Nutrients, Volume 18, Issue 1

Background: Chinese adolescents face a dual burden of malnutrition, yet the weight-status-specific mechanisms underlying physical activity (PA) participation remain underexplored. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 1573 adolescents (...

Aims: Low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) are associated with metabolic benefits, but their long-term effects remain uncertain, particularly in Asian populations with traditionally high carbohydrate intake. This study examined LCD patterns and their associ...

Background/Objectives: Food cravings are common with high-palatability foods that are high in sugar and/or fat. Food cues can strongly induce food craving, and heightened food cue reactivity is associated with eating disorders and obesity. Sweet tast...

Background/Objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a pervasive chronic joint disease characterized by the triad of persistent articular cartilage degeneration, debilitating synovial inflammation, and sustained chronic pain. Although salmon nasal cartilage...

Background/Objectives: Gut dysbiosis in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) drives low-grade inflammation and shifts tryptophan metabolism toward neurotoxic pathways. The causal link between bacterial translocation, kynurenine pathway dysregulation, and s...

Background/Objectives: Vitamin D plays an important role in muscle metabolism and recovery, yet its kinetics during and after football-specific physical activity remain poorly understood. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether physical effo...

Background: China is currently developing standards for Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) targeting for oncology patients. However, substantial challenges remain in defining optimal fortification levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (...

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Background/Objectives: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which altered microvascular circulation participates in the pathogenesis. The lack of therapeutic treatments for AD makes the development of strategies aimed at...

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Background: Growth impairment and poor nutritional status are recognized complications of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), yet data specific to ulcerative colitis (UC) are limited. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of curr...

Background: The growing body of evidence linking dietary factors to oral and periodontal health is characterized by substantial heterogeneity in study design, dietary assessment methods, and reported outcomes, warranting a comprehensive narrative syn...

Background: Diabetes can increase cardiovascular risk (CVR) through hyperglycemia and intestinal damage. The purpose of this study is to evaluate several intestinal permeability biomarkers in predicting CVR in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (...

Background/Objectives The number of children with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is increasing in the United States. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the relationship between children’s diets and CVD risk factors in ch...

Background/Objectives: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often exhibit low dietary diversity due to Food Selectivity (FS), leading to various forms of malnutrition, such as obesity and/or micronutrient deficiencies. The main objective o...

Background: High-fat or high-fructose consumption may cause abnormal lipid accumulation in the liver, resulting in fatty liver disease, and the intervention of other stress factors may accelerate the progression of this condition. Many studies have d...

Background/Objectives: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is increasingly used in musculoskeletal medicine. Variability in PRP composition, driven by preparation- and donor-related factors, is considered a major contributor to inconsistent clinical outcomes....

Background: Coeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune chronic condition that requires a strict diet without gluten as a single effective treatment. However, adherence to a life-long gluten-free diet (GFD) may promote psychological suffering and disordere...

Background: This study examined the interplay between sociocultural internalization, perfectionism, and eating disorder (ED) symptoms. We pursued two complementary aims: (1) to identify latent profiles of women based on adaptive/maladaptive perfectio...

Introduction: The increasing global interest in plant-based diets has led to the development of innovative meat analogs that not only mimic the sensory properties of traditional products but may also offer potential health benefits. In this study, we...

Allostatic load is a physiological measure of chronic stress, and stress is implicated in disrupting appetite regulation. Individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes have higher allostatic load compared to lean counterparts. However, whether allosta...

Background: Depression represents a major public health burden in Hungary, where prevalence remains higher than the global average. Although diet is an increasingly studied factor associated with mental health, evidence from Central and Eastern Europ...

Background/Objectives: The study aimed to investigate whether malnutrition influences the obesity paradox and to explore the relationship between obesity with/without malnutrition and in-hospital outcomes among hospitalized ESKD patients. Methods: Th...

Background/Objectives: Infertility is a multifactorial condition with an etiopathology that remains largely unclear. Although substantial evidence implicates oxidative stress (OS) as a key contributor to both male and female infertility, targeted str...

Background/Objectives: University students are particularly vulnerable to unhealthy eating patterns and body image dissatisfaction. The association between lifestyle factors and eating disorders (EDs) can be ambiguous as healthier lifestyle choices m...

