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{"title":"Correlation between dietary theobromine intake and low cognitive performance in older adults in the United States: A cross-sectional study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.","authors":"Longzhu Zhao,&nbsp;Runqing Zhan,&nbsp;Xueting Wang,&nbsp;Ruihan Song,&nbsp;Miaomiao Han,&nbsp;Xiaoli Shen","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Few studies have investigated the effects of dietary theobromine intake on the cognitive performance of older adults. Therefore, we investigated these effects in older adults in the United States.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, we used data (2011-2014) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Intake of theobromine intake was obtained through two 24-h dietary recall interviews and was adjusted by energy. Cognitive performance was assessed using the animal fluency test, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Word Learning subtest (CERAD), and Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). Logistic regression and restricted cubic spline models were constructed to evaluate the correlation between the dietary intake of theobromine from different sources and the likelihood of low cognitive performance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The fully adjusted model revealed that compared with the lowest quintile, the odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals) of cognitive performance in the CERAD test were 0.42 (0.28-0.64), 0.34 (0.14-0.83), 0.25 (0.07-0.87), and 0.35 (0.13-0.95) for the highest quintile of total theobromine intake and that from chocolate, coffee, and cream, respectively. Dose-response relationship analysis indicated nonlinear correlations between the likelihood of low cognitive performance and die-tary theobromine (total intake and that from chocolate, coffee, and cream). An L-shaped relationship was ob-served between total theobromine intake and cognitive performance in the CERAD test.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The dietary intakes of theobromine (total and that from chocolate, coffee, and cream) may protect older adults, particularly men, against low cognitive performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 1","pages":"120-132"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9234646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Possible sarcopenia and its risk factors in a home for seniors in Shanghai.","authors":"Jianqin Sun,&nbsp;Wuke Yuan,&nbsp;Min Chen,&nbsp;Yanqiu Chen,&nbsp;Danfeng Xu,&nbsp;Zhen Li,&nbsp;Huijing Bai,&nbsp;Qi Xu,&nbsp;Yuanrong Jiang,&nbsp;Jie Gu,&nbsp;Shengqi Li,&nbsp;Chenxi Su,&nbsp;Lili Gu,&nbsp;Jiaxin Fang,&nbsp;Xinyao Zhu","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) recommended various measures for identifying patients with possible sarcopenia in its 2019 consensus. The present survey aimed to assess older adults in a senior home to determine the prevalence and associated factors for possible sarcope-nia and to compare the differences between various assessment pathways based on AWGS 2019 criteria.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>This cross-sectional study examined 583 participants of a senior home. Patients with possible sarcopenia were determined through the following four pathways: [I] calf circumference (CC) + handgrip strength (HGS); [II] SARC-F+HGS; (III) SARC-CalF+HGS; and (IV) CC, SARC-F, and/or SARC-CalF+HGS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The four assessment pathways revealed a high prevalence of possible sarcopenia in the older adults in the senior home ([I]=50.6%; [II]=46.8%; [III]=48.2%; [IV]=65.9%). There is significant difference in prevalence between pathway IV and the other pathways (p<0.001). A multivariate analysis revealed that advanced age, risk of malnutrition, malnutrition, high level of care, an exercise frequency of <3 times per week, and osteoporosis were correlated with a higher risk of possible sarcopenia. By contrast, oral nutritional supplements (ONS) reduced the risk of possible sarcopenia.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This survey reported a high prevalence of possible sarcopenia in the older adults of the senior home and determined the associated influencing factors. Furthermore, our findings suggested that pathway IV is the most suitable pathway for the examined older adults which enabled the detection and early intervention of more possible sarcopenia.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 1","pages":"70-76"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9239592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diet, nutrition and intestinal permeability: A mini review.","authors":"Karina Rahmadia Ekawidyani,&nbsp;Murdani Abdullah","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Intestinal permeability (IP) is known to contribute to the immune system activation and inflammation; thus, it is proposed to have a role in the pathogenesis and exacerbation of many chronic diseases. Several studies have indicated that diet and nutritional status are risk factors for increased IP. In this mini review, we discussed the recent evidence on the association of diet, nutritional status, and intestinal permeability assessed by zonulin concentrations in serum and feces.