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Environmental Sciences
Mia Stravik, Klara Gustin, Malin Barman, Michael Levi, Anna Sandin, Agnes E. Wold, Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Maria Kippler, Marie Vahter
Summary: This study assessed biomarkers in the blood and urine of 549 pregnant women to investigate the effects of fish and seafood intake on fetal development. The results showed that erythrocyte mercury and urinary arsenobetaine are reliable indicators of seafood intake.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Keri Lanier, Breanna Wisseman, Cody Strom, Carol A. Johnston, Christy Isler, James DeVente, Edward Newton, Roman Pawlak, Brittany R. Allman-Tucker, Samantha McDonald, Linda E. May
Summary: In the United States, pregnant women have low concentrations of DHA and EPA, which are essential for fetal development. The consumption of PUFA-containing foods can reflect the status of DHA and EPA in maternal blood. This study aimed to determine the association between maternal self-reported dietary intake of foods high in DHA and EPA and maternal blood concentrations of DHA and EPA.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shaohua Yin, Yu-Bo Zhou, Hongtian Li, Ying Meng, Jian-Meng Liu
Summary: The concentrations of EPA and DHA in pregnant and lactating women varied with geographic regions, physiological periods, and maternal characteristics, suggesting the need for population-specific health strategies to improve fatty acid status in pregnant and lactating women.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jan Philipp Schuchardt, Nathan Tintle, Jason Westra, William S. Harris
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the Omega-3 Index (O3I) in the UK population and found that fish consumption, particularly oily fish, is an important determinant of the O3I. The study also identified several demographic and lifestyle factors that are correlated with the O3I.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Wang, Yi Wu, Xiaojie Sun, Qing Guo, Wei Xia, Yongning Wu, Jingguang Li, Shunqing Xu, Yuanyuan Li
Summary: This prospective study reveals that arsenic exposure and metabolism during pregnancy can influence blood pressure changes in pregnant women, with higher levels of urinary DMA associated with lower blood pressure increases, while higher percentages of iAs are related to higher blood pressure increases. These findings suggest the potential impact of arsenic on cardiovascular health in pregnant women, highlighting the importance of monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nancy A. Connelly, T. Bruce Lauber, Barbara A. Knuth
Summary: Many pregnant women do not consume enough seafood, and their reactions to seafood consumption advice differ. Emphasizing the benefits of taking action through a gain-framed approach can encourage pregnant women to eat seafood. When comparing different messages, recommending both seafood consumption and consumption of lower mercury seafood can be effective. Preferences for categorizing seafood varied, with some participants preferring shorter, dichotomous lists and others preferring longer, more comprehensive lists.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emiko Ando, Naho Morisaki, Keiko Asakura, Kohei Ogawa, Satoshi Sasaki, Reiko Horikawa, Takeo Fujiwara
Summary: Recent research shows that for children aged 2-4 years, a weekly intake of 61-98 grams of seafood is needed to meet the WHO recommendations for EPA/DHA intake. There are correlations between seafood intake and serum PUFA levels, but not with serum lipid profiles.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qiang Zhang, Meiping Tian, Xumei Zhang, Xi Zhang, Xueli Yang, Yan-Yang Lu, Shuying Li, Liangpo Liu, Jing Li, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Naijun Tang, Qingyu Huang
Summary: Recent research has found a positive correlation between urinary As3+ level and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), while a negative correlation with As5+. In this study, through metabolome analysis and measurement of urinary arsenic species in 399 pregnant women, a novel strategy called meet-in-metabolite-analysis (MIMA) was used to identify metabolic biomarkers that link arsenic exposure to GDM. The analysis revealed 20 metabolites relevant to arsenic exposure and 16 relevant to GDM, with 12 identified as being related to both arsenic and GDM, primarily involved in purine metabolism, one-carbon metabolism, and glycometabolism. Further research showed that the regulation of thiosulfate and phosphoroselenoic acid significantly contributed to the negative association between As5+ and GDM. It is suggested that As5+ may reduce GDM risk by disrupting one-carbon metabolism in pregnant women. These findings provide new insights into the mechanism of environmental arsenic exposure on GDM incidence from a metabolic disorder perspective.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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
Nutrition & Dietetics
Matthew Sprague, Tsz Chong Chau, David I. Givens
Summary: Iodine content was assessed in wild and farmed seafood available to UK consumers, with wild fish generally exhibiting higher levels of iodine than farmed fish. The iodine content was mainly influenced by the type and inclusion level of feed ingredients, and the contribution of different seafood types to iodine intake varied.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Samar El Sherbiny, Giulia Squillacioti, Nicoletta Colombi, Federica Ghelli, Elena Lenta, Cloe Dalla Costa, Roberto Bono
