Taurine and skeletal muscle function.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:A new nutrition-related risk assessment tool, the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), has been recently proposed. The aim of this review is to summarize current evidences on the use of this tool with particular focus on the rationales of its application in elderly healthcare. RECENT FINDINGS:Str...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Cereda E,Pedrolli C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the recent work on potential mechanisms underlying a paradoxical positive association between the consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) and weight gain. RECENT FINDINGS:Several potential mechanisms, not mutually exclusive, are hypothesized. First, by dissociating sweetness from calo...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Pepino MY,Bourne C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To characterize methods evaluating and to summarize studies linking various serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations with health status. RECENT FINDINGS:Elucidation of the cell-biologic mechanism of vitamin D action, and numerous clinical trials and observational studies relating vitamin D ...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Heaney RP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing worldwide and there is strong evidence that dietary factors play a role in its pathogenesis. The present review aims to provide a better understanding of how carbohydrates and other macronutrients may affect the disease. RECENT FINDINGS...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Lê KA,Bortolotti M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The function and use of vitamin D supplementation has become very controversial. This review attempts to provide a balanced perspective with respect to the experimental findings published in the past 18 months. RECENT FINDINGS:The recent contrasts between the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report and th...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Hollis BW

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize recent findings that docosahexaenoate (DHA) is the precursor of stereospecific derivatives with anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective properties. RECENT FINDINGS:The docosahexaenoate-derived mediator neuroprotectin D1 is formed in retinal pigment epithelial cells when confronted with oxid...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Bazan NG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review depicts recent developments concerning the role of the liver in control of carbohydrate and lipid utilization from ingestion to storage; it covers the liver's influence on food intake, post-absorptive nutrient metabolism and body weight. The mechanisms involved have implications for the pa...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Langhans W

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Lipidomic profiling of biological samples is increasing in nutritional research applications. 'Lipidomic analyses' however can be quite variable in specific methods and the type of information about the specific lipids that is revealed. The lack of defined and simple terminology to describe aspects of...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Aristizabal Henao JJ,Bradley RM,Duncan RE,Stark KD

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of calorie restriction in humans is controversial. Recently, new data in monkeys and humans have provided new insights into the potential role of calorie restriction in longevity. RECENT FINDINGS:A study in rhesus monkeys showed a reduction in aging-associated mortality. A number of controll...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Morley JE,Chahla E,Alkaade S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essentially, there have not been any outstanding recent developments in nutritional assessment techniques. However, it would appear that the acceptance that there is no absolute gold standard for nutritional assessment has led to the development of disease specific and clinically relevant subjective global type-assess...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Downs JH,Haffejee A

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Trehalose is a disaccharide with manifold industrial, commercial and biomedical uses. In the decade following its initial definition as an autophagy-inducing agent, significant advances have been realized in regard to the applicable clinical and preclinical contexts in which trehalose can be deployed....

