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Nutrition & Dietetics
Wei-Ching Huang, Yi-Chen Huang, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Hsing-Yi Chang, Jia-Yau Doong
Summary: This study found that cognitive frailty is associated with dietary diversity, with higher dietary diversity being negatively correlated with lower cognitive frailty. Older adults with frailty or prefrailty and lower DDS have a higher risk of cognitive impairment.
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Environmental Sciences
Mei-Huey Shiau, Meng-Chih Lee, Fang-Ling Lin, Baai-Shyun Hurng, Chih-Jung Yeh
Summary: This study found that compared to a healthy dietary pattern, an unhealthy dietary pattern was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of frailty, with this association present in cross-sectional, short-term, medium-term, and long-term analyses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Sabrina Aline, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Hsiu-An Lee, Rathi Paramastri, Jane C-J Chao
Summary: Unhealthy diet and lifestyle contribute to an imbalance in cardiometabolic profiles among postmenopausal women. A study found that adherence to a dietary pattern characterized by high intakes of processed food, rice/flour products, organ meat, and sauce is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, triglycerides, and fasting blood glucose among postmenopausal Taiwanese women.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Yuanying Li, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Chaochen Wang, Mayu Uemura, Masaaki Matsunaga, Yupeng He, Maythet Khine, Atsuhiko Ota
Summary: The present study aimed to derive dietary patterns using reduced rank regression and investigate their association with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome and its components. The study found that a healthy dietary pattern was inversely associated with the incidence of metabolic syndrome, while an unhealthy dietary pattern was positively associated with its occurrence.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Han Chen, Zhi Cao, Yabing Hou, Hongxi Yang, Xiaohe Wang, Chenjie Xu
Summary: This study found that a dietary pattern characterized by high intakes of chocolate, confectionery, and butter, along with low intakes of fresh fruit and vegetables, is associated with a higher risk of depressive and anxiety symptoms.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ming-Jie Duan, Louise H. Dekker, Juan-Jesus Carrero, Gerjan Navis
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the associations between blood lipids-related dietary patterns and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Two sex-specific dietary patterns characterized by high intake of sugary beverages, added sugar, and low intake of vegetables, fruits, tea, and nuts/seeds were identified. High dietary pattern scores were associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, even after adjustments for various factors.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Qiufen Sun, Qiaorui Wen, Jun Lyu, Dianjianyi Sun, Yuan Ma, Sailimai Man, Jianchun Yin, Cheng Jin, Mingkun Tong, Bo Wang, Canqing Yu, Yi Ning, Liming Li
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the association between dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease. The results showed that a dietary pattern reflecting lipid profiles and obesity level was positively related to prevalent cardiovascular disease.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Shravanthi M. Seshasayee, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Jorge E. Chavarro, Jenny L. Carwile, Pi-I D. Lin, Antonia M. Calafat, Sharon K. Sagiv, Emily Oken, Abby F. Fleisch
Summary: This study examined the association between children's diet and PFAS, finding that intake of ice cream and soda was associated with higher plasma concentrations of specific PFAS. A dietary pattern consisting of primarily packaged foods and fish was identified to be correlated with higher PFAS concentrations. Further investigation is needed to inform measures to modify childhood PFAS exposure.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Maiwulamujiang Maimaitiyiming, Hongxi Yang, Huiping Li, Chenjie Xu, Shu Li, Lihui Zhou, Xinyu Zhang, Yaogang Wang
Summary: This study used reduced-rank regression (RRR) to study the effects of individual and combined consumption of foods on cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In the analysis of 116,711 CVD-free participants, it was found that higher intake of items such as beer, high-sugar beverages, processed meat, and red meat, and lower intake of items such as olive oil, high fiber breakfast cereals, tea, and vegetables were associated with increased risks of CVD and all-cause mortality. The associations were modified by age and sex.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jinhee Kim, Yunhwan Lee, Chang Won Won, Mi Kyung Kim, Seunghee Kye, Jee-Seon Shim, Seungkook Ki, Ji-hye Yun
Summary: This study in older Korean adults found that a dietary pattern with high consumption of meat, fish, and vegetables was associated with a lower likelihood of pre-frailty.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Xiaofan Zhang, Feifei Huang, Jiguo Zhang, Yanli Wei, Jing Bai, Huijun Wang, Xiaofang Jia
