Article
Pediatrics
C. A. Yelverton, L. M. O'Keeffe, H. C. Bartels, C. Mcdonnell, A. A. Geraghty, E. C. O'Brien, S. L. Killeen, P. Twomey, M. Kilbane, R. K. Crowley, M. Mckenna, F. M. Mcauliffe
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between maternal lipid profiles during pregnancy and offspring growth trajectories. The study found weak but significant associations between maternal blood lipids and offspring growth, but these findings did not provide evidence of a clinically meaningful effect.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Reproductive Biology
Alessia Bertero, Angela Del Carro, Andrea Del Carro, Elena Pagani, Ada Rota
Summary: In recent years, there has been a great deal of attention given to the protein source in dog food. This study compared the effects of a fish-based limited ingredient diet and a standard mixed-protein diet on birth weight, growth, and health of puppies. The results showed that the type of diet had a significant impact on the puppies' weight, with the limited ingredient diet potentially helping the dam invest energy into the growth of her litter.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ondrej Mikes, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Liv Elin Torheim, Julie Bienertova Vasku, Tomas Prusa, Pavel Cupr, Karel Janak, Ladislav Dusek, Jana Klanova
Summary: This study investigated dietary patterns in a Czech pregnancy cohort and found that the 'unhealthy' pattern was associated with lower birth weight and length, as well as higher cephalisation index, while the 'healthy/traditional' pattern showed no association with any birth outcomes, highlighting the importance of a healthy diet during pregnancy.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Reyna Samano, Gabriela Chico-Barba, Hugo Martinez-Rojano, Maria Hernandez-Trejo, Mery Birch, Maribel Lopez-Vazquez, Gabriela Euridice Garcia-Lopez, Jesus Diaz de Leon, Cynthia Vanessa Mendoza-Gonzalez
Summary: The study found that maternal age, socioeconomic level, and occupation were associated with offspring's weight gain in the first 12 months after birth, while exclusive breastfeeding was only associated with length Z-score change.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lem Ngongalah, Judith Rankin, Nicola Heslehurst, Tim Rapley
Summary: The study explores the challenges faced by African migrant women in England, particularly in terms of weight management support during pregnancy. Factors such as changes in dietary behaviors and physical activity after migration, increased awareness of obesity, and the influence of social interactions and support from relatives were identified as key themes impacting weight-related behaviors. The findings suggest a need for targeted interventions to address gaps in weight management support for these women, taking into consideration their migrant backgrounds and multicultural identities. Further research and collaboration with relatives could inform the development of effective interventions.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Otilia Perichart-Perera, Jennifer Mier-Cabrera, Claudia Montserrat Flores-Robles, Nayeli Martinez-Cruz, Lidia Arce-Sanchez, Itzel Nallely Alvarado-Maldonado, Araceli Montoya-Estrada, Jose Romo-Yanez, Ameyalli Mariana Rodriguez-Cano, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Salvador Sosa, Mario Guzman-Huerta, Rodrigo Ayala-Yanez, Enrique Reyes-Munoz
Summary: The addition of metformin to intensive medical nutrition therapy does not provide any benefit in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus among high-risk Mexican women.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Christina Ehrhardt, Clara Deibert, Anne Floeck, Waltraut M. Merz, Ulrich Gembruch, Adeline Bockler, Joerg Doetsch, Christine Joisten, Nina Ferrari
Summary: This study evaluated the correlation between diet quality, gestational weight gain/body composition, physical activity, and maternal adipokines among pregnant women. The results showed that diet quality was influenced by pre-pregnancy obesity, age, and physical activity. Gestational weight gain was associated with pre-pregnancy obesity, thigh circumference, upper arm fat area, and age group. Leptin and IL-6 were related to body composition but not influenced by diet quality. Adiponectin and resistin were not associated with any variables. IL-6 was also associated with physical activity. Overall, efforts should be made to improve diet quality and physical activity before and during pregnancy, especially in overweight or obese women.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mamaru Ayenew Awoke, Helen Skouteris, Maureen Makama, Cheryce L. Harrison, Thomas Philip Wycherley, Lisa J. Moran
Summary: This review summarizes the impact of diet and physical activity on weight gain in reproductive-aged women, highlighting that a high-quality diet and regular exercise can help reduce weight gain.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Rui Deng, Wei-Qin Li, Xing-Xiu Li, Liu-Mei Wei, Jie Hu, Jun-Hong Leng, Bin Dong
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) and childhood weight trajectories in a 7-year birth cohort. The findings suggest that maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and excessive GWG are associated with increased childhood BMI trajectories and a higher risk of overweight at 7 years.
WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Emily F. Liu, Yeyi Zhu, Assiamira Ferrara, Monique M. Hedderson
Summary: Meeting the Institute of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain is associated with reduced risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Poor diet quality, as measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2010, is associated with an increased risk of excessive gestational weight gain in the second and third trimesters. This association is stronger among pregnant individuals who are not overweight or obese and among those who identify as Black or White race and ethnicity.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Nicola Heslehurst, Angela C. Flynn, Lem Ngongalah, Catherine McParlin, Kathryn V. Dalrymple, Kate E. Best, Judith Rankin, Elaine McColl
Summary: This study found that pregnant women living with obesity in high deprivation areas had suboptimal dietary intake and predominantly light intensity physical activity. Most women gained weight outside of guideline recommendations, with those in class 3 obesity most likely to have inadequate weight gain. Support is needed for this population to achieve guideline recommendations.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ophelie A. Collet, Barbara Heude, Anne Forhan, Cecile Delcourt, Massimiliano Orri, Judith Van der Waerden, Maria Melchior, Sylvana Cote, Sandrine Lioret, Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain, Cedric Galera
Summary: The study found a relationship between maternal diet during pregnancy and offspring's anxiety and depression symptoms, especially low adherence to a Healthy dietary pattern was associated with the development of children's anxiety and depression symptoms.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eleni Papadopoulou, Jeremie Botton, Ida Henriette Caspersen, Jan Alexander, Merete Eggesbo, Margaretha Haugen, Nina Iszatt, Bo Jacobsson, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Verena Sengpiel, Nikos Stratakis, Kristine Vejrup, Anne Lise Brantsaeter
Summary: Maternal seafood intake and prenatal mercury exposure during pregnancy may influence children's growth trajectories, with the direction of this influence varying depending on the type of seafood consumed and the level of mercury exposure. Prenatal mercury exposure was found to be negatively associated with child growth.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Management
Suna Uysal Yalcin, Zeynep Zonp, Sermin Dinc, Hulya Bilgin
Summary: Intimate partner violence has a negative impact on a child's growth and development even before birth, and healthcare professionals should be trained to assess the effects of violence on children's growth.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Taniya S. Nagpal
Summary: As interest in pregnancy-related weight stigma research grows, the "WOMBS" framework proposes a new theoretical model exploring how social stigma during pregnancy and postpartum period affects weight gain and childhood obesity risk through psychophysiological mechanisms.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Roberta C. Asher, Tamara Bucher, Vanessa A. Shrewsbury, Erin D. Clarke, Jaimee Herbert, Steven Roberts, Annette Meeder, Clare E. Collins
Summary: The survey found that gaps in knowledge and limited time were the main barriers to providing CM/CN education and behavior change support. Health and education professionals showed interest in CPD conducted by dietitians and culinary professionals to enhance their knowledge in CM/CN and behavior change support.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lucy Kocanda, Tracy L. Schumacher, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Megan C. Whatnall, Matthew Fenwick, Leanne J. Brown, Megan E. Rollo, Anna Jansson, Tracy L. Burrows, Mitch J. Duncan, Ben Britton, Jennifer May, Jane Kerr, Julie Rutherford, Andrew Boyle, Kerry Inder, Clare E. Collins
Summary: This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness and reporting of nutrition interventions in cardiac rehabilitation. The findings indicate a lack of high-quality research in this area and a need for future studies to explore better strategies for nutrition interventions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Angeliek Verdonschot, Berit M. Follong, Clare E. Collins, Emely de Vet, Annemien Haveman-Nies, Tamara Bucher
Summary: School-based nutrition interventions, including fruit and vegetable provision, gaming/computer-delivery, curriculum, experiential learning, rewards/incentives, nudging, and caregiver involvement, have a positive impact on children's fruit and vegetable consumption and nutrition knowledge.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Eva Valencic, Emma Beckett, Clare E. E. Collins, Barbara Korousic Seljak, Tamara Bucher
Summary: This study developed and tested a mobile app to investigate the association between physical and digital environments on snack choices. Preliminary results suggest that the time of snack obtainment did not have a significant effect on the healthfulness of the snacks chosen, but unhealthy background images appeared to encourage healthier snack choices.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jose Bauermeister, Clara Dominguez Islas, Yuqing Jiao, Ryan Tingler, Elizabeth Brown, Jillian Zemanek, Rebecca Giguere, Ivan Balan, Sherri Johnson, Nicole Macagna, Jonathan Lucas, Matthew Rose, Cindy Jacobson, Clare Collins, Edward Livant, Devika Singh, Ken Ho, Craig Hoesley, Albert Liu, Noel Kayange, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Suwat Chariyalertsak, Pedro Gonzales, Jeanna Piper
Summary: Efforts to develop alternative HIV prevention products to condoms and PrEP are crucial. MTN-035 was a trial evaluating the safety, acceptability, and adherence of three placebo modalities for use before anal intercourse. The study found that these alternatives were acceptable, safe, and had high adherence.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rebecca L. Haslam, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Kristine Pezdirc, Helen Truby, John Attia, Melinda J. Hutchesson, Tracy Burrows, Robin Callister, Leanne Hides, Billie Bonevski, Deborah A. Kerr, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Megan E. Rollo, Tracy A. McCaffrey, Clare E. Collins
Summary: This study investigated the impact of personalised web-based dietary feedback on young adults' diet quality and found that recruiting and retaining young adults in web-based dietary interventions are challenging.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Marina Paul, Tamas Zakar, Jason Phung, Amy Gregson, Anna Paredes Barreda, Trent A. Butler, Frederick R. Walker, Craig Pennell, Roger Smith, Jonathan W. Paul
Summary: The mechanism by which human labor is initiated in the presence of elevated circulating progesterone levels remains unknown. Recent evidence indicates that the progesterone-metabolizing enzyme, 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20 alpha-HSD), may play a role in local progesterone metabolism to promote birth. AKR1C1 expression significantly increases with labor onset in term myometrium, but not in preterm myometrium. Additionally, AKR1C1 expression is associated with maternal BMI and fetal sex.
REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Allison Marie Grech, Nathalie Kizirian, Ravin Lal, Angelika Zankl, Karin Birkner, Reeja Nasir, Roslyn Muirhead, Rachelle Sau-Harvey, Marjan Mosalman Haghighi, Clare Collins, Andrew Holmes, Michael Skilton, Stephen Simpson, Adrienne Gordon
Summary: The "BABY1000" study is a pilot prospective longitudinal birth cohort study that aims to understand the effects of parents' health before conception, a woman's health during pregnancy, and the infant's environment on the child's long-term health. It also aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the study design. The study has recruited 225 participants in Sydney, Australia, and data analysis and follow-up assessments are ongoing.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Katie Maneschi, Taryn Geller, Clare E. E. Collins, Adrienne Gordon, Allison Grech
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess diet quality and nutrient adequacy during preconception and pregnancy. The results showed that most women's diet quality and nutrient intake were inconsistent with Australian recommendations. This may have negative implications for perinatal and long-term offspring health.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Brigid Clancy, Billie Bonevski, Coralie English, Robin Callister, Amanda L. Baker, Clare Collins, Michael Pollack, Parker Magin, Alyna Turner, Jack Faulkner, Ashleigh Guillaumier
Summary: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of health risk factors in stroke survivors and examine how these factors cluster and relate to physical functioning and sociodemographic factors. Two distinct health risk factor groups were identified, namely Low Mood, Food & Moves Risk and Alcohol Use Risk. Future interventions should target the specific needs of each group and pay attention to alcohol consumption in poststroke populations.
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Marina Paul, Anna Paredes Barreda, Amy Gregson, Richard Kahl, Madeline King, Waleed M. Hussein, Frederick R. Walker, Roger Smith, Tamas Zakar, Jonathan W. Paul
Summary: In this study, the effects of various treatments on AKR1C1 expression in pregnant human myometrium were determined. It was found that culture-induced upregulation of AKR1C1 expression was repressed by histone/protein deacetylase inhibitors, suggesting the importance of histone deacetylase in maintaining progesterone sensitivity in the uterus.
REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kaylee Slater, Rachael Taylor, Karen Mclaughlin, Craig Pennell, Clare Collins, Melinda Hutchesson
Summary: The current practice in primary health care for women with a history of HDP in Australia is unknown. A survey revealed that women with a history of HDP are more likely to receive blood pressure monitoring rather than CVD preventative care for lifestyle or female-specific risk factors. Both GPs and women expressed the need for increasing awareness of women's risk and improving communication between hospitals and primary care.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jessica Jayne Anne Ferguson, Erin Clarke, Jordan Stanford, Tracy Burrows, Lisa Wood, Clare Collins
Summary: This study aims to identify metabolites associated with "healthy" and "unhealthy" dietary patterns in Australian adults using metabolomics. It is an 8-week cross-over feeding study that will recruit 40 healthy adults, and data will be collected through biospecimens and questionnaires. The findings will be disseminated to promote further research in the field and provide more accurate dietary assessment methods.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Deborah A. Banazak, Celia Wills, Clare Collins
Summary: One quarter of elderly patients in primary care experience serious depressive symptoms, but efforts to increase detection and treatment have not improved patient outcomes. Developing guidelines, educational programs, and screening tools has been attempted, but research should focus on physicians' attitudes and practice patterns, effective treatments for minor depression, and assessing patients' perceptions and barriers to treatment adherence. Valid outcome measures in primary care settings are crucial to measure treatment impact.
JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Nutrition & Dietetics
F. Lavellle, C. McKernan, C. A. Martins, V. Shrewsbury, J. A. Wolfson, R. M. Taylor, K. Duncanson, C. E. Collins, C. Elliott
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY
(2023)