Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Namanjeet Ahluwalia, Ramkripa Raghavan, Guangyu Zhang, Sameera A. Talegawkar, Paul F. Jacques
Summary: This study found a significant association between low vitamin D levels and MetS, with varying strengths of association observed across different race and Hispanic origin groups.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Myriam Abboud, Rana Rizk, Suzan Haidar, Nadine Mahboub, Dimitrios Papandreou
Summary: This study found no association between serum vitamin D levels and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Male sex and older age were associated with higher odds of having MetS, while vitamin D was not significantly associated with MetS.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Luisella Vigna, Michela Carola Speciani, Amedea Silvia Tirelli, Francesca Bravi, Carlo La Vecchia, Caterina Conte, Francesca Gori
Summary: This study examined the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and metabolic syndrome in a population of overweight/obese workers. The results showed that individuals with higher vitamin D levels had a lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Thurayya ALbuloshi, Ahmed M. Kamel, Jeremy P. E. Spencer
Summary: This study examined the factors associated with vitamin D deficiency in older people in Kuwait and found that lack of vitamin D supplements, low sun exposure duration, dark skin pigmentation, and lower caloric intake were risk factors for deficiency. A significant inverse relationship was also found between vitamin D levels and parathyroid hormone levels.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Myriam Abboud, Suzan Haidar, Nadine Mahboub, Dimitrios Papandreou, Fatme Al Anouti, Rana Rizk
Summary: In a sample of Lebanese adults, serum Vitamin D was not associated with IBS symptoms, adding to the controversy in this field.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Nikolaus Buchmann, Nils Eckstein, Dominik Spira, Ilja Demuth, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Kristina Norman
Summary: In young individuals, there is an independent association between vitamin D insufficiency and MetS. However, in older adults, this association is no longer present once BMI is taken into account in diabetic participants, and once IR is taken into account in non-diabetic participants.
DIABETES-METABOLISM RESEARCH AND REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mena Farazi, Ahmad Jayedi, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Zahra Noruzi, Hanieh Moosavi, Kurosh Djafarian, Sakineh Shab-Bidar
Summary: Our study found that there was no significant association between serum vitamin D and obesity or MetSyn, but CRF showed a strong inverse association with overall and abdominal obesity. The inverse association between CRF and obesity was stronger in individuals with high serum vitamin D, and this joint association remained significant even after controlling for age and diet quality.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Oladimeji J. Akinlawon, Chao-Qiang Lai, Sabrina E. Noel, Kaylea D. Flanagan, Katherine L. Tucker
Summary: This study found that 13% of adults in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study were deficient in vitamin D, 43% were insufficient. Factors such as skin pigmentation, ancestry, smoking, BMI, etc. were associated with 25(OH)D levels.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yichun Hu, Rui Wang, Deqian Mao, Jing Chen, Min Li, Weidong Li, Xiaoguang Yang, Lichen Yang
Summary: This study aimed to understand the nutritional status of vitamin D and its influencing factors in Chinese older adults. The results showed that vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are very common in Chinese older adults, with women, people aged and above 70 years, ethnic minorities, urban residents, midlands or western residents, warm or medium temperate zone residents, people with middle school education or above, abdominal obesity and anemia being at higher risk. Latitude has the greatest impact on vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jagoda Hofman-Hutna, Michal Hutny, Edyta Matusik, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz, Pawel Matusik
Summary: This observational study aimed to assess the nutritional status of vitamin D in obese children and its correlation with metabolic syndrome. The findings suggest that vitamin D deficiency may influence lipid and glucose metabolism in children, leading to the development of abnormalities characteristic of the metabolic syndrome.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Shu Li, Zhi Cao, Hongxi Yang, Yuan Zhang, Fusheng Xu, Yaogang Wang
