abstract：OBJECTIVE:It was determined whether a combination of Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus) 74-2 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis DGCC 420 (B. lactis 420) affect the faecal microbiota as well as immunological parameters and blood lipids in healthy adults. DESIGN:A placebo-controlled, double-blinded, rando...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Klein A,Friedrich U,Vogelsang H,Jahreis G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prevention of cardiovascular diseases by paleolithic or hunter-gatherer diets has been discussed during recent years. METHODS:Our aim was to assess the effect of a paleolithic diet in a pilot study on healthy volunteers during 3 weeks. The intention was to include 20 subjects, of whom 14 fulfilled the study...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Osterdahl M,Kocturk T,Koochek A,Wändell PE

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Human colostrum is known to be important for the protection of infants against infection by pathogenic microorganisms. This protection is thought to be due, partially, to various neutral and acidic oligosaccharides that are present in colostrum and milk. However, the concentrations of each of the oligosaccha...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Asakuma S,Urashima T,Akahori M,Obayashi H,Nakamura T,Kimura K,Watanabe Y,Arai I,Sanai Y

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the coherence of estimated intakes of acrylamide (AA) from foods, with hemoglobin (Hb) AA adduct levels, an objective marker of environmental AA exposure. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:The Malmö Diet and Cancer study, a large population-based prospective cohort (n=28 098) in the south o...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Wirfält E,Paulsson B,Törnqvist M,Axmon A,Hagmar L

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the C677T-MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase)-polymorphism (CC, CT and TT) for vascular complications in liver transplant recipients. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Hepatology-Transplantation-Unit, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Akoglu B,Kindl P,Weber N,Trojan J,Caspary WF,Faust D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have reduced serum and red blood cell (RBC) selenium (Se) at birth, which decrease further with current nutrition and are associated with chronic lung disease and septicaemia. DESIGN:We studied Se intake, concentration in serum and RBCs and glutathion...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Loui A,Raab A,Braetter P,Obladen M,de Braetter VN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the joint association of coffee consumption and serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) levels on the risk of developing type II diabetes. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS:A total of 21,826 Finnish men and women who were 35-74 years of age and without any history of diabetes at baseline (years 1982, 1987...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Bidel S,Silventoinen K,Hu G,Lee DH,Kaprio J,Tuomilehto J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between total alcohol intake and intake of different types of alcoholic beverages in relation to the risk of basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell (SCC) carcinoma of the skin. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Follow-up data from a community-based skin cancer study in Aust...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Ansems TM,van der Pols JC,Hughes MC,Ibiebele T,Marks GC,Green AC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of dietary supplements containing bovine serum concentrate (BSC, a source of immunoglobulins) and/or multiple micronutrients (MMN) on children's growth velocity, rates of common infections, and MN status. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled, community-based intervention trial. SETTING:Low...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Bégin F,Santizo MC,Peerson JM,Torún B,Brown KH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (7-36) amide (GLP-1) is an insulin secretagogue and potential treatment for type II diabetes mellitus. An alternative to GLP-1 administration is endogenous dietary stimulation. We described a greater GLP-1 release following ingestion of liquids versus solids. We add to t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Milton JE,Sananthanan CS,Patterson M,Ghatei MA,Bloom SR,Frost GS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate selected nutrients assessed by the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) used in the Harvard cohort studies in an African-American group. DESIGN:Blood aliquots were pooled for each decile of intake of two carotenoids and alpha tocopherol as measured by FFQ. These pooled samples were analyzed for nut...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Holmes MD,Powell IJ,Campos H,Stampfer MJ,Giovannucci EL,Willett WC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is experimental evidence that riboflavin (vitamin B2) supplementation reduces oxidative damage and cerebral oedema following acute stroke. OBJECTIVE:To measure riboflavin levels in acute stroke before and after supplementation with this vitamin. DESIGN:Ninety-six acute ischaemic stroke patients had t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Gariballa S,Ullegaddi R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the bifidogenic efficacy of two inulin doses in healthy human adults. DESIGN:A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover human study. SETTING:Food Microbial Sciences Unit, The University of Reading, Reading, UK. SUBJECTS:Thirty healthy volunteers, 15 men, 15 women (age range 19-35). INTERVEN...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Kolida S,Meyer D,Gibson GR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary antioxidant intake and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in a case-control study. An antioxidant intake score was calculated for individual values for each food group (soy products, green yellow-vegetables, fruits, boiled rice and te...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Okamoto K,Horisawa R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To calculate intra-cluster and intra-household design effects and intra-class correlation coefficients for dietary nutrients obtained from a 24 h record-assisted recall. DESIGN:Children were recruited using clustered probability sampling. Randomly selected starting-point addresses were obtained with probabil...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Metcalf PA,Scragg RK,Stewart AW,Scott AJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bias in diet reporting may be both random and non-random, and may be found with simpler as well as more advanced dietary instruments. A random bias will contribute to obscure relations between diet and disease. A systematic bias may obscure or aggravate such associations. Underreporting of non-protein energy has been ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Heitmann BL,Frederiksen P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to validate BOD POD in a wide sample of healthy and independent Mexican elderly men and women subjects using the 4 compartment (4C) model as the reference method, and to evaluate the assumptions of the densitometric two-compartment (2C) model. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study designed...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Alemán-Mateo H,Huerta RH,Esparza-Romero J,Méndez RO,Urquidez R,Valencia ME

