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Nutritional Adequacy and Health Outcome

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 8039

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Dr. Enbo Ma

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1. Associate Professor, Health Promotion Centre, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
2. Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Interests: nutrition epidemiology; dietary; chronic diseases; clinical nutrition; lifestyle habits
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Dear Colleagues,

To maintain good health and prevent chronic diseases, adequate nutrition is essential. Adequate intake, a formal reference value, is the best scientific estimate of the amount of a nutrient that similar individuals should consume. It is determined not only by the food quality and access but also by knowledge and nutritional practice during life stages. For example, nutrition requirements vary in pregnancy and in the elderly and between men and women according to their bodies’ physiological differences. Excessive consumption of some nutrients might be as unhealthy as not consuming enough. Therefore, adherence to healthy diets recommended in different life stages is necessary.

In this Special Issue on “Nutritional Adequacy and Health Outcome” of IJERPH, we welcome original articles that examine healthy diets, nutrients, or dietary patterns, in terms of adequacy and their associations with chronic disease, as well as related education and knowledge.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Nutrients.

Dr. Enbo Ma
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • healthy diet
  • adequacy
  • recommendation
  • nutrient knowledge
  • chronic diseases

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The Reliability and Validation of the Children’s Eating Attitude Test among Chinese Samples
by Ying Huang, Chang Wang and Lian Tong
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 738; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010738 - 31 Dec 2022
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The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Children’s Eating Attitude Test (ChEAT) in a Chinese sample. A total of 906 children (mean age = 10.55, SD = 1.08) from three primary schools were evaluated by the ChEAT. [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Children’s Eating Attitude Test (ChEAT) in a Chinese sample. A total of 906 children (mean age = 10.55, SD = 1.08) from three primary schools were evaluated by the ChEAT. Factor analysis was performed to examine the factor structure of the ChEAT. The children’s body mass index (BMI) was applied to assess the concurrent validity of the ChEAT. The ChEAT showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.819) and split-half reliability (0.816) in Chinese children. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a four-factor structure, consistent with previous studies, which explained 41.16% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated good construct validity for the Chinese sample. The Chinese version of the ChEAT showed evidence for reliability and validity to evaluate the eating attitudes and behaviors for Chinese children. The mean score of each factor of the ChEAT differed significantly among different genders and BMI groups. Overweight girls had more eating disorder problems than normal-weight girls, and boys with lower BMI showed higher social eating pressure. Full article
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Development of a Japanese Healthy Diet Index: The Fukushima Health Management Survey 2011
by Enbo Ma, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Makoto Miyazaki, Kanako Okazaki, Masanori Nagao, Fumikazu Hayashi, Hironori Nakano, Eri Eguchi, Narumi Funakubo, Michio Shimabukuro, Hirooki Yabe, Masaharu Maeda, Hitoshi Ohto and Kenji Kamiya
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 14858; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214858 - 11 Nov 2022
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A novel healthy diet index for dietary quality can be used to assess food intake. After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, the Fukushima Health Management Survey collected dietary data using a short-form food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The current study included eligible [...] Read more.
A novel healthy diet index for dietary quality can be used to assess food intake. After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, the Fukushima Health Management Survey collected dietary data using a short-form food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The current study included eligible participants (n = 64,909) aged 16–84 years who answered the FFQ in 2011. The year- and sex-specific dietary patterns were determined via principal component analysis. Based on the typical Japanese, juice/dairy, and meat patterns, healthy diet index (HDI) scores were assigned for food items, resulting in Spearman’s correlation coefficients of 0.730, −0.227, and −0.257, respectively. The mean (standard deviation) of the HDI scores (range: 1–18) were 9.89 (2.68) in men and 9.96 (2.58) in women. Older individuals, women, nonsmokers, those in good health and with regular physical exercise, and those who did not transfer residences had a high HDI score. In the confirmatory analysis, the adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of the highest vs. the lowest quartiles of HDI scores was 0.87 (0.80, 0.94) for overweight, 0.89 (0.81, 0.97) for large waist circumference, and 0.73 (0.66, 0.80) for dyslipidemia. The HDI score obtained using the FFQ can be applied to evaluate dietary profiles. Full article
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Association between Dietary Diversity and Sociopsychological Factors and the Onset of Dyslipidemia after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Fukushima Health Management Survey
by Fumikazu Hayashi, Tetsuya Ohira, Shiho Sato, Hironori Nakano, Kanako Okazaki, Masanori Nagao, Michio Shimabukuro, Akira Sakai, Junichiro James Kazama, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Atsushi Takahashi, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto and Kenji Kamiya
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 14636; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214636 - 8 Nov 2022
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This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the onset of low-density lipoprotein hypercholesterolemia (hyper-LDLemia), high-density lipoprotein hypocholesterolemia (hypo-HDLemia), and hyper-triglyceridemia (hyper-TGemia) and lifestyle/socio-psychological factors among Fukushima evacuation area residents after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Participants included 11,274 non-hyper-LDLemia, 16,581 non-hypo-HDLemia, and [...] Read more.
This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the onset of low-density lipoprotein hypercholesterolemia (hyper-LDLemia), high-density lipoprotein hypocholesterolemia (hypo-HDLemia), and hyper-triglyceridemia (hyper-TGemia) and lifestyle/socio-psychological factors among Fukushima evacuation area residents after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Participants included 11,274 non-hyper-LDLemia, 16,581 non-hypo-HDLemia, and 12,653 non-hyper-TGemia cases in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. In FY2011, these participants underwent a health checkup and responded to a mental health and lifestyle survey. The onset of each disease was followed through FY2017. The evacuation experience was positively associated with the risk of hyper-LDLemia, hypo-HDLemia, or hyper-TGemia. Conversely, the middle high dietary diversity score was negatively associated with the onset of hyper-TGemia. Moreover, low sleep satisfaction was positively associated with hypo-HDLemia and hyper-TGemia. The “almost never” exercise habit was positively associated with hypo-HDLemia. Current smoking and audible nuclear power plant explosions were positively associated with the risk of hyper-TGemia. Drinking habits exhibited a negative association with the onset of hyper-LDLemia, hypo-HDLemia, and hyper-TGemia. The results of this study indicate the need for continuous improvement in lifestyle, as well as efforts to eliminate the impact of disasters to prevent the onset of dyslipidemia among disaster evacuees. Full article
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Nutrition, Body Composition, and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
by Susan Taejung Kim and Young-Hwan Song
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(20), 13272; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013272 - 14 Oct 2022
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We aimed to investigate the association between nutrition and blood pressure and the role that body composition plays in this relationship. Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from the years 2008–2020 were reviewed. A total of 11,234 subjects (5974 boys and [...] Read more.
We aimed to investigate the association between nutrition and blood pressure and the role that body composition plays in this relationship. Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from the years 2008–2020 were reviewed. A total of 11,234 subjects (5974 boys and 5260 girls) aged 10–18 years of age were selected. We analyzed the correlation between nutrition (intakes of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium, saturated fatty acid (SFA), unsaturated fatty acid (USFA), and dietary fiber (DF)) and body composition (height, weight, waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and waist to height ratio (WHtR)), and performed multiple regression analysis to find the independent correlation between body composition and blood pressure (BP). We then compared the correlation between nutrition and BP, with or without adjustment for body composition. The intakes of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium, and USFA had positive associations with height, weight, WC, and BMI. Systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were independently positively correlated with height and BMI. The intakes of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium, and SFA had positive correlations with SBP and DBP, which disappeared when additionally adjusted for BMI and height. In conclusion, nutrition seems to affect BP via height and BMI in Korean children and adolescents. Full article
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