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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Nutritional Epidemiology"”.
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Mediterranean diet, cardiovascular health and longevity: Strategies to improve the assessment and interpretation of this dietary pattern in nutritional epidemiology
Introduction - Adherence to the Mediterranean diet, could reduce the risk of mortality and CVD across the life course. However, its epidemiological instrumentation needs to be contextualized and adapted to local cultures. Moreover, there is evidence that typical dairy products should be …
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Application of biomarker-based assessment of dietary patterns to nutritional epidemiology: observational and interventional investigations with a focus on the Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes
… I attempted to address the common limitation in nutritional epidemiology of subjective assessment of adherence to dietary patterns. Chapter 2: I conducted a systematic review of the effects of Mediterranean diet interventions on nutritional biomarkers. I identified 29 trials reporting on 25 …
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Multivariate Analysis of Dietary Data in the Presence of Excess Zeros and Measurement Error
Nutritional epidemiology is a complex area of research plagued with bias and measurement error partly arising from the use of imperfect methods of dietary data measurement and inadequate data analyses. Some foods or nutrients are consumed habitually, while others are consumed occasionally. This …
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A role for nutrition in healthy brain aging
Nutritional cognitive neuroscience is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research that seeks to understand nutrition’s impact on cognition and brain health across the life span. While accumulating evidence indicates healthy cognitive aging is dependent upon both brain health and nutritional …
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DIETARY PATTERNS OF A GROUP OF CHILDREN, THEIR MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS LIVING IN SASKATOON
Information on dietary patterns is useful for nutritional epidemiology and also has applications for nutrition educators. The current study had four objectives: to characterize the dietary patterns of a convenience sample of children, their biological mothers, and grandmothers, in terms of percent …
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Statistical modelling of the association between dietary diversity, dietary patterns and non-communicable diseases in Namibia
… important influences on dietary patterns. The nutritional transition has affected the dietary pattern and nutrient intake greatly and has led to a rise in the purchases and consumption of processed and convenience foods. Analysis in nutritional epidemiology typically examined diseases in …
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Ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic health
… the first systematic analysis of published nutritional epidemiology studies from the perspective of food processing. I defined UPF consumption more broadly and identified studies in which UPF consumption had been termed in several different but related ways, such as fast, convenience, or …
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The Relationship of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors to Bone Mineral Density of Healthy Singaporean Chinese Women
<p>Few studies have examined the risk factors associated with reduced bone mass in Asians, but none specifically investigated Singaporean Chinese women. The subjects in this study were 16 premenopausal, 8 perimenopausal and 13 postmenopausal women who participated in a larger study which began in …
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The pathological role of acrolein in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis
<p>Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating neuropathy that affects nearly 2.5 million people worldwide. Despite substantial efforts, few treatments are currently available largely due to limited knowledge of pathogenic mechanisms underlying the disease. The immune-inflammatory nature …
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A priori diet quality indices and cancer-related outcomes in newly diagnosed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma survivor
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Clinical and Therapeutic Significance of Obesity In Melanoma
<p>While the FDA approval of targeted and immune therapies in metastatic melanoma (MM) have dramatically improved outcomes in this disease, <em>de novo</em> and/or acquired resistance can limit the clinical benefit of these agents. The IGF-1/PI3K/AKT pathway has been implicated in resistance to …
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Estudio de la conducta alimentaria de la población adolescente escolarizada de Cádiz. Factores personales y ecológico-contextuales como condicionantes.
La adolescencia es un periodo de la vida donde se producen importantes cambios a nivel físico, cognitivo y psicosocial, que afectan a la salud y a las conductas, las cuales pueden originarse o reforzarse durante esta etapa. Se ha detectado en los últimos años un incremento de conductas alimentarias …
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The Relationship between Chemical Leavening Agents and Three Gastric Indices in Rats Subjected to Restraint Stress
<p>Male Sprague-Dawley rats fed diets of enriched yeast-leavened biscuits had no discernible advantage over those fed enriched chemically-leavened biscuits in three gastric indices studied. Restraint-stress administered to half of each dietary group was ineffectual in producing gastric ulcers, but …
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The Impact of a Smarter Lunchrooms Makeover on Children's Food Choice and Consumption
<p>Childhood obesity has tripled over the past three decades and poses a serious public health problem. The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement aims to increase healthy eating by incorporating low-cost to no-cost alterations to the school lunchroom in an effort to increase consumption of healthier foods, …
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Water Consumption Behavior in Broilers
<p>A series of trials were conducted to analyze broiler water consumption behaviors under commercial conditions. The first trial was to quantify the number of broilers drinking at times of peak water demand. Birds were evaluated at time intervals of 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes from the start …
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The Impact of Dietary Protein Supplementation as Part of a Time Restricted Feeding Eating Pattern on Sleep, Mood, and Body Composition in Adults with Overweight or Obesity
<p>Obesity in the United States continues to increase, and effective, long-term weight loss strategies are limited. Time restricted feeding (TRF) is a dietary intervention that has potential to serve as an effective long-term weight loss strategy, however more data is needed to establish the …
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Influences of Autism Spectrum Disorder on Sensory and Emotional Responses to Smell and Taste Cues
<p>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that causes social, communication, behavioral and sensory challenges. The prevalence has been on a rise, with the latest reports stating 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with ASD. These challenges play a significant role in feeding …
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Assessment of Dietary Behaviors of College Students Participating in the Health Promotion Program BUCS: Live Well
<p>Rates of adult obesity in the United States continue to rise, especially among the college-age population who typically practice poor dietary choices, contributing to weight gain. College-age students experience a transitional phase called ‘emerging adulthood’ where they learn autonomy in many …
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Effects of Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation on Mental Health among Young Adults
<p>The percentage of young adults who had mental illnesses has increased from 2008 to 2015. However, few existing studies investigating the potential benefits of multivitamin-mineral (MVM) supplementation on mental health focused on young adults (18-24 years of age), whose eating behaviors are …
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Eating Behavior and Obesity Risk of Youth Living in the City of San Bernardino, California
<p>Adolescents living in the City of San Bernardino, California, are susceptible to health risks due to high rates of violence, suicide, teen pregnancy, and poverty, which place them among the most vulnerable in the Nation to disability, early death, unhealthy offspring, illiteracy, economic …
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