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the association of eating styles with overweight and obesity in young adults, controlling for identical genetic background in monozygotic twins. DESIGN:Prospective twin cohort study. SETTING:Finland, 1991-2002. SUBJECTS:Two-hundred and thirty-three women and 2060 men from the FinnTwin16 study, a...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Keski-Rahkonen A,Bulik CM,Pietiläinen KH,Rose RJ,Kaprio J,Rissanen A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of barley flour (barley cultivar, Hordeum Vulgare var Himalaya 292) incorporated into breakfast and lunch compared with otherwise identical meals containing white wheat flour on the thermic effect of food (TEF), subsequent food intake and metabolic parameters. DESIGN:Randomized single b...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Keogh JB,Lau CW,Noakes M,Bowen J,Clifton PM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of the Human Genome Project and the spectacular development of broad genomics tools have catalyzed a new era in both medicine and nutrition. The terms pharmacogenomics and nutrigenomics are relatively new. Both have grown out of their genetic forbears as large-scale genomics technologies have been develope...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Ghosh D,Skinner MA,Laing WA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine current practice in the delivery of parenteral nutrition (PN) in Australian hospitals. DESIGN:A cross-sectional mail survey. SETTING:Acute-care adult hospitals with greater than 200 beds in Australia. SUBJECTS:A total of 67 hospitals (65.7% response rate). INTERVENTION:Surveys were posted to ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Ali AB,Chapman-Kiddell C,Reeves MM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between selenium nutritional status and intermediates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 transmission. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A study clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. SUBJECTS:A total of 340 HIV-1-infected pregnant women with...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Kupka R,Msamanga GI,Xu C,Anderson D,Hunter D,Fawzi WW

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of alpha (s1)-casein hydrolysate on females with stress-related symptoms. DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:The alpha (s1)-casein hydrolysate was manufactured by INGREDIA (Arras, France) and the placebo was manufactured by DIETAROMA (Bourg, ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Kim JH,Desor D,Kim YT,Yoon WJ,Kim KS,Jun JS,Pyun KH,Shim I

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine folates, vitamin B12 and total homocysteine levels among neonates from mothers of low or high socioeconomic status. DESIGN:We carried out a cross-sectional transversal study comprising 143 neonates from two maternity hospitals in the city of Salvador, Northeast of Brazil. Cord blood samples were...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Couto FD,Moreira LM,Dos Santos DB,Reis MG,Gonçalves MS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the phytate intake and molar ratios of phytate to calcium, iron and zinc in the diets of people in China. DESIGN:2002 China Nationwide Nutrition and Health Survey is a cross-sectional nationwide representative survey on nutrition and health. The information on dietary intakes was collected using co...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Ma G,Li Y,Jin Y,Zhai F,Kok FJ,Yang X

