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Nutrition & Dietetics
Anne Billeret, Chloe Rousseau, Remy Thirion, Beatrice Baillard-Cosme, Kevin Charras, Dominique Somme, Ronan Thibault
Summary: Malnutrition is related to poor outcomes. Food intake semi-quantitative assessment can help screen for malnutrition. This study aimed to assess the maintenance of one-day semi-quantitative assessment of food intake over one month and its performance in diagnosing malnutrition in older people living in a nursing home. The results showed that the food intake of the residents remained stable over one month, and the one-day assessment correctly predicted future food intake and malnutrition diagnosis.
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Food Science & Technology
Oydis Ueland, Ida Synnove Grini, Ine Schillinger, Paula Varela
Summary: This study aims to better understand the food-related practices of active, home-living older adults in order to identify barriers and factors that promote healthy aging. Through a mixed-methods approach including a web-based survey, focus groups, and individual interviews, the study found that older adults face more barriers and restrictions in food intake and behaviors compared to younger adults. Taste, routines, and social settings were important factors influencing appetite and food intake. The study highlights the importance of considering older adults' physical needs, barriers, and abilities when preparing for a healthy diet.
FOOD & NUTRITION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Ying-Chieh Liu, Djeane Debora Onthoni, Sulagna Mohapatra, Denisa Irianti, Prasan Kumar Sahoo
Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) has significant applications in preventive healthcare, particularly in dietary intake reporting for assessing nutrient content. Traditional dietary assessment methods are cumbersome and time-consuming, but computer vision technology provides potential for improvement. This research proposes an AI-based multiple-dish food recognition model using the EfficientDet deep learning model, specifically targeting local Taiwanese cuisine. The results show high accuracy and the potential for enhancing dish reporting.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Pui-Hing Chau, Kris Yuet-Wan Lok, Angela Yee-Man Leung, Sze Chow, Wing-Tung Lo, Siu-Fan Li, Alice Ka-Lai Fu, Bernard Man-Yung Cheung
Summary: The study revealed a lack of awareness among older Chinese individuals regarding their sodium intake, with a majority not realizing they consumed excessive amounts of sodium. It is crucial to enhance awareness on the importance of healthy sodium intake among older adults to promote better health outcomes.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jihyun Im, Hyoungsu Park, Kyong Park
Summary: This population-based study in Korean older adults found that a high intake of essential amino acids (EAAs), especially from animal sources, was associated with increased muscle strength. The study highlights the importance of consuming an adequate amount of EAAs from various food sources to achieve high muscle strength.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jaeuk Hwang, Young Min Choe, Guk-Hee Suh, Boung Chul Lee, Ihn-Geun Choi, Jun Ho Lee, Hyun Soo Kim, Shin Gyeom Kim, Dahyun Yi, Jee Wook Kim
Summary: This study investigated the association between spicy food intake and AD-related cognitive decline in older adults, and examined the moderating effect of physical activity. The findings revealed a significant association between high levels of spiciness in food and memory and global cognitive decline, which was worsened by a physically inactive lifestyle.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Natasha Kapoor, Werd al Najim, Camilo Menezes, Ruth K. Price, Colm O'Boyle, Zsolt Bodnar, Alan C. Spector, Neil G. Docherty, Carel W. le Roux
Summary: Long-term reductions in food intake, especially energy dense foods, have been found in individuals who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. At 24 months post-surgery, overall energy intake decreased by 60%, with reductions seen across all food categories. The study also suggests a possible increase in the proportional intake of protein after surgery.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Kerstin Roger, Christine A. Walsh, Donna Goodridge, Stacey Miller, Marina Cewick, Carla Liepert
Summary: This study examines the underreporting of abuse against older adults in the Prairie Provinces of Canada, identifying key themes such as recognizing abuse, barriers to disclosure, and facilitators of reporting. Recommendations are made to enhance awareness, education, and service provision to prevent and address abuse of older adults living in the community.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Muhammad Hibatullah Romli, Lynette Mackenzie, Pey June Tan, Re On Chiew, Shun Herng Tan, Maw Pin Tan
Summary: This study demonstrates that telephone interviews are a reliable and high-response way to collect fall information compared to retrospective memory and prospective recording, particularly for healthy community elderly in research. However, for intervention studies, a combination of retrospective and prospective fall recording is most effective.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Daiki Watanabe, Tsukasa Yoshida, Yuya Watanabe, Misaka Kimura, Yosuke Yamada
Summary: The calibrated energy intake was negatively associated with mortality risk among older adults, but the uncalibrated energy intake showed no significant association. After adjusting for body mass index, the association between calibrated energy intake and mortality risk was not significant.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Qian Liu, Xiaoxuan Miao, Xulian Wang, Menghan Dong, Yinjiao Cheng, Tianlin Gao, Yong Chen, Jianshe Chen
Summary: This study developed a model food system containing glucose for reliable assessment of masticatory performance in older people, and found a significant positive correlation between masticatory performance and bite force.