Summary: The severity of COVID-19 appears to be worsened by aging and obesity-related conditions, with metabolic/obesity phenotypes and vitamin D status playing significant roles. Metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUHO) and vitamin D insufficiency are associated with a significantly increased risk of COVID-19 severity, especially for adults 65 years and older. It is essential for vulnerable individuals to be aware of their conditions and avoid contact with the new coronavirus.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kazuki Santa, Yoshio Kumazawa, Isao Nagaoka
Summary: In recent years, attention has been focused on the roles of phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables, particularly citruses and grapes, and vitamin D in maintaining gut microbiota and preventing metabolic syndrome. Phytochemicals such as hesperidin, rutin, and naringin in citruses, and quercetin, procyanidin, and oleanolic acid in grapes, along with vitamin D, prebiotics, and probiotics, play a crucial role in nurturing good gut microbiota and enhancing immunity. This helps prevent metabolic syndrome and related diseases by suppressing inflammatory responses, preventing chronic inflammation, and enhancing adiponectin, a protector adipokine.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Helena Scully, Eamon J. J. Laird, Martin Healy, Vivion Crowley, James Bernard Walsh, Kevin McCarroll
Summary: Vitamin D deficiency is common in Irish adults, with wintertime disproportionately affecting non-white individuals. Low vitamin D intake, non-white ethnicity, and sun avoidance are significant predictors of deficiency. Many individuals were tested for non-clinical indications and were not aware of the recommended daily allowance (RDA). Public health policies are needed to improve knowledge and vitamin D intake, especially among non-white individuals and those with reduced sun exposure.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Kai-Jie Qi, Zhong-Tao Zhao, Wen Zhang, Fang Yang
Summary: Vitamin D supplementation may benefit adults with metabolic syndrome by reducing insulin resistance and hypertension. However, its effects on blood lipid profile and HbA1c remain inconclusive.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lucia Melguizo-Rodriguez, Victor J. Costela-Ruiz, Enrique Garcia-Recio, Elvira De Luna-Bertos, Concepcion Ruiz, Rebeca Illescas-Montes
Summary: The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D has been increasing in developed countries due to lifestyle changes and unhealthy habits. Scientific evidence shows an inverse relationship between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome (MetS), with supplementation helping improve outcomes in individuals with MetS. Maintaining optimal vitamin D concentrations is proposed as a preventive strategy against MetS.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Cristina Palacios, Cynthia M. Perez, Lorena Gonzalez-Sepulveda, Leonor Corsino, Sandra S. Albrecht, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Sarah Casagrande, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, M. Larissa Aviles-Santa
Summary: This cross-sectional study examined the association between vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, and potassium intakes and markers of glucose metabolism. The results showed that higher intakes of vitamin D, magnesium, and potassium were associated with lower levels of HOMA-IR in participants with normoglycemia and pre-diabetes. However, higher intakes of vitamin D and calcium were associated with higher 2-hour plasma glucose levels in normoglycemic individuals, and higher potassium intake was associated with higher 2-hour plasma glucose levels in pre-diabetic individuals.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN NUTRITION ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Malik Ellington, Jeneene Connelly, Priscilla Clayton, C. Yaisli Lorenzo, Christina Collazo-Velazquez, Maria Angelica Trak-Fellermeier, Cristina Palacios
Summary: This systematic review aimed to examine the effectiveness of using social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) for recruiting healthy participants in nutrition-, physical activity-, or obesity-related studies. The results showed that traditional recruitment methods were more effective than social media for in-person study procedures, but for online study procedures, about half of the studies reported that social media was more effective. While more potential participants were reached through social media, only 21.2% of those who interacted with ads were enrolled.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Megan W. Bourassa, Steven A. Abrams, Jose M. Belizan, Erick Boy, Gabriela Cormick, Carolina Diaz Quijano, Sarah Gibson, Filomena Gomes, G. Justus Hofmeyr, Jean Humphrey, Klaus Kraemer, Keith Lividini, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Cristina Palacios, Julie Shlisky, Prashanth Thankachan, Salvador Villalpando, Connie M. Weaver
