It's time to put healthy and sustainable diets on the table
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jan 4:S0002-9165(23)66296-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.024. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38182444 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.024 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 5, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Brent Loken Source Type: research

Do current pregnancy weight gain guidelines balance risks of adverse maternal and child health in a United States cohort?
CONCLUSIONS: If replicated, our results suggest that policy makers should revisit the recommended pregnancy weight gain range for individuals within a normal BMI range.PMID:38182445 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.015 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 5, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Lisa M Bodnar Kari Johansson Katherine P Himes Dmitry Khodyakov Barbara Abrams Sara M Parisi Jennifer A Hutcheon Source Type: research

Hemoglobin measurement in venous blood versus single-drop and pooled capillary blood: A method-comparison study in a controlled and survey setting in Uganda among children and women
CONCLUSION: The variability of Hb measured by capillary blood using the HemoCue 201+ analyzer was higher than venous blood but the extent to which this impacts the validity of Hb and anemia estimates requires further exploration. Future research is also needed to evaluate the implications of using venous versus capillary blood in population-based surveys.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY NUMBER AND WEBSITE: 720-OAA-18C-00083; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05059457.PMID:38176682 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.025 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sorrel M L Namaste Rhona Baingana Eleanor Brindle Source Type: research

Bring balance to the (electrolyte) force - more actions needed to shift the dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio in China
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jan;119(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.026. Epub 2023 Nov 23.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38176774 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.026 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jason H Wu Liping Huang Source Type: research

Polymorphisms in the choline transporter SLC44A1 are associated with reduced cognitive performance in normotypic but not prenatal alcohol-exposed children
CONCLUSIONS: Two functional alleles that increase vulnerability to choline deficiency, rs3199966(G) (Ser644Ala) and rs2771040(G) (3' untranslated region), are associated with worsened cognition in otherwise normotypic children. These alleles were previously associated with greater cognitive improvement in children with PAE who received supplemental choline. The findings endorse that choline benefits cognitive development in normotypic children and those with PAE.PMID:38176775 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.003 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan M Smith Torri D Weathers Manjot S Virdee Tae-Hwi Schwantes-An Venkata Saroja Voruganti Sarah N Mattson Claire D Coles Julie A Kable Elizabeth Sowell Jeffrey R Wozniak Leah Wetherill Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFAS Source Type: research

Estimation of 24-hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion among Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study from the China National Nutrition Survey
CONCLUSIONS: The first nationwide survey with 24-h urine collection confirmed that mean sodium intake in Chinese adults was more than twice the upper limit, whereas mean potassium intake was <60% of the lower limit, recommended by the World Health Organization. Urgent measures should be taken to reduce sodium intake and increase potassium intake in China.PMID:38176776 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.005 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Zhen Liu Qingqing Man Yuqian Li Xiaoguang Yang Gangqiang Ding Jian Zhang Wenhua Zhao Source Type: research

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend race-adjusted thresholds to define anemia
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jan;119(1):232-233. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.028. Epub 2023 Nov 27.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38176777 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.028 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Maria Elena D Jefferds O Yaw Addo Kelley S Scanlon Mary E Cogswell Gary M Brittenham Zuguo Mei Source Type: research

Reply to M Jefferds et  al
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jan;119(1):234-235. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.028. Epub 2023 Nov 27.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38176778 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.028 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kimberly O O'Brien Eva K Pressman Source Type: research

Climate change, plant composition, and human nutrition
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jan;119(1):3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.002. Epub 2023 Nov 30.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38176779 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.002 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Lewis H Ziska Source Type: research

The critical need for novel precision medicine methodologies in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jan;119(1):5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.027. Epub 2023 Nov 27.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38176780 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.027 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: R Colin Carter Source Type: research

Climate-based variability in the essential fatty acid composition of soybean oil
CONCLUSIONS: This work suggests that climate-based variation may result in many human populations not achieving an adequate daily intake of ALA.PMID:38176781 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.024 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Michael R Bukowski Sarah Goslee Source Type: research

Hemoglobin measurement in venous blood versus single-drop and pooled capillary blood: A method-comparison study in a controlled and survey setting in Uganda among children and women
CONCLUSION: The variability of Hb measured by capillary blood using the HemoCue 201+ analyzer was higher than venous blood but the extent to which this impacts the validity of Hb and anemia estimates requires further exploration. Future research is also needed to evaluate the implications of using venous versus capillary blood in population-based surveys.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY NUMBER AND WEBSITE: 720-OAA-18C-00083; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05059457.PMID:38176682 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.025 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sorrel M L Namaste Rhona Baingana Eleanor Brindle Source Type: research

Bring balance to the (electrolyte) force - more actions needed to shift the dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio in China
Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jan;119(1):1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.026. Epub 2023 Nov 23.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38176774 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.026 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jason H Wu Liping Huang Source Type: research

Polymorphisms in the choline transporter SLC44A1 are associated with reduced cognitive performance in normotypic but not prenatal alcohol-exposed children
CONCLUSIONS: Two functional alleles that increase vulnerability to choline deficiency, rs3199966(G) (Ser644Ala) and rs2771040(G) (3' untranslated region), are associated with worsened cognition in otherwise normotypic children. These alleles were previously associated with greater cognitive improvement in children with PAE who received supplemental choline. The findings endorse that choline benefits cognitive development in normotypic children and those with PAE.PMID:38176775 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.003 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susan M Smith Torri D Weathers Manjot S Virdee Tae-Hwi Schwantes-An Venkata Saroja Voruganti Sarah N Mattson Claire D Coles Julie A Kable Elizabeth Sowell Jeffrey R Wozniak Leah Wetherill Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFAS Source Type: research

Estimation of 24-hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion among Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study from the China National Nutrition Survey
CONCLUSIONS: The first nationwide survey with 24-h urine collection confirmed that mean sodium intake in Chinese adults was more than twice the upper limit, whereas mean potassium intake was <60% of the lower limit, recommended by the World Health Organization. Urgent measures should be taken to reduce sodium intake and increase potassium intake in China.PMID:38176776 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.005 (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 4, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Zhen Liu Qingqing Man Yuqian Li Xiaoguang Yang Gangqiang Ding Jian Zhang Wenhua Zhao Source Type: research