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Our voice, our choice: a mixed-methods study exploring the nutritious food and beverage item preferences and perspectives of medically tailored grocery clients

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Food is Medicine (FIM) strategies are designed to alleviate diet-related chronic disease by increasing access to nutritious foods. In this cross-sectional, mixed-methods study, 13 medically tailored grocery (MTG) clients utilized a mobile app to capture ...
Michael F. Royer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with household food security of participants of the MANA food supplement program in Colombia Factores asociados con inseguridad alimentaría del hogar en participantes del programa alimentario MANA en Colombia

open access: yesArchivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2010
The objective of this study was to explore demographic and economic characteristics associated with household food security of 2,784 low-income households with pre-school aged children receiving food supplements from the Colombian Plan for Improving Food
Michelle Hackett   +3 more
doaj  

?Those Who Need It the Most?: Equity Framing in 2021 U.S. Print News About Food Assistance

open access: yesHealth Equity, 2023
Objective: To understand how equity appeared in news about food assistance from 2021. Methods: We assessed a national sample of news articles (N=298) for equity arguments and language about racial and health equity.
doaj   +1 more source

L‐aspartate oxidase provides new insights into fumarate reduction in anaerobic darkness in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Synechocystis strains deficient in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) secrete more succinate than the WT under dark anaerobic conditions, supporting that SDH then primarily acts as SDH, not as a fumarate reductase. L‐aspartate oxidase (Laspo) from Synechocystis is functional under anaerobic conditions, reducing fumarate to succinate.
Kateryna Kukil   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of assistance on poverty and food security in a fragile and protracted-crisis context: the case of West Bank and Gaza Strip

open access: yesBio-based and Applied Economics, 2020
This paper assesses the impact of assistance on the wellbeing of Palestinian households. The impact evaluation analysis uses a difference-in-difference approach for the treatment of sample selection bias. The paper uses data from the 2013 and 2014 rounds
Donato Romano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The heterodimeric amino acid transporters (HAT) of the SLC7/SLC3 family: A structure−function relationships and relevance to human pathology

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Heterodimeric amino acid transporters consist of SLC7 and SLC3 family proteins arranged in a conserved structural organization. They regulate nutrient transport across cell membranes, supporting essential cellular functions. These transporters also contribute to xenobiotic/drug uptake and distribution.
Mariafrancesca Scalise   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Democracia alimentar para populações em vulnerabilidade social: o caso de cozinhas solidárias em Manaus, Amazonas

open access: yesConfins
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in collaboration between various public, private and civil organizations. These initiatives include solidarity kitchens, which are based on the principle of the Human Right to ...
Camila Lago Braga   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metastatic niche shaped by host factors influences disseminated cancer cell fate

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metastasis is shaped not only by cancer cells but also by the environments they encounter. This review explores how factors such as aging, diet, the microbiome, lifestyle, and environmental exposures remodel organ‐specific niches in the lung, liver, bone, and brain, influencing where metastatic cells survive, remain dormant, or grow, and ultimately ...
Gwennan Delyth Ward   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Folly of Food Waste amidst Food Insecurity in the United States: A Literature Review

open access: yesChallenges
Food insecurity is an economic and social condition that involves individuals having limited or uncertain access to healthy food. Despite the well-intentioned efforts of both governmental and not-for-profit organizations in addressing food insecurity ...
Michael F. Royer
doaj   +1 more source

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