2025 September - 17 articles
Strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the cornerstone of treatment in coeliac disease, yet gluten cross-contamination in household settings poses a persistent challenge. Guidance from dieticians and patient organizations is often not eviden...
Background: Hospitalized patients often experience reduced dietary intake, leading to malnutrition and worsening clinical outcomes. This study evaluated their dietary intake and its associated factors, focusing on three diets provided by the hospital...
Elevated oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are major pathological factors underlying numerous diseases, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Astaxanthin, an antioxidant carotenoid, and very long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturat...
Cooking skills (CSs) encompass both physical and behavioral abilities, and their transmission has evolved due to social changes and the rise of fast food as a convenient but unhealthy option. Studies show that patients are more likely to follow dieta...
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents diverse challenges that significantly impact feeding, nutrition, growth, and development. The heterogeneity of ASD manifestations adds complexity to assessments due to the broad range of factors to...
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a prevalent metabolic disease with a strong association with cardiovascular complications. This study evaluated glycemic control and lipid profiles (total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipopro...
Protein-rich foods, such as meats, eggs, nuts, legumes, and dairy foods, can be important sources of micronutrients, especially those micronutrients that tend to be widely under-consumed. The source of dietary protein, animal or plant origin, is ther...
The growing demand for health-promoting and eco-friendly foods has driven interest in biofunctional dairy products. Goat milk yogurt, though nutritionally beneficial, faces sensory challenges, while antioxidant-rich spent coffee grounds (SCGs), a cof...
This study investigates the association between Low-Carbohydrate Diet (LCD) score and the incidence of hypertension in the Japanese population. This cohort study was conducted in an ongoing longitudinal study, the Toon Health Study. Hypertension was...
This pilot, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigated the effects of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)—provided in a 2:1:1 ratio of leucine:isoleucine:valine—combined with exercise on fatigue, physical performance,...
Introduction: Living with coeliac disease (CD) requires lifelong adherence to a strict gluten-free diet (GFD). This study assessed GFD adherence, symptom burden, autoimmune comorbidities, and dietetic support among Hellenic CD patients. Methods: A cr...
Methylation is a biochemical process involving the addition of methyl groups to proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids (both DNA and RNA). DNA methylation predominantly occurs on cytosine and adenine nucleobases, and the resulting products—most fr...
While hospital meals are designed to meet the nutritional requirements associated with illness or surgery, competing priorities often take precedence over food quality, contributing to poor patient satisfaction, in-hospital malnutrition, and high foo...
American adults struggle with accurately assessing the quality of their diet, with the majority overrating their diet quality. Thus, the objective of the study was to explore what individuals think about when asked to rate their diet quality. Virtual...
In April 2018, South Africa became the first African country to implement a Health Promotion Levy (HPL) on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). This study assessed sugar tax awareness among rural-based university students and involved 342 participants,...
Background: While previous research on children’s diets has primarily focused on individual nutrients or foods, recent years have seen increasing attention to the analysis of dietary patterns. In school-aged children enrolled in the CroCOSI stu...
Background: Nutrition literacy, defined as “the skills to comprehend and implement nutrition information into everyday practice”, is a new area of study. Preschool teachers affect children’s perception of nutrition and health and co...
