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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Dietary consumption"”.
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The influence of child attachment security, dietary consumption, and household chaos on executive function
… relationships, household environments, and dietary consumption. Children with more secure attachment representations (Menon et al., 2020) and who eat more healthy foods instead of snack foods or processed meats have been found to have more optimal EF abilities (Cohen et al., 2016; Isaacs & …
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Dietary composition in the context of development: a re-examination of the nutrition transition
… representation of the quality of an individual’s dietary consumption in its entirety through a single measure that is succinct yet holistic has been sought by those within the nutrition research community for many years. The emergence of the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) and its subsequent …
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Sociodemographic risk factors of glycemic control for youth with T1D: Cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of HbA1c
… t = -7.87, p < .001. Alternatively, the consumption of carbohydrates and fats remained relatively stable throughout adolescence. Consideration of sociodemographic predictors and disease duration further clarified trajectories of disease care behaviors. Throughout adolescence, African …
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Diet Change in Southern Rural Residents Enrolled in a Cancer Prevention Intervention Trial
… The Rural Physician Cancer Prevention Project, a dietary intervention trial, this cross-sectional, longitudinal study explored predictors of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in a Southern, rural population (N = 375). Participants' dietary knowledge, stage of change, and dietary …
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An investigation of the association of colonic adenomatous polyps and nutritional status of retinol and carotene
The hypothesis was evaluated that lower dietary consumption of carotene or retinol or lower serum levels of beta carotene or retinol are associated with development of colonic adenomas. To evaluate this hypothesis, selected patients who were to undergo colonoscopy to determine polyps status were …
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The effects of exercise and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation as treatments for hepatic steatosis
… individual and combined effects of exercise and dietary consumption of n3PUFAs as treatments for NAFLD. Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats were studied due to their spontaneous development of obesity, insulin resistance, and NAFLD. A novelty of these rats is their intrinsic aptitude …
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Engineering of polyphenol metabolism in tomatoes to enhance anti-cancer activities
… using a metabolic engineering approach. Dietary consumption of plant secondary metabolites such as anthocyanins and other polyphenols are linked to a reduced risk of developing chronic, non-communicable diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. High-anthocyanin …
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Hormetic dietary phytochemicals from Western Canadian plants: Identification, characterization and mechanistic insights
… chronic diseases afforded by fruit and vegetable consumption. This work focuses on the identification of plant compounds that activate the stress-responsive enzyme quinone reductase (QR) by stabilizing the transcription factor NF-E2 related factor-2 (Nrf2). Screening methanolic extracts of plants …
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Low lignin hull, high oil groat oat grain in lactating dairy cow rations
… Derby oat, or LLH-HOG oat. Milk production, dietary consumption data, and apparent digestibility were collected. DMI of the different TMR were similar. Milk yield tended (P=0.09) to be highest in LLH-HOG oat fed cows. FCM, MF, and MP yields were not different. MP concentration was lowest in …
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Habitat Ecology, Trophic Interactions, and Distribution of Endangered Himalayan Musk Deer in the Nepal Himalaya
… analysis of musk deer along with the overlap in consumption with livestock during summer. Microhistological technique was employed to assess dietary consumption. Results showed that Abies spectabilis, Pinus wallichiana, and Berberis species constituted the major portion of musk deer’s diet. …
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Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Resistant Starch-Based Cereal Products and Effects on Glycemic and Oxidative Stress Responses in Hispanic Women
… reducing postprandial glycemia and/or OS through dietary consumption of resistant starch (RS) may be one approach to help modulate glucose and insulin responses. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to evaluate the physicochemical and sensory properties of cereal food products supplemented …
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Microencapsulation of an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid source with polysaccharides for food applications
… PUFAs) provide important health benefits, but dietary consumption is low. Supplementing foods with ω3 PUFAs is of interest, but intervention strategies are necessary to preserve the integrity of these unstable compounds. Microencapsulation of ω3 PUFA sources is one means of improving their …
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Improving Nutrition in Nepal: An analysis of food environments, behavioral determinants of consumption, and costs of a multisectoral nutrition program
… feeding practices remain sub-optimal. Increased consumption of processed foods high in sugar, salt, and fat in conjunction with low dietary diversity and micronutrient deficiency lead to poor overall diets and nutritional outcomes. Understanding external and personal drivers of infant and young …
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Nutrition Enhancement in Early Psychosis (Neep): A Feasibility Trial of Enhanced Nutrition with Text Messaging and a Dietary Tracking Mobile Application
… and (3) investigate mechanisms associated with dietary change. Methods. NEEP incorporates a combination of nutrition education, goal setting, and mobile technology (i.e., a mobile application for dietary tracking, as well both automated and personalized text-messages). Given the pilot nature of …
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Breast Cancer Progression and Phytoestrogen Interactions with Estrogen Receptors
… from epidemiological studies suggests that dietary consumption of phytoestrogens may modulate disease progression. This study hypothesises that the interaction between some phytoestrogens (present in the pre-diagnosis diet or in the new diet adopted by breast cancer patients) and specific ER …
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The vascular and anti-inflammatory activity of Cyanidin-3-Glucoside and its metabolites in human vascular endothelial cells
High dietary consumption of anthocyanins has been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is supported by evidence from human, animal and in vitro studies. However, owing to anthocyanins’ poor bioavailability and extensive metabolism, it is likely their metabolites are …
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Community Matters: The Exploration of Overweight and Obesity within the Lesbian Population
… potential influences on PA, fat intake, and dietary consumption, which assist in predicting body mass index (BMI) within the lesbian community. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and predictive validity demonstrated encouraging results; all but two (i.e., 2/27) subscales …
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Indian Preadolescent Girls: Lifestyle Patterns and Accumulated Risk Factors
… preadolescent girls were body composition, dietary food and nutrient analysis, physical activity patterns and biomarkers of diet and metabolic syndrome. Six non-meat-eating (9.8±0.9 y) and six meat-eating (10.0±0.6 y) Indian preadolescent girls participated in the two weeks study. Mothers …
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Prediabetes: Clinical Management and Nutrient Patterns Related to Diabetes Development
… of potential synergistic effects of habitual dietary consumption rather than studying individual nutrients in isolation. Previous methods to investigate the relationship between diet and diabetes risk are limited to deriving patterns that only describe intake among the group or outcomes …
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Macular pigment optical density and academic achievement among preadolescent children
… lutein and correlate of brain lutein – and dietary lutein supplementation have been associated with better cognitive function among adult populations. However, the reliability of heterochromatic flicker photometry (HFP) to measure MPOD has only recently been demonstrated to be a moderately …
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