Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Xin-Hui Wang, Qing Li, Zi-Bin Zheng, Xiao-Gao Diao, Li-Wen He, Wei Zhang
Summary: This study applied the Nutrient Requirements of Cashmere Goats to supplementary feeding for pregnant Inner Mongolian cashmere goats under grazing. The results showed that supplementation based on the feeding standard enhanced the production performance of pregnant goats. This is important for the healthy and precise nutrition and management of cashmere goats.
Article
Fisheries
Koushik Roy, Jan Masilko, Lenka Kajgrova, Felix Kofi Agbeko Kuebutornye, Martin Oberle, Jan Mraz
Summary: The study investigated end-of-season supplementary feeding strategies for European fishponds suffering from collapsed natural food base. Ponds receiving white lupine resulted in higher PUFA content in carp fillet than control ponds receiving triticale, with eutrophication likely suppressed in treatment ponds. Triticale and lupine-rapeseed combinations were balanced and showed improved yield and nutrient efficiency in ponds. The inclusion of starch sources in the supplementary feeds is suggested for higher productivity.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Elizabeth J. Reverri, Mary Beth Arensberg, Robert D. Murray, Kirk W. Kerr, Karyn L. Wulf
Summary: The first 1000 days is a critical period for optimizing nutrition. Young children have unique nutrient needs, and there are differences in dietary patterns and recommendations for young children between the US and globally. This paper compares the differences in young child nutrition and identifies knowledge gaps and surveillance gaps to be filled.
Article
Fisheries
Marlise Teresinha Mauerwerk, Izabel Wolkweis Zadinelo, Marcos Cesar Zanella Junior, Rafael Ernesto Balen, Robie Allan Bombardelli, Lilian Carolina Rosa da Silva, Lilian Dena dos Santos, Fabio Meurer
Summary: The study evaluated the use of raw glycerol as a corn substitute in the feeding of silver catfish fingerlings, showing high potential without affecting animal performance or health.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yisong Cheng, Chaoyue Chen, Hao Yang, Min Fu, Xi Zhong, Bo Wang, Zhi Hu, Min He, Zhongwei Zhang, Xiaodong Jin, Yan Kang, Qin Wu
Summary: This study compared the efficacy and safety of domperidone administered via the feeding tube versus intravenous metoclopramide in critically ill patients with EFI. The findings suggest that tube feeding domperidone was more effective in improving enteral nutrition delivery performance in these patients.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rachel Strahm, Manuel Weber, Reiner Wiest, Kai-Uwe Schmitt
Summary: This study examined the effects of early tube feeding compared to tube feeding after 24 hours on clinical parameters. Patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) received tube feeding 4 hours after tube insertion following the updated ESPEN guidelines. An observational study analyzed whether the new scheme affected patient complaints, complications, or hospitalization duration. The study found that the new scheme did not impact patient complaints or complications, but it significantly reduced hospitalization duration.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Heather Parr, David S. Sanders
Summary: PEG surgery provides long-term nutritional support for individuals unable to tolerate oral intake, with potential benefits including improved mortality, nutritional status, and quality of life. However, the decision to proceed with PEG may be influenced by personal values and emotions of family members and healthcare professionals, leading to unnecessary procedures and potential harm. Guidance to improve patient selection and education for healthcare professionals is crucial for achieving the best outcomes.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Phumudzo Tshiambara, Marinel Hoffman, Heather Legodi, Tanita Botha, Helen Mulol, Pedro Pisa, Ute Feucht
Summary: Appropriate feeding practices protect against malnutrition and poor growth. A study in South Africa compared feeding practices and growth in HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) and HIV-unexposed-uninfected (HUU) infants aged 6-12 months. The study found that HEU infants had lower breastfeeding rates and poorer growth compared to HUU infants.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shuya Wang, Ning Jin, Li Jin, Xuemei Xiao, Linli Hu, Zeci Liu, Yue Wu, Yandong Xie, Wen Zhu, Jian Lyu, Jihua Yu
Summary: Using LED to improve lighting conditions during tomato growth is an efficient method to enhance the quality of tomato fruit. Supplementing light in the morning increases the content of health-promoting substances, while supplementing light in the evening enhances the flavor of tomato fruit.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paolo Ria, Antonio De Pascalis, Anna Zito, Silvia Barbarini, Marcello Napoli, Antonietta Gigante, Gian Pio Sorice
Summary: Proteinuria refers to the presence of proteins in the urine, indicating kidney damage and predicting the risk of renal failure progression. Medical nutrition therapy is crucial in slowing the progression of renal disease for patients with proteinuria. The main dietary intervention is protein restriction, although other approaches targeting micro and macronutrients and dietary style are also frequently used. However, there is a lack of randomized and controlled trials studying nutritional interventions for proteinuria.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Clara E. Castanos, Mary C. Boyce, Tiffane Bates, A. Harvey Millar, Gavin Flematti, Nathan G. Lawler, Julia Grassl
Summary: The honey bee's nutritional health depends on nectar and pollen, which provide carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. The effects of different feeding treatments on bees and colony health were examined using lipidomics and gene expression analysis. Nutritional stress resulted in changes in lipid composition and increased expression of lipid desaturases, suggesting the release of stored lipids for energy usage. Starvation had long-term effects on honey production in colonies, while sugar-fed bees showed signs of nutritional stress at the physiological level.
INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Luigi Barrea, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Daniela Laudisio, Gabriella Pugliese, Bianca Castellucci, Eloisa Garcia-Velasquez, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao
Summary: The interaction between nutrition and the immune system is complex, with specific micronutrients playing a key role in immune response and deficiency of essential nutrients impairing immunity. Individual's nutrition status, dietary intake, and nutraceutical supplementation can positively or negatively influence immune function, with some nutrients like vitamin D and zinc potentially modulating immune function. This review aims to update the relationship between nutrition, diet, and the immune system through gut microbiota, particularly focusing on the impact of the Mediterranean diet on immune function and speculating on the role of functional supplements.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
H. H. Salgado, S. Methot, A. Remus, M. P. Letourneau-Montminy, C. Pomar
Summary: This study aimed to create an index to evaluate feeding behavior of pigs, showing that nutritional factors can affect meal regularity. The index successfully captured information from multiple components of feeding behavior, indicating potential for evaluating the impact of nutrition on pig feeding behavior.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
B. P. Harrison, M. Dorigo, C. K. Reynolds, L. A. Sinclair, P. P. Ray
Summary: The study found that most farmers were not aware of the phosphorus concentration in their lactating cow's diet and did not commonly adopt precision phosphorus feeding practices, indicating a risk of overfeeding phosphorus. As herd size increased, farmers tended to overfeed phosphorus, but their awareness of phosphorus pollution issues and likelihood of testing manure phosphorus also increased. The willingness to reduce dietary phosphorus concentrations was primarily driven by the desire to reduce environmental damage and feed costs, as well as advice from feed professionals.
Article
Physiology
Carmen Mo, Angela M. Smilanich
Summary: Using an exotic host plant has beneficial effects on the immune system and feeding efficiency of a specialist lepidopteran insect. The exotic host plant leads to higher immune system activity, pupal weights, development time, consumption, and approximate digestibility. However, the native host plant supports higher efficiency of conversion of ingested and digested food.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sonia Ahmed, Gail R. Goldberg, Rubhana Raqib, Swapan Kumar Roy, Shahidul Haque, Vickie S. Braithwaite, John M. Pettifor, Ann Prentice
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Agnes M. Mutua, Margaret Nampijja, Alison M. Elliott, John M. Pettifor, Thomas N. Williams, Amina Abubakar, Emily L. Webb, Sarah H. Atkinson
Article
Anthropology
Lukhanyo H. Nyati, John M. Pettifor, Ken K. Ong, Shane A. Norris
Summary: This study found that ethnic differences have an impact on the timing, magnitude, and intensity of adolescent growth. Early life factors such as birth weight and weight and height gain in infancy also influence adolescent growth.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Lisa Roberts, Stephanie Julius, Shrinav Dawlat, Safiye Yildiz, George Rebello, Surita Meldau, Komala Pillay, Alina Esterhuizen, Alvera Vorster, Gameda Benefeld, Jorge da Rocha, Peter Beighton, Sean L. Sellars, Kebashni Thandrayen, John M. Pettifor, Raj S. Ramesar
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Christopher T. Sempos, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Philip R. Fischer, Craig F. Munns, John M. Pettifor, Tom D. Thacher
Summary: The study found a significant association between serum 25(OH)D and nutritional rickets in Nigerian children, and showed that the vitamin D requirement to prevent nutritional rickets varies inversely with calcium intake. The use of multivariable modeling is essential in defining vitamin D requirements.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Tom D. Thacher, Christopher T. Sempos, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Philip R. Fischer, Craig F. Munns, John M. Pettifor
