Nutrients, Volume 17, Issue 10

Background/Objectives: Sarcopenia (SA), an age-related impairment in skeletal muscle mass and function, is related to gut microbiota (GM) through inflammation and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) generation. However, data on this relationship in older J...

Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the basic structure of sialylated glycopeptide (SCP) from edible bird’s nest, and to explore the intervention effect and mechanism of SCP based on a mouse lung inflammation model induced by lipopolys...

Eating disorders (EDs) in children and adolescents pose significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to their early onset, developmental complexity, and frequent psychiatric comorbidities. This narrative review identifies key clinical and sy...

Background/Objectives: Sarcopenia and frailty are interrelated conditions and have a high incidence in older adults. They contribute to increased morbidity and mortality and poor quality of life. There is emerging evidence that healthy diets such as...

Background: Evidence remains limited on the effects of dietary betaine intake and dyslipidemia. We aim to investigate the association between dietary betaine intake and dyslipidemia in Chinese children and adolescents and illustrate the differences i...

Background/Objectives: A maternal high-fat diet (HFD) impairs brain structure in offspring. In turn, fish oil (FO) rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) has neuroprotective effects. Therefore, we investigated whether maternal HFD exposure a...

Background/objective: We examined the prevalence of daily sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake, identifying its sociodemographic determinants and exploring its potential association with undiagnosed non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Malaysian a...

Background: Pectic polysaccharides exhibit therapeutic potential against intestinal inflammation. However, the influence of structural variations on their efficacy remains largely unexplored. Methods: This study investigated the structural and anti-i...

Background and Objective: Dietary interventions are the first-line treatment for overweight individuals (OW) and individuals with obesity (OB) with high-normal blood pressure (BP) or grade I hypertension, especially when at low-to-moderate cardiovasc...

Background: Food allergies represent a growing public health concern, with accidental exposures in dining establishments posing significant risks. Although various guidelines and interventions have been proposed, practical implementation remains chal...

Heart failure (HF) is a major global health burden and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Nutritional status has emerged as an essential factor influencing outcomes in HF, with the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score gaining attenti...

Background: Poor nutrition in childhood can have irreversible impacts on development and health, potentially resulting in cognitive impairments and an increased risk of chronic disease later in life. Aim: This study aimed to develop and validate the...

Background: Rutin (R) is a bioactive compound with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, but its low bioavailability limits its application. To address this problem, R was encapsulated with whey protein (W) as nanoparticles, and the potential...

Introduction: The rising global consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has paralleled a concerning decline in sperm quality, raising concern about potential dietary impacts on male fertility. Sperm health parameters, including count, motilit...

Background: The association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and activities of daily living (ADL) disability remains unclear. Our study aimed to comprehensively explore the relationship between hsCRP concentrations and the risk of...

Objectives: Constipation is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders worldwide. Recent studies have demonstrated that probiotics may alleviate constipation by restoring gut microbiota balance. Methods: This study investigated the effects...

Background: Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) represent a substantial part of modern diets, with a growing prevalence in food environments worldwide. Their unfavourable nutritional composition and adverse health effects present growing public health conce...

Both metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy are emerging as an adverse synergistic relationship of growing concern. This narrative review focuses on the maternal and fetal...

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Background/Objectives: Postnatal growth faltering (PGF) significantly affects premature neonates, leading to compromised neurodevelopment and an increased risk of long-term health complications. Methods: This retrospective study at a level III NICU o...

Advancing age is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength/function, termed sarcopenia, which leads to a wide spectrum of adverse outcomes including falls, institutionalization, loss of independence, and mortality [...]

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Background/Objectives: There is limited evidence on the association between maternal Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence and risks of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and excessive gestational weight gain (eGWG), and hence a systemati...

Pediatric food allergies (FAs) are health conditions that adversely impact the quality of life of children and their caregivers. Aim: The primary objective of the present study was to assess the quality of the diets administered to allergic children...

Background: The prevalence of malnutrition is high in post-intensive care unit (ICU) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during hospitalization and after hospital discharge. This paper presents prospective results from the NutriEcoMuscle stu...

Background: It has been demonstrated that levetiracetam can decrease absence epileptic activity in both human patients and different types of animal models of absence epilepsy, such as the genetically absence epileptic Wistar Albino Glaxo/Rijswijk (W...