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between dietary pattern and cognitive function in the Chinese population, finding that a vegetable-pork diet was associated with better cognitive function.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Maiwulamujiang Maimaitiyiming, Hongxi Yang, Lihui Zhou, Xinyu Zhang, Qiliang Cai, Yaogang Wang
Summary: This study found that an obesity-related dietary pattern is strongly associated with overall and multiple cancer sites. A higher score in the obesity-related dietary pattern is linearly associated with an increased risk of overall cancer and is also linked to specific cancers. These findings provide clues for future research directions.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Yuxiang Yang, Dongmei Yu, Wei Piao, Kun Huang, Liyun Zhao
Summary: This study aimed to explore a suitable dietary pattern for hypertension prevention and control among Chinese adults. The study found that the Beneficial for Blood Pressure (BBP) diet derived from Chinese adults has high conformity with the DASH diet and may serve as an adjuvant method for both hypertension prevention and control.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Rathi Paramastri, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Yung-Kun Chuang, Hsiu-An Lee, Bayu Satria Wiratama, Jane C-J Chao
Summary: A study showed that the interaction between a liver-associated dietary pattern and unhealthy concordance lifestyle factors increases the risk of abnormal liver function. Participants with a strong liver-associated dietary pattern and unhealthy concordance lifestyles are more likely to have increased odds of abnormal liver function.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Svilena Lazarova, Mahsa Jessri
Summary: This study compared partial least squares (PLS) and reduced rank regression (RRR) in identifying a dietary pattern associated with a high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and found that both methods were equally effective. Additionally, the identified dietary patterns were positively associated with higher energy intake and obesity risk.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Wan-Ting Chen, Nai-Fang Chi, Hao-Min Cheng, Yu-Ting Ko, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wen-Harn Pan, Chen-Huan Chen, Chih-Ping Chung, Pei-Ning Wang
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the relationship between brain vascular hemodynamic parameters and cognitive functions in middle-aged adults without dementia. The results showed that neurovascular abnormalities play a role in the early pathophysiology of cognitive impairment, and cerebral vasoreactivity is the earliest detectable cognition-associated hemodynamic parameter.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Hsing-Yi Chang, Hsin-Ling Fang, Ching-Yu Huang, Chi-Yung Chiang, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Hao-Min Cheng, Tzen-Wen Chen, Wei-Cheng Yao, Wen-Harn Pan
Summary: A risk prediction model for major cardiovascular events was developed and validated using population survey data and health insurance claim data in Taiwan. The model showed reasonable discriminatory ability and can be used to predict event risks in the general population, providing a basis for preventive health services.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Yen-Chun Fan, Chia-Chi Chou, Bagas Suryo Bintoro, Wen-Harn Pan, Chyi-Huey Bai
Summary: This study demonstrates that the combination of high levels of inflammation and hyperglycemia increases the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Dietary patterns play a role in this risk, with high consumption of nuts and seeds associated with lower inflammation and glycated hemoglobin levels. The findings suggest that dietary interventions may help reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rene Wei-Jung Chang, Grace Hsiao-Hsuan Jen, Kuan-Chia Lin, Tsung-Chi Cheng, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Shin-Liang Pan, Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Amy Ming-Fang Yen
Summary: This study proposed a novel time-dependent switched design with two modalities of cancer detection to evaluate the effectiveness of breast cancer screening. The relative rates of screen-detected vs clinically detected were estimated as 33% for the Swedish trial and 42% for the Taiwan screening program, with corresponding estimates of 446 and 806 people needed to screen for averting one death from breast cancer. The proposed design provides an efficient means for estimating the unbiased estimates of relative and absolute effectiveness of population-based breast cancer service screening without the need for large amounts of individual screening history data.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Christopher E. Clark, Fiona C. Warren, Kate Boddy, Sinead T. J. McDonagh, Sarah F. Moore, Maria Teresa Alzamora, Rafel Ramos Blanes, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Michael H. Criqui, Marie Dahl, Gunnar Engstrom, Raimund Erbel, Mark Espeland, Luigi Ferrucci, Maelenn Guerchet, Andrew Hattersley, Carlos Lahoz, Robyn L. McClelland, Mary M. McDermott, Jackie Price, Henri E. Stoffers, Ji-Guang Wang, Jan Westerink, James White, Lyne Cloutier, Rod S. Taylor, Angela C. Shore, Richard J. McManus, Victor Aboyans, John L. Campbell
