Vol. 12, Iss 4 (Page 2) | Nutrients

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116 Citations

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A Novel Combination of Vitamin C, Curcumin and Glycyrrhizic Acid Potentially Regulates Immune and Inflammatory Response Associated with Coronavirus Infections: A Perspective from System Biology Analysis

Liang Chen,
Chun Hu,
Molly Hood,
Xue Zhang,
Lu Zhang,
Juntao Kan and
Jun Du

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1193;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041193

24 April 2020

Novel coronaviruses (CoV) have emerged periodically around the world in recent years. The recurrent spreading of CoVs imposes an ongoing threat to global health and the economy. Since no specific therapy for these CoVs is available, any beneficial ap...

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19 Citations

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Better Dietary Knowledge and Socioeconomic Status (SES), Better Body Mass Index? Evidence from China—An Unconditional Quantile Regression Approach

Jie Yu,
Xiao Han,
Hongxing Wen,
Jinzheng Ren and
Lihong Qi

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1197;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041197

24 April 2020

Obesity is a rapidly growing public health threat in China. Improvement of dietary knowledge may potentially reduce the risk of obesity and being overweight. However, existing studies focus on measuring the mean effects of nutrition knowledge on body...

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Food Involvement, Eating Restrictions and Dietary Patterns in Polish Adults: Expected Effects of Their Relationships (LifeStyle Study)

Marzena Jezewska-Zychowicz,
Jerzy Gębski and
Milena Kobylińska

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1200;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041200

24 April 2020

Understanding the factors that coexist with healthy and unhealthy eating behaviors is prevalent and important for public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between food involvement, eating restrictions, and dietary patt...

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Consumption of Cooked Black Beans Stimulates a Cluster of Some Clostridia Class Bacteria Decreasing Inflammatory Response and Improving Insulin Sensitivity

Mónica Sánchez-Tapia,
Irma Hernández-Velázquez,
Edgar Pichardo-Ontiveros,
Omar Granados-Portillo,
Amanda Gálvez,
Armando R Tovar and
Nimbe Torres

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1182;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041182

23 April 2020

There is limited information on the effect of black beans (BB) as a source of protein and resistant starch on the intestinal microbiota. The purpose of the present work was to study the effect of cooked black beans with and without high fat and sugar...

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A Dietary Combination of Forskolin with Homotaurine, Spearmint and B Vitamins Protects Injured Retinal Ganglion Cells in a Rodent Model of Hypertensive Glaucoma

Maurizio Cammalleri,
Massimo Dal Monte,
Rosario Amato,
Paola Bagnoli and
Dario Rusciano

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1189;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041189

23 April 2020

There is indication that nutritional supplements protect retinal cells from degeneration. In a previous study, we demonstrated that dietary supplementation with an association of forskolin, homotaurine, spearmint extract and B vitamins efficiently co...

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Plasma Metabolome Alterations Associated with Extrauterine Growth Restriction

Danuta Dudzik,
Isabel Iglesias Platas,
Montserrat Izquierdo Renau,
Carla Balcells Esponera,
Beatriz del Rey Hurtado de Mendoza,
Carles Lerin,
Marta Ramón-Krauel and
Coral Barbas

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1188;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041188

23 April 2020

Very preterm infants (VPI, born at or before 32 weeks of gestation) are at risk of adverse health outcomes, from which they might be partially protected with appropriate postnatal nutrition and growth. Metabolic processes or biochemical markers assoc...

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Effect of Increased Daily Water Intake and Hydration on Health in Japanese Adults

Yumi Nakamura,
Hiroshi Watanabe,
Aiko Tanaka,
Masato Yasui,
Jun Nishihira and
Norihito Murayama

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1191;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041191

23 April 2020

Increased hydration is recommended as healthy habit with several merits. However, supportive data are sparse. To assess the efficacy of increased daily water intake, we tested the effect of water supplementation on biomarkers in blood, urine, and sal...

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Kaempferide Enhances Chemosensitivity of Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells Mediated by the Decrease in Phosphorylation of Akt and Claudin-2 Expression

Hiroaki Eguchi,
Toshiyuki Matsunaga,
Satoshi Endo,
Kenji Ichihara and
Akira Ikari

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1190;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041190

23 April 2020

Claudins (CLDNs) play crucial roles in the formation of tight junctions. We have reported that abnormal expression of CLDN2 confers chemoresistance in the spheroids of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. A food composition, which can reduce CLDN2 e...

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Effect of a 12-Week Almond-Enriched Diet on Biomarkers of Cognitive Performance, Mood, and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Overweight Adults

Alison Mary Coates,
Samantha Morgillo,
Catherine Yandell,
Andrew Scholey,
Jonathan David Buckley,
Kathryn Ann Dyer and
Alison Marie Hill

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1180;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041180

23 April 2020

Long term nut consumption is associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease and better cognitive function. This study examined supplementing habitual diets with almonds or carbohydrate-rich snack foods (providing 15% energy) on biomarkers of...

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Reply to “Limitations of the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) and Choice of Statistical Reporting. Comment on “A Comparison of Dietary Protein Digestibility, Based on DIAAS Scoring, in Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Athletes.” Nutrients 2019, 11, 3106”

Carol S. Johnston,
Heidi Lynch and
Christopher Wharton

Nutrients2020, 12(4), 1184;https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041184

23 April 2020

We appreciate the critique of our paper (Ciuris et al [...]

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Articles (323)

A Novel Combination of Vitamin C, Curcumin and Glycyrrhizic Acid Potentially Regulates Immune and Inflammatory Response Associated with Coronavirus Infections: A Perspective from System Biology Analysis

Better Dietary Knowledge and Socioeconomic Status (SES), Better Body Mass Index? Evidence from China—An Unconditional Quantile Regression Approach

Food Involvement, Eating Restrictions and Dietary Patterns in Polish Adults: Expected Effects of Their Relationships (LifeStyle Study)

Consumption of Cooked Black Beans Stimulates a Cluster of Some Clostridia Class Bacteria Decreasing Inflammatory Response and Improving Insulin Sensitivity

A Dietary Combination of Forskolin with Homotaurine, Spearmint and B Vitamins Protects Injured Retinal Ganglion Cells in a Rodent Model of Hypertensive Glaucoma

Plasma Metabolome Alterations Associated with Extrauterine Growth Restriction

Effect of Increased Daily Water Intake and Hydration on Health in Japanese Adults

Kaempferide Enhances Chemosensitivity of Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells Mediated by the Decrease in Phosphorylation of Akt and Claudin-2 Expression

Effect of a 12-Week Almond-Enriched Diet on Biomarkers of Cognitive Performance, Mood, and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Overweight Adults

Reply to “Limitations of the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) and Choice of Statistical Reporting. Comment on “A Comparison of Dietary Protein Digestibility, Based on DIAAS Scoring, in Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Athletes.” Nutrients 2019, 11, 3106”