Positive influence of school meals on food consumption in Brazil
Adolescence is recognized as an important stage for the development of eating habits, and thus it is a period of nutritional risk [1]. This period of life is considered critical to building a healthy eating pattern, because poor eating habits during childhood and adolescence increase the risk of adult obesity [2,3]. However, a significant growth in the prevalence of obesity has been reported globally, including among children and adolescents [4,5]. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nath ália Tarossi Locatelli, Daniela Silva Canella, Daniel Henrique Bandoni Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research
“Efficacy of educational intervention to improve awareness of the importance of iodine, use of iodized salt, and dietary iodine intake in north-eastern Italian schoolchildren”
• Iodized salt intake is significantly associated with a better iodine status.• Cow's milk confirms its fundamental influence on urinary iodine concentration.• The foreign-origin SAC have different dietary habits from their Italian counterparts. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sara Watutantrige-Fernando, Susi Barollo, Loris Bertazza, Elisabetta Cavedon, Simona Censi, Jacopo Manso, Federica Vianello, The Food Hygiene and Nutrition Services SIAN, Caterina Mian Source Type: research
Do school meals influence the food consumption? the view from brazi
• Brazil implements a national policy requiring public schools to offer meals to students.• Food consumption between students who eat or not eat meals at school was compared.• School meal consumption affects positively the overall quality of diet, increases the consumption of healthy diet indi cators, and decreases the consumption of unhealthy ones.• The effect of school feeding programs that offer free meals in school can positively impact on food habits. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nath ália Tarossi Locatelli, Daniela Silva Canella, Daniel Henrique Bandoni Source Type: research
Arginine administration increases circulating endothelial progenitor cells and attenuates tissue injury in a mouse model of hind limb ischemia/reperfusion
• Inflammation and oxidative stress-induced endothelial dysfunction is an important mechanism in the process of ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury.• Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play crucial role in maintaining vascular endothelium homeostasis and tissue regeneration after vascular injury.• Arginine (Arg) is the precursor of nitric oxide and is considered a conditionally essential amino acid with immune modulatory property.• A single dose of L-Arg administration before reperfusion increases the percentage of EPCs and attenuates inflammatory response in mice with limb IR injury. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kuan-Feng Hsieh, Juey-Ming Shih, Yao-Ming Shih, Man-Hui Pai, Sung-Ling Yeh Source Type: research
Olive oil improved fatty liver severity independent of cardiometabolic correction in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a randomized clinical trial
• Consumption of 20 g/day olive oil attenuated fatty liver grade in NAFLD patients.• Olive oil also reduced body fat percentage in NAFLD patients.• Weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, aminotransferases decreased in olive oil and sunflower groups. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Shahla Rezaei, Masoumeh Akhlaghi, Mohammad Reza Sasani, Reza Barati Boldaji Source Type: research
“Efficacy of educational intervention to improve awareness of the importance of iodine, use of iodized salt, and dietary iodine intake in north-eastern Italian schoolchildren”
• Iodized salt intake is significantly associated with a better iodine status.• Cow's milk confirms its fundamental influence on urinary iodine concentration.• The foreign-origin SAC have different dietary habits from their Italian counterparts. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sara Watutantrige-Fernando, Susi Barollo, Loris Bertazza, Elisabetta Cavedon, Simona Censi, Jacopo Manso, Federica Vianello, The Food Hygiene and Nutrition Services SIAN, Caterina Mian Source Type: research
Do school meals influence the food consumption? the view from brazi
• Brazil implements a national policy requiring public schools to offer meals to students.• Food consumption between students who eat or not eat meals at school was compared.• School meal consumption affects positively the overall quality of diet, increases the consumption of healthy diet indi cators, and decreases the consumption of unhealthy ones.• The effect of school feeding programs that offer free meals in school can positively impact on food habits. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nath ália Tarossi Locatelli, Daniela Silva Canella, Daniel Henrique Bandoni Source Type: research
Arginine administration increases circulating endothelial progenitor cells and attenuates tissue injury in a mouse model of hind limb ischemia/reperfusion
• Inflammation and oxidative stress-induced endothelial dysfunction is an important mechanism in the process of ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury.• Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play crucial role in maintaining vascular endothelium homeostasis and tissue regeneration after vascular injury.• Arginine (Arg) is the precursor of nitric oxide and is considered a conditionally essential amino acid with immune modulatory property.• A single dose of L-Arg administration before reperfusion increases the percentage of EPCs and attenuates inflammatory response in mice with limb IR injury. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kuan-Feng Hsieh, Juey-Ming Shih, Yao-Ming Shih, Man-Hui Pai, Sung-Ling Yeh Source Type: research
