{"title":"Nutrient intake and adherence to the Nordic nutrition recommendations in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity.","authors":"Åsa Sedin, Mona Landin-Olsson, Lieselotte Cloetens","doi":"10.1177/02601060221105751","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02601060221105751","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) are developed to promote public health and to prevent food-related diseases such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the nutrient intake and adherence to the NNR in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Dietary intake data were collected using 3-day food diaries and anthropometry and clinical chemistry parameters were measured at baseline of a long-term intervention studying weight-loss management.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighty-seven subjects with abdominal obesity successfully completed a 3-day food diary. Twelve of these subjects were excluded for further analysis due to implausible low-energy reporting. The remaining 75 subjects (76% females) had mean age of 52.3 ± 10.1 years and a mean body mass index of 34.3 ± 3.1 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. Mean total fat intake (41.2 ± 7.0E%) was exceeded by 56% of the sample size compared to the maximum recommended intake (RI) of 40E%, whereas mean carbohydrate intake (40.4 ± 8.0E%) was lower than the RI (45-60E%). The intake of saturated fatty acids was high compared to the NNR with only 2 women and none of men reported intakes within the RI of <10 E%. Adherence to the RI for dietary fibre was very low (16.0% and 13.3% when expressed as g/d and g/MJ, respectively). Analyses of micronutrient intake showed lowest adherences for vitamin D and sodium.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The nutrient intake in our subjects compared to NNR was rather low with a high total fat intake, particularly too high intake of saturated fatty acids, high salt consumption, and very low dietary fibre and vitamin D intake. More effort is clearly needed to promote healthy dietary habits among subjects with obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":"1 1","pages":"167-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10924704/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41824732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nutrition and healthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2022-06-01DOI: 10.1177/02601060221105413
Masato Kawabata, Stephen Francis Burns, Hui-Cheng Choo, Kerry Lee
{"title":"Weekday breakfast habits and mood at the start of the school morning.","authors":"Masato Kawabata, Stephen Francis Burns, Hui-Cheng Choo, Kerry Lee","doi":"10.1177/02601060221105413","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02601060221105413","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Good nutrition, regular physical activity, and adequate sleep are important for promoting health. However, it is not well characterized how these lifestyle behaviours are associated with mood at the start of school days.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To identify the weekday health-related behaviours (breakfast intake, physical activity, and sleep) of Singaporean adolescents and explore their associations with mood at the beginning of the school morning.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>365 adolescents (52.3% boys, 47.7% girls) aged 14-19 years (<i>M</i> = 16.9, <i>SD</i> = 1.3 years) completed a survey set on breakfast habits, physical activity participation, sleep duration, and mood.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More than one-third (38.6%) of participants never (15.0%) or irregularly (23.6%) consumed breakfast on weekdays. Adolescents consuming breakfast irregularly reported significantly higher negative mood scores than regular breakfast consumers (<i>p</i> = .002; <i>d</i> = .404). Almost two-thirds (64.1%) of adolescents did <60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on weekdays and reported lower positive morning mood scores than those who ≥60 min of MVPA (<i>p</i> = .014; <i>d</i> = .284). Although most (88.3%) adolescents slept <8 h each night, sleep duration was not related to either positive mood or negative mood.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study suggests that eating breakfast on a regular basis and completing for ≥60 min of weekday MVPA are useful behaviours to start school days in a better mood. Parents and health educators should recognise the importance of establishing these habits and support students by instigating practical approaches so they can achieve a regular breakfast intake and physical activity engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":"1 1","pages":"149-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48920550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nutrition and healthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-06-06DOI: 10.1177/02601060231179777
Harry Stevens, Giulia Verdone, Leonie Lang, Catherine Graham, Leta Pilic, Yiannis Mavrommatis
