IntroductionThe main cause of insulin resistance in childhood is obesity, which contributes to future comorbidities as in adults. Although high-calorie diets and lack of exercise contribute to metabolic disease development, food quality rather than the ...
Julio Plaza-Díaz+17 more
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Intestinal gene expression in pigs: effects of reduced feed intake during weaning and potential impact of dietary components [PDF]
The weaning transition is characterised by morphological, histological and microbial changes, often leading to weaning-associated disorders. These intestinal changes can partly be ascribed to the lack of luminal nutrition arising from the reduced feed ...
Bauer, E.+3 more
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This study compared three different fish species, striped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus), African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and snakehead (Channa striata), regarding the effect of dietary macronutrient composition on: 1.
L.T.T. Phan+5 more
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Whole-grain foods and chronic disease: evidence from epidemiological and intervention studies [PDF]
Cereal-based foods are key components of the diet and they dominate most food-based dietary recommendations in order to achieve targets for intake of carbohydrate, protein and dietary fibre.
Brownlee, Iain, Seal, Chris J.
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A definition for dietary fiber was adopted in June 2009 by the Codex Alimentarius Commission based on the recommendation for endorsement of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) in November 2008.
John F. Howlett+5 more
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Dietary factors associated with obesity indicators and level of sports participation in Flemish adults : a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Obesity develops when energy intake continuously exceeds energy expenditure, causing a fundamental chronic energy imbalance. Societal and behavioural changes over the last decades are held responsible for the considerable increase in ...
Delecluse, Christophe+7 more
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Carbohydrates – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023
Background: Dietary carbohydrates are a major source of energy in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The health effects of different types of carbohydrates vary and there is a need to update the evidence regarding specific carbohydrates and their effects ...
Emily Sonestedt, Nina Cecilie Øverby
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A nutrigenetic approach to investigate the relationship between metabolic traits and vitamin D status in an Asian Indian population [PDF]
Studies in Asian Indians have examined the association of metabolic traits with vitamin D status. However, findings have been quite inconsistent. Hence, we aimed to explore the relationship between metabolic traits and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D ...
Alathari, Buthaina E.+11 more
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Linoleic acid intake, plasma cholesterol and 10-year incidence of CHD in 20.000 middle-aged men and women in the Netherlands [PDF]
We studied the associations of a difference in linoleic acid or carbohydrate intake with plasma cholesterol levels and risk of CHD in a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands. Data on diet (FFQ) and plasma total and HDL-cholesterol were available at
Boer, J.M.A.+4 more
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Dietary carbohydrates and fatty liver disease: de novo lipogenesis
Purpose of review To review recent evidence for the role of dietary carbohydrate in de novo lipogenesis (DNL) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
S. Chiu, K. Mulligan, J. Schwarz
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