Using genetic admixture to study the biology of obesity traits and to map genes in admixed populations.

abstract：:Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle that occurs naturally in individuals as they age. Although many factors underlie sarcopenia, epidemiological and experimental evidence suggests that low-grade chronic inflammation is an important contributor to its progression. Still, few healthcare professionals ...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Roubenoff R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The impact of dietary protein on body composition changes after older adults purposefully lose weight requires systematic evaluation OBJECTIVE:: This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the effects of protein intake (< 25% vs ≥ 25% of energy intake or 1.0 g/kg/d) on energy restriction-induced changes ...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Kim JE,O'Connor LE,Sands LP,Slebodnik MB,Campbell WW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from epidemiologic, experimental, and animal studies indicate that diet plays an important role in the etiology of gastric cancer. High intake of fresh fruits and vegetables, lycopene and lycopene-containing food products, and potentially vitamin C and selenium may reduce the risk for gastric cancer. Data also su...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Liu C,Russell RM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The African grain deficit is projected to surpass its current production of 50 x 10(6) metric tons/year by the turn of the century. The biodiversity of the African continent, on which there are more native cereals than on any other continent, can serve to reduce the vulnerability of the continent's populations at seri...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Fahey JW

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human body is an ecosystem harboring complex site-specific microbial communities. The majority of these human-associated microbes are found in the intestinal tract, where they play important roles in energy uptake, vitamin synthesis, and epithelial and immunity development. Recent molecular studies have characteri...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Bik EM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prebiotic and probiotic therapies are new strategies being used to treat gastrointestinal diseases. Recent evidence suggests that the administration of select prebiotics and probiotics, alone or in combination (the latter called "synbiotic" therapy) may improve the clinical outcome of patients with ulcerative colitis....

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Haskey N,Dahl WJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gluten-related disorders (GRDs) are gradually emerging as epidemiologically relevant diseases, with a global prevalence estimated to be approximately 5% in the population. Conditions related to gluten ingestion include celiac disease (CD), wheat allergy (WA), and nonceliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS). Although mediated ...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Bascuñán KA,Roncoroni L,Branchi F,Doneda L,Scricciolo A,Ferretti F,Araya M,Elli L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant-based diets, and more specifically plant-based proteins, have been the subject of growing interest from researchers and consumers because of their potential health benefits as well as their positive environmental impact. Of course, plant proteins are found in plant foods, and positive health benefits of plant fo...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Ahnen RT,Jonnalagadda SS,Slavin JL

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylomicrons have a suppressive effect on food consumption, which is attributed to apolipoprotein A-IV (apo A-IV). This protein is found in cerebrospinal fluid in vivo, and its infusion into the third ventricle of the brain reduces food intake. These findings suggest that this apolipoprotein operates through the centr...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Merrill AH Jr

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies of glutathione (GSH) metabolism in children with severe childhood undernutrition (SCU), slower erythrocyte GSH synthesis in children with edema was associated with lower concentrations of cysteine, the rate-limiting precursor of GSH synthesis. This finding suggested a shortage of cysteine available for GSH ...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Jahoor F

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found that protein supplementation improved recovery from femoral fractures in an elderly population. A 6-month course of protein supplementation (20 g/day, 5 days/week) improved serum prealbumin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations, minimi...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Porter KH,Johnson MA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rather than being an inevitable consequence of age, cognitive decline can occur with marked variation among individuals. In this context, nutrition is one factor that is believed to be influential. When considering the potential role of diet, two factors need to be considered. First, cognitive or brain reserve is said...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Benton D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Folic acid is a member of the B-vitamin family and is essential for amino acid metabolism. Adequate intake of folic acid is vital for metabolism, cellular homeostasis, and DNA synthesis. Since the initial discovery of folic acid in the 1940s, folate deficiency has been implicated in numerous disease states, primarily ...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Stanhewicz AE,Kenney WL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overall, several investigations indicate that garlic and its organic allyl sulfur components inhibit the cancer process. Furthermore, these studies reveal that the benefits of garlic are not limited to a specific species, a particular tissue, or a specific carcinogen. Finally, odor is not a prerequisite for the protec...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Milner JA

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All-trans and 13-cis-retinoic acids are normal constituents of human blood. Blood levels of both compounds increase upon oral ingestion of all-trans-retinyl palmitate, to a greater extent with higher amounts of ingested retinyl palmitate. These data suggest a mechanism whereby levels of dietary vitamin A could influen...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors：

