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The Minimum Dietary Diversity For Women Indicator Can Be Extended To Children And Adolescents aged 4-15 Years As A Proxy Population Indicator For Good Micronutrient Adequacy Of Diets In Low- and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yesCurrent Developments in Nutrition
Background: The response to the global call for more data on children’s and adolescents’ diets and nutrition is limited by the lack of straightforward practical indicators to track their diet quality.
Loty Diop   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lipase inhibition attenuates the acute inhibitory effects of oral fat on food intake in healthy subjects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The lipase inhibitor, orlistat, is used in the treatment of obesity and reduces fat absorption by about 30%. However, the mean weight loss induced by orlistat is less than expected for the degree of fat malabsorption.
O'Donovan, D.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Quantification of food intake in Drosophila. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2009
Measurement of food intake in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is often necessary for studies of behaviour, nutrition and drug administration. There is no reliable and agreed method for measuring food intake of flies in undisturbed, steady state ...
Richard Wong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: Food pantries and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are widely available resources for individuals facing food insecurity, yet the dietary quality of individuals using both programmes is not well characterised.
Seema Jain   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food texture and food intake : the role of oral sensory exposure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background and objective: In view of the growing epidemic of obesity, it is important to investigate factors which influence food intake. Food texture has been shown to play a role in food intake regulation but underlying explaining mechanisms are ...
Zijlstra, N.
core  

Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What’s on the menu? A review of school meal quality across twenty-nine countries

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition
Objective: The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) – the coexistence of undernutrition and overweight/obesity – poses a critical global health challenge, particularly for children and adolescents.
Aisha Kanté   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal variation in the voluntary food intake of domesticated cats (Felis catus).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
There are numerous reports about seasonal cycles on food intake in animals but information is limited in dogs and cats. A 4-year prospective, observational, cohort study was conducted to assess differences in food intake in 38 ad-libitum-fed adult colony
Samuel Serisier   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of heating time and drying method on the functional properties of soy protein isolate–maltodextrin conjugates for plant-based meringue cookies

open access: yesFuture Foods
The Maillard reaction facilitates the conjugation of soy protein isolate (SPI) with carbohydrates such as maltodextrin (MD), thereby enhancing sensory properties.
Hyun Woo Choi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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