{"title":"A systematic review of variations in circadian rhythm genes and type 2 diabetes.","authors":"Harry Stevens, Giulia Verdone, Leonie Lang, Catherine Graham, Leta Pilic, Yiannis Mavrommatis","doi":"10.1177/02601060231179777","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02601060231179777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that has severe individual and societal consequences, which is forecast to worsen in the future. A new field of investigation is variations in circadian rhythm genes, in conjunction with diet and sleep variables, associations with, and effects on, type 2 diabetes development.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This systematic review aimed to analyse all current literature regarding circadian rhythm gene variations and type 2 diabetes, and explore their interplay with diet and sleep variables on type 2 diabetes outcomes. This review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021259682).</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Embase and Pubmed were searched on 6/8/2021/11/8/2021 for studies of all designs, including participants from both sexes, all ethnicities, ages, and geographic locations. Participants with risk alleles/genotypes were compared with the wildtype regarding type 2 diabetes outcomes. Studies risk of bias were scored according to the risk of bias in non-randomised studies - interventions/exposures criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 31 studies were found (association <i>n</i> = 29/intervention <i>n</i> = 2) including >600,000 participants from various ethnicities, sexes, and ages. Variations in the melatonin receptor 1B, brain and muscle arnt-like 1 and period circadian regulator (PER) genes were consistently associated with type 2 diabetes outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Individuals with variations in melatonin receptor 1B, brain and muscle arnt-like 1 and PER may be at higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Further research is needed regarding other circadian rhythm genes. More longitudinal studies and randomised trials are required before clinical recommendations can be made.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"61-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9958337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nutrition and healthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-05-29DOI: 10.1177/02601060231178333
Aaron F Carbuhn, Linda J D'Silva
{"title":"Red blood cell omega-3 fatty acid content is negatively associated with purposeful gameplay header frequencies in collegiate women soccer players: Implications for diet and brain health.","authors":"Aaron F Carbuhn, Linda J D'Silva","doi":"10.1177/02601060231178333","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02601060231178333","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Frequent soccer heading negatively affects brain health. Omega-3 fatty acids are neuroprotective against head impacts. A biomarker of omega-3 tissue status, red blood cell (RBC) omega-3 content is reduced during soccer activity. However, whether these changes are associated with frequent heading impacts is unknown. <b>Aim:</b> Explore the association between soccer heading frequencies and RBC omega-3 status. <b>Methods:</b> A prospective cohort study in collegiate women soccer players (<i>n</i> = 16). Players' RBC omega-3 status, Omega-3 Index, and self-reported gameplay header frequencies collected during a competitive season. <b>Results:</b> Mean Omega-3 Index (i.e., pre/postseason) was low (3.95 ± 0.44%). Postseason Omega-3 Index negatively correlated (<i>r</i> = -0.545, <i>p</i> = 0.029) with heading frequencies. Change in Omega-3 Index negatively correlated (<i>r</i> = -0.663, <i>p</i> = 0.005) with average headers per game. <b>Conclusion:</b> RBC omega-3 status is negatively influenced by frequent soccer heading throughout a competitive season which may have concerning implications for player brain health.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"27-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9593807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nutrition and healthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2022-05-17DOI: 10.1177/02601060221101715
Gayathry Cp
{"title":"A structural equation modeling examining the influence of body mass index on the lipid profile of type II diabetes patients.","authors":"Gayathry Cp","doi":"10.1177/02601060221101715","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02601060221101715","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> High Body Mass Index (BMI) has a two times greater risk of developing type II diabetes compared to low BMI. The results showed that general obesity had a risk of 2.24 times while abdominal obesity had a risk of 2.44 times for the occurrence of diabetes. <b>Aim:</b> Based on the background described, the researcher was interested in examining the influence of BMI on the lipid profile of type II diabetes patients. <b>Methods:</b> A considerably large sample of 500 type II diabetes patients who attended the outpatient department of Endocrinology wing of NIMS Medicity (NICER-Noorul Islam Centre for Endocrinology Research), Kerala, India were selected to the macrosample pool following purposive random sampling method. Height and weight of the patients were taken following standard methods and BMI of the patients was computed. Biochemical