Background/Objectives: Beetroot juice (BJ), a natural source of dietary nitrate, has gained increasing attention for its potential to improve exercise performance and cardiovascular function. While its benefits are well documented in endurance contex...

Background/Objectives: Children’s health may be influenced by maternal eating habits during pregnancy. A Mediterranean diet (MedDiet)-based pattern has been associated with benefits in infectious disease and allergies in children. Methods: From a tot...

Background: The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among young people poses a significant public health challenge. Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for establishing long-term health habits. Diet plays a central role in main...

Background/Objectives: The nutritional habits of older adults are increasingly relevant to public health, particularly given the rising prevalence of obesity and its associated chronic diseases. This study aims to analyze the relationship between the...

Aging is a complex biological process characterized by a progressive decline in physiological functions and an increased risk of chronic diseases. A key mechanism of this process is cellular senescence, the permanent arrest of the cell cycle in respo...

Background: The anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 fatty acids and their derivatives are of considerable interest as a potential therapeutic agent in many diseases characterized by inflammation. Methods: This study aimed to measure the concentratio...

Dietary modification is a critical tool in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). While the role of saturated fat (SFA) intake is well established in affecting LDL cholesterol concentrations, diet impacts on lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) have been...

The pathogenesis of obesity is complex and incompletely understood, with an underlying interplay between our genetic architecture and obesogenic environment. The public understanding of the development of obesity is shrouded in myths with widespread...

Background: Obesity, mainly visceral obesity, causes a low-grade of chronic inflammation (meta-inflammation), associated with comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers. Precision Nutrition aims to understand...

Background: Growing evidence suggests that the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity (SOB) is on the rise across the globe. However, the key molecular mechanisms behind this disease have not been clarified. Methods: In this experiment, we fed zebrafish a...

Background/Objectives: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of dietary supplements on male infertility. Methods: PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL were searched from inception to May 2024. Randomized controlled...

Background/Objectives: The ergogenic effects of caffeine in team sports, particularly volleyball, have received significant research attention. This study sought to examine the effects of caffeine on both volleyball-specific and general performance o...

Background: The disruption of the intestinal barrier and the imbalance of the gut microbiota (GM) seem to play a major role in the complex pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Specific microbial strains could improve the gut microenvironme...

Background/Objectives: Dietary supplementation with medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) improves walking balance and cognitive function in healthy older adults. This study aimed to determine the biological effects of MCTs on gait-related skeletal muscl...

Background: Individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) have an increased risk of developing psychiatric co-morbidities, including restrictive eating disorders (REDs), with which they share common pathogenic mechanisms, including gut–br...

Background: Gender differences in dietary patterns and lifestyle behaviours may influence abdominal adiposity and cardiometabolic risk, but comprehensive analyses integrating these factors remain limited. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study...

Background: This study aims to develop and validate the Nutrition Literacy Questionnaire for Chinese Pre-school Children (NLQ-PSC). Methods: The reliability of the questionnaire was determined by internal consistency, the construct validity was asses...

Background: Anemia is a chronic condition that disproportionately affects women and children. Anemia shows detrimental long-term impacts on maternal and child health and development, with the highest burden observed in low- and middle-income countrie...

Objectives: In this study, we investigated the effects of intravenous glutamine (GLN) administration on the Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) antiviral pathway and leukocyte migration in mice with poly(I:C)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Methods: There w...

Exercise and diet modulate the gut microbiota, which is involved in the regulation of orthopaedic diseases and synthesises a wide range of metabolites that modulate cellular function and play an important role in bone development, remodelling and dis...

Background/Objectives: Identifying the factors influencing compliance is essential to improve the effectiveness of interventions. However, no study has examined factors that influence the longitudinal patterns of obesity intervention compliance. We a...

Background/Objectives: Pressure to stay lean may lead adolescent athletes to dietary restraint and disordered eating. Lack of nutrition awareness can also contribute to suboptimal dietary habits, increasing the risk of eating disorders and Relative E...

Background: sarcopenia is a physical condition characterized by the loss of muscle mass and strength; it is associated with worse outcomes in oncological diseases and is recognized as an independent predictor of poor survival. The aim of our work is...

Background: Within 10 years of diagnosis, about 50% of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) require surgery. Repeated small bowel resections can lead to the development of short bowel syndrome (SBS). It is estimated that 65–75% of CD patien...