{"title":"A Female Career in Research.","authors":"K. Flegal","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-062220-103411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-062220-103411","url":null,"abstract":"After a long career at the National Center for Health Statistics, I retired and joined the Stanford Prevention Research Center as an unpaid associate. I was once described by a former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner as \"one of the great epidemiologists.\" The chair of the Harvard nutrition department, speaking on National Public Radio, once described my research as \"rubbish.\" Both may be exaggerations. Here I address some of the events that led to these contrasting descriptions. I also address the extent to which the so-called Matilda effect may have influenced my career. Are women in science on an equal footing with men? The Matilda effect suggests not. Unlike the Matthew effect for scientists, whereby those of higher prestige accrue a disproportionate share of recognition and rewards, the Matilda effect proposes that women scientists are systematically undervalued and underrecognized. I could never get a faculty job and was often treated like an underling. Nonetheless I persevered to publish highly cited research on several high-profile and sometimes controversial topics. Though overt sexism in science and workplaces has diminished over the course of my career, progress toward eliminating unconscious bias has been slower. The Matthew and Matilda effects are still powerful forces that distort incentives and rewards in science. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Nutrition, Volume 42 is August 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41599663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-06-17DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-111120-105520
Herman Pontzer, Brian M Wood
{"title":"Effects of Evolution, Ecology, and Economy on Human Diet: Insights from Hunter-Gatherers and Other Small-Scale Societies.","authors":"Herman Pontzer, Brian M Wood","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-111120-105520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-111120-105520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We review the evolutionary origins of the human diet and the effects of ecology economy on the dietary proportion of plants and animals. Humans eat more meat than other apes, a consequence of hunting and gathering, which arose ∼2.5 Mya with the genus <i>Homo</i>. Paleolithic diets likely included a balance of plant and animal foods and would have been remarkably variable across time and space. A plant/animal food balance of 50/50% prevails among contemporary warm-climate hunter-gatherers, but these proportions vary widely. Societies in cold climates, and those that depend more on fishing or pastoralism, tend to eat more meat. Warm-climate foragers, and groups that engage in some farming, tend to eat more plants. We present a case study of the wild food diet of the Hadza, a community of hunter-gatherers in northern Tanzania, whose diet is high in fiber, adequate in protein, and remarkably variable over monthly timescales.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"363-385"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39240835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-06-11DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-011242
Kimberly A Lackey, Bethaney D Fehrenkamp, Ryan M Pace, Janet E Williams, Courtney L Meehan, Mark A McGuire, Michelle K McGuire
{"title":"Breastfeeding Beyond 12 Months: Is There Evidence for Health Impacts?","authors":"Kimberly A Lackey, Bethaney D Fehrenkamp, Ryan M Pace, Janet E Williams, Courtney L Meehan, Mark A McGuire, Michelle K McGuire","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-011242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-011242","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Because breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition and other benefits for infants (e.g., lower risk of infectious disease) and benefits for mothers (e.g., less postpartum bleeding), many organizations recommend that healthy infants be exclusively breastfed for 4 to 6 months in the United States and 6 months internationally. Recommendations related to how long breastfeeding should continue, however, are inconsistent. The objective of this article is to review the literature related to evidence for benefits of breastfeeding beyond 1 year for mothers and infants. In summary, human milk represents a good source of nutrients and immune components beyond 1 year. Some studies point toward lower infant mortality in undernourished children breastfed for >1 year, and prolonged breastfeeding increases interbirth intervals. Data on other outcomes (e.g., growth, diarrhea, obesity, and maternal weight loss) are inconsistent, often lacking sufficient control for confounding variables. There is a substantial need for rigorous, prospective, mixed-methods, cross-cultural research on this topic.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"283-308"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39085179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-08-06DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-120420-032437
Elaine M Glenny, Michael F Coleman, Erin D Giles, Elizabeth A Wellberg, Stephen D Hursting
{"title":"Designing Relevant Preclinical Rodent Models for Studying Links Between Nutrition, Obesity, Metabolism, and Cancer.","authors":"Elaine M Glenny, Michael F Coleman, Erin D Giles, Elizabeth A Wellberg, Stephen D Hursting","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-120420-032437","DOIUrl":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-120420-032437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diet and nutrition are intricately related to cancer prevention, growth, and treatment response. Preclinical rodent models are a cornerstone to biomedical research and remain instrumental in our understanding of the relationship between cancer and diet and in the development of effective therapeutics. However, the success rate of translating promising findings from the bench to the bedside is suboptimal. Well-designed rodent models will be crucial to improving the impact basic science has on clinical treatment options. This review discusses essential experimental factors to consider when designing a preclinical cancer model with an emphasis on incorporatingthese models into studies interrogating diet, nutrition, and metabolism. The aims of this review are to (<i>a</i>) provide insight into relevant considerations when designing cancer models for obesity, nutrition, and metabolism research; (<i>b</i>) identify common pitfalls when selecting a rodent model; and (<i>c</i>) discuss strengths and limitations of available preclinical models.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":"41 ","pages":"253-282"},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8900211/pdf/nihms-1785130.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9951889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-07-20DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-021020-025755
Saurabh Mehta, Samantha L Huey, Daniel McDonald, Rob Knight, Julia L Finkelstein
{"title":"Nutritional Interventions and the Gut Microbiome in Children.","authors":"Saurabh Mehta, Samantha L Huey, Daniel McDonald, Rob Knight, Julia L Finkelstein","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-021020-025755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-021020-025755","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gut microbiome plays an integral role in health and disease, and diet is a major driver of its composition, diversity, and functional capacity. Given the dynamic development of the gut microbiome in infants and children, it is critical to address two major questions: (<i>a</i>) Can diet modify the composition, diversity, or function of the gut microbiome, and (<i>b</i>) will such modification affect functional/clinical outcomes including immune function, cognitive development, and overall health? We synthesize the evidence on the effect of nutritional interventions on the gut microbiome in infants and children across 26 studies. Findings indicate the need to study older children, assess the whole intestinal tract, and harmonize methods and interpretation of findings, which are critical for informing meaningful clinical and public health practice. These findings are relevant for precision health, may help identify windows of opportunity for intervention, and may inform the design and delivery of such interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"479-510"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39201532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-06-18DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-111120-114108
Liam McKeever, Sarah J Peterson, Omar Lateef, Carol Braunschweig
{"title":"The Influence of Timing in Critical Care Nutrition.","authors":"Liam McKeever, Sarah J Peterson, Omar Lateef, Carol Braunschweig","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-111120-114108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-111120-114108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Proper timing of critical care nutrition has long been a matter of controversy. Critical illness waxes and wanes in stages, creating a dynamic flux in energy needs that we have only begun to examine. Furthermore, response to nutrition support likely differs greatly at the level of the individual patient in regard to genetic status, disease stage, comorbidities, and more. We review the observational and randomized literature concerning timing in nutrition support, discuss mechanisms of harm in feeding critically ill patients, and highlight the role of precision nutrition for moving the literature beyond the realm of blunt population averages into one that accounts for the patient-specific complexities of critical illness and host genetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"203-222"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39244874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-06-11DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-090216
S M Khaledur Rahman, Toru Uyama, Zahir Hussain, Natsuo Ueda
{"title":"Roles of Endocannabinoids and Endocannabinoid-Like Molecules in Energy Homeostasis and Metabolic Regulation: A Nutritional Perspective.","authors":"S M Khaledur Rahman, Toru Uyama, Zahir Hussain, Natsuo Ueda","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-090216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-090216","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The endocannabinoid system is involved in signal transduction in mammals. It comprises principally G protein-coupled cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous agonists, called endocannabinoids, as well as the enzymes and transporters responsible for the metabolism of endocannabinoids. Two arachidonic acid-containing lipid molecules, arachidonoylethanolamide (anandamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol, function as endocannabinoids. <i>N</i>-acylethanolamines and monoacylglycerols, in which the arachidonic acid chain is replaced with a saturated or monounsaturated fatty acid, are not directly involved in the endocannabinoid system but exhibit agonistic activities for other receptors. These endocannabinoid-like moleculesinclude palmitoylethanolamide, oleoylethanolamide (OEA), and 2-oleoylglycerol. Endocannabinoids stimulate feeding behavior and the anabolism of lipids and glucose, while OEA suppresses appetite. Both central and peripheral systems are included in these nutritional and metabolic contexts. Therefore, they have potential in the treatment and prevention of obesity. We outline the structure, metabolism, and biological activities of endocannabinoids and related molecules, and focus on their involvement in energy homeostasis and metabolic regulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"177-202"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39085180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-07-13DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-122019-120635
