Nutrients, Volume 16, Issue 23

Background: Plant-based diets are associated with various health benefits; however, their impact on physical performance in aging populations remains unclear. Objectives: To investigate the associations between adherence to plant-based diets and phys...

Background/Objectives: Understanding food preferences is important for weight management. However, methods for assessing food preferences are not well established, especially in Japan. This study aimed to examine detailed food preferences and their a...

Background/objective: Weight regain has serious health consequences after bariatric surgery, and disordered eating behaviors (EBs) may be involved in it. We compared disordered EB symptoms in post-bariatric patients according to low vs. high ratio of...

Background: Obesity poses an enormous public health and economic burden worldwide. Visceral fat accumulation is associated with various metabolic and cardiovascular consequences, resulting in an increased prevalence of atherosclerotic conditions. We...

Introduction: Excessive body weight, particularly the abdominal distribution of adipose tissue, has remained an important public health concern for years. Objectives: The study aimed to assess the prevalence of general overweight status and obesity,...

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease that can cause joint damage. We have recently reported that oral magnesium supplementation significantly reduces disease severity and joint damage in models of...

(1) Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of fluid restriction and intake (water vs. sports drink) on shooting accuracy and speed in adolescent handball players, a population with high sensitivity to hydration levels yet understudie...

Background/Objectives: Mongolian diets are characterized by high meat consumption, which may contribute to dietary iron intake and influence ferritin levels and cardiovascular risk. Elevated ferritin levels have been associated with inflammation and...

L-Carnitine, sourced from red meat, dairy, and endogenous synthesis, plays a vital role in fatty acid metabolism and energy production. While beneficial for cardiovascular, muscular, and neural health, its interaction with the gut microbiota and conv...

Background: Trace elements (TEs) are essential nutrients for the human body and have a significant impact on fertility and hormone levels in women of reproductive age, underscoring the importance of understanding sociodemographic variations in their...

Background: Small vulnerable newborns (SVNs), including those born preterm, small for gestational age, or with low birth weight, are at higher risk of neonatal mortality and long-term health complications. Early exposure to maternal vaginal microbiot...

The gut microbiota plays a vital role in various physical and physiological processes, including immune system regulation, neurotransmitter production, inflammatory response modulation, and the inhibition of pathogenic organisms. An imbalance in the...

Background: Choline is an essential nutrient required for proper cell functioning. Due to its status as a precursor to acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter connected to cognition and neuromuscular function, maintaining or enhancing choline le...

Background/Objectives: Despite the increasing intake of animal-based protein and the growing number of single-person households (SPHs) in Korean populations, no studies have analyzed the relationship of protein intake by source with metabolic syndrom...

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of modifiable lifestyle behaviors on the association between sleep patterns and chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk. Methods: This study included 294,215 UK Biobank participants initially without CKD, f...

Eriodictyol is a flavanone compound commonly found in several edible plants. Ultrasound-assisted extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) are commonly used methods for the separation and analysis of eriodictyol. Many studies show...

Nowadays, the gluten-free diet (GFD) has become much more than the dietary treatment for celiac disease. Due to its presumed beneficial effects even in non-celiac subjects, it has become a new fashion statement and it is promoted by some healthcare p...

The Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) is considered an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO; it is also the world’s most evidence-based eating pattern for promoting health and longevity. This study aims to investigate consumer segmentation based o...

Background/Objectives: COVID-19 patients develop various clinical symptoms, including malnutrition. However, the risk factors for long-term nutritional disorders remain unclear. Identifying these factors is crucial for preventing nutritional disorder...

Background/Objectives: The Cucurbitaceae family represents an important source of bioactive compounds with antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antitumor activities. This study aims to investigate the potential application of Cucurbitace...

Background: Gut bacterial dysbiosis along with intestinal mucosal disruption plays a critical role in inflammatory disorders like ulcerative colitis. Flavonoids and other food bioactives have been studied in mice models as alternative treatments with...

Obesity and osteoarthritis (OA) are increasingly prevalent conditions that are intricately linked, with each exacerbating the other’s pathogenesis and worsening patient outcomes. This review explores the dual impact of obesity on OA, highlighti...

Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and cervical incompetence (CI) are major contributors to preterm birth, a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Background/Objectives: Disorders of the vaginal microbiota, such as bacterial vaginosis...

The Mediterranean diet (MD) plays an important role in delaying vascular aging. The main objective of this study was to analyze the association between adherence to the MD and vascular aging estimated with brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (ba...

Natural product therapy has been used to treat illness for thousands of years, and modern-day medicines, such as various anticancer, antihypertensive, and antimigraine drugs, have been developed from natural products. Natural medicines are advantageo...

