Nutrition
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Maternal diets have effects on intestinal mucosal flora and susceptibility to colitis of offspring mice during early life.
Intestinal flora is considered closely related to the occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study aimed to discover whether diverse diet conditions during early life lead to different intestinal flora structure and impact different susceptibility to IBD. ⋯ In general, our study shows that a maternal high-protein diet during early life can negatively regulate the intestinal flora diversity of offspring mice. A high-protein diet during early life led to higher susceptibility of IBD in offspring rats.
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School-aged children in São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, are a population with a long history of iodine deficiency, and a recent governmental program for iodized salt (IS) consumption was implemented. This study investigated urinary iodine concentration (UIC), household and school IS consumption, and iodine-rich food intake in school-aged children. ⋯ School-aged children in São Miguel Island did not have iodine deficiency after the governmental program for IS consumption. Adequate iodine status of school-aged children probably reflects not only an increase in iodine intake, through IS, but also an improvement of food intake patterns. Future studies are needed to ensure the sufficient iodine status of school-aged children in the Azores, and political commitment and efforts are required to prevent the possible reemergence of iodine deficiency.
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The aim of this study was to analyze the association between at least one of the risk factors for metabolic syndrome and the lifestyle of adults and elderly individuals in Teresina, Piauí. ⋯ The presence of at least one risk factor for this disease, according to lifestyle, deserves a warning for the population, as it is capable of harming health, especially at the level of cardiovascular impairment.
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Aging is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation contributing to a decline in lung performance. The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) has been introduced to evaluate the inflammatory potential of different diets, which may further affect individuals' respiratory function. This study investigates the association between DII and lung performance in older adults. ⋯ Pro-inflammatory diets may affect lung function in fit older people, and this effect may be exacerbated in overweight or obese individuals.
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There is limited knowledge about muscle-mass loss in childhood and adolescent patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between muscle mass evaluated by computed tomography (CT) and the serum creatinine-cystatin C ratio (CCR) in children and adolescents with cancer. ⋯ These results suggest that CCR may be a useful surrogate marker for muscle mass in cancer care for children and adolescents.