Current cigarette smoking and decreased serum levels of α-Klotho, an anti-aging hormone, among US adult participants Wonjun Billy Kim Highlights Cigarette smokers exhibited significantly decreased serum levels of α-Klotho in middle-aged and older adults. • A significant association was seen between...

The association between ultra-processed food consumption and health-related quality of life differs across lifestyle and socioeconomic strata Somayeh Hosseinpour-Niazi BMC Public Health volume 24, Article number: 1955 (2024) Background In this prospective study, we aimed to examine the association ...

Vegetarian and Vegan Dietary Patterns to Treat Adult Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Advances in Nutrition 30 September 2024 Nanci S Guest Plant-based dietary patterns, including vegetarian and vegan dietary patterns, may help to manage type 2 ...

The Effect of Green Tea Extract on Pulmonary Inflammation in Nanoparticles-Exposed Mice Pureun-Haneul Lee Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 10 September 2024 Scope Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) are air pollutants that exacerbate chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and Chro...

The role of vitamin D in diabetic foot ulcer; an umbrella review of meta-analyses Lu Liu Front. Nutr., 09 October 2024 Background: Complications related to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) due to diabetes are increasing. One of the factors influencing the management and treatment of complications related...

Comparative analysis of COVID-19 responses in Japan and Africa: diet, phytochemicals, vitamin D, and gut microbiota in reducing mortality—A systematic review and meta-analysis Front. Nutr., 07 October 2024 Kazuki Santa Background: As the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic subsides, ...

Global estimation of dietary micronutrient inadequacies: a modelling analysis Simone Passarelli The Lancet Global Health Volume 12, Issue 10e1590-e1599October 2024 Background Inadequate micronutrient intakes and related deficiencies are a major challenge to global public health. Analyses over the p...

Collagen peptides affect collagen synthesis and the expression of collagen, elastin, and versican genes in cultured human dermal fibroblasts Stephan Dierckx Front Med (Lausanne) 2024 May 1:11:1397517. Background: Collagen is one of the major proteins of the skin and it is particularly important for...

An examination of the effect of exercise and creatine monohydrate on oral tissues Mehmet Sinan Dogan Microsc Res Tech. 2024 Oct;87(10):2504-2512. Although physical exercise is extremely important for health and a good lifestyle, it can trigger oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle fatigue. The...

Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of a New Mixture of Vitamin C, Collagen Peptides, Resveratrol, and Astaxanthin in Tenocytes: Molecular Basis for Future Applications in Tendinopathies Monica Marzagalli Mediators Inflamm. 2024 Jul 30:2024:5273198. Tendinopathy is one of the most frequent...

Vicious cycle of vitamin B1 insufficiency and heart failure in cardiology outpatients Misora Ao Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition 2024 Heart failure is a major manifestation of vitamin B1 deficiency; beriberi. We have previously reported that even vitamin B1 insufficiency, milder than ...

Short-term intake of delta-tocotrienol on lipid profiles in healthy subjects Naho Serizawa Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition 2024 Delta-tocotrienol (δ-T3) are beneficial for lipid metabolism. However, there are almost no reports on the specific numerical values of changes in blood T3 l...

Effect of Training Load Intensification on the Sleep Pattern of Young Soccer Players Ayrton Bruno de Morais Ferreira Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 03 Jul 2024 Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine how intensifying training loads over a week affects the sleep patterns of young so...

Association of healthy and unhealthy plant-based diets with telomere length Xiude Li Clinical Nutrition Volume 43, Issue 8 , August 2024, Pages 1694-1701 Background & aims Previous studies have shown that plant-rich dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, are associated with longer te...

Plasma proteins associated with plant-based diets: Results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and Framingham Heart Study (FHS) Clinical Nutrition Volume 43, Issue 8 , August 2024, Pages 1929-1940 Hyunju Kim Background & aims Plant-based diets are associated with a lower r...