Association between urinary metallothionein concentration and causes of death among cadmium-exposed residents in Japan: a 35-year follow-up study by Lianen Li, Rie Okamoto, Xian Liang Sun, Teruhiko Kido, Kazuhiro Nogawa, Yasushi Suwazono, Hideaki Nakagawa, Masaru Sakurai

“…Specifically, in men, higher urinary MT levels were associated with elevated all-cause mortality, while in women, increased concentrations were linked to higher mortality from endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases, as well as cardiovascular diseases. …”
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An Analysis of Societal Determinant of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan by Nazneen Habib, Saif-Ur-Rehman Saif Abbasi, Wajid Aziz

“…Adolescent girls are vulnerable to develop IDA because of additional nutritional demand of the body needed for growth spurt, blood loss due to onset of menarche, malnourishment, and poor dietary iron intake. …”
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Review of Laboraotory and Clinical Studies of Olestra, a Nonabsorbable Lipid by Carolyn M Bergholz, Ronald J Jandacek, Alan BR Thomson

“…Consumption of olestra foods does not alter gastric emptying, transit through the small and large bowel, bile acid physiology, bowel function, or fecal pH, water and electrolytes. Nutritional research shows no effect on absorption of macronutrients. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram incorporating neutrophil-to-albumin ratio for predicting overall survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing c... by Xin Hua, Meng-Di Wang, Wei-Qiong Ni, Zhi-Qing Long, Si-Fen Wang, Fang-Fang Duan, Chao Zhang, Xin Huang, Fei Xu, