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Nutrients, Volume 10, Issue 12

December 2018 - 195 articles

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Cover Story: The portion sizes of some energy dense foods have increased over time, thus a lack of compensatory behaviors to increased portion size may promote overeating and excessive energy intakes. In contrast, small portions might affect compensatory behaviors to offset any portion downsizing. We tested the effect of reducing the portion size of a high energy dense (HED) lunch component on intake in 3-5 year olds. Downsizing the portion of the HED lunch component reduced intake without a compensatory change in intake of other foods. Promoting children’s vegetable intake to reach recommended portions can be achieved by offering a variety of vegetables at a meal, however vegetable variety did not offset the downsizing of the HED component of the meal in this age group. Downsizing and variety are simple, effective strategies that can be individually employed with children to achieve appropriate portion sizes. View this paper.

Articles (195)

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
7,349 Views
13 Pages

Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet Protects from Cognitive Decline in the Invecchiare in Chianti Study of Aging

  • Toshiko Tanaka,
  • Sameera A. Talegawkar,
  • Yichen Jin,
  • Marco Colpo,
  • Luigi Ferrucci and
  • Stephania Bandinelli

19 December 2018

Following a Mediterranean diet high in plant-based foods and fish, low in meat and dairy foods, and with moderate alcohol intake has been shown to promote healthy aging. Therefore, we examined the association between a Mediterranean diet and trajecto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
10,356 Views
10 Pages

Sodium Content of Processed Foods Available in the Mexican Market

  • Claudia Nieto,
  • Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo,
  • Catalina Medina,
  • Eric Monterrubio-Flores,
  • Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez and
  • Simón Barquera

19 December 2018

Background: Sodium intake is related to several adverse health outcomes, such as hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Processed foods are major contributors to the population’s sodium intake. The aim of the present study was to determine s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
10,503 Views
23 Pages

Gut Microbiota and Endothelial Dysfunction Markers in Obese Mexican Children and Adolescents

  • Khemlal Nirmalkar,
  • Selvasankar Murugesan,
  • María Luisa Pizano-Zárate,
  • Loan Edel Villalobos-Flores,
  • Cristina García-González,
  • Rosa María Morales-Hernández,
  • Jorge Arturo Nuñez-Hernández,
  • Fernando Hernández-Quiroz,
  • María del Socorro Romero-Figueroa and
  • César Hernández-Guerrero
  • + 2 authors

19 December 2018

Obesity is a metabolic disease characterized by low-grade inflammation and accompanied by dyslipidemia and up-regulation of other bioactive molecules, creating a predisposition to endothelial dysfunction and metabolic syndrome. We studied the associa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
9,470 Views
12 Pages

Gastrointestinal Tolerance of D-Allulose in Healthy and Young Adults. A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Youngji Han,
  • Bo Ra Choi,
  • So Young Kim,
  • Seong-Bo Kim,
  • Yang Hee Kim,
  • Eun-Young Kwon and
  • Myung-Sook Choi

19 December 2018

D-allulose has recently received attention as a sugar substitute. However, there are currently no reports regarding its association with gastrointestinal (GI) tolerance. Thus, we performed a GI tolerance test for D-allulose in order to establish its...

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  • Open Access
55 Citations
12,191 Views
13 Pages

Quality of Dietary Fat Intake and Body Weight and Obesity in a Mediterranean Population: Secondary Analyses within the PREDIMED Trial

  • Yvette Beulen,
  • Miguel A. Martínez-González,
  • Ondine Van de Rest,
  • Jordi Salas-Salvadó,
  • José V. Sorlí,
  • Enrique Gómez-Gracia,
  • Miquel Fiol,
  • Ramón Estruch,
  • José M. Santos-Lozano and
  • Helmut Schröder
  • + 9 authors

19 December 2018

A moderately high-fat Mediterranean diet does not promote weight gain. This study aimed to investigate the association between dietary intake of specific types of fat and obesity and body weight. A prospective cohort study was performed using data of...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,502 Views
13 Pages

19 December 2018

Background: The prognostic value of erythrocyte levels of n-6 fatty acids (FAs) for total mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes remains an open question. Methods: We examined cardiovascular (CV) outcomes and death in 2500 individuals in...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,630 Views
23 Pages

Associations of Dietary Patterns and Metabolic-Hormone Profiles with Breast Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study

  • Beata Krusinska,
  • Lidia Wadolowska,
  • Malgorzata Anna Slowinska,
  • Maciej Biernacki,
  • Marek Drozdowski and
  • Tomasz Chadzynski

19 December 2018

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Studies regarding complex breast cancer aetiology are limited and the results are inconclusive. We investigated the associations between dietary patterns (DPs), metabolic-hormone profiles...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,393 Views
10 Pages

19 December 2018

Evidence indicates that longitudinal changes in dietary patterns may predict variations in blood pressure (BP) and risk of incident hypertension. We aimed to identify distinct trajectories in the levels of Mediterranean diet adherence (MDA) in China...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
14,665 Views
15 Pages

Seafood Consumption, Omega-3 Fatty Acids Intake, and Life-Time Prevalence of Depression in the PREDIMED-Plus Trial

  • Almudena Sánchez-Villegas,
  • Jacqueline Álvarez-Pérez,
  • Estefanía Toledo,
  • Jordi Salas-Salvadó,
  • Carolina Ortega-Azorín,
  • Maria Dolores Zomeño,
  • Jesús Vioque,
  • Jose Alfredo Martínez,
  • Dora Romaguera and
  • Jessica Pérez-López
  • + 28 authors

18 December 2018

Background: The aim of this analysis was to ascertain the type of relationship between fish and seafood consumption, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA) intake, and depression prevalence. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of the PRED...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,785 Views
12 Pages

Predictivity of Autoimmune Stigmata for Gluten Sensitivity in Subjects with Microscopic Enteritis: A Retrospective Study

  • Giuseppe Losurdo,
  • Mariabeatrice Principi,
  • Andrea Iannone,
  • Antonio Giangaspero,
  • Domenico Piscitelli,
  • Enzo Ierardi,
  • Alfredo Di Leo and
  • Michele Barone

18 December 2018

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is an emerging gluten-related condition. We investigated whether the presence of autoimmune stigmata in a group of patients with clinical suspicion of NCGS and a histological picture of microscopic enteritis (ME)...

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