Top Research Papers on Nutrition

Fish is a valuable source of essential amino acids (EAA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that play important physiological functions for maintenance and development of fetuses, neonates, and infant brains and could be a valuable tool in the fight against food insecurity and malnutrition.

The update information regarding the stimulatory or regulatory effects of nutrients or food on Psoriasis and the possible alleviation of psoriasis by nutritional strategies is presented.

Nutrition is the source of energy that is required to carry out all the processes of human body. A balanced diet is a combination of both macro- and micronutrients. "Nutritional inadequacy" involves an intake of nutrients that is lower than the estimated average requirement, whereas "nutritional deficiency" consists of severely reduced levels of one or more nutrients, making the body unable to normally perform its functions and thus leading to an increased risk of several diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Malnutrition could be caused by environmental factors, like food scarcit...

The findings reveal that NSA interventions can significantly improve dietary practices, and have the potential to enhance care practices and reduce occurrence of diseases, indicating their effectiveness in simultaneously addressing multiple determinants of undernutrition.

The results suggest that sweat and urine analysis can be a promising method to routinely monitor nutrition through the sweat sensor and that this sensor can facilitate applications such as nutritional screening and dietary intervention.

The Tongan experience nutritional and immune defence nutrition support in hospital and clinical and public health nutritional recommendations for the general population nutrition promotion for communities dietary counselling are presented.

Nutrition and health education is an essential parts of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It can help us understand the importance of making informed decisions about what we eat, how much physical activity we get, and other factors that affect our overall well-being. This article will explore the basics of nutrition and health education so you can make better choices for your body's needs.

PN should be prescribed for malnourished patients or high-risk patients with malnutrition where the feasibility of full EN is in question, and several factors should be considered when providing PN, including timing of initiation, clinical status, and risk of complications.

A narrative review of the interaction between inflammaging and nutrition, focusing on the role of the Mediterranean diet, gut microbiota and calorie restriction (CR) in reducing systemic inflammation and improving clinical outcomes, concludes that dietary components may affect inflammation directly, counteracting the low grade age-related inflammation.

Manipulation of some transporters for these elements, especially those localized in the node for allocation of mineral elements to the grain, has been successful in generating rice with higher density and bioavailability of essential elements, but less toxic elements.

This comprehensive review encompasses various maternal-, infant-related, and methodological factors that modulate aspects of HM composition including macro- and micronutrients, vitamins and minerals, as well as volume.

It is argued that the research agenda should embrace the whole nutritional contribution of the multiple dietary components of cereals towards addressing the triple burden of undernutrition, micronutrient malnutrition, overweight/obesity and non-communicable diseases.

Tannins are polyphenols characterized by different molecular weights that plants are able to synthetize during their secondary metabolism. Macromolecules (proteins, structural carbohydrates and starch) can link tannins and their digestion can decrease. Tannins can be classified into two groups: hydrolysable tannins and condensed tannins. Tannins are polyphenols, which can directly or indirectly affect intake and digestion. Their ability to bind molecules and form complexes depends on the structure of polyphenols and on the macromolecule involved. Tannins have long been known to be an "anti-nut...

The scientific basis for the design of the Nutri-Score is presented and the various studies to validate its calculation method and its graphic format are summarized to explore its effectiveness and superiority compared to other labelling schemes that have been implemented in other countries or supported by pressure groups.

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Evidence-based recommendations are proposed regarding the organization of food catering, the prescriptions and indications of diets, as well as monitoring of food intake at hospital, rehabilitation center, and nursing home, all of these by taking into account the patient perspectives.

This textbook aims to describe the role of minerals in plant life cycle; how these nutrients are absorbed, distributed, stored; what functions each mineral plays and the disorders that their excess or absence may cause. From an agronomic perspective, such knowledge is key to boost crop production and improve its quality, and it also helps understand how to better manage fertilizers and prevent environmental issues. The book has focus on tropical agriculture and its specific demands, providing examples of major crops (such as sugarcane, soybeans, coffee etc), silviculture and pasture species.

Recent advances in both the role of inflammation in malnutrition and the effect of nutrition on inflammation are discussed, demonstrating that nutrition influences inflammation.

This article aims to bridge the knowledge gap in the field of nutrition by supplying nutrition researchers with a resource to facilitate the use of machine learning, and outlines a framework to guide interested researchers in integrating ML into their work.

The conclusions of this Review emphasise the importance of a balanced diet including minerals, protein, and fruit and vegetables for bone health and in the prevention of fragility fractures.