investigations such as their lipid profile along with Fasting, Post Prandial Blood Glucose values and HbA1C were obtained from patients' medical records. Finally, the hypothesized model was developed and tested by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique using SPSS AMOS 22.0. <b>Results:</b> The results show that height and weight highly influenced the BMI, among which weight, as shown by Standardized Regression Weights (SRW) Estimate- 1.102, Statistically Significant) influenced more than height (SRW Estimate:-0.683, Statistically Significant), weight had a positive influence, whereas height had a negative influence in selected Type II Diabetes patients. The model could not establish any relationship between BMI and lipid profile (SRW Estimate:-0.037, Statistically not Significant). <b>Conclusion:</b> The findings suggest that in diabetes patients increase in BMI alone does not lead to any alterations in their lipid profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":"1 1","pages":"121-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44393161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nutrition and healthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-06-26DOI: 10.1177/02601060231184934
Camille Newby
{"title":"Introducing a granule based protein substitute to the diet of a child with phenylketonuria to address reluctance to ingest phenylalanine-free protein substitute: A case report.","authors":"Camille Newby","doi":"10.1177/02601060231184934","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02601060231184934","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Phenylalanine (Phe)-free protein substitutes are used within the management of phenylketonuria (PKU). However, adherence to the Phe-restricted diet is often challenging. A child (age 4.5 years) with PKU rejected the Phe-free protein substitutes used within her therapeutic diet, causing stress for herself and family at mealtimes. Switching to a new Phe-free protein substitute that can be mixed into other foods [PKU GOLIKE<sup>®</sup> (3-16)] provided an alternative strategy that was acceptable to the child. Good control of blood Phe was maintained. Newer Phe-free protein substitutes may provide a strategy for maintaining the therapeutic diet for PKU where the patient has difficulty doing so on standard substitutes. Here, the use of a Phe-free protein substitute with improved palatability and ease of use supported maintenance of the Phe-restricted diet for a child with PKU who struggled to maintain the diet on standard substitutes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"35-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10924697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10008129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nutrition and healthPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-08-15DOI: 10.1177/02601060231191865
Venkata Rajasekhar Kali, Sandhya Sree Meda
{"title":"Functional nutrition for the health of exercising individuals and elite sportspersons.","authors":"Venkata Rajasekhar Kali, Sandhya Sree Meda","doi":"10.1177/02601060231191865","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02601060231191865","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Elite sportspersons who are involved in high-intensity physical sports indulge in severe training and competition schedules, which exposes them to high levels of inflammatory and oxidative stress, hence it may hamper their health sometimes. Disturbance in the health of sportspersons also induces compromised performances.</p><p><strong>The premise for functional nutrition: </strong>Functional nutrition is essential for elite sportspersons training for securing both rest and recovery to have proper health and anticipated performance. Apart from serving the energy needs of the sportspersons, the nutrition strategies should provide them with certain metabolic advantages, which provide greater health and immunity, to ensure proper training and competition. The diet of the sportspersons needs to contain appropriate anti-inflammatory and antioxidative nutrients, to ensure to reduction and control of the physiological stress of tissues during high-intensity physical sports, especially during marathon running. Preserving anabolic valence among sportspersons for muscle myokine optimization is an essential aspect of sports nutrition, which secures health and provides excellent performance potential. Preservation and optimization of gut microbiome among sportspersons enhance immune health and performance, through proper gut integrity and enhanced metabolic cascades. As the genes are to be properly expressed for excellent manifestation in protein synthesis and other metabolic signaling, achieving genetic valance through proper nutrition ensures the health of the sportspersons.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Functional nutrition seems a very necessary and potent factor in the training and competition aspects of elite sportspersons since nutrition not only provides recovery but also ensures proper health for elite sportspersons.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"49-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10004052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reviewers.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/02601060241234167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060241234167","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"2601060241234167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139990777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simone Augusta Ribas, Amanda Paiva Lino, Leticia Martins Raposo, Yve Ferreira, Thaís da Silva Ferreira
