2024 September - 11 articles
This study aimed to develop the ‘Healthy Eating Index for Older People’ (the index), based on New Zealand dietary guidelines, and measures the validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to derive the index scores...
Sustainability is an important aspect of all areas of life, including nutrition and dietetic practice. The Sustainability Development Goals are 17 goals set by the United Nations as a guideline on how the global population can be more sustainable mov...
(1) Background: Patient education materials are frequently used by dietitians to support counselling and reinforce key concepts. No studies have examined the quality of dietetic patient education materials for diabetes and common gastrointestinal con...
Recently, there has been increased scientific and clinical interest in the potential harms associated with ultra-processed foods, including poor mental health, aggression, and antisocial behavior. Research spanning epidemiology, mechanistic pre-clini...
While homocysteine is produced as an intermediate metabolite during methionine metabolism, increased blood homocysteine levels are associated with various diseases. In a previous cross-sectional study, we reported a significant negative association b...
Neurological disorders are increasing globally due to their complex nature, influenced by genetics and environmental factors. Effective treatments remain limited, and early diagnosis is challenging. Recent evidence indicates that metabolic activities...
Mindful eating is the direct application of mindfulness to eating related issues. This approach has been developed to reduce suffering due to food and body image, to improve the capacity to follow the stimuli of hunger and satiety and to minimize the...
Neurocognitive deficits in children could be irreversible and detrimental to the overall wellbeing of children. Typically, children with this illness live lives below their mental and intellectual potential. The aim of this paper was to review primar...
Caries is very common in the elderly as there are several aggravating factors, such as a decrease of the ability to self-care and, by extension, insufficient oral hygiene, a carious diet, limited exposure to fluoride, xerostomia, gingival recession,...
Declines in the mineral content of food have been reported in several countries. This study monitored reported changes in the mineral content of plant foods in Australian food composition databases between 1991 and 2022. Commonly consumed plant foods...
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an essential compound for energy production in the mitochondria and the antioxidation of lipid-soluble substances in cells. As it can be biosynthesized in cells, CoQ10 is not an essential nutrient. However, its intake through...