Summary: During pregnancy, physiological increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) may lead to oxidative stress (OS), which can contribute to complications in pregnancy and newborns. Diet is a cost-effective prevention strategy for reducing OS, but there is a lack of nutritional education during pregnancy. This review aims to summarize the association between OS and diet during pregnancy.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Xue Feng Hu, Hing Man Chan
Summary: Seafood consumption in Canada is around 17%, with adults over 30, Asians, married individuals, and those with higher education levels more likely to consume seafood. Popular seafood choices include salmon, tuna, shrimp, cod, and crab, with consumption rates increasing from 2004 to 2015.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Merle Roeren, Anna Kordowski, Christian Sina, Martin Smollich
Summary: This study investigated the choline intake of pregnant women in Germany and found that the majority did not meet the adequate intake. Omnivores had a significantly higher intake than vegetarians/vegans. There is a need to improve choline supply for pregnant women.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Fetta Mehouel, Scott W. Fowler
Summary: The study assessed concentrations of toxic trace elements in seafood species from Algerian coastal waters, finding that some species exceeded risk limits set by regulations. It recommended monitoring these elements, especially in popular fish species like sardines and predators such as swordfish and tuna. Regional assessment with similar analyses from neighboring countries was hindered by limited data on similar species or taxonomic groups.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Feng Qiu, Hongling Zhang, Yujie He, Hongxiu Liu, Tongzhang Zheng, Wei Xia, Shunqing Xu, Jieqiong Zhou, Yuanyuan Li
Summary: This study investigated the associations between arsenic exposure and blood pressure and platelet indices among pregnant women. The results showed that pregnant women with higher methylation capacity had lower blood pressure and lower platelet counts. In addition, pregnant women with higher blood pressure had higher platelet counts. The study suggested that methylation capacity influenced platelet counts through blood pressure mediation.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Line Marlene Nylund Sorensen, Geir Aamodt, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Eleni Papadopoulou
Summary: This study from the Norwegian cohort found that high diet quality in early childhood may reduce the risk for overweight in later childhood. Maternal diet quality was the strongest predictor of children's diet quality, while excessive screen time was a significant predictor of lower diet quality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jonathan Groot, Tanja G. Petersen, Pal Suren, Anne Lise Brantsoeter, Peter Uldall, Torben Martinussen, Charlotta Granstrom, Sjurdur F. Olsen, Allen J. Wilcox, Katrine Strandberg-Larsen
Summary: The study found that periconceptional folate supplementation was not associated with cerebral palsy (CP), while supplementation during gestational weeks 9-12 was linked to a reduced risk of CP. Midpregnancy supplementation or dietary folate alone did not show a significant association with CP. Strong inverse associations were observed with low gross motor function impairment, suggesting potential benefits of folate intake during gestational weeks 9-12 for reducing the risk of CP.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Lloyd D. Balbuena, Marilyn Baetz, Joseph Andrew Sexton, Douglas Harder, Cindy Xin Feng, Kerstina Boctor, Candace LaPointe, Elizabeth Letwiniuk, Arash Shamloo, Hemant Ishwaran, Ann John, Anne Lise Brantsaeter
Summary: This study utilizes machine learning models to identify risk and protective factors for suicide deaths in the general population and clinical samples. It suggests that suicide prevention requires individual actions with governmental incentives, and machine learning can help identify early prevention targets.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Liv Grimstvedt Kvalvik, Kari Klungsoyr, Jannicke Igland, Ida Henriette Caspersen, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Berit Skretting Solberg, Catharina Hartman, Lizanne Johanna Stephanie Schweren, Henrik Larsson, Lin Li, Ingeborg Forthun, Stefan Johansson, Alejandro Arias Vasquez, Jan Haavik
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal intake of sweetened carbonated beverages (SCB) during pregnancy and ADHD symptoms in the offspring. The findings suggest a weak positive relationship between prenatal exposure to SCB and offspring ADHD.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
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
Biology
Nikos Stratakis, Alexandros P. Siskos, Eleni Papadopoulou, Anh N. Nguyen, Yinqi Zhao, Katerina Margetaki, Chung-Ho E. Lau, Muireann Coen, Lea Maitre, Silvia Fernandez-Barres, Lydiane Agier, Sandra Andrusaityte, Xavier Basagana, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Maribel Casas, Serena Fossati, Regina Grazuleviciene, Barbara Heude, Rosemary R. C. McEachan, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Christopher Millett, Fernanda Rauber, Oliver Robinson, Theano Roumeliotaki, Eva Borras, Eduard Sabido, Jose Urquiza, Marina Vafeiadi, Paolo Vineis, Trudy Voortman, John Wright, David Conti, Martine Vrijheid, Hector C. Keun, Leda Chatzi
Summary: Urinary metabolic profiling is a promising tool to evaluate diet quality in European children, and it is associated with markers of insulin resistance. This method can help study diet quality and identify biological pathways related to metabolic diseases.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Teferi Mekonnen, Anne-Lise Brantsaeter, Lene F. Andersen, Nanna Lien, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Mekdes K. Gebremariam, Eleni Papadopoulou
