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Association between fruits and vegetables intake and frequency of breakfast and snacks consumption: a cross-sectional study 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: There are very few studies on the frequency of breakfast and snack consumption and its relation to fruit and vegetable intake. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring the relation be...
Modulation of human postprandial lipemia by changing ratios of polyunsaturated to saturated (P/S) fatty acid content of blended dietary fats: a cross-... 16 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Postprandial lipemia (PL) contributes to coronary artery disease. The fatty acid composition of dietary fats is potentially a modifiable factor in modulating PL response. Methods: This hum...
Acceptability and impact on anthropometry of a locally developed Ready-to-use therapeutic food in pre-school children in Vietnam 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: In South East Asia, concerns exist about the acceptability of peanut-based Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Foods (RUTF) for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Therefore, an alterna...
A pilot placebo-controlled, double-blind, and randomized study on the cognition-enhancing benefits of a proprietary chicken meat ingredient in healthy... 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: It has long been postulated that the relative abundance of specific nutrients can affect cognitive processes and emotions. Newly described influences of dietary factors on neuronal functio...
The relationship between baseline nutritional status with subsequent parenteral nutrition and clinical outcomes in cancer patients undergoing hyperthe... 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: The combination of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a promising treatment option for selected patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. T...
Effects of lifestyle changes including specific dietary intervention and physical activity in the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C -- a... 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: In patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), obesity is involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, fatty liver disease and progression of fibrosis. The objective of this study was ...
Association of supermarket characteristics with the body mass index of their shoppers 13 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Research on the built food environment and weight status has mostly focused on the presence/absence of food outlets while ignoring their internal features or where residents actually shop....
The emerging role of dietary fructose in obesity and cognitive decline 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The incidence of obesity has increased dramatically over the past several years, and in parallel, so has the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Numerous studies have demonstrated that both obesity a...
Development of a complex amino acid supplement, Fatigue RevivaTM, for oral ingestion: initial evaluations of product concept and impact on symptoms of... 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: A new dietary supplement, Fatigue RevivaTM, has been recently developed to address issues related to amino acid depletion following illness or in conditions of sub-health where altered ami...
Major food sources of calories, added sugars, and saturated fat and their contribution to essential nutrient intakes in the U.S. diet: data from the n... 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: The risk of chronic disease cannot be predicted simply by the content of a single nutrient in a food or food group in the diet. The contribution of food sources of calories, added sugars a...