Background/Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nutritional intake (energy, protein, calcium, number of meals, number of dairy products) and other factors (physical activity, past fractures, body compositi...

Background/Objectives: Hypertension (HTN) remains a major global concern despite the availability of many antihypertensive medications, each with its own side effects. Lifestyle interventions, such as aerobic exercise and antioxidant-rich foods, repr...

Background: Humulus lupulus (Hops) possesses a diverse array of bioactive compounds with reported antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and neuroprotective properties. However, most studies have focused on isolated components, whose purifica...

Beetroot juice (BRJ), a concentrated dietary source of nitrate alongside betalains and polyphenols, influences physiology through enhanced nitrate–nitrite–NO bioavailability, antioxidant activity, and interactions with oral and gut nitrat...

Background/Objectives: Moderate consumption of fermented beverages such as traditional beer has been associated with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in inflammation and oxidative stress, yet the impact of...

Background: Overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence represent one of the most significant public health challenges of our century. Affected children and adolescents often face psychosocial maladaptation, including low self-esteem, depress...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory and autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) whose cause remains unknown. Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are the current standard of care, yet growing evidence highlights the i...

Background: Higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increases the risk of childhood obesity, while the effects of non-caloric beverages (NCBs) and dairy beverages remain inconsistent. This study investigated changes in beverage intake follo...

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a hereditary metabolic disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize phenylalanine, leading to neurotoxic accumulation of phenylalanine and significant cognitive impairment. While extensive research has focused on the...

Background and Objectives: Studies suggest that overweight and obesity are major risk factors for various metabolic and psychological disorders, and that a better understanding of the interactions between these factors may lead to more effective inte...

Background: Excess adiposity induces low-grade inflammation, including increased C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), with anti-inflammatory...

Background: Midwives, despite their health-promoting role, face factors that may disrupt eating behaviours and weight regulation. Little is known about their body weight perception or disordered eating attitudes (DEAs). This study assessed body weigh...

Endometriosis is a chronic, oestrogen-dependent inflammatory condition affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, frequently associated with chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhoea and infertility, substantially impairing quality of life. W...

Background: Probiotic supplementation for very preterm infants is a common practice in many neonatal units. Assessing the effects of early postnatal exposure to probiotics on long-term neurodevelopment, growth, and atopy-related outcomes is important...

Objectives: Glaucoma is an age-related neurodegenerative disease, characterized by retinal ganglion cell loss and progressive visual field deterioration. Beyond intraocular pressure (IOP), vascular and metabolic dysregulation contributes to optic ner...

Iron is an essential trace element that participates in multiple physiological processes, including oxygen transport, electron transfer, DNA synthesis, and red blood cell production. Iron loss is particularly severe among athletes, so maintaining iro...

Background/Objectives: The composition and function of gut microbiome is significantly influenced by dietary factors. Growing evidence suggests that A1-type and A2-type beta casein (β-CN) may exert distinct effects on the gut environment, with i...

Meat and meat products have long been integral components of human diets, providing high-quality protein, essential amino acids, and a wide range of highly bioavailable micronutrients [...]

Background/Objectives: HMOs are the third most abundant solid component after lactose and fats in human milk. This study aimed to examine the relationships between maternal diet and HMO composition and concentration in human milk among lactating wome...

Background: The nutrition support of children with biliary atresia after liver transplant is affected by multiple factors, and a connection between these factors and conditions present before transplant can potentially make the nutrition support more...

Background: There is a high prevalence of the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in children and adolescents in South Asia. This research aims to explore which sociodemographic factors are attributed to DBM in urban Bangladesh, a South Asian country...

Background/Objectives: There is no definitive consensus regarding the effects of melatonin on cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs). This systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluated the impa...

Vitamin C is a small water-soluble molecule primarily cleared by the kidneys. Therefore, its plasma concentration would be expected to increase as kidney function declines. However, studies in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney tra...

Background/Objectives: Incretin-based medications have transformed obesity management by enabling substantial body weight reduction. However, the rapid and pronounced loss of body mass necessitates a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach incorpor...

Background: Vietnam is undergoing a rapid nutrition transition, yet evidence on nutrient intake and inadequacy among adolescents and young adults remains limited. This study aimed to assess nutrient intakes and patterns of inadequacy among Vietnamese...