Nutrition
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There is no consensus on how to estimate energy requirements after liver transplantation (LT). The aim of this study was to compare measured resting energy expenditure (REE) with predictive equations and fixed factors, and evaluate whether clinical variables were associated with REE. ⋯ The low accuracy of HB and fixed factors suggests risks of both under- and overfeeding of individual patients if energy requirement is only based on calculation. REE measurement is recommended after LT to secure accurate and safe nutritional therapy.
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Objective nutritional indexes have been shown to predict prognosis in some clinical settings. We aimed to explore the predictive values of these indexes in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). ⋯ Objective nutritional indexes were independently associated with all-cause mortality and CVD events in patients undergoing PD. Moreover, assessments of the CONUT score and PNI may provide more useful predictive values than GNRI.
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This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward added sugar intake and the associations with nutrient intakes and weight status. ⋯ Our findings indicated that a large proportion of young women had limited knowledge on the health consequences of excessive added sugar intakes. The observed inverse relationships between added sugar and micronutrient intakes and the weight status highlight the urgent need for expanded efforts to improve added sugar-related knowledge and promote the reduction of added sugar intake among young women.
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The beneficial influence of a vegetarian diet in reducing the risk for metabolic syndrome has been demonstrated. However, adiponectin production and secretion are scarcely studied in vegetarians, despite their important role in recovering metabolic homeostasis by reducing visceral obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a vegetarian diet on serum adiponectin levels and its association with the established biomarkers of insulin sensitivity and inflammation in healthy, non-obese individuals. ⋯ A vegetarian diet resulted in improved β-cell function. Favorable adiponectin and insulin sensitivity responses in women reveal a distinct effect of diet-to-metabolic homeostasis, indicating an interesting pattern of sexual dimorphism regarding the beneficial metabolic effect of a vegetarian diet.
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Multicenter Study
The Controlling Nutritional Status score as a functional prognostic marker in patients with acute stroke: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.
The aim of this study was to assess whether undernutrition on hospital admission, as evaluated by the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score, has an effect on the improvement in functional and cognitive activities of daily living (ADL) in adult patients with acute stroke. ⋯ Undernutrition as determined by the CONUT score on admission was an independent predictor of poor motor FIM gain in adult patients with acute stroke. It was not an independent predictor for poor cognitive FIM gain.