Summary: Calcium intake remains inadequate in many low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa and South Asia. Food-based approaches, such as promoting calcium-rich animal-source and plant foods, improving food processing techniques, fortifying staple foods with calcium, and biofortification, can be effective methods to improve calcium intake and bioavailability, particularly among pregnant women and children.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Filomena Gomes, Per Ashorn, Sufia Askari, Jose M. Belizan, Erick Boy, Gabriela Cormick, Katherine L. Dickin, Amalia R. Driller-Colangelo, Wafaie Fawzi, G. Justus Hofmeyr, Jean Humphrey, Anuradha Khadilkar, Rubina Mandlik, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Cristina Palacios, Daniel E. Roth, Julie Shlisky, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Connie Weaver, Megan W. Bourassa
Summary: Most low- and middle-income countries have low calcium intake during pregnancy and high rates of mortality due to maternal hypertensive disorders. Calcium supplementation during pregnancy is known to reduce the risk of these disorders, but it is not widely implemented due to cost and logistical issues. Simplifying the supplementation regimens and combining calcium supplementation with food-based approaches may be necessary to improve calcium intakes.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Brittany J. Johnson, Kylie E. Hunter, Rebecca K. Golley, Paul Chadwick, Angie Barba, Mason Aberoumand, Sol Libesman, Lisa Askie, Rachael W. Taylor, Kristy P. Robledo, Seema Mihrshahi, Denise A. O'Connor, Alison J. Hayes, Luke Wolfenden, Charles T. Wood, Louise A. Baur, Chris Rissel, Lukas P. Staub, Sarah Taki, Wendy Smith, Michelle Sue-See, Ian C. Marschner, David Espinoza, Jessica L. Thomson, Junilla K. Larsen, Vera Verbestel, Cathleen Odar Stough, Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, Sharleen L. O'Reilly, Levie T. Karssen, Finn E. Rasmussen, Mary Jo Messito, Rachel S. Gross, Maria Bryant, Ian M. Paul, Li Ming Wen, Kylie D. Hesketh, Carolina Gonzalez Acero, Karen Campbell, Nina Cecilie overby, Ana M. Linares, Heather M. Wasser, Kaumudi J. Joshipura, Cristina Palacios, Claudio Maffeis, Amanda L. Thompson, Ata Ghaderi, Rajalakshmi Lakshman, Jinan C. Banna, Emily Oken, Maribel Campos Rivera, Ana B. Perez-Exposito, Barry J. Taylor, Jennifer S. Savage, Margrethe Roed, Michael Goran, Kayla de la Haye, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Anna Lene Seidler
Summary: This study aims to explore early obesity prevention interventions by analyzing their behavior change strategies and components. Through comprehensive systematic searches and coding, the researchers will summarize the characteristics of the interventions and compare the applied behavior change techniques for different target behaviors. The findings of this study could provide effective intervention components for the prevention of childhood obesity.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kylie E. Hunter, Brittany J. Johnson, Lisa Askie, Rebecca K. Golley, Louise A. Baur, Ian C. Marschner, Rachael W. Taylor, Luke Wolfenden, Charles T. Wood, Seema Mihrshahi, Alison J. Hayes, Chris Rissel, Kristy P. Robledo, Denise A. O'Connor, David Espinoza, Lukas P. Staub, Paul Chadwick, Sarah Taki, Angie Barba, Sol Libesman, Mason Aberoumand, Wendy A. Smith, Michelle Sue-See, Kylie D. Hesketh, Jessica L. Thomson, Maria Bryant, Ian M. Paul, Vera Verbestel, Cathleen Odar Stough, Li Ming Wen, Junilla K. Larsen, Sharleen L. O'Reilly, Heather M. Wasser, Jennifer S. Savage, Ken K. Ong, Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, Mary Jo Messito, Rachel S. Gross, Levie T. Karssen, Finn E. Rasmussen, Karen Campbell, Ana Maria Linares, Nina Cecilie Overby, Cristina Palacios, Kaumudi J. Joshipura, Carolina Gonzalez Acero, Rajalakshmi Lakshman, Amanda L. Thompson, Claudio Maffeis, Emily Oken, Ata Ghaderi, Maribel Campos Rivera, Ana B. Perez-Exposito, Jinan C. Banna, Kayla de la Haye, Michael Goran, Margrethe Roed, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Barry J. Taylor, Anna Lene Seidler
Summary: Behavioural interventions in early life show some effect in reducing childhood overweight and obesity, but their overall effectiveness and differential effects among subgroups remain uncertain. This article presents a protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions starting antenatally or in the first year after birth, and to explore differential effects among key subgroups.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alison K. Macchi, Jinan Banna, Stephanie Moreira, Maribel Campos, Cristina Palacios