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Asuka Tani, Shinsuke Mizutani, Hiro Kishimoto, Saori Oku, Kiyomi Iyota, Tianshu Chu, Xin Liu, Haruhiko Kashiwazaki
Summary: Decline in oral function in older people is related to nutritional deficiencies, increasing frailty risk and need for nursing care. This study compared the effectiveness of delivering an oral function improvement program through a tablet device versus a paper-based program. The association between improvement in tongue pressure and nutritional status at baseline was also investigated.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ygor Hermenegildo-Lopez, Carolina Donat-Vargas, Helena Sandoval-Insausti, Belen Moreno-Franco, Monserrat Rodriguez-Ayala, Jimena Rey-Garcia, Jose Ramon Banegas, Fernando Rodriguez-Artalejo, Pilar Guallar-Castillon
Summary: Research has shown that higher energy intake at dinner is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome in older adults, while reducing energy intake at dinner may be a simple strategy to prevent MetS.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Young-Sook Park, Han-Pyo Hong, Soo-Rack Ryu, Suyong Lee, Weon-Sun Shin
Summary: This study investigated the chewing patterns of older people, evaluated the textural and masticatory properties of texture-modified radish Kimchi, and examined the correlation between dental status and tongue pressure. The results showed that denture wearers had lower chewing ability and perceived greater hardness in food. Developing food with a modified texture can meet the needs of older people in terms of food texture.
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
Health Care Sciences & Services
Josiane C. Vettori, Luanda G. Da-Silva, Karina Pfrimer, Alceu A. Jordao, Paulo Louzada-Junior, Julio C. Moriguti, Eduardo Ferriolli, Nereida K. C. Lima
Summary: This study found that consuming chocolate with a higher cocoa content may contribute to the improvement of the nutritional status and functionality among older cancer patients in palliative care. Consumption of white chocolate was associated with improved oxidative stress.
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
(2022)
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Anthropology
Mateus L. Macena, Daniel J. Hoffman, Ana Paula Clemente, Eduardo Ferriolli, Karina Pfrimer, Telma Maria T. Florencio, Nassib B. Bueno
Summary: This study found a weak and non-linear relationship between total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity level (PAL) in women living in an impoverished urban area in Brazil.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Natalia Maira da Cruz Alves, Karina Pfrimer, Priscila Carvalho Santos, Ellen Cristini de Freitas, Thiago Neves, Rodrigo Antonio Pessini, Marcia Varella Morandi Junqueira-Franco, Marcello H. Nogueira-Barbosa, Carolyn Anne Greig, Eduardo Ferriolli
Summary: This study found that fish oil supplementation can enhance the response of sarcopenic older women to exercise, increasing muscle strength and physical performance.
Article
Pediatrics
Wendell C. Bila, Marcia C. C. Romano, Luciana L. dos Santos, Valmin R. da Silva, Flavio D. Capanema, Karina Pfrimer, Eduardo Ferriolli, Natalia M. C. Alves, Cezenario G. Campos, Fabiangelo M. Carlos, Maria E. S. M. dos Santos, Joel A. Lamounier
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of different physical exercise programs and FTO gene polymorphisms on body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents with overweight and obesity. The results showed that participants with the risk allele A in the aerobic exercise program improved glycemia and total cholesterol and reduced body fat mass. The weight training program reduced glycemia in patients with the risk allele A. Participants with stage four sexual maturation were more likely to improve their body fat. Different physical exercise programs may cause diverse changes in risk variables related to the health of adolescents.
JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Ana Claudia Rossini-Venturini, Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, Priscila Giacomo Fassini, Andre Pereira dos Santos, Marcio Fernando Tasinafo Junior, Thiago Candido Alves, Euripedes Barsanulfo Goncalves Gomide, Tatiane Lopes de Pontes, Karina Pfrimer, Eduardo Ferriolli, Jorge Mota, Maria Reyes Beltran-Valls, Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado
Summary: The classic and specific bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) can monitor hydration and muscle mass loss in older adults, but their ability to distinguish sarcopenia differs between genders.
BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Saulo Gil, Gersiel Nascimento de Oliveira Junior, Flavia Mori Sarti, Wilson Filho Jacob, Igor Longobardi, Jose Antonio Orellana Turri, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Eduardo Ferriolli, Thiago Junqueira Avelino -Silva, Alexandre Leopold Busse, Bruno Gualano, Hamilton Roschel
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of decreased skeletal muscle mass in COVID-19 survivors. The research found that the high muscle loss group had a higher prevalence of fatigue and myalgia, lower muscle mass, and higher COVID-19-related healthcare costs.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Ana Claudia Silva Farche, Gabriela Cassemiliano, Paulo Giusti Rossi, Bianca Ferdin Carnavale, Stefany Lee, Laura Bonome Message, Vinicius Ramon da Silva Santos, Juliana Hotta Ansai, Eduardo Ferriolli, Natalia Duarte Pereira, Guillermo Ruben Oviedo, Myriam Guerra-Balic, Maria Gine-Garriga, Marina Araujo Lopes, Anielle Cristhine de Medeiros Takahashi
Summary: This study aims to mitigate the effects of interruptions in physical exercise programs on functionality, physical capacity, mental health, body composition, and quality of life in older adults by implementing a multicomponent training program combined with a self-management strategy protocol.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ana Claudia Rossini-Venturini, Lucas Veras, Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, Andre Pereira dos Santos, Marcio Fernando Tasinafo-Junior, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, Thiago Candido Alves, Eduardo Ferriolli, Vicente Romo-Perez, Jose Luis Garcia-Soidan, Jorge Mota, Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado
Summary: This study developed and validated a new multi-compartmental anthropometric model to predict fat, bone, and musculature components in older adults. The equations provide a reliable, practical, and low-cost instrument to monitor changes in body components during the aging process.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Karina Pfrimer, Roberto Botelho Ferraz Branco, Tom Preston, Marcia SV. Salles, Luiz C. Roma Jr, Eduardo Ferriolli
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the best phenological phase of seed maturation to incorporate the heavy hydrogen isotope H-2 into seed amino acids in order to assess the efficiency of protein intake by humans. The results showed that applying (H2O)-H-2 at 6, 9, and 12 days after full-flowering stage resulted in the highest enrichment of protein-bound amino acids in the bean seeds. Therefore, the intrinsically labelled seeds were deemed suitable for assessing the digestion and essential amino acid absorption in human subjects.
ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Brana S. A. Bonder, Fabio A. Teixeira, Mariana Y. H. Porsani, Lucas A. Goncales, Julio K. Nagashima, Clair M. de-Oliveira, Julio C. C. Balieiro, Karina Pfrimer, Cristina de O. Massoco, Denise T. Fantoni, Cristiana F. F. Pontieri, Marcio Antonio Brunetto
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of an onco-diet, a high-protein hypercaloric diet enriched with glutamine and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, on the inflammatory response and body composition of female dogs with mammary tumors after mastectomy. The results showed that the onco-diet, in the amounts evaluated in this study, was not sufficient to modulate the inflammation and body composition of the dogs.
Article
Oncology
Olga Laura Sena Almeida, Eduardo Ferriolli, Roberta Cristina Cintra Taveira, Meire Gallo Rosenburg, Daniela Dalpubel Campanari, Natalia Maira da Cruz Alves, Karina Pfrimer, Liane Rapatoni, Fernanda Maris Peria, Nereida K. C. Lima
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of mirtazapine and megestrol in managing cancer-related anorexia-cachexia syndrome. It was a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial involving patients with advanced cancer and anorexia-cachexia syndrome. Participants received either mirtazapine 30 mg/day or megestrol 320 mg/day for eight weeks. The results showed that megestrol was more effective in promoting weight gain and improving appetite compared to mirtazapine. However, there may be a difference in the therapeutic response between sexes.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mateus de Lima Macena, Deborah Tenorio da Costa Paula, Andre Eduardo da Silva Junior, Dafiny Rodrigues Silva Praxedes, Karina Pfrimer, Eduardo Ferriolli, Telma Maria de Menezes Toledo Florencio, Nassib Bezerra Bueno
Summary: This study aimed to compare estimations of total energy expenditure (TEE) using activPAL (R) triaxial accelerometers (ACC) and the doubly labeled water method (DLW), and to assess potential differences between body mass index (BMI) classifications. In a cross-sectional study, low-income adult women (19-45y) with BMI = 18.5 kg/m2 were included. TEE data from ACC were collected over 7 consecutive days and compared to DLW data. Results showed that the agreement between TEE-ACC and TEE-DLW had a bias of -142.5 kcal (-7.1%). Moreover, the bias varied across BMI classifications, with participants of normal weight having a larger bias compared to those who were overweight or obese.
ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Henrique Tobaro Macedo, Mariana Fragoso Rentas, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini, Matheus Vinicius Macegoza, Andressa Rodrigues Amaral, Juliana Toloi Jeremias, Julio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro, Karina Pfrimer, Eduardo Ferriolli, Cristiana Ferreira Fonseca Pontieri, Marcio Antonio Brunetto
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of a weight loss program on the fecal microbiota of dogs and compared them with lean dogs. The results showed that the weight loss program can modulate the gastrointestinal microbiota, reversing the changes observed in obese dogs.
