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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ryan Fitzgerald, Helena Manguerra, Michael B. Arndt, William M. Gardner, Ya-Yin Chang, Bethany Zigler, Heather Jean Taylor, Kelly Bienhoff, David L. Smith, Christopher J. L. Murray, Simon Hay, Robert C. Jr Jr Reiner, Nicholas J. Kassebaum
Summary: The traditional thresholding approach fails to comprehensively assess child growth failure and obscures trends in populations with the highest rates of CGF. Our analysis presents the first ever estimates of complete distributions of child growth for different age groups and sexes, revealing hidden trends.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rishikesh V. Behere, Anagha S. Deshmukh, Suhas Otiv, Mohan D. Gupte, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik
Summary: Vitamin B12 deficiency is prevalent among Indian pregnant women and is associated with adverse maternal and child health outcomes. The systematic review findings suggest that low maternal vitamin B12 levels are linked to higher risks of neural tube defects, low birth weight, and negative health outcomes in offspring later in life.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jacquelyn R. Bedsaul-Fryer, Kesso G. G. van Zutphen-Kuffer, Jimena Monroy-Gomez, Diane E. Clayton, Breda Gavin-Smith, Celine Worth, Christian Nils Schwab, Mathilda Freymond, Anna Surowska, Lais Bhering Martins, Christina Senn-Jakobsen, Klaus Kraemer
Summary: Precision nutrition involves data collection methods and tools to improve nutritional recommendations and health outcomes. It is unclear whether precision nutrition is relevant for low- and middle-income countries due to infrastructure and affordability challenges. The study found that precision public health nutrition could provide relevant support, but implementation requires funding, resources, and suitable tools.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oliver Huse, Erica Reeve, Colin Bell, Gary Sacks, Phillip Baker, Benjamin Wood, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: This study aimed to describe how The Coca-Cola Company operates in LMICs in East Asia and how these activities may negatively influence health outcomes.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Angela Carriedo, Paul Cairney, Simon Barquera, Benjamin Hawkins
Summary: This paper examines the emergence and impact of policy networks in the development and implementation of the Mexican sugar-sweetened beverage tax. The study analyzes interviews and documents to explore the role and influence of various actors in the policy process.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alessandro Connor Crocetti, Beau Cubillo (Larrakia), Mark Lock (Ngiyampaa), Troy Walker (Yorta Yorta), Karen Hill (Torres Strait Islander), Fiona Mitchell (Mununjali), Yin Paradies (Wakaya), Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne
Summary: The study found that commercial industry activities have significant impacts on the health and well-being of Indigenous populations in high-income countries, with extractive (mining), tobacco, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, alcohol, and gambling industries playing roles. While harmful commercial practices such as exploitation of Indigenous land, marketing, lobbying, and corporate social responsibility were common, there were also positive activities that reinforced cultural expression, cultural continuity, and Indigenous self-determination. Few articles highlighted Indigenous involvement in the study design and implementation, indicating the need for more Indigenous-led or collaborative research on commercial determinants of Indigenous health.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kathrin Lauber, Harry Rutter, Anna B. Gilmore
Summary: The study investigates how ultra-processed food industry actors attempt to influence global NCD policy through coalition management, involvement in policy formulation, and information management. Their strategies involve creating alliances, lobbying Member States, and funding favorable research while challenging unfavorable evidence. Guarding against commercial interference is crucial to advancing NCD policy and is similar to the political behavior of the tobacco industry. Increased awareness and safeguards at both the national and global levels can strengthen the work of WHO.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Katinka Snoek, Nadia van de Woestijne, Sten Willemsen, Rene Klaassen, Sander Galjaard, Joop Laven, Regine Steegers-Theunissen, Sam Schoenmakers
Summary: Post-bariatric weight loss can lead to malnutrition and micronutrient depletion, but this study shows that with proper supplementation and follow-up, impaired micronutrient status can be avoided. Specifically developed multivitamin supplements for post-bariatric patients are more effective during pregnancy.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sirinya Phulkerd, Jeff Collin, Yandisa Ngqangashe, Anne Marie Thow, Ashley Schram, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Sharon Friel
Summary: This study explores how commercial actors use structural, instrumental, and discursive power to influence policy on restricting food marketing in Thailand. Non-commercial actors perceived the commercial actors' structural and instrumental power as central to the government's failure to implement policy, while discursive power was used to shift responsibility onto consumers.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Anna Louise Vestergaard, Signe Justesen, Tabia Volqvartz, Sissel K. Aagaard, Mette F. Andreasen, Iana Lesnikova, Niels Uldbjerg, Agnete Larsen, Pinar Bor
Summary: Despite high compliance with official guidelines regarding vitamin D supplements, vitamin D insufficiency was frequent and may affect placental growth. High BMI was associated with vitamin D insufficiency and increased placental vitamin D turnover, indicating the need for further investigations.
ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Sarah A. Crawford, Alexandra R. Brown, Juliana Teruel Camargo, Elizabeth H. Kerling, Susan E. Carlson, Byron J. Gajewski, Debra K. Sullivan, Christina J. Valentine
Summary: This study analyzed the micronutrient intake of a group of pregnant women and compared it to the Dietary Reference Intakes. The majority of participants did not meet the recommended intake levels through diet alone, but supplement intake improved the intake for most micronutrients. Choline, magnesium, and potassium were exceptions. More research is needed to determine if these findings are applicable to the general population.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Canaan Negash Seifu, Paul Patrick Fahey, Evan Atlantis
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and anaemia in Australian adults and their association with BMI categories. Findings showed varying prevalence rates of deficiencies and anaemia across different BMI groups, with severe obesity consistently associated with vitamin D deficiency, while obesity class I showed a negative association with iron deficiency. No consistent association was found between BMI groups and vitamin B-12 deficiency and anaemia.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrea Pedroza-Tobias, Eric Crosbie, Melissa Mialon, Angela Carriedo, Laura A. Schmidt
Summary: Mexico implemented the world's first public health tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in 2014 to combat high rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The tax faced strong opposition from transnational food and beverage corporations, who funded research to discredit its effectiveness. However, independent peer-reviewed studies ultimately demonstrated the positive impact of the soda tax on public health.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Aslam Khan, Zia Ul-Haq, Sadia Fatima, Jawad Ahmed, Hussah M. Alobaid, Sheraz Fazid, Nawshad Muhammad, Cecilia Garzon, Yasir Ihtesham, Ijaz Habib, Mahamadou Tanimoune, Khalid Iqbal, Muhammad Arshad, Sher Zaman Safi
Summary: Cost-effective interventions are needed to address undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries. A study in Pakistan evaluated the effect of locally produced micronutrient powder supplementation on plasma micronutrient status, hemoglobin level, and growth parameters in children under five. The intervention showed significant improvements in plasma levels of vitamin A, vitamin D, and zinc, as well as hemoglobin level and weight-for-height and weight-for-age z-scores.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Gemma Llibre-Nieto, Alba Lira, Mercedes Vergara, Cristina Sole, Meritxell Casas, Valenti Puig-Divi, Gemma Sole, Antonia Humanes, Laia Grau, Josep Maria Barradas, Mireia Miquel, Jordi Sanchez-Delgado
Summary: Patients with decompensated cirrhosis commonly have micronutrient deficiencies, with vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin B6 and zinc being the most prevalent. The severity of hepatic insufficiency correlates with varying levels of micronutrient deficiencies, such as lower zinc, vitamin E and vitamin A, and higher vitamin B12 and ferritin levels.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Bahareh Nikooyeh, Nastaran Shariatzadeh, Ali Kalayi, Maliheh Zahedirad, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: Some studies have shown that commonly used equations for predicting basal metabolic rate (BMR) in Asian people are inaccurate. This study aimed to develop new equations for the Iranian community and compare their accuracy with the commonly used formulas. The results showed that the new equations significantly improved the accuracy of calculating BMR.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR VITAMIN AND NUTRITION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Bahareh Nikooyeh, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: The meta-analysis suggests that fortifying products with vitamin D can significantly increase the level of vitamin D in the general population, with the response influenced by age, BMI, and baseline vitamin D concentrations. An average increase of 2 nmol/l in circulating 25(OH)D concentration for each 100 IU vitamin D intake per day is expected. These findings can be informative for policymakers in addressing vitamin D deficiency through food fortification strategy.