Inga Wessels, Henrike Josephine Fischer, Lothar Rink
{"title":"Dietary and Physiological Effects of Zinc on the Immune System.","authors":"Inga Wessels, Henrike Josephine Fischer, Lothar Rink","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-122019-120635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-122019-120635","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence for the importance of zinc for all immune cells and for mounting an efficient and balanced immune response to various environmental stressors has been accumulating in recent years. This article describes the role of zinc in fundamental biological processes and summarizes our current knowledge of zinc's effect on hematopoiesis, including differentiation into immune cell subtypes. In addition, the important role of zinc during activation and function of immune cells is detailed and associated with the specific immune responses to bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The association of zinc with autoimmune reactions and cancers as diseases with increased or decreased immune responses is also discussed. This article provides a broad overview of the manifold roles that zinc, or its deficiency, plays in physiology and during various diseases. Consequently, we discuss why zinc supplementation should be considered, especially for people at risk of deficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"133-175"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39179055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-07-16DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-120420-025558
Melissa Inigo, Stanisław Deja, Shawn C Burgess
{"title":"Ins and Outs of the TCA Cycle: The Central Role of Anaplerosis.","authors":"Melissa Inigo, Stanisław Deja, Shawn C Burgess","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-120420-025558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nutr-120420-025558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The reactions of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle allow the controlled combustion of fat and carbohydrate. In principle, TCA cycle intermediates are regenerated on every turn and can facilitate the oxidation of an infinite number of nutrient molecules. However, TCA cycle intermediates can be lost to cataplerotic pathways that provide precursors for biosynthesis, and they must be replaced by anaplerotic pathways that regenerate these intermediates. Together, anaplerosis and cataplerosis help regulate rates of biosynthesis by dictating precursor supply, and they play underappreciated roles in catabolism and cellular energy status. They facilitate recycling pathways and nitrogen trafficking necessary for catabolism, and they influence redox state and oxidative capacity by altering TCA cycle intermediate concentrations. These functions vary widely by tissue and play emerging roles in disease. This article reviews the roles of anaplerosis and cataplerosis in various tissues and discusses how they alter carbon transitions, and highlights their contribution to mechanisms of disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"19-47"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39190745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annual review of nutritionPub Date : 2021-10-11Epub Date: 2021-06-11DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-082018-124228
William S Blaner, Igor O Shmarakov, Maret G Traber
{"title":"Vitamin A and Vitamin E: Will the Real Antioxidant Please Stand Up?","authors":"William S Blaner, Igor O Shmarakov, Maret G Traber","doi":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-082018-124228","DOIUrl":"10.1146/annurev-nutr-082018-124228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vitamin A, acting through its metabolite, all-<i>trans</i>-retinoic acid, is a potent transcriptional regulator affecting expression levels of hundreds of genes through retinoic acid response elements present within these genes. However, the literature is replete with claims that consider vitamin A to be an antioxidant vitamin, like vitamins C and E. This apparent contradiction in the understanding of how vitamin A acts mechanistically within the body is a major focus of this review. Vitamin E, which is generally understood to act as a lipophilic antioxidant protecting polyunsaturated fatty acids present in membranes, is often proposed to be a transcriptional regulator. The evaluation of this claim is another focus of the review. We conclude that vitamin A is an indirect antioxidant, whose indirect function is to transcriptionally regulate a number of genes involved in mediating the body's canonical antioxidant responses. Vitamin E, in addition to being a direct antioxidant, prevents the increase of peroxidized lipids that alter both metabolic pathways and gene expression profiles within tissues and cells. However, there is little compelling evidence that vitamin E has a direct transcriptional mechanism like that of vitamin A. Thus, we propose that the term antioxidant not be applied to vitamin A, and we discourage the use of the term transcriptional mediator when discussing vitamin E.</p>","PeriodicalId":8009,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of nutrition","volume":"41 ","pages":"105-131"},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9704486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}