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>Literature searching was conducted in Pubmed, ProQuest and Google Scholar using the keywords \"diet quality\", \"intestinal permeability\", \"nutritional status\", and \"zonulin\" combined with Boolean operators \"AND\" and \"OR\".</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Some studies indicated that intake of proper nutrition and good diet such as low total calorie intake, high intakes of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and polyphenol-rich diet have significant impact on improvement of intestinal permeability marked by lower zonulin concentrations. Higher zonulin concentrations are found in those with overweight and obesity indicating that these population have increased IP. Most studies were conducted in adults and there are limited studies in children and adolescents. In addition, no studies have assessed diet quality to obtain a comprehensive picture on the complexities of diet in the population in relation to intestinal permeability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Diet and nutritional status are linked to zonulin concentrations, indicating a role in intestinal permeability. Further research should be conducted to investigate the relationship between diet quality, as measured by appropriate diet quality indices, and intestinal permeability in children, adolescents, and adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 1","pages":"8-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9288183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk factors associated with childhood stunting in Indonesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Gusnedi Gusnedi,&nbsp;Ricvan Dana Nindrea,&nbsp;Idral Purnakarya,&nbsp;Hermita Bus Umar,&nbsp;Andrafikar,&nbsp;Syafrawati,&nbsp;Asrawati,&nbsp;Andi Susilowati,&nbsp;Novianti,&nbsp;Masrul,&nbsp;Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202306_32(2).0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202306_32(2).0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>In Indonesia, stunting is one of the most public health concerns. This study aims to systematically review and meta-analyze childhood stunting risk factors in the country.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational (cross-sectional and longitudi-nal) studies on stunting risk factors published between 2010 and 2021 based on available publications in online databases of PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCO, and google scholar. The quality of the publications was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale and organized according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. Publication bias was examined using Egger's and Begg's tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 17 studies from the literature search satisfied the inclusion criteria, with 642,596 subjects. The pooled stunting prevalence was 30.9% (95% CI 25.0%-36.8%). Children born with low birth weight (POR 2.39, 2.07-2.76), female (POR 1.05, 1.03-1.08), and did not get the deworming program (1.10, 1.07-1.12) are the primary child characteristics that contributed to stunting. Meanwhile, maternal age ≥ 30 years (POR 2.33, 2.23-2.44), preterm birth (POR 2.12, 2.15-2.19), and antenatal care <4 times (POR 1.25, 1.11-1.41) were among mother characteristics consistently associated with stunting. The primary household and community risk factors for stunting were food insecurity (POR 2.00, 1.37-2.92), unimproved drinking water (POR 1.42, 1.26-1.60), rural residence (POR 1.31, 1.20-1.42), and unimproved sanitation (POR 1.27, 1.12-1.44).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A diverse range of risk factors associated with childhood stunting in In-donesia demonstrates the need to emphasize nutrition programs by scaling up to more on these determinants.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 2","pages":"184-195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9752188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between dietary complexity and cognitive function in Guangxi, China: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Ruoyu Gou,&nbsp;You Li,&nbsp;Jiansheng Cai,&nbsp;Qiumei Liu,&nbsp;Weiyi Pang,&nbsp;Tingyu Luo,&nbsp;Min Xu,&nbsp;Song Xiao,&nbsp;Kailian He,&nbsp;Tingjun Li,&nbsp;Ruiying Li,&nbsp;Jie Xiao,&nbsp;Yinxia Lin,&nbsp;Yufu Lu,&nbsp;Jian Qin,&nbsp;Zhiyong Zhang","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>The composition of the human diet is complex and diverse, and the relation-ship between dietary composition and cognitive decline has not been adequately studied. Therefore, this study explored the possible association between food items and the risk of cognitive impairment.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>This cross-sectional study was based on an ecological longevity cohort and included 2881 participants (1086 men and 1795 women) aged ≥30 years between December 2018 and November 2019. The association between food items and the risk of cognitive impairment was explored using the Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) learning model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Finally, 2881 participants (1086 men and 1795 women) were included. In all participants, the multivariable logistic analysis showed that fresh fruit consumption was associated with cognitive function (OR=0.999, 95% CI: 0.998-0.999, p=0.021). Using the BKMR model, none of the 18 food items were significantly correlated with cognitive function among women. In men, when the other food items were fixed at the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile values (P25, estimate=-0.239; P50, estimate=-0.210; P75, estimate=-0.158), there was a negative correlation between fresh fruit consumption and the predicted risk of cognitive function disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Men displayed a negative association be-tween fresh fruit consumption and the risk of cognitive function disorders, but this was not apparent among women.