mice. Moreover, a high dose of GLE treatment ameliorated ubiquitin proteasome system and apoptosis in the DEX-induced muscle atrophy mice. This study suggested that GLE could be helpful to improve muscle health and alleviate proteolysis by regulation of the ubiquitin–proteasome system, autophagy, and apoptosis, which are involved in muscle degradation. In conclusion, GLE could be a potential nutraceutical to prevent muscle atrophy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"127 ","pages":"Pages 97-107"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141281636","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}
Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.005
Da-Young Kim , Seungjun Oh , Hae-Sun Ko , Sanghee Park , Young-Jun Jeon , Jihoe Kim , Dong Kwon Yang , Kye Won Park
{"title":"Sesamolin suppresses adipocyte differentiation through Keap1-dependent Nrf2 activation in adipocytes","authors":"Da-Young Kim , Seungjun Oh , Hae-Sun Ko , Sanghee Park , Young-Jun Jeon , Jihoe Kim , Dong Kwon Yang , Kye Won Park","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sesamolin, a lignan isolated from sesame oils, has been found to possess neuroprotective, anticancer, and free radical scavenging properties. We hypothesized that sesamolin could stimulate the activity of nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2) and inhibit adipocyte differentiation of preadipocytes. The objective of this study was to investigate effects of sesamolin on adipocyte differentiation and its underlying molecular mechanisms. In this study, we determined the effects of treatment with 25 to 100 µM sesamolin on adipogenesis in cell culture systems. Sesamolin inhibited lipid accumulation and suppressed the expression of adipocyte markers during adipocyte differentiation of C3H10T1/2, 3T3-L1, and primary preadipocytes. Mechanism studies revealed that sesamolin increased Nrf2 protein expression without inducing its mRNA, leading to an increase in the expression of Nrf2 target genes such as heme oxygenase 1 and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (Nqo1) in C3H10T1/2 adipocytes and mouse embryonic fibroblasts. These effects were significantly attenuated in Nrf2 knockout (KO) mouse embryonic fibroblasts, indicating that effects of sesamolin were dependent on Nrf2. In H1299 human lung cancer cells with KO of Kelch like-ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), a negative regulator of Nrf2, sesamolin failed to further increase Nrf2 protein expression. However, upon reexpressing Keap1 in Keap1 KO cells, the ability of sesamolin to elevate Nrf2 protein expression was restored, highlighting the crucial role of Keap1 in sesamolin-induced Nrf2 activation. Taken together, these findings show that sesamolin can inhibit adipocyte differentiation through Keap1-mediated Nrf2 activation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"128 ","pages":"Pages 14-23"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603979","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}
Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-05-26DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.004
Sondos M. Flieh , Antje Hebestreit , Hermann Pohlabeln , María L. Miguel-Berges , Esther M. González-Gil , Paola Russo , Dénes Molnár , Kathleen Wijnant , Lauren Lissner , Stefanie Do , Tonia Solea , Toomas Veidebaum , Luis A. Moreno , IDEFICS/I.Family Consortium
{"title":"Longitudinal associations between psychosomatic and emotional status and selected food portion sizes in European children and adolescents: IDEFICS/I.Family study","authors":"Sondos M. Flieh , Antje Hebestreit , Hermann Pohlabeln , María L. Miguel-Berges , Esther M. González-Gil , Paola Russo , Dénes Molnár , Kathleen Wijnant , Lauren Lissner , Stefanie Do , Tonia Solea , Toomas Veidebaum , Luis A. Moreno , IDEFICS/I.Family Consortium","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to investigate the influence of psychosomatic and emotional status on food portion sizes (PSs) consumption from high energy-dense food groups in European children and adolescents. We hypothesized that psychosomatic and emotional status would have a significant association with the PS selection of energy-dense food. The study included 7355 children aged between 2 and 9.9 years at baseline (T0) (48.8% females); 3869 after 2 years (T1) (48.2% females), and 2971 (51.8% females) after 6 years of follow-up (T3). Psychosomatic and emotional status were measured using emotional well-being during the last week score (KINDL) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. PS was calculated from daily food intake recorded in 24-hour dietary recalls. The associations between emotional status indicators and PS from selected energy-dense food groups were assessed by multilevel linear regression models. In the cross-sectional analysis, we observed that higher KINDL scores were linked to lower PS consumption from sweet bakery products and savory snacks in both genders. Moreover, we found that adolescent females with high emotional and peer problem scores tended to consume larger PS of carbohydrate-rich and sugar-fatty food items (<em>P</em> < .017). Longitudinally, higher peer problem scores were associated with increased PS from bread and rolls, margarine and lipids, and dairy products in all genders and age groups (<em>P</em>< .017). In adolescents, psychosomatic and emotional status could be a trigger for consuming large PS from carbohydrate-rich and sugar-fatty energy-dense foods. Thus, nutritional interventions should consider emotional status to decrease unhealthy dietary habits in children and adolescents.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"127 ","pages":"Pages 84-96"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531724000708/pdfft?md5=d9bb79fa041addde8bef9182eee8f4f6&pid=1-s2.0-S0271531724000708-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420086","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}
Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-05-25DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.006
Chan Yoon Park , Sunhye Shin
{"title":"Low dietary vitamin C intake is associated with low muscle strength among elderly Korean women","authors":"Chan Yoon Park , Sunhye Shin","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although vitamin C is one of the most important antioxidants, its effect on muscle quality is not fully understood. Therefore, we hypothesized that low dietary vitamin C intake is associated with low muscle strength. To test the hypothesis, a single 24-h dietary recall and handgrip strength test of 10,883 younger adults 19-64 y and 3,961 older adults ≥65 y from the seventh Korea National Health and Examination Survey (KNHANES VII 2016-2018) was analyzed by multivariable linear and logistic regression models, and low muscle strength was defined as handgrip strength <28 kg for men and <18 kg for women. Approximately 15.5% of Korean adults met the recommended intake of dietary vitamin C, and those with higher dietary vitamin C intake had higher total energy and protein intake. After adjusting for confounding variables, including age, body mass index, total energy intake, household income, alcohol consumption, smoking, resistance exercise, medical condition, and dietary intake of protein, vitamin E, and β-carotene, dietary vitamin C was correlated with maximal handgrip strength in younger women 19-64 y (β = 0.002; SE = 0.001; <em>P</em>-value = .026) and older women ≥65 y (β = 0.005; SE = 0.002; <em>P</em>-value = .013). Among older women ≥65 y, those in the lowest quartile of dietary vitamin C intake had a higher risk of low muscle strength compared to those in the highest quartile after adjustment of confounding factors (odds ratio, 2.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.49-3.15). These results imply that adequate dietary vitamin C intake may reduce the risk of sarcopenia in older Korean women.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"127 ","pages":"Pages 75-83"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420087","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}
Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.002
Berenice Rivera-Paredez , Anna D. Argoty-Pantoja , Rafael Velázquez-Cruz , Jorge Salmerón , Aida Jiménez-Corona , Clicerio González-Villalpando , Martin Lajous , Juan Tamayo , Andrés Catzin-Kuhlmann , Robert Nelson , Ricardo Correa-Rotter , Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez
{"title":"Dietary inflammatory index and lower glomerular filtration rate in Mexican adults","authors":"Berenice Rivera-Paredez , Anna D. Argoty-Pantoja , Rafael Velázquez-Cruz , Jorge Salmerón , Aida Jiménez-Corona , Clicerio González-Villalpando , Martin Lajous , Juan Tamayo , Andrés Catzin-Kuhlmann , Robert Nelson , Ricardo Correa-Rotter , Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We hypothesized that higher scores on the dietary inflammatory index (DII) would be associated with a lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This cross-sectional study included 2098 participants from Mexican Teachers Cohort Study, the Health Workers Cohort Study, and the Comitán Study belonging to the RenMex consortium. Energy-adjusted DII scores were estimated using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). eGFR was estimated by the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration equation. Quantile regression models and ordered regression models were estimated to assess the associations of interest. Median age of study participants was 47 years, median eGFR was 102.9 mL/min/1.73m<sup>2</sup>, and the median energy-adjusted DII was 0.89 (range, -2.25, +4.86). The median eGFR was lower in participants in the highest percentile of DII compared to those in the lowest percentile (103.8 vs 101.4). We found that continuous and categorical energy-adjusted DII scores were associated with lower eGFR, especially at the lower percentiles. In adjusted ordered logistic regression, we found that the highest DII category was associated with 1.80 times the odds of belonging to the mildly decreased eGFR category or moderately decreased eGFR category compared lowest DII category (OR: 1.80, 95%CI 1.35, 2.40). A high DII score was associated with a lower eGFR among the Mexican population. Additional studies are crucial to validate these findings and explore potential strategies to reduce the consumption of pro-inflammatory foods as a preventive approach for chronic kidney disease (CKD).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"127 ","pages":"Pages 53-62"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141134730","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}
Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-05-23DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.003
Emilia Zawieja , Natalia Drabińska , Henryk Jeleń , Artur Szwengiel , Krzysztof Durkalec-Michalski , Agata Chmurzynska