Olive oil improved fatty liver severity independent of cardiometabolic correction in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a randomized clinical trial
• Consumption of 20 g/day olive oil attenuated fatty liver grade in NAFLD patients.• Olive oil also reduced body fat percentage in NAFLD patients.• Weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, aminotransferases decreased in olive oil and sunflower groups. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Shahla Rezaei, Masoumeh Akhlaghi, Mohammad Reza Sasani, Reza Barati Boldaji Source Type: research
A nonrestrictive, weight loss diet focused on fiber and lean protein increase
According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.9 billion adults age ≥18 year were overweight and more than 600 million adults obese worldwide in 2014 [1]. Excess weight significantly increases the risk for morbidity including hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, and some types of cancers [2,3]. In the United States, obesit y remains a leading public health problem with 34.9% of adults and 16.9% of children who were obese between 2011 and 2012 [4]. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Lijuan Zhang, Sherry Pagoto, Barbara Olendzki, Gioia Persuitte, Linda Churchill, Jessica Oleski, Yunsheng Ma Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research
Adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and incidence of anorexia and bulimia nervosa in women: The SUN cohort
Eating disorders (EDs) are severe, chronic, mental health disorders that are characterized by abnormal eating, dysfunctional relationships with food, and a preoccupation with body weight and shape [1]. Among these disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric illness that is characterized by an inability to maintain an adequate, healthy body weight and bulimia nervosa (BN) by recurrent episodes of binge eating in combination with some form of unhealthy compensatory behavior [1]. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alessandro Leone, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Francisca Lahortiga-Ramos, Patricio Molero Santos, Simona Bertoli, Alberto Battezzati, Maira Bes-Rastrollo Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research
Methodological issue re. validating a new predictive equation for resting metabolic rate
In this study, the authors developed a new equation to predict the resting metabolic rate (RMR) in severely obese women. By comparing their novel equation with previously published predictive equations, the authors concluded an accurate RMR estimation base d on their new equation. However, although this is excellent work, several pertinent concerns need to be highlighted in terms of methodological issues and analyses. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Simiao Tian Source Type: research
Cord blood concentrations of leptin, zinc- α2-glycoprotein, and adiponectin, and adiposity gain during the first 3 mo of life
Adipose tissue development is known to begin during intrauterine life. This tissue involves a variety of signaling molecules and mediators called cytokines that establish the link between adipose and other vital tissues such as the endothelium, heart, and placenta. These molecules participate in signaling of the inflammatory cascade, which is associated with the risk of developing chronic diseases later in life [1 –4]. These cytokines include leptin, zinc-α2-glycoprotein (ZAG), and adiponectin. Leptin has been recognized as a regulator of appetite in the hypothalamus [5]. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ver ônica L.V. Euclydes, Natalia P. Castro, Lourdes R. Lima, Cyro Brito, Laisa Ribeiro, Fernanda Agapito Simões, Guaraci Requena, Liania Alves Luzia, Patricia Helen Rondó Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research
Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 signaling in obese women changes after bariatric surgery
Obesity is a complex disease that results from inappropriate energy balance control. Genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors may contribute to nutritional changes and an energy imbalance [1]. Strategies to treat obesity including lifestyle modification, behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy are often unsatisfactory. In this context, surgical intervention is a more effective, evidence-based approach for significant and sustainable weight loss that is associated with reduced metabolic comorbidities [2]. (Source: Nutrition)
Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Marcela Augusta de Souza Pinhel, Carolina Ferreira Nicoletti, Natalia Yumi Noronha, Bruno Affonso Parenti de Oliveira, Cristiana Cortes-Oliveira, Wilson Salgado, Wilson Araujo da Silva, Doroteia Rossi Silva Souza, Julio Sergio Marchini, Carla Barbosa Noni Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research
Association between hyperhomocysteinemia and metabolic syndrome with early carotid artery atherosclerosis: A cross-sectional study in middle-aged Chinese population
When compared with other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death in industrialized nations and a leading cause of long-term disability [1]. In China, stroke has been a major disease for several decades and contributes to mortality rates that are 2 to 3 times higher than those of coronary heart disease [2]. Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a well-known predominant form of atherosclerosis with stroke as the primary consequence [1]. Although there are effective therapies for the prevention of carotid atherosclerosis, the control or reversal of advancement to atherosclerosis in ...
Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Chengguo Liu, Xiaohui Sun, Hanli Lin, Ruizhi Zheng, Liansheng Ruan, Zhanhang Sun, Yimin Zhu Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research