{"title":"Diet quality and nutritional status in children with human immunodeficiency virus.","authors":"Simone Augusta Ribas, Amanda Paiva Lino, Leticia Martins Raposo, Yve Ferreira, Thaís da Silva Ferreira","doi":"10.1177/02601060231207662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060231207662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Poor diet quality in children and adolescents may contribute to decreased immunity and lead to an increased risk of opportunistic diseases. <b>Aim:</b> To investigate diet quality and its relationship to nutritional status in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pediatric patients (HIV-PIHIV). <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a cross-sectional study with 87 patients aged between 6 and 19 years carried out in two University Hospitals. Diet quality was analyzed by an adapted Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and nutritional status. The association between HEI with body mass index-for-age (BMI-for-age) and height-for-age was performed using a linear regression model. Clinical, maternal, anthropometric, and dietary data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire, based on nutrition service protocols. <b>Results:</b> Diet quality was intermediate (median IAS = 54.8 interquartile range: 47.5 to 65.9 points), due to low consumption of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products and high empty calories and sodium by the PPIHIV. The multivariate regression model indicated that HEI was not significant for explaining BMI-for-age [<i>β</i> = -0.01; 95% CI = (-0.03; 0.01); <i>p</i> 0.40] nor height-for-age [<i>β</i> = 0.01; 95% CI = (-0.02; 0.03); <i>p</i> 0.51]. However, it was observed that adolescents showed 1 Z-score [95% CI = (-1.6; -0.44); <i>p</i> 0.001] a reduction in BMI-for-age compared with children, and those black patients showed an increase in BMI-for-age Z-score of 0.57 [95% CI = (0.7; 1.1); <i>p</i> 0.03] compared with non-blacks. <b>Conclusion:</b> The diet quality of the HIV-infected children and adolescents was below desired. No association was found between diet quality and inadequate nutritional status of HIV-PIHIV.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"2601060231207662"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence and determinants of insufficient vitamin D status in young Canadian Inuit children from Nunavik.","authors":"Huguette Turgeon O'Brien, Doris Gagné, Rosanne Blanchet, Carole Vézina","doi":"10.1177/02601060231207664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060231207664","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Vitamin D deficiency has reached pandemic levels affecting over one billion people worldwide. However, limited data is available on the prevalence and determinants of vitamin D status of Canadian Indigenous children and no study has been reported in Inuit children from Nunavik. <b>Aim:</b> Therefore, using data collected between 2006 and 2010, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and main determinants of insufficient serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (s25(OH)D) concentrations in Inuit children attending childcare centres in Nunavik. <b>Methods:</b> This study included 245 Inuit children aged 11 to 54 months. s25(OH)D concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay. Dietary intakes were assessed using 24-hour recalls. Usual dietary intakes were estimated using the National Cancer Institute method. We used a multiple imputation technique to replace missing values when performing regression analysis. <b>Results:</b> Our findings revealed that 64.5% of children had a s25(OH)D concentration < 75 nmol/L, while 78.1% did not meet the estimated average requirement (EAR) for vitamin D. Vitamin D intake and fluid milk consumption were positively associated with s25(OH)D concentrations, while negative associations were observed with children' energy intake, non-alcoholic beverage consumption, body weight, breastfeeding duration and, biological/adoptive/foster parents' educational level. <b>Conclusion:</b> Vitamin D inadequacy was highly prevalent and closely aligned with levels observed over the years in non-Indigenous children. Breastfed children who do not receive vitamin D supplementation, overweight and obese children, and children with inadequate milk consumption were at high risk of vitamin D insufficiency. Eating vitamin D rich foods such as fluid milk and seafood along with vitamin D supplementation when needed are recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":19352,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and health","volume":" ","pages":"2601060231207664"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139651267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}