Background/Objectives: Pelvic radiotherapy (RT) improves survival in gynecologic cancer patients but often results in gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity, affecting quality of life. Standard nutrition guidance lacks specificity for these survivors, compli...

Background/Objectives: Obesity is a global health problem with significant chronic disease risks. This study examined gender differences in eating behaviour, body composition, eating frequency and time of hunger in an Italian cohort with obesity (BMI...

Background: Steatotic liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction (MASLD) affects up to about 30% of the general adult population and is closely related to obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Cortisol, a stress-related hormone contributing to...

In the past 20 years, a large number of epidemiological studies, randomized controlled trials, and meta-analyses have found an inverse relationship between magnesium intake or serum magnesium and cardiovascular disease, indicating that low magnesium...

Background: Adequate sleep is essential for maintaining cognitive function, as evidenced by literature. Perilla frutescens var. acuta Kudo (PF) is a traditional medicinal herb reported to improve vascular cognitive impairment and induce sedation. How...

(1) Background: Native foods are essential for promoting health, sustainability, and the resilience of Indigenous communities. They contribute to biodiversity, are adapted to local ecosystems, and support cultural identity. This study aims to identif...

Background/Objectives: Adequate folate intake is required in preterm infants for rapid growth and development, but there is little evidence to back recommendations. We aimed to assess folate status in preterm infants at discharge and in early infancy...

Background/Objectives: The gut microbiota is linked to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), while supplementation with probiotics may result in positive alterations in the composition of the gut microbiome. This research aimed to map...

Background/Objectives: Correction of decreased diversity of the gut microbiome, which is characteristic of menopause, by supplementation with a synbiotic may attenuate or prevent dysbiosis processes and preserve bone mass. We describe the rationale a...

Background/Objectives: We evaluated the effects of a 12-week hypocaloric ketogenic diet (KD) on glucose and lipid metabolism, as well as body mass, in overweight, obese, and healthy-weight females. One hundred adult females completed the study, inclu...

An increasing number of studies have explored the effects of precooling on endurance exercise performance in the heat, yet the available results remain inconsistent. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of different precooling strat...

Background: Obesity is associated with structural deterioration in the gut. Yoyo dieting, which refers to repeated phases of dieting and non-dieting periods leading to cyclic weight loss and regain, is a common occurrence in individuals with obesity....

Background: Age-related changes can lead to dietary insufficiency in older adults. The inclusion of high-quality, nutrient-dense foods such as ruminant milks can significantly improve health outcomes. However, many older adults worldwide do not meet...

Background: Numerous studies have established a correlation between the Mediterranean diet and a reduced risk of breast cancer, as well as its efficacy in supporting weight management. Notably, obesity is widely recognized as a significant risk facto...

Background/Objectives: Whether an increased genetic risk of steatotic liver disease (SLD) can be offset by maintaining a healthy weight remains unknown. We aimed to clarify the associations among the body mass index (BMI) and its change patterns with...

Background/Objectives: Child acute malnutrition is a global public health problem, affecting 45 million children under 5 years of age. The World Health Organization recommends monitoring weight gain weekly as an indicator of the correct treatment. Ho...

Background and Aims: Malnutrition is common in acutely ill geriatric patients, worsening immune function and clinical outcomes. Immunonutrition, containing nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, arginin and glutamine, may improve recovery in this popula...

Background/Objectives: The genus Ferula has been traditionally used for the treatment of various illnesses, but the potential of Ferula persica var. latisecta against different Alzheimer’s disease (AD) hallmarks has never been achieved. Methods...

Background/Objectives: Physical fitness and diet along with body weight are key determinants of health. Excess body weight, poor dietary choices, and low physical fitness, however, are becoming increasingly prevalent in adolescents. In order to devel...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) represents a refined categorization of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), highlighting the intricate relationship between hepatic steatosis and metabolic dysfunction. Abdominal...

Background: Metabolic age is defined as an estimation of a person’s age based on their basal metabolic rate (BMR) and other physiological health indicators. Unlike chronological age, which simply measures the number of years lived since birth,...

Background: Polyphenol is considered to exert a favorable impact on cardiovascular health. Methods: To summarize the role of polyphenol antioxidant supplements in cardiovascular disease, we searched for randomized controlled trials up to 10th Novembe...

Background: Global health organizations recommend breastfeeding, but maternal pharmacotherapy can disrupt this due to safety concerns. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models predict medication transfer through breastfeeding, relying on v...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) persist as the primary cause of death worldwide, accounting for roughly 17.9 million fatalities each year. The prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes (key risk factors for CVD) continues to escal...

Background/Objectives: Stimulated cord blood mononuclear cell (CBMC) cytokine responses were previously shown to predict the risk of childhood atopic disease. Iron deficiency (ID) at birth may also program atopic disease. Males are at a higher risk o...