Nutrients, Volume 17, Issue 7

Background: Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs, isoleucine, leucine, and valine) are commonly applied to promote muscle protein synthesis. However, the effects of BCAAs on exercise-induced substrate metabolism, performance and post-exercise fatigue du...

Background: Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) is an important risk factor for essential hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, and its metabolic mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study aimed to identify SSBP-associated metabolic bi...

Background/Objectives: To inform person-centred clinical practice, it is important to know what features may predict or moderate treatment outcomes. Thus, we investigated pre-treatment clinical features and mid-therapy reduction in loss of control ov...

Long COVID, characterized by persistent symptoms following COVID-19 infection, significantly impacts individuals’ health and daily functioning due to fatigue and pain. Focusing on pain, this review addresses nociplastic and chronic pain conditi...

Dietary folic acid supplementation is well known for playing a crucial role in the closure of the neural tube. Individuals have continued to increase dietary intake of folic acid in counties with mandatory fortication laws in place. Some studies have...

Background/Objectives: Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a major cause of vision loss globally. Although magnesium (Mg) is crucial for vascular health, its association with RVO risk is unknown. Thus, we aimed to further examine this association. Method...

Background and aims: We investigated parenteral nutrition (PN) containing fish oil (FO-PN) vs. standard PN without fish oil (NF-PN) in adult patients hospitalized in the non-intensive care unit (general ward). Methods: Searches in Medline, Embase, an...

Background/Objectives: Higher lithium (Li) levels in drinking water have been linked to lower suicide rates in the general population in several ecological studies, though this relationship is not always consistent. The main limitation of such studie...

(1) Background: Diet plays a crucial role in the intake of phytoestrogens, which are closely related to the pathogenesis of some pregnancy complications. However, no studies have explored the potential association between soy isoflavones, a type of p...

Background/Objectives: Following gluten-free diet is challenging, due to risk of gluten cross-contamination. The study aimed to assess the non-cereal products gluten cross-contamination exposure risk in patients with coeliac disease. Methods: The stu...