Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kyoko Fujihira, Masaki Takahashi, Chunyi Wang, Naoyuki Hayashi
Summary: Maintaining a balance between energy intake and expenditure is crucial for overall health. Seasonal variations in energy intake are influenced by environmental factors, social factors, and physiological factors. Changes in temperature and daylight hours may affect eating behavior, while increased participation in events and eating out during winter vacations contribute to increased energy intake. These findings highlight the importance of considering seasonal climate, events, and associated hormonal changes for maintaining adequate energy intake throughout the year.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Alexandre Maia Vargas, Ana Pinto de Moura, Rosires Deliza, Luis Miguel Cunha
Summary: This article reviews the effects of eating local seasonal food on sustainable consumption, emphasizing the importance of defining what is local and seasonal. The systematic review of literature suggests that the concept of local seasonality is relevant to the study of sustainable consumption.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kristen L. MacKenzie-Shalders, Ka Wing Lee, Charlene Wright, Joe Dulla, Angela Tsoi, Robin M. Orr
Summary: This study investigates the association between demographic factors and barriers to healthy diets in law enforcement personnel. The findings suggest that occupational considerations significantly impact the dietary intake of law enforcement personnel.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yan Zou, Lichun Huang, Mengjie He, Dong Zhao, Danting Su, Ronghua Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between sedentary behavior and food intake among children and adolescents. The results showed that watching movies or TV programs and chatting online on weekends increased the intake of instant noodles and fried pasta. Browsing online on weekdays increased the intake of whole-fat liquid milk, but also increased the intake of foods with high fat, high salt, and low nutrient density. Children and adolescents taking buses and subways increased their intake of low-nutrition quality products.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Geraldine Busquets-Vass, Seth D. Newsome, Mario A. Pardo, John Calambokidis, Sergio Aguiniga-Garcia, Diego Paez-Rosas, Jaime Gomez-Gutierrez, Luis M. Enriquez-Paredes, Diane Gendron
Summary: Isotope analysis of blue whale skin and potential prey in the Eastern Pacific Ocean revealed the migratory and foraging strategies of migratory marine megafauna. The study found that most whales in the northeast Pacific use a mixed income and capital breeding strategy, with the California Current Ecosystem being their primary summer-fall foraging ground, while some individuals spend most of the year in the Gulf of California or Costa Rica Dome as their primary winter-spring breeding grounds. Data also indicated a north-south population structure with whales in the southern Eastern Tropical Pacific generally not foraging in the northeast Pacific.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Gotz Eichhorn, Michiel P. Boom, Henk P. van der Jeugd, Amerins Mulder, Martin Wikelski, Shane K. Maloney, Grace H. Goh
Summary: The study conducted a detailed comparative analysis of the circadian rhythm of Tb and its seasonal development in free-living barnacle geese with different migratory behaviors and environments. It was found that the circadian Tb profile in the geese was closely aligned with changing daylight conditions, showing fast re-entrainment during migratory movements and loss of rhythmicity in permanent daylight. The study also revealed that the decrease in Tb before autumn migration was less drastic than previously reported, and there was no evidence of functional link between heterothermy and migration in the barnacle goose.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jasmine Chan, Emma McMahon, Julie Brimblecombe
Summary: Providing information at the point-of-sale to identify healthier/less healthy products is recognized as a potential strategy for improving population diet. Interventions using shelf-labels or technology showed positive effects on healthier food purchasing behavior. However, further research is needed on discouraging unhealthy food consumption.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Rachel A. Ross, Angela Kim, Priyanka Das, Yan Li, Yong Kee Choi, Andy Thompson, Ella Douglas, Siva Subramanian, Kat Ramos, Kathryn Callahan, Vadim Y. Bolshakov, Kerry J. Ressler
Summary: A novel population of MC4R-expressing neurons in the infralimbic region of the prefrontal cortex is found to be associated with food intake and body weight regulation in male mice. These neurons receive input from melanocortinergic neurons and project to regions involved in appetitive responses to food-related stimuli.
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Biology
Catherine M. Ivy, Christopher G. Guglielmo
Summary: Migratory flight requires birds to maintain intensive aerobic exercise and oxygen supply. This study investigated the changes in hypoxic ventilatory response, haematology, and pectoralis muscle phenotype of songbirds during migratory and non-migratory conditions. The findings showed that songbirds exhibit seasonal plasticity in the oxygen cascade, with different species showing varying responses. They tend to be more hypoxia tolerant during migration and have a stronger haemoglobin-O-2 affinity. The flight muscle also undergoes adjustments to enhance oxygen uptake and transport.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Teresa Madureira, Fernando Nunes, Jose Veiga, Pablo Saralegui-Diez
Summary: Consumption of organic products has been increasing steadily over the past few decades, with health benefits and environmental impact being key factors. Research shows that having children and consumer's academic level play a significant role in organic consumption.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Javier Gutierrez Illan, Guiming Wang, D. Tommy King, Fred L. Cunningham
Summary: Migratory birds, such as the American White Pelican, may adopt niche tracking strategies to cope with changing environmental conditions between breeding and non-breeding grounds. This study found that the American White Pelican tracked seasonal climate niche both at the individual and population level, allowing them to adapt to variations in winter food availability caused by cold weather.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
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
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aakansha Sharma, Subhajit Das, Sayantan Sur, Jyoti Tiwari, Khushboo Chaturvedi, Neha Agarwal, Shalie Malik, Sangeeta Rani, Vinod Kumar
Summary: Through investigating the time course of photoperiodically driven transcriptional responses in physiologically contrasting seasonal life-history states in migratory blackheaded buntings, it was found that there were differences in gene expression between the photosensitive and photorefractory states. The results demonstrate the important role of hypothalamic molecular pathways in life-history-dependent activation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alessio Basolo, Takafumi Ando, Douglas C. Chang, Tim Hollstein, Jonathan Krakoff, Paolo Piaggi, Susanne Votruba
Summary: The study found that lower serum albumin concentration was associated with greater daily energy intake and weight gain, suggesting albumin may be a marker of energy intake regulation.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria Carlota Dao, Sophie Thiron, Ellen Messer, Camille Sergeant, Anne Sevigne, Camille Huart, Melinda Rossi, Ilyssa Silverman, Kylie Sakaida, Pierre Bel Lassen, Charlotte Sarrat, Laura Arciniegas, Sai Krupa Das, Nicolas Gausseres, Karine Clement, Susan B. Roberts
Summary: This comparative qualitative study between France and the United States identified both common and divergent attitudes towards food culture and eating behaviors, highlighting the influence of factors such as social interactions, environmental concerns, and perceptions of natural versus processed foods. Further research is needed to develop effective interventions to address obesity in different populations.