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Dietary Fat and Noncommunicable Diseases

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (23 March 2023) | Viewed by 7952

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Tomiyo Nakamura

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Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Ryukoku University, Shiga 520-2194, Japan
Interests: malnutrition; colorectal cancer; fatty acids
Prof. Dr. Kengo Ishihara

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Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Ryukoku University, Shiga 520-2194, Japan
Interests: continuous glucose monitoring; endurance exercise; ultra marathon; trail running; bicycle; respiratory gas; sports nutrition; stable isotope; energy metabolism; carbohydrate supplement

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Today, the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes is increasing not only in developed countries but also in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization's statistics, 41 million people die each year from NCDs, which is 71% of all deaths worldwide.

One of the main risk factors for NCDs is an unhealthy diet high in energy, fat, free sugars, and foods high in salt. For decades, saturated fats have been considered harmful. A shift in fat intake from saturated to unsaturated fats is being promoted.

However, the association between dietary fat, such as saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and NSDs is still inconsistent.

New findings on dietary fat and NCDs characterized by advanced research methods, such as cross-sectional studies, prospective longitudinal designs, randomized controlled trials, and meta-analyses, as well as clinical trials and the application of these methods to cardiovascular diseases, a diverse range of cancers cancer, diabetes, and other diseases.

Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue, especially those combining a high academic standard coupled with a practical focus on providing new findings on dietary fat and NSDs.

Prof. Dr. Tomiyo Nakamura
Prof. Dr. Kengo Ishihara
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • dietary fat
  • saturated fatty acid
  • unsaturated fatty acid
  • noncommunicable disease
  • cardiovascular diseases
  • cancer
  • diabetes

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Effectiveness of Displaying Traffic Light Food Labels on the Front of Food Packages in Japanese University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
by Nobuyuki Wakui, Raini Matsuoka, Chikako Togawa, Kotoha Ichikawa, Hinako Kagi, Mai Watanabe, Nobutomo Ikarashi, Miho Yamamura, Shunsuke Shirozu and Yoshiaki Machida
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1806; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031806 - 18 Jan 2023
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Nutrition labeling on the front of food packages has been implemented worldwide to help improve public health awareness. In this randomized double-blind controlled trial, we used a Google Forms questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition labeling on food packages in university students. [...] Read more.
Nutrition labeling on the front of food packages has been implemented worldwide to help improve public health awareness. In this randomized double-blind controlled trial, we used a Google Forms questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition labeling on food packages in university students. The questionnaire, ultimately completed by 247 students, included 15 dietary images from which they were asked to choose what they wanted to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner the following day. For the interventional (traffic light food [TLF]) group only, TLF labels were displayed on dietary images. This group had a significantly higher proportion of people conscious of healthy eating during all meals than the control group, and the effect of TLF labeling on choosing meals was the highest for lunch. In addition to the indicated nutritional components, the TLF group had a significantly higher proportion of people who were conscious of the ones of protein and dietary fiber that were not indicated on the label. The use of TLF labels resulted in an increase in the proportion of people choosing a healthy diet as well as being conscious of their nutritional components. Therefore, the use of TLF labels may help promote healthy dietary choices in Japan. Full article
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Evaluation of an Interactive Web-Based Health Program for Weight Loss—A Randomized Controlled Trial
by Urs Alexander Fichtner, Christoph Armbruster, Martina Bischoff, Phillip Maiwald, Matthias Sehlbrede, Iris Tinsel, Judith Brame, Jan Kohl, Daniel König, Reinhard Fuchs, Ramona Wurst and Erik Farin-Glattacker
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 15157; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215157 - 17 Nov 2022
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Personal behavior patterns, such as unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity, lead to the development of overweight and obesity. These are associated with other comorbidities, reduced quality of life, premature frailty and increased mortality. Personalized web-based interventions are promising in inducing behavioral [...] Read more.
Personal behavior patterns, such as unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity, lead to the development of overweight and obesity. These are associated with other comorbidities, reduced quality of life, premature frailty and increased mortality. Personalized web-based interventions are promising in inducing behavioral change leading to effective reductions in body weight at relatively low costs. However, the long-term effects have not been thoroughly investigated. This work evaluates the effectiveness of web-based interactive weight loss coaching and compares it to a non-interactive web-based health program. Therefore, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) was implemented, measuring primary and secondary outcomes at four time points (program start; end of the 12-week-program; 6 months after program end, 12 months after program end). The net sample covered 1499 subjects in the intervention group and 1492 in the control group. On average, the IG was 43 years old (±13.6), 80.1% male, and had 86.4 kg body weight (±16.1) at baseline. The CG was 42.7 years old (±13.9), 79.5% male and had a mean body weight of 86.1 (±15.7). Multilevel analyses with fixed effects were carried out both from the perspective of an intention-to-treat (ITT) and a complete cases approach (CCA). In sum, our adjusted models suggest a weight loss of 0.4 kg per time point. At the end of the program, significant differences in weight loss in % to baseline (delta M = 1.8 in the CCA) were observed in favor of the intervention group. From a long-term perspective, no superiority of the intervention group in comparison to the control group could be found. More intensive use of the program was not statistically associated with higher weight loss. Full article
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Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Brazil between 1996 and 2019
by Antonio de Padua Mansur, Desidério Favarato, Célia Maria Cassaro Strunz, Solange Desirée Avakian, Antonio Carlos Pereira-Barretto, Edimar Alcides Bocchi and Luiz Antonio Machado César
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12827; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912827 - 7 Oct 2022
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Background: cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are Brazil’s leading causes of death in women and men. This study analyzed age-adjusted death rate (DRaj) trends from all causes of death (ACD), CVD, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and stroke in women and men aged 35 to 74 [...] Read more.
Background: cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are Brazil’s leading causes of death in women and men. This study analyzed age-adjusted death rate (DRaj) trends from all causes of death (ACD), CVD, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and stroke in women and men aged 35 to 74 years from 1996 to 2019. Methods: We analyzed DRaj trends for all causes of death (ACD), CVD, IHD, and stroke. Data were from the Ministry of Health mortality database. Joinpoint Regression Program™ performed trend analysis and adjustments in death rates. Average annual percentage change (AAPC) determined the intensity of changes. Results: In women, DRaj reduced for ACD (AAPC = −1.6%); CVD (AAPC = −2.6%); IHD (AAPC = −1.9%); and stroke (AAPC = −4.6%) (p < 0.001 for all). In men, ACD reduced from 1996 to 2004 (AAPC = −0.9%; p < 0.001), from 2012 to 2019 (AAPC = −1.9%; p < 0.001), and unchanged from 2004 to 2012; CVD (AAPC = −2.1%); IHD (AAPC = −1.5%); stroke (AAPC = −4.9%) (p < 0.001 for all) reduced from 1996 to 2019. From 1996 to 2019, the male/female ratio for ACD remained unchanged. CVD increased from 1.58 to 1.83, IHD from 1.99 to 2.30, and stroke from 1.52 to 1.83. Conclusion: ACD, CVD, IHD, and stroke were reduced more significantly in women, and the ratio of CVD, IHD, and CVD in men and women increased more in men. Future studies will be needed to determine the main factors responsible for a better outcome in women. Full article
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