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Bahareh Nikooyeh, Delaram Ghodsi, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: This study used a meta-analytical approach to investigate the efficacy of vitamin D fortification and supplementation in children. The results showed that both vitamin D supplement and vitamin D-fortified foods significantly increased circulating 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations in children. Moreover, age and dose of vitamin D were found to have a significant association with the effect on serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Fatemeh Rezaiian, Sayed Hossein Davoodi, Bahareh Nikooyeh, Amir Houshang Ehsani, Ali Kalayi, Nastaran Shariatzadeh, Maliheh Zahedirad, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: This study revealed significant associations between components of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, adhesion molecules, and non-melanoma skin cancers. Insulin concentration and HOMA-IR were significantly higher in NMSC group, and factors such as waist circumference, percent of visceral fat, HOMA-IR, and VCAM-1 levels were associated with increased NMSC risk. The presence of metabolic syndrome was significantly higher in NMSC patients compared to healthy controls.
NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Samira Rabiei, Delaram Ghodsi, Maryam Amini, Bahareh Nikooyeh, Hamid Rasekhi, Azam Doustmohammadian, Zahra Abdollahi, Mina Minaie, Farzaneh Sadeghi Ghotbabadi, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: During the 2020 epidemic lockdown, fast food consumption in Iranian households dramatically decreased, with 74.8% of households reporting a decrease and the main reason being fear of contamination by coronavirus. Among households that reduced fast food consumption, 82% completely omitted them from their diet.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Bahareh Nikooyeh, Delaram Ghodsi, Maryam Amini, Hamid Rasekhi, Samira Rabiei, Azam Doustmohammadian, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: This study analyzed national survey reports from the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region and found that despite declining trends in child stunting and wasting, it is expected that WHO targets will not be achieved by 2025. Different action plans are needed due to diverse socio-economic conditions in the EM countries.
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Bahareh Nikooyeh, Maliheh Zahedirad, Ali Kalayi, Nastaran Shariatzadeh, Bruce W. Hollis, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: This study found that improvement of vitamin D status through regular intake of fortified food products or supplements can significantly increase hemoglobin levels in adults, which has important implications for clinical and public health.
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Soudabe Motamed, Bahareh Nikooyeh, Razieh Anari, Somayeh Motamed, Zeinab Mokhtari, Tirang Neyestani
Summary: Vitamin D supplementation significantly increased the levels of 25(OH)D, TAC and GSH in pregnant women, while significantly decreasing the levels of MDA. However, it had no significant impact on hs-CRP concentrations.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Asieh Mansour, Soudabe Motamed, Azita Hekmatdoost, Sara Karimi, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani, Mohammad Abdollahi, Reihane Jelodar, Sayed Mahmoud Sajjadi-Jazi
Summary: This study aimed to identify factors determining hypermetabolism in individuals with both type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The results showed that fat free mass was inversely related to hypermetabolism, while visceral fat, waist circumference, diabetic retinopathy, and fatty liver index were positively associated with hypermetabolism.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bahareh Nikooyeh, Samira Rabiei, Maryam Amini, Delaram Ghodsi, Hamid Rasekhi, Azam Doustmohammadian, Zahra Abdollahi, Mina Minaie, Farzaneh Sadeghi, Tirang R. Neyestani
Summary: This nationwide study found that the COVID-19 epidemic lockdown led to a decrease in animal protein consumption but an increase in the consumption of rice and bread, the major sources of dietary energy. Female-headed households were more likely to reduce their consumption of white meat. The main reasons for these changes were decreased income and job loss. If these changes persist for a long time, they can seriously affect the micronutrient status of the entire population.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH POPULATION AND NUTRITION
(2022)