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both essential and nonessential dietary antioxidants have been suggested to be beneficial for health. However, studies show that many antioxidants can also exhibit prooxidant behavior under certain conditions. The antioxidant/prooxidant activity of phenolics is dependent on such factors as metal-reducing potential, ch...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Decker EA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients in the intensive care unit are at high risk of glutamine depletion and subsequent complications. Several controlled studies and a meta-analysis have concluded that glutamine supplementation has beneficial effects on the clinical outcome of critically ill and surgical patients. These results may be explained b...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Coëffier M,Déchelotte P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants have investigated the effect of parenteral or enteral glutamine supplementation on morbidity, mortality, and outcome in the neonatal period. No evidence of toxicity of glutamine supplementation was found in these clinical trials, but the results for efficacy on a...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： van Zwol A,Neu J,van Elburg RM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some specific hungers for vitamins or minerals can be explained as learned preferences, facilitated by the novel diet preferences shown by rats deficient in specific nutrients. Specific hunger for sodium, however, is a result of an innate, unlearned behavior pattern. ...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors：

更新日期：1968-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome in a patient taking large doses of L-tryptophan for sedation. He developed the now-classic findings of myalgias, skin changes, and marked eosinophilia. This syndrome was first recognized in late 1989, and epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an association of t...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Shocket ID,Golar K

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Context:Dairy intake in humans is commonly assessed using questionnaires, but the data collected are often biased. As a result, there is increasing interest in biomarkers of dairy fat. To date, there has been no overview of the fatty acids suitable for use as biomarkers of dairy fat intake. Objective:This systematic r...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Pranger IG,Joustra ML,Corpeleijn E,Muskiet FAJ,Kema IP,Oude Elferink SJWH,Singh-Povel C,Bakker SJL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary interventions that limit saturated fat, cholesterol, and energy are generally implemented as the first line of therapy to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Another form of diet therapy that may be effective in protecting against CHD is altering meal frequency without limiting energy. Meal-freque...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Bhutani S,Varady KA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent case-control study of 164 patients with clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease (AD), including 76 patients with the AD diagnosis confirmed postmortem, mean total serum homocysteine concentration was found to be significantly higher than that of a control group of elderly individuals with no evidence of c...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Miller JW

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies and some clinical studies suggest that vitamin D plays an important role in reducing inflammation. The objective of this review was to examine recent evidence that vitamin D status influences the level of inflammation in adults without acute illness or injury. Five large cross-sectional studies and tw...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Zanetti M,Harris SS,Dawson-Hughes B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, the influence of fat depots on insulin resistance and the main characteristics of metabolically obese normal-weight and metabolically healthy obese phenotypes are discussed. Medline/PubMed and Science Direct were searched for articles related to the terms metabolically healthy obesity, metabolically ob...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Teixeira TF,Alves RD,Moreira AP,Peluzio Mdo C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disagreement about the use of animals in biomedical research has resulted in absurd positions by both sides. Increasingly, some zealots against animal experimentation have resorted to violence or other illegal acts to support their points of view. The value of animal research in providing better health for man and ani...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Gershoff SN

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The presence of retail food establishments around schools can be a potentiating or protective factor for overweight in students, depending on access to these places as well as types of foods available therein. The hypothesis for this study was that a greater density and proximity of retail food establishments a...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： da Costa Peres CM,Gardone DS,Costa BVL,Duarte CK,Pessoa MC,Mendes LL

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent study indicates that lowering homocysteine with folic acid and vitamin B6 significantly reduces the incidence of abnormal exercise electrocardiography tests and thus decreases the risk of atherosclerotic disease. Questions about study design and sample size, however, suggest that this conclusion may be premat...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Miller JW

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current US guidelines for cholesterol recommend limiting intake of cholesterol to <300 mg/day for the general population and <200 mg/day for individuals with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. These recommendations, however, are at odds with international (e.g., Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia) guidel...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Brownawell AM,Falk MC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from human feeding studies and recent large-scale epidemiologic surveys suggest that dietary trans fatty acids enhance the risk of developing coronary heart diseases. Despite a lack of accurate data regarding dietary intake of trans fatty acids, existing epidemiologic data and evidence from experimental feedin...

journal_title：Nutrition reviews

authors： Nelson GJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00