Summary: The study found that using blood pressure readings from the higher arm instead of the lower arm can more accurately diagnose and manage hypertension. Models based on higher arm BP performed better in predicting cardiovascular events and resulted in a higher reclassification rate of participants.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vanessa Joy Timoteo, Kuang-Mao Chiang, Hsin-Chou Yang, Wen-Harn Pan
Summary: Human iron nutrition is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. This study compared the genetic determinants of hemoglobin (Hb) concentration between Taiwanese Han Chinese and European Whites. The results showed consistent associations of specific SNPs in TMPRSS6, ABO, and PRKCE with Hb levels in both ethnic groups. Ethnic-specific associations were also observed, such as the association of AXIN1 with Hb levels in Taiwanese Han Chinese. The findings highlight the importance of both common and ethnic-specific genetic factors in Hb regulation.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mu-Yang Hsieh, Chi-Hung Cheng, Chiu-Hui Chen, Min-Tsun Liao, Chih-Ching Lin, Ten-Fang Yang, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Chih-Cheng Wu
Summary: Blood pressure variability is associated with an increased risk of vascular access thrombosis in hemodialysis patients, independent of average blood pressure, intradialytic hypotension, and comorbidities.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
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Allergy
Yang-Ching Chen, Yen-Tsung Huang, Wen-Harn Pan, Yungling L. Lee
Summary: The association between obesity and asthma is mainly mediated by impaired pulmonary function, low physical fitness, and early puberty. Interventions promoting physical fitness and pulmonary function may effectively reduce the risk of asthma caused by obesity.
PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Vanessa Joy Timoteo, Kuang-Mao Chiang, Wen-Harn Pan
Summary: Iron overnutrition is associated with an increased risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, while iron deficiency aggravates chronic conditions. Hemoglobin concentration can indicate the nutritional status of iron. Observational studies in two ethnic groups found that higher Hb concentrations were significantly associated with metabolic syndrome, while both high and low Hb concentrations were associated with increased odds of diabetes.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Wei-Ching Huang, Yi-Chen Huang, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Jia-Yau Doong, Wen-Harn Pan, Hsing-Yi Chang
Summary: This prospective cohort study found that frailty and lower dietary diversity were associated with higher mortality risk. Conversely, higher dietary diversity in prefrail and frail individuals was associated with lower mortality risk.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wen-Ling Liu, Hsing-Yi Chang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Wen-Harn Pan
Summary: This study found that metabolic disorders in midlife are associated with physical and cognitive function decline in later life. Waist circumference and blood pressure are associated with physical function decline, while high blood pressure is associated with cognitive function decline. Managing waist circumference and blood pressure in midlife may slow the decline of physical and cognitive function in later life.
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2023)
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Shao-Yuan Chuang, Hao-Min Cheng, Wei-Lun Chang, Wan-Yu Yeh, Chi-Jung Huang, Chen-Huan Chen
Summary: This study investigated the prognostic values of office brachial, office central, and ambulatory daytime brachial hypertension, defined by a threshold of 130/80 mmHg, as well as the incremental value of OC or AmDB hypertension to OB hypertension.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Szu-Yun Wu, Yu-Yao Cheng, Hsing-Yi Chang, Pei-Hsuan Wang, I-Ching Hsieh, Nai-Hua Yeh, Kuo-Chin Huang, Wen-Harn Pan
Summary: To make learning more interesting and practical, geriatric community centers offer group activity sessions for older adults. A study conducted in Taiwan found that a 3-month nutrition intervention combined with exercise significantly improved dietary intake, frailty status, working memory, and reduced depression symptoms among older adults.
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Food Science & Technology
Kuang-Mao Chiang, Lili Xiu, Chiung-Yu Peng, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Yu-Cheng Chen, Wen-Harn Pan
Summary: This study comprehensively examined the emissions from deep-frying foods using different oils and explored the relationships between emitted substances, oil quality parameters, and fatty acid profiles. The results showed that palm oil emitted the highest concentration of total particle matters, soybean oil emitted the highest level of gaseous aldehydes, and olive oil seemed to be superior to soybean and palm oils regarding toxic emissions during deep-frying.
NPJ SCIENCE OF FOOD
(2022)