{"title":"Betaine supplementation modulates betaine concentration by methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype, but has no effect on amino acid profile in healthy active males: A randomized placebo-controlled cross-over study","authors":"Emilia Zawieja , Natalia Drabińska , Henryk Jeleń , Artur Szwengiel , Krzysztof Durkalec-Michalski , Agata Chmurzynska","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Betaine supplementation is used by athletes, but its mechanism of action is still not fully understood. We hypothesized that betaine supplementation would increase betaine concentration and alter amino acid profiles in relation to <em>MTHFR</em> genotype and dose in physically active males. The study followed a randomized placebo-controlled cross-over design. Blood samples were collected before and after each supplementation period. Serum was analyzed for amino acid profile, homocysteine, betaine, choline, and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) concentrations. For the washout analysis, only participants starting with betaine were included (<em>n</em> = 20). Statistical analysis revealed no differences in the amino acid profile after betaine supplementation. However, betaine concentration significantly increased after betaine supplementation (from 4.89 ± 1.59 µg/mL to 17.31 ± 9.21 µg/mL, <em>P</em> < .001), with a greater increase observed in <em>MTHFR</em> (C677T, rs180113) T-allele carriers compared to CC (<em>P</em> = .027). Betaine supplementation caused a decrease in homocysteine concentration (from 17.04 ± 4.13 µmol/L to 15.44 ± 3.48 µmol/L, <em>P</em> = .00005) and a non-significant increase in TMAO concentrations (from 0.27 ± 0.20 µg/ml to 0.44 ± 0.70 µg/ml, <em>P</em> = .053), but had no effect on choline concentrations. Serum betaine concentrations were not significantly different after the 21-day washout from the baseline values (baseline: 4.93 ± 1.87 µg/mL and after washout: 4.70 ± 1.70 µg/mL, <em>P</em> = 1.000). In conclusion, betaine supplementation increased betaine and decreased homocysteine concentrations, but did not affect the amino acid profile or choline concentrations in healthy active males. Betaine concentrations may be dependent on <em>MTHFR</em> genotype.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"127 ","pages":"Pages 63-74"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141139131","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}
Nutrition ResearchPub Date : 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.001
Levin G. Dotimas , Babajide Ojo , Amritpal Kaur , Sanmi Alake , Madison Dixon , Guadalupe Davila-El Rassi , John A. Ice , Jiangchao Zhao , Sam R. Emerson , Brenda J. Smith , Edralin A. Lucas
{"title":"Wheat germ supplementation has modest effects on gut health markers but improves glucose homeostasis markers in adults classified as overweight: A randomized controlled pilot study","authors":"Levin G. Dotimas , Babajide Ojo , Amritpal Kaur , Sanmi Alake , Madison Dixon , Guadalupe Davila-El Rassi , John A. Ice , Jiangchao Zhao , Sam R. Emerson , Brenda J. Smith , Edralin A. Lucas","doi":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nutres.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Wheat germ (WG), a by-product of flour milling, is rich in bioactive substances that may help improve health complications associated with increased adiposity. This study investigated the effects of WG on gut health, metabolic, and inflammatory markers in adults classified as overweight. We hypothesized that WG, because of its many bioactive components, would improve gut health and metabolic, and inflammatory markers in overweight adults. Forty adults (18–45 years old) and with a body mass index between 25 and 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup> participated in this single-blinded randomized controlled pilot study. Participants consumed the study supplements containing 30 g of either cornmeal (control, CL) or WG daily for 4 weeks. Primary outcome variables were gut health markers including gut microbiota, gut integrity markers, and fecal short-chain fatty acids, whereas secondary outcome variables included metabolic and inflammatory parameters assessed at baseline and at the end of supplementation. Thirty-nine participants (<em>n</em> = 19 and 20 for CL and WG group, respectively) completed the study. The genus <em>Faecalibacterium</em> was significantly higher in the WG group compared to CL post-supplementation but no significant changes in other gut health markers, short-chain fatty acids, inflammatory markers, and lipid profiles were observed. Compared with baseline, WG improved markers of glucose homeostasis including insulin (<em>P</em> = .02), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (<em>P</em> = .03), glycated hemoglobin (<em>P</em> = .07), and the pro-inflammatory adipokine, resistin (<em>P</em> = .04). However, these parameters after intervention were not different with control. Our findings suggest that WG supplementation have modest effects on gut health but may provide an economical option for individuals to improve glycemic control.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19245,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Research","volume":"127 ","pages":"Pages 13-26"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141031596","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}