Summary: This study examined the mediating role of prenatal and early postnatal factors and child energy balance-related behaviours in the effects of parental education on excess weight gain and overweight/obesity among children. The findings showed that the prenatal and early postnatal factors played a significant mediating role in excess weight gain at 2 years, while both prenatal and early postnatal factors and child energy balance-related behaviours contributed to overweight/obesity at 5, 8, and 14 years. These findings indicate potential targets for interventions to address socioeconomic inequalities in overweight/obesity from birth to adolescence.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Helle Margrete Meltzer, Tina Kold Jensen, Ondrej Majek, Hanns Moshammer, Maria Wennberg, Agneta Akesson, Hanna Tolonen
Summary: Record linkage of HBM survey data with administrative registers can enhance datasets and overcome limitations of both data sources. Availability of health registers and unique personal identifiers for linkage varies among European countries. Record linkage enables cross-sectional survey data to be used as cohort study data for exposure-health effect association analysis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Annick D. van den Brand, Lola Bajard, Inger-Lise Steffensen, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Hubert A. A. M. Dirven, Jochem Louisse, Ad Peijnenburg, Sophie Ndaw, Alberto Mantovani, Barbara De Santis, Marcel J. B. Mengelers
Summary: We evaluated the exposure-health relationship of mycotoxins in humans by reviewing available literature. Since human studies did not provide clear evidence of chronic health effects, we used the AOP framework to gather mechanistic evidence from in vitro and animal studies. This evidence can support limited human studies and help identify early biomarkers of FB1 and DON.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
C. Matta Coelho, J. Guimaraes, I Bracchi, N. Xavier Moreira, C. Pinheiro, P. Ferreira, D. Pestana, I Barreiros Mota, A. Cortez, C. Prucha, C. Martins, E. Pinto, A. Almeida, C. Delerue-Matos, C. C. Dias, A. Moreira-Rosario, L. F. Ribeiro de Azevedo, V Cruz Fernandes, C. Ramalho, C. Calhau, A-L Brantsaeter, J. Costa Leite, E. Keating
Summary: This study aimed to assess iodine status in pregnant women in Porto region and its association with iodine supplementation. The findings revealed that pregnant women had poor but not severe iodine status, and most of them did not comply with iodine supplementation recommendations. The use of iodized salt and iodine-containing supplements were associated with improved iodine status.
JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Georgina Fuentes-Paez, Georgia Escaramis, Sofia Aguilar-Lacasana, Sandra Andrusaityte, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Maribel Casas, Marie-Aline Charles, Leda Chatzi, Johanna Lepeule, Regina Grazuleviciene, Kristine B. Gutzkow, Barbara Heude, Lea Maitre, Carlos Ruiz-Arenas, Jordi Sunyer, Jose Urquiza, Tiffany C. Yang, John Wright, Martine Vrijheid, Natalia Vilor-Tejedor, Mariona Bustamante
Summary: This study investigated the combined effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy and genetic predisposition on birth weight and BMI-related traits in children. The results showed that sustained maternal smoking and genetic predisposition were independently associated with birth weight and childhood BMI-related traits, with limited evidence of gene-environment interactions.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Anna Amberntsson, Linnea Barebring, Anna Winkvist, Lauren Lissner, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Eleni Papadopoulou, Hanna Augustin
Summary: This study found that maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy may be associated with infant body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories. Maternal 25OHD levels below 75 nmol/L may be related to a higher class of BMI growth trajectory during infancy.
OBESITY SCIENCE & PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen, Ida Henriette Caspersen, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Marianne Hope Abel
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between iodine intake and symptoms of perinatal emotional distress and depression. The results showed that low habitual iodine intake was associated with increased prevalence of emotional distress and depression during pregnancy and postpartum. The use of iodine supplements may have non-beneficial effects on emotional distress. Further studies are needed to better understand this relationship.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Pieta Tasnim Kelsey, Eleni Papadopoulou, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Cecilie Dahl, Anne Lise Brantsaeter, Iris Erlund, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Line Smastuen Haug, Ida Henriette Caspersen
Summary: This study found that high intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with reduced concentrations of nutrition biomarkers in mid-pregnancy, while high adherence to the Norwegian dietary guidelines is associated with increased concentrations of nutrition biomarkers.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
B. Ovrebo, A. L. Brantsaeter, K. Lund-Iversen, L. F. Andersen, M. M. Paulsen, M. H. Abel
Summary: This study evaluated the discrimination ability of the updated Nutri-Score in determining the nutritional quality of foods in a Norwegian setting. The findings showed that it was able to classify foods within categories and align with the Norwegian food-based dietary guidelines. However, there were minor inconsistencies observed in certain foods.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
