Nutrition TodayPub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1097/nt.0000000000000666
{"title":"The Role of Guar Fibre in Improving the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Constipation and Functional Diarrhea: A Systematic Review","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/nt.0000000000000666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000666","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"60 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640179","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 TodayPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000654
Majed AbuKhader, Mohammad A. Al-Ghazali, Salma Khamis Ali, Ismael Merie, Aya Bouazza
{"title":"The Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid Content Reported in the Nutrition Panel of Fish Oil Supplements and Formula Milks Promoted for Young Children in Selected Markets","authors":"Majed AbuKhader, Mohammad A. Al-Ghazali, Salma Khamis Ali, Ismael Merie, Aya Bouazza","doi":"10.1097/NT.0000000000000654","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000654","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to investigate the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content found in fish oil supplements and formula milks for young children sold in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa's local markets and online stores. To allow comparison of fish oil supplements and formula milks, information about the EPA and DHA content was collected from the nutrition panel of each product. A total of 79 fish oil supplements and 70 formula milks were studied. Out of the 32 fish oil supplements in local markets 12 products (37.5%) and of the 47 fish oil supplements in Amazon online stores 12 products (25.5%) contained more EPA than DHA. The highest DHA:EPA ratio for fish oil supplements was 4.6. The percentage of Recommended Dietary Intake for DHA, based on 250 mg daily, ranged from 3.2% to 558% for the fish oil supplements, and the range of 0.4% to 25.2% was found for the formula milks. Fish oil supplements provided high daily dose of DHA, which was significantly higher than that provided by the formula milks.","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"64 1","pages":"244 - 250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139304279","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 TodayPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/nt.0000000000000660
{"title":"See you in Chicago for NUTRITION 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/nt.0000000000000660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000660","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139305659","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 TodayPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000655
K. Singletary
{"title":"Ginger Update","authors":"K. Singletary","doi":"10.1097/NT.0000000000000655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000655","url":null,"abstract":"The spice ginger is prepared from the rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Rosc.) belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. The unique aromas and flavors of the many cultivars make them suited for multiple food-related purposes. Besides being used in the preparation of pickles, candies, gingerbread, biscuits, soups, puddings, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks, ginger and its extracts are also packaged in dietary supplements. Ginger has been a part of traditional medicine for thousands of years treating such ailments as gastrointestinal disorders, nausea, pain, cold, and asthma. In the past 10 to 15 years, a considerable number of preclinical and clinical studies have explored in more detail the potential of ginger to ameliorate diverse conditions such as nausea and vomiting, glycemic dysfunction, pain, and the metabolic syndrome. This narrative review provides an update on the clinical evidence related to potential benefits of ginger and discusses future research opportunities.","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"4 1","pages":"263 - 273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139304801","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 TodayPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000658
K. Borton, K. Sonneville
{"title":"Presentation of Eating Disorders in Clinical Practice and the Role of Nutrition Therapy","authors":"K. Borton, K. Sonneville","doi":"10.1097/NT.0000000000000658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000658","url":null,"abstract":"Eating disorders are serious mental health disorders characterized by persistent disturbances in eating that impair physical health and/or psychosocial functioning. Widespread screening for eating disorders can help reduce disparities in diagnosis and may prevent the physical, psychological, and social consequences associated with delayed treatment. Evidence-based recommendations involve intervention by specialized mental healthcare providers; however, dietitians are pivotal in the prevention, identification, and treatment of eating disorders, leading to improved outcomes for the patient. Developing skills aimed at identification of disordered eating and basic treatment guidelines is of critical importance due to the ubiquity of these behaviors and symptoms.","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"84 1","pages":"237 - 243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139295343","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 TodayPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/nt.0000000000000656
S. Rowe, Nick Alexander
{"title":"“Splainin” Health and Nutrition Science to a Doubtful Public","authors":"S. Rowe, Nick Alexander","doi":"10.1097/nt.0000000000000656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000656","url":null,"abstract":"It is hardly a secret that the health, nutrition, and other science communication environment has over the past few years become ever-more problematic. The authors of the present article have repeatedly documented the challenges posed to public understanding of science by the rise of social media and other internet communication “tools” and the diminishing influence of such media as journals, legacy news organizations, and other traditional conduits of scientific information. Various remedies have been proposed for facilitating greater public appreciation and comprehension of science. In the current article, the authors offer a bold, if not surprising, new proposal: initiate or broaden public exposure to the true nature of the scientific method/process. They suggest that health and science communicators not hold back in extolling the noisy and highly contentious process by which hypotheses are explored and eventually accepted or rejected. If communicators, they argue, convince audiences of the messy, even argumentative, way in which science actually evolves, it may be easier to encourage a greater open-mindedness toward previously unpopular, even uncomprehended, dreaded, or despised, scientific ideas. The issue is of paramount importance, especially now, as keeping the public focus on science, not individual scientists, is critical.","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139293722","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 TodayPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/nt.0000000000000657
Kevin B. Metcalf, Lauri Wright, Andrea Arikawa, Jenifer M Ross
{"title":"Time and Training Limitations May Increase Reliance on Social Media for Weight Management Dietitians","authors":"Kevin B. Metcalf, Lauri Wright, Andrea Arikawa, Jenifer M Ross","doi":"10.1097/nt.0000000000000657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000657","url":null,"abstract":"Dietitians are charged with implementing evidence-based practice, and in fields such as weight management, there are continually new emerging and conflicting approaches that have not been fully researched. Dietitians rely on their professional expertise and clinical judgment in determining how to use the best available evidence to address emerging issues in their daily practice.","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"189 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139299801","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 TodayPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1097/nt.0000000000000651
Eva Weston, Esther Myers
{"title":"Immunoglobulin E–Mediated Food Allergies","authors":"Eva Weston, Esther Myers","doi":"10.1097/nt.0000000000000651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000651","url":null,"abstract":"This second article on food allergies focuses on food allergic reactions involving specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) mechanism within the immune system. An IgE-mediated food allergy diagnosis requires both the sensitization (positive test) and the clinical signs and symptoms consistent with IgE-mediated food allergy response. Having the confirmed diagnosis and management plan is crucial because the signs and symptoms appear rapidly after every ingestion of a food with the potential to progress in severity to a life-threatening situation, anaphylaxis. A clear understanding of what constitutes a food allergy, specifically an IgE-mediated food allergy, will facilitate clear communication among healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers, and those in the public.","PeriodicalId":19386,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition Today","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139292827","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}