Summary: This study analyzed data from a case-control study to evaluate the utility of serum alkaline phosphatase (AP) in identifying nutritional rickets in calcium-deprived Nigerian children. The results showed that AP levels above 350 U/L effectively discriminated between children with and without nutritional rickets. Further research is needed to validate cutoff values in other populations and standardize laboratory values for broader population studies.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Reagan M. Mogire, Alireza Morovat, John Muthii Muriuki, Alexander J. Mentzer, Emily L. Webb, Wandia Kimita, Francis M. Ndungu, Alex W. Macharia, Clare L. Cutland, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Amidou Diarra, Alfred B. Tiono, Swaib A. Lule, Shabir A. Madhi, Manjinder S. Sandhu, Andrew M. Prentice, Philip Bejon, John M. Pettifor, Alison M. Elliott, Adebowale Adeyemo, Thomas N. Williams, Sarah H. Atkinson
Summary: The study found that vitamin D deficiency rates among young African children were 0.6% and 7.8%, with factors such as country, age, season, inflammation, and malaria influencing the levels. In addition, variations in the GC gene were associated with vitamin D levels.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine Pereira-Kotze, Bill Jeffery, Jane Badham, Elizabeth C. Swart, Lisanne du Plessis, Ameena Goga, Lori Lake, Max Kroon, Haroon Saloojee, Christiaan Scott, Raul Mercer, Tony Waterston, Jeffrey Goldhagen, David Clark, Phillip Baker, Tanya Doherty
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Reagan M. Mogire, John Muthii Muriuki, Alireza Morovat, Alexander J. Mentzer, Emily L. Webb, Wandia Kimita, Francis M. Ndungu, Alex W. Macharia, Clare L. Cutland, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Amidou Diarra, Alfred B. Tiono, Swaib A. Lule, Shabir A. Madhi, Andrew M. Prentice, Philip Bejon, John M. Pettifor, Alison M. Elliott, Adebowale Adeyemo, Thomas N. Williams, Sarah H. Atkinson
Summary: There is a significant association between vitamin D and iron deficiency in African children. The risk of iron deficiency is increased in children with vitamin D deficiency, and vitamin D concentration variably influences iron status. Therefore, the link between vitamin D and iron status should be considered in strategies to manage these nutrient deficiencies.
Editorial Material
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Flavia Kiweewa Matovu, John M. Pettifor, Juliet E. Compston
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Haroon Saloojee, John M. Pettifor
Summary: Access to published research has become easier for researchers in low- and middle-income countries due to the increase in open access policies, but the cost of publication remains a burden for them.
CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Flavia Kiweewa Matovu, Noah Kiwanuka, Martin Nabwana, Delia Scholes, Philippa Musoke, Mary Glenn Fowler, Mags E. Beksinska, John M. Pettifor, Todd T. Brown
Summary: The combined use of DMPA-IM and TDF in young women living with HIV was found to be associated with a greater decline in bone mineral density compared to the use of TDF alone or in age-matched controls without HIV. Safer contraceptive options and bone-sparing treatment should be prioritized for optimal care of women living with HIV.
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
P. N. Ngcobo, L. H. Nyati, S. A. Norris, J. M. Pettifor
Summary: The study compared secular trends in height among self-reported black and white racial groups in South Africa, finding a positive growth trend among black males over 30 years with no significant changes in other groups. Black and white females achieved adult height at a similar age, but black females were shorter by 5.7 cm.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
N. Madi, F. Y. Moosa, K. B. Parbhoo, J. M. Pettifor, K. Thandrayen
JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY METABOLISM AND DIABETES OF SOUTH AFRICA
(2020)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Flavia Kiweewa Matovu, Martin Nabwana, Noah Kiwanuka, Delia Scholes, Esther Isingel, Monica L. Nolan, Mary G. Fowler, Philippa Musoke, John M. Pettifor, Todd T. Brown, Mags E. Beksinska
Summary: This study investigated the association between HIV-1 infection and/or DMPA use with bone mineral density (BMD) in untreated HIV-1-infected women in a resource-limited setting. Results showed that HIV-1 infection and DMPA use were associated with significantly lower BMD Z-scores, with a higher proportion of HIV-1-infected women having low BMD compared to uninfected women. The Ugandan population had generally lower BMD compared to non-Hispanic White and Black women in the US, highlighting the need for new treatment interventions in resource-limited settings to mitigate BMD loss in HIV-1-infected women.