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Zhang Y,DeBosch BJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review focuses upon the biology and metabolism of a trace component in foods called nicotinamide riboside. Nicotinamide riboside is a precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), and is a source of Vitamin B3. Evidence indicates that nicotinamide riboside has unique properties as a Vitam...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Chi Y,Sauve AA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the extensive current literature on ethics, very few publications have specifically addressed the ethical issues surrounding the provision of nutrition to perioperative patients. Four publications are particularly relevant and highly recommended [1-4]. This review is an attempt to draw attention to those ethic...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： MacFie J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The major components of ERAS attenuate the inflammatory response and modulate metabolism in direction of sparing body protein and preserving function. However, these perioperative interventions might have limited effectiveness on postoperative outcomes if preoperative risk factors are not addressed an...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Chabot K,Gillis C,Carli F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews recent epidemiologic and intervention studies addressing the impact of hyperglycemia on morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. It also discusses a growing body of literature examining why elevated blood glucose occurs in hospitalized patients without previously recogn...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Falciglia M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Investigations into the regulation of muscle protein synthesis (MPS) are a cornerstone of understanding the control of muscle mass. Rates of MPS are finely tuned according to levels of activity, nutrient availability and health status. For instance, rates of MPS are positively regulated by exercise an...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Phillips BE,Hill DS,Atherton PJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The gastrointestinal tract plays an important role in the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance, and its diseases cause disturbances in that balance. Conversely, fluid and electrolyte disorders may disturb gastrointestinal function. The purpose of this review is to highlight some recent literat...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Macafee DA,Allison SP,Lobo DN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the domains in which computerized information systems have proven beneficial in facilitating the metabolic and nutritional management RECENT FINDINGS:In glucose control, computerized insulin algorithms have proven safer and more efficient than manual systems, reducing workload, time to targ...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Berger MM,Que YA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is increasing clinical and pathophysiological evidence that a premature aging process is involved in the pathogenesis of systemic complications of many chronic organ diseases, which result in analogous phenotypes, including premature vascular aging, osteoporosis and muscle wasting. Novel develop...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Kooman JP,Shiels PG,Stenvinkel P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The pathogenesis of coronary heart disease is of multifactorial origin. Probably, not all risk factors are satisfactorily understood. This article outlines beneficial vitamin D effects on cardiac function and the vasculature. In addition, human data associating serum vitamin D metabolite levels or ora...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Zittermann A,Koerfer R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The objective of this review has been to analyse and compare the causes, incidence, severity and treatment of gastrointestinal complications in critically ill children and adults. RECENT FINDINGS:The incidence of gastrointestinal complications in critically ill patients published in the literature is...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： López-Herce J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article describes recent findings regarding lipid metabolism in critical illness as well as in lipid therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:In critical illness, in the presence of a decrease in lipid absorption, adipose tissue lipolysis raises triglyceride levels. High-density lipoprotein and low-density lipo...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Green P,Theilla M,Singer P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Vascular function is recognized as an early and integrative marker of cardiovascular disease. While there is consistent evidence that the quantity of dietary fat has significant effects on vascular function, the differential effects of individual fatty acids is less clear. This review summarizes recen...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Lovegrove JA,Griffin BA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Folic acid is now considered an important functional food component: it lowers potentially toxic homocysteine, prevents birth defects and modulates the risk of several cancers. The complexity of interactions involved, however, means we still have much to learn about the role of folate and homocysteine...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Lucock MD

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the evidences for and against the different nutritional and nonnutritional therapeutic approaches for severe alcoholic steatohepatitis, based on data from randomized controlled trials, in order to answer the question posed in the title: 'more of the same or something new?'. RECENT FINDING...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Cabré E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:A compromised autophagy is associated with the onset of obesity, type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Our aim is to review the potential role of ghrelin, a gut hormone involved in energy homeostasis, in the regulation of autophagy. RECENT F...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Ezquerro S,Frühbeck G,Rodríguez A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem with any attempt to feed patients in multiple organ failure is that, because of an ongoing inflammatory process, the conventional techniques of supplying energy and protein do not maintain lean tissue mass. In addition, the conventional markers of nutritional status, both anthropometric (body mass and comp...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Campbell IT

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:L-Arginine is the precursor for nitric oxide synthesis. In the brain, nitric oxide acts as a neurotransmitter; in the immune system, nitric oxide acts as a mediator of host defense; in the cardiovascular system, nitric oxide mediates the protective effects of the intact endothelium, acting as an endog...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Böger RH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Poor vitamin K nutrition has recently been linked to several chronic diseases associated with abnormal calcification, which affect many elderly. To understand the impact of vitamin K nutrition on healthy aging it is necessary to assess both the determinants and the adequacy of vitamin K nutritional st...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Booth SL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the liver epidemic of our time. Diet strongly influences its development and should be a component of any treatment plan. It is crucial to standardize diet recommendations in an evidence-based manner. RECENT FINDINGS:Calorie restriction per se seems benefic...

journal_title：Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

authors： Carvalhana S,Machado MV,Cortez-Pinto H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00