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Lukkamol Prapkree, Rianna Uddin, Jafar Ali Ajaj Jaafar, Mohammed Baghdadi, Catherine Coccia, Fatma Huffman, Cristina Palacios
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the influence of factors related to snacking behavior on overweight and obesity among college students. The findings showed that late night snacks had lower quality, and the accessibility and availability of unhealthy snacks were negatively associated with snack quality, diet quality, and body weight. These results can be used to improve snacking behavior and the food environment.
NUTRITION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Behavioral Sciences
Inchirah Karmous, Radhouene Doggui, Amira Sayed Khan, Nadia Ben Amor, Naim Akhtar Khan, Henda Jamoussi
Summary: The Tunisian population has seen an increase in obesity, which is associated with poor detection of fat and poor diet quality. This study explores the relationship between linoleic acid detection and adherence to a healthy diet, finding that poor fat detection is associated with worsened diet quality and lower adherence to a Mediterranean diet, especially among obese individuals.
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Behavioral Sciences
Inchirah Karmous, Radhouene Doggui, Amira Sayed Khan, Nadia Ben Amor, Naim Akhtar Khan, Henda Jamoussi
Summary: The study found that poor orosensory detection of dietary lipids may be a driver for worsening diet quality.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Danxia Yu, Sang M. Nguyen, Yaohua Yang, Wanghong Xu, Hui Cai, Jie Wu, Qiuyin Cai, Jirong Long, Wei Zheng, Xiao-Ou Shu
Summary: Long-term diet quality is positively associated with fecal microbiome diversity and abundance of fiber-fermenting bacteria among apparently healthy Chinese adults. Different food groups, including dairy, fish/seafood, nuts/legumes, refined grains, and processed meat, showed significant associations with specific bacteria species. More research is needed to explore the potential role of these bacteria in mediating diet-disease relationships.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ruonan Duan, Tian Qiao, Yue Chen, Mengxue Chen, Hongmei Xue, Xue Zhou, Mingzhe Yang, Yan Liu, Li Zhao, Lars Libuda, Guo Cheng
Summary: The study found that girls and boys with higher diet quality before puberty were more likely to enter puberty at a later time, independent of pre-pubertal body fat.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Christina M. Croce, Jennifer Orlet Fisher, Donna L. Coffman, Regan L. Bailey, Adam Davey, Gina L. Tripicchio
Summary: Adolescents who are overweight or obese consume more calories and higher levels of overconsumed dietary components, such as added sugar, solid fats, and refined grains, from snacks than those with normal weight. Recommendations for age-specific snacking are necessary to prevent excessive intake of nutrients and calories.
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Clinical Neurology
Shanrui Ma, Juan Zhu, Shuanghua Xie, Ru Chen, Xinqing Li, Wenqiang Wei
Summary: This study found that the dietary quality of adults aged 40 years and over in China is suboptimal, with excessive and inadequate food intake simultaneously. Dietary imbalance and low dietary diversity may be related to anxiety and depressive symptoms.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Vanessa M. Oddo, Lauren Welke, Andrew McLeod, Lacey Pezley, Yinglin Xia, Pauline Maki, Mary Dawn Koenig, Michelle A. Kominiarek, Scott Langenecker, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys
Summary: This study found that adherence to a Mediterranean diet may be associated with reduced depressive symptoms, with individuals who had higher Mediterranean diet scores having lower odds of moderate to severe symptoms compared to those with lower scores.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Andrea Lopez-Cepero, Katherine L. Tucker, Jose F. Rodriguez-Orengo, Josiemer Mattei
Summary: A diet high in quality is essential for preventing chronic diseases. This study examined the eating behaviors and their associations with nutrient intake and diet quality in Puerto Rican adults. The results showed that engaging in healthy eating behaviors was linked to better diet quality and lower intake of unfavorable nutrients.
NUTRITION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ulrike A. Gisch, Margaux Robert, Noemi Berlin, Antoine Nebout, Fabrice Etile, Sabrina Teyssier, Valentina A. Andreeva, Serge Hercberg, Mathilde Touvier, Sandrine Peneau
Summary: This study assessed the relationship between mastery and weight status, food intake, snacking, and eating disorder symptoms. The results showed that individuals with higher levels of mastery were more likely to have a healthy weight status, consume healthier foods, have lower snacking frequency, and experience fewer eating disorder symptoms.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Konstantinos-Georgios Papaioannou, Andreas Nilsson, Lena Maria Nilsson, Fawzi Kadi
Summary: This study examined the impact of adherence to healthy dietary patterns on sarcopenia risk in physically active older adults. The results showed that individuals with higher adherence to healthy dietary patterns had lower sarcopenia risk and better muscle function performance.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Kristin Fulgoni, Victor L. Fulgoni
Summary: This study examines the association between watermelon intake and nutrient intake and diet quality using a large, nationally representative sample. The results show that watermelon consumers have higher total diet quality and intake of nutrients such as dietary fiber, magnesium, potassium, vitamin A, lycopene, and other carotenoids, while having lower intake of added sugars and total saturated fatty acids.
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Neurosciences
Kristen S. Smith, Molly M. Morris, Casey D. Morrow, Josh R. Novak, Michael D. Roberts, Andrew D. Fruge
Summary: This study examines the gut-brain axis and its connections to mood disturbance, diet quality, and fecal microbiota in free-living adults. The findings suggest that individuals with lower mood disturbance have higher bacterial diversity in their gut, and diet quality is associated with different mood states.
NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Heather S. Fagnant, Laura J. Lutz, Anna T. Nakayama, Erin Gaffney-Stomberg, James P. McClung, J. Philip Karl
Summary: Breakfast skipping is associated with vitamin D deficiency among young military recruits, which may be mediated by lower diet quality and vitamin D intake.
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Elizabeth Costello, Jesse Goodrich, William B. Patterson, Sarah Rock, Yiping Li, Brittney Baumert, Frank Gilliland, Michael Goran, Zhanghua Chen, Tanya L. Alderete, David Conti, Leda Chatzi
Summary: The study found that young adults can reduce the risk of prediabetes by improving their diet quality, especially by increasing DASH and HEI scores.