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Nutrients, Volume 12, Issue 4

April 2020 - 323 articles

Cover Story: Treating sarcopenia in older individuals remains a challenge, and nutritional interventions present promising approaches in individuals that perform limited physical exercise. We assessed the efficacy of leucine administration to evaluate whether the regular intake of this essential amino acid can improve muscle mass, muscle strength and functional performance and respiratory muscle function in institutionalized older individuals.View this paper.
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Articles (323)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,161 Views
11 Pages

A Comparison of the Nutritional Qualities of Supermarket’s Own and Regular Brands of Bread in Sweden

  • Veli-Matti Lappi,
  • Antoine Mottas,
  • Johan Sundström,
  • Bruce Neal,
  • Marie Löf and
  • Karin Rådholm

22 April 2020

Processed food is associated with unhealthy qualities such as higher content of harmful fats, sugars and salt. The aim of our study was to compare the nutritional qualities of supermarket’s own brands and regular brands of bread sold in Sweden....

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
13,719 Views
17 Pages

Efficacy of Vitamins on Cognitive Function of Non-Demented People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Seung Wan Suh,
  • Hye Sung Kim,
  • Ji Hyun Han,
  • Jong Bin Bae,
  • Dae Jong Oh,
  • Ji Won Han and
  • Ki Woong Kim

22 April 2020

Previous evidence has suggested that vitamins might be beneficial for cognition. This systematic review aimed to investigate the efficacy of B vitamins, antioxidant vitamins, and vitamin D on the cognitive function of non-demented middle-aged or olde...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,685 Views
17 Pages

Maternal Allergy and the Presence of Nonhuman Proteinaceous Molecules in Human Milk

  • Pieter M. Dekker,
  • Sjef Boeren,
  • Alet H. Wijga,
  • Gerard H. Koppelman,
  • Jacques J. M. Vervoort and
  • Kasper A. Hettinga

22 April 2020

Human milk contains proteins and/or protein fragments that originate from nonhuman organisms. These proteinaceous molecules, of which the secretion might be related to the mother’s allergy status, could be involved in the development of the imm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,107 Views
18 Pages

22 April 2020

We used data-driven approaches to identify independent diet exposures among 45 candidate variables, for which we then probed cross-sectional associations with cardiometabolic risk (CMR). We derived average daily caloric intake and macronutrient compo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,988 Views
9 Pages

Normal-Weight Obesity Is Associated with Poorer Cardiometabolic Profile and Lower Physical Fitness Levels in Children and Adolescents

  • Antonio García-Hermoso,
  • Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho,
  • Gloria Eugenia Camargo-Villalba,
  • Nubia Mercedes González-Jiménez,
  • Mikel Izquierdo,
  • Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista and
  • Robinson Ramírez-Vélez

22 April 2020

Normal-weight obesity (NWO) syndrome has been shown to be associated with cardiometabolic dysfunction. However, little is known regarding this potential relationship in Latin American children and adolescents. The aim of this study was two-fold: (i)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,734 Views
15 Pages

Furbellow (Brown Algae) Extract Increases Lifespan in Drosophila by Interfering with TOR-Signaling

  • Yang Li,
  • Renja Romey-Glüsing,
  • Navid Tahan Zadeh,
  • Jakob von Frieling,
  • Julia Hoffmann,
  • Patricia Huebbe,
  • Iris Bruchhaus,
  • Gerald Rimbach,
  • Christine Fink and
  • Thomas Roeder

22 April 2020

Algal products are well known for their health promoting effects. Nonetheless, an in depth understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms is still only fragmentary. Here, we show that aqueous furbelow extracts (brown algae, Saccorhiza polyschid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,104 Views
13 Pages

Facial EMG Correlates of Subjective Hedonic Responses During Food Consumption

  • Wataru Sato,
  • Kazusa Minemoto,
  • Akira Ikegami,
  • Makoto Nakauma,
  • Takahiro Funami and
  • Tohru Fushiki

22 April 2020

An exploration of physiological correlates of subjective hedonic responses while eating food has practical and theoretical significance. Previous psychophysiological studies have suggested that some physiological measures, including facial electromyo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,964 Views
19 Pages

Lysophosphatidylcholine Containing Anisic Acid Is Able to Stimulate Insulin Secretion Targeting G Protein Coupled Receptors

  • Anna Drzazga,
  • Marta Okulus,
  • Magdalena Rychlicka,
  • Łukasz Biegała,
  • Anna Gliszczyńska and
  • Edyta Gendaszewska-Darmach

22 April 2020

Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide health problem with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Management of diabetes mellitus by dietary components is achievable especially at the initial stage of the disease. Several studies confirmed the antidiabetic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,771 Views
18 Pages

22 April 2020

Background. Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), a major worldwide concern for the public health system, refers to a cluster of key metabolic components, and represents a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. As oxidative stress (OxS) and infla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
8,580 Views
10 Pages

22 April 2020

Background: Combining resistance exercise (RE) with nutrient intake stimulates muscle protein net balance. However, it is still unclear whether the optimal timing of nutrient intake is before or after RE, especially on muscle protein breakdown (MPB)...

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