Summary: This study aimed to test the effect of a weekly test message intervention on improving feeding practices in infants. Results showed that compared to the control group, the intervention group had significantly higher intake of total grains, protein, calcium, and zinc. However, there were no significant differences in other food groups, including breastmilk. The study concluded that while messaging can increase the intake of certain key nutrients, it did not overall improve the intake of food groups or affect the introduction of complimentary foods or breastfeeding rates. Future studies should consider more intensive messaging interventions for continued care between visits.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Cristina Palacios, Jennifer Bolton, Wenjia Wang, Alayne Gatto, Lourdes Concepcion, Masoud Sadjadi, Marcia Varella, Jean Hannan
Summary: This study developed and pilot tested a web application called Baby-Feed, which aims to evaluate infant diets and provide immediate feedback to promote adherence to current infant dietary recommendations. The results of the pilot test showed that Baby-Feed was feasible, usable, satisfactory, and acceptable. However, there were also suggestions for improvements from parents and clinicians.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Priscilla Clayton, Maria Angelica Trak-Fellermeier, Alison Macchi, Rodolfo Galvan, Zoran Bursac, Fatma Huffman-Ercanli, Juan Liuzzi, Cristina Palacios
Summary: This study aimed to examine the association between hydration status and body composition in children and adolescents. The results showed that total water intake was significantly associated with lean mass, but urine specific gravity and total water intake were not significantly associated with body composition. Therefore, further research should be conducted to explore other objective markers of hydration and with a larger sample.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lukkamol Prapkree, Rianna Uddin, Jafar Ali Ajaj Jaafar, Mohammed Baghdadi, Catherine Coccia, Fatma Huffman, Cristina Palacios
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the influence of factors related to snacking behavior on overweight and obesity among college students. The findings showed that late night snacks had lower quality, and the accessibility and availability of unhealthy snacks were negatively associated with snack quality, diet quality, and body weight. These results can be used to improve snacking behavior and the food environment.
NUTRITION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Priscilla Clayton, Maria Angelica Trak-Fellermeier, Alison Macchi, Rodolfo Galvan, Zoran Bursac, Fatma Huffman-Ercanli, Juan Liuzzi, Cristina Palacios
Summary: This study examines the association between food and beverage intake and hydration status in US children and adolescents. The findings suggest that fruit juice and all beverages intake are the main predictors of hydration.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laura Lara-Castor, Renata Micha, Frederick Cudhea, Victoria Miller, Peilin Shi, Jianyi Zhang, Julia R. Sharib, Josh Erndt-Marino, Sean B. Cash, Dariush Mozaffarian
Summary: This study investigated the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among adults in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018. The global average SSB intake was found to be 2.7 servings per week, with higher intake among males, younger individuals, those with higher education levels, and urban residents. The largest increase in SSB intake was observed in Sub-Saharan Africa. These findings highlight the growing problem of SSBs for public health in this region.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jair Alcivar, Vanessa Mijares, Jacqueline Hernandez, Cristina Palacios
Summary: This study investigated the association between perceived health and diet quality among a sample of Hispanic adults in South Florida. The findings indicated that there was no significant relationship between perceived health and overall diet quality in this population.
JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
(2023)
Correction
Food Science & Technology
Victoria Miller, Patrick Webb, Frederick Cudhea, Peileinin Shi, Jianyi Zhang, Julia Reedy, Josh Erndt-Marino, Jennifer Coates, Dariush Mozaffarian, Global Dietary Database
Article
Environmental Sciences
Victoria Miller, Julia Reedy, Frederick Cudhea, Jianyi Zhang, Peilin Shi, Josh Erndt-Marino, Jennifer Coates, Renata Micha, Patrick Webb, Dariush Mozaffarian
Summary: This article analyzes the consumption levels of animal-source foods (ASF) globally, regionally, and nationally, revealing differences in intake among different populations and an overall increasing trend over the past few decades. The findings provide valuable information for targeting intervention, surveillance, and policy priorities.
LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH
(2022)