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relation between a wide range of alcohol consumptions and levels of the components of insulin-like growth factor system (IGFs) and adiponectin in humans. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study using controls from a case-control study on ovarian and endometrial cancer. SETTINGS:The study included wome...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Dal Maso L,La Vecchia C,Augustin LS,Mantzoros CS,Kendall CW,Franceschi S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A high monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake is associated with lower plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol. However, PUFA may increase the susceptibility of LDL to undergo oxidative modifications. The aim of this study was to analyze the association of habi...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Bos G,Poortvliet MC,Scheffer PG,Dekker JM,Ocke MC,Nijpels G,Stehouwer CD,Bouter LM,Teerlink T,Heine RJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To monitor the dietary intake of energy, macro- and micronutrients in asylum seeker children. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sectional study in three asylum seeker centres in The Netherlands. SUBJECTS:Hundred and sixteen children 2-12 years old (86% of the study cohort) provided a dietary history. METHOD:The die...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Stellinga-Boelen AA,Wiegersma PA,Bijleveld CM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of iron supplementation on iron status and endurance capacity. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind iron supplementation. SETTING:University of Missouri-Columbia and surrounding community. SUBJECTS:Twenty iron-deficient (serum ferritin, sFer<16 microg/l; serum transferrin receptor, sTfR>...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Hinton PS,Sinclair LM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The cutoffs defining anaemia based on haemoglobin and haematocrit recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States (US) are different. We compared the prevalences resulting from these definitions and explored the reasons for the variation observed. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey with...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Mackerras D,Singh G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the lipid content and fatty acid (FA) composition, especially n(3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n(3) LCPUFAs) of mature breast-milk of Iraqi mothers and their relation to the socioeconomic status of the mothers. DESIGN:A collection of mature breast-milk of mothers with three differe...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Al-Tamer YY,Mahmood AA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the prevalence of obesity and hypertension and associated behavioral risk factors in adult men and women in Uzbekistan. The study also examined the association between obesity and hypertension. METHOD:The analysis used data from the 2002 Uzbekistan Health Examination Survey, which include...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Mishra V,Arnold F,Semenov G,Hong R,Mukuria A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess if alcohol drinking is a risk factor for small for gestational age (SGA) birth. METHODS:Case-control study. Cases were 555 women (mean age 31 years, range 16-43) who delivered SGA babies at the Clinica Luigi Mangiagalli and the Obstetric and Gynecology Clinic of the University of Verona. The contro...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Chiaffarino F,Parazzini F,Chatenoud L,Ricci E,Sandretti F,Cipriani S,Caserta D,Fedele L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the carotenoid status in young type I diabetic patients and its relationship to the glycaemic control of the disease. DESIGN:A follow-up study. SETTING:Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Health Area VI of Madrid (Spain). SUBJECTS:Forty-seven type I diabetic patients, followed for 2.5 years....

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Granado-Lorencio F,Olmedilla-Alonso B,Blanco-Navarro I,Botella-Romero F,Simal-Antón A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A significant proportion of the older population may exhibit vitamin D insufficiency. We sought to establish the proportion of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) insufficient individuals in an older female cohort presenting for acute medical admission and how they responded to supplementation. DESIGN:A prospective...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： DeLappe E,McGreevy C,ni Chadhain N,Grimes H,O'Brien T,Mulkerrin E

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that depression relates to biomarkers of both short- and long-term polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake. However, it is not known which of these two biomarkers has the closest relationship to depression. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship of depression with both adipose tissue and ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Mamalakis G,Jansen E,Cremers H,Kiriakakis M,Tsibinos G,Kafatos A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended till 6 months age. Factors regulating the breastmilk iron and lactoferrin levels are incompletely known. Considering high prevalence of nutritional anemia in lactating mothers, we studied the iron status of lactating mothers, their breastmilk iron and lactoferrin levels ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Shashiraj,Faridi MM,Singh O,Rusia U

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have investigated the influence of vitamin C diet supplementation on the antioxidant response and nitrite levels in lymphocytes and erythrocytes during diving apnea. SUBJECTS:Seven male professional apnea divers participated in a double blind crossover study. Divers were randomly assigned to either vitami...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Sureda A,Batle JM,Tauler P,Ferrer MD,Tur JA,Pons A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between dietary patterns and risk of a first nonfatal acute myocardial infarction (MI) in Costa Rican adults. DESIGN:Population-based case-control study. SUBJECTS:A total of 496 incident MI cases and 518 population-based randomly selected controls matched to the cases by age (...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Martínez-Ortiz JA,Fung TT,Baylin A,Hu FB,Campos H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Twins in developing countries may be disadvantaged due to their small size at birth, compromised nutrition and high infection risk. Although twinning is common in Africa, there are few longitudinal studies of growth and morbidity in this high-risk group. The aim of the present paper was to describe growth and...

journal_title：European journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Kalanda BF,Verhoeff FH,Brabin BJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00