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 1","pages":"133-148"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9234644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nutritional support for perioperative patients in China: progress with ERAS.","authors":"Ying Xie,&nbsp;Xingbo Li,&nbsp;Zengning Li","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The prevalence of malnutrition in surgical patients is high, particularly in elderly, oncologic, critically ill and morbidly obese patients. In recent years, as the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has gained in popularity, the concept and strategy of nutritional care for surgical patients has also evolved. The concept of nutritional management is relatively new in surgical patient management, which promotes integrating the \"nutritional screening-assessment-diagnosis-treatment\" (NSADT) scheme into the preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative, and post-discharge processes of disease treatment and rehabilitation. This article will review the practice of perioperative nutrition management in surgical patients in China.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 1","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9288180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between gut microbiota and obesity combined with high carotid intima-media thickness among Chinese children.","authors":"Jiahong Sun,&nbsp;Xuli Jin,&nbsp;Liu Yang,&nbsp;Xiaoyun Ma,&nbsp;Bo Xi,&nbsp;Suhang Song,&nbsp;Min Zhao","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Obesity and related target organ damage such as high carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in children is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. However, the asso-ciation between gut microbiota and obesity combined with high cIMT among children remains unclear. Therefore, we compared differences in composition, community diversity, and richness of gut microbiota among normal children and obesity combined with or without high cIMT to identify differential microbiota biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>A total of 24 children with obesity combined with high cIMT (OB+high-cIMT), 24 with obesity but normal cIMT (OB+non-high cIMT), and 24 with normal weight and normal cIMT aged 10-11 years matched by age and sex from the \"Huantai Childhood Cardiovascular Health Cohort Study\" were included. All included fecal samples were tested using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The community richness and diversity of gut microbiota in OB+high-cIMT children were decreased compared with OB+non-high cIMT children and normal children. At the genus level, the relative abundances of Christensenellaceae_R-7_group, UBA1819, Family_XIII_AD3011_group, and unclassi-fied_o_Bacteroidales were associated with reduced odds of OB+high-cIMT among children. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed that combined Christensenellaceae_R-7_group, UBA1819, Fami-ly_XIII_AD3011_group, and unclassified_o_Bacteroidales performed a high ability in identifying OB+high-cIMT. Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States (PICRUSt) showed that several pathways such as biosynthesis of amino acids and aminoacyl-tRNA pathways were lower in the OB+high-cIMT group compared with the normal group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We found that the alteration of gut microbiota was associated with OB+high-cIMT among children, which indicates that the gut microbiota may be a marker for obesity and related cardiovascular damage among children.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 1","pages":"93-105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9288182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors influencing the prevalence of frailty in older adults with fractures: the association of nutritional status with frailty.","authors":"Haofen Xie,&nbsp;Yiping Li,&nbsp;Feiwu Liu,&nbsp;Yingchun Zhu,&nbsp;Jianshuai Jiang","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202306_32(2).0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202306_32(2).0007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>To investigate the association between frailty, malnutrition, comorbid medical conditions and activities of daily living (ADL) in older adult patients with fractures, and to analyse the influential factors of frailty.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>The FRAIL scale including five components: fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness, and loss of weight, was used to evaluate frailty. Participants were divided into frailty, pre-frailty and non-frailty groups. The ADL was assessed using the Barthel Index, while the nutrition risk screening tool, NRS-2002, was used to assess the nutritional risk, and the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition diagnostic criteria were used to diagnose the nutritional status. Statistical analysis was performed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression to determine the factors associated with frailty.