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The feasibility of using the application developed to operationalize the Global Diet Quality Score in Ethiopia

BMC Nutrition
Background The Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) application is an electronic data collection tool developed to provide a standard, easy-to-use method for collecting low-cost, time-relevant data on diet quality.
Yonas Taffesse Asrat, Mourad Moursi, Marieke Vossenaar, Megan Deitchler, Abdulaziz Omare   +4 more
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Rarely reported cases of hepatotoxicity associated with turmeric- and curcuminoid-containing dietary supplements: a comprehensive review by USP

Pharmaceutical Biology
Background The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Dietary Supplement Admission Evaluation and Labeling Expert Committee (DSAEL EC) routinely monitors safety‑related literature for dietary ingredients covered by USP monographs. Following multiple reports of
Nadeem Akhtar, Joanne Barnes, Paula Gardiner, Bill J. Gurley, Richard Ko, Igor Koturbash, Deval Patel, Richard B. van Breemen, Amy L. Roe   +8 more
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Dietary calcium and magnesium intake and risk for incident dementia: The Shanghai Aging Study

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2022
Introduction Calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), or the calcium to magnesium (Ca:Mg) ratio may affect the risk of dementia via complex mechanisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of dietary Ca, Mg, and Ca:Mg ratio with dementia risk at ...
Jianfeng Luo, Chenbo Zhang, Qianhua Zhao, Wanqing Wu, Xiaoniu Liang, Zhenxu Xiao, James A. Mortimer, Amy R. Borenstein, Qi Dai, Ding Ding   +9 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do dietary patterns in older men influence change in homocysteine through folate fortification? The Normative Aging Study [PDF]

, 2009
Objective We aimed to describe the difference in B-vitamin intake and in plasma B-vitamin and homocysteine concentrations before and after folic acid fortification, in relation to dietary patterns. Design The Normative Aging Study (NAS) is a longitudinal
Groot, C.P.G.M., de, Spiro, A., Kromhout, D., Tucker, K.L., Staveren, W.A., van, Knoops, K.T.B.   +5 more
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Nutraceuticals in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

Nutraceuticals
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common mood disorder among adults. Despite the wide use of pharmacological agents by those with MDD, the evidence indicates that only a small fraction of patients benefits, and many individuals using ...
Allyson Davis, Jacquelyn Pence, Richard J. Bloomer   +2 more
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The vitamin D paradox in Black Americans: a systems-based approach to investigating clinical practice, research, and public health - expert panel meeting report

BMC Proceedings, 2018
The Office of Dietary Supplements, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, all components of the U.S. National Institutes
LaVerne L. Brown, Barbara Cohen, Derrick Tabor, Giovanna Zappalà, Padma Maruvada, Paul M. Coates   +5 more
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Role of Dietary and Environmental Factors on Thyroid Cancer in Romania: A Brief Review

Diagnostics, 2022
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine tumor, accounting for about 1% of all human malignancies. There are environmental factors that can potentiate the onset of thyroid cancer, in particular pollutants, lifestyle or radiation exposure.
Gilles Kermoison, Ciprian Draganescu
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fish protein supplementation in older nursing home residents: a randomised, double-blind, pilot study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2019
Background Age-related loss of muscle mass and function is common in older adults, and studies investigating if dietary proteins may protect and possibly build lean body mass are needed.
Aslaug Drotningsvik, Åge Oterhals, Ola Flesland, Ottar Nygård, Oddrun A. Gudbrandsen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source