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 166 patients were included in the study, and the incidences of frailty, pre-frailty and non-frailty were 39.2%, 33.1% and 27.7%, respectively. The severe dependence rate (ADL scale of <40) in the frailty, pre-frailty and non-frailty groups was 49.2%, 20.0% and 6.52%, respectively. The prevalence of nutritional risk was 33.7% (56/166), including 56.9% (31/65) in the frailty group and 32.7% (18/55) in the pre-frailty group. Of the 166 patients, 45 (27.1%) were diagnosed with malnutrition, including 47.7% (31/65) in the frailty group and 23.6% (13/55) in the pre-frailty group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Frailty in older adult patients with fractures is widespread, and the prevalence of malnutrition is high. The occurrence of frailty may be related to an advanced age, increased medical comorbidity and impairment in ADL.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 2","pages":"249-256"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9699100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Awareness or neglecting the diagnosis of cow milk protein allergy in the neonatal period.","authors":"Gonca Vardar,&nbsp;Mine Ozdil,&nbsp;Sinan Tufekci","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202306_32(2).0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202306_32(2).0008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Cow milk protein allergy (CMPA) can mimic surgical disease, gastroenteritis, sepsis, and necrotizing enterocolitis in the neonatal period. For this reason, we aimed to evaluate the clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods of neonates with CMPA.</p><p><strong>Methods and study design: </strong>The charts of twenty-six breastfed full-term and preterm newborns presenting with CMPA between October 2018 and February 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and methods used in diagnosis and treatment were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CMPA was diagnosed in preterm infants 50% (n=13) at the same rate as in full-term infants 50% (n=13) between 32 to 38 weeks corrected age (median 36 weeks). Among patients with CMPA, 69.2% (n=18) had blood in the stool at the onset. Cow's Milk-related Symptom Score score was found to be significantly higher prior to diagnosis vs. after treatment with the cow milk protein-free mom's milk diet [12(11-13) vs. 4(3-5), p<0.001]. Seventy-two hours after the commencement of the mothers' elimination diet, macroscopic blood in stool disappeared in all patients except one patient. Oral food challenge (OFC) for the diagnosis of CMPA was carried out on all (n=26) neonates. Eosinophilia was seen in 46.2% of patients (n=12). The methemoglobin concentration was 1.1 to 1.5% (median 1.3%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CMPA should be kept in mind for well-appearing preterm and full-term infants suspected of necrotizing enterocolitis and gastroenteritis, respectively, presenting with bloody stool and eosinophilia. The use of OFC can be implemented since neonates were very well monitored in the neonatal intensive care unit. Treatment is possible by continuing breastfeeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 2","pages":"257-264"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9699101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Folate intake and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in US adults.","authors":"Bo Zhang,&nbsp;Jun-Chuan Cao,&nbsp;Fu-Rong Liu,&nbsp;Zhuo Deng,&nbsp;Chuan-Jing Chen,&nbsp;Yong-Ye Sun","doi":"10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202303_32(1).0019","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The relationship between dietary folate intake and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is controversial. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dietary folate equivalent (DFE) intake and NAFLD in U.S. adults. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2014 were used. NAFLD was defined as a US fatty liver index (FLI) value ≥30. DFE intake was assessed by two 24-hour dietary recall interviews. Multivariable logistic regression models and restricted cubic spline models were used to investigate the association between DFE intake and NAFLD risk. RESULTS A total of 6,603 adult participants were included in this study. After adjusting for multiple confounding factors, the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of NAFLD for the highest quartile versus lowest quartile of DFE intake was 0.77(0.59-0.99). In stratified analyses by sex, age, and body mass index (BMI), there were statistically significant negative associations between DFE intake and NAFLD risk in women and participants with BMI ≥25. Dose-response analysis indicated a negative linear correlation between DFE intake and NAFLD risk. CONCLUSIONS Dietary folate equivalent intake is negatively associated with NAFLD risk in the general U.S. adult population.","PeriodicalId":8486,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition","volume":"32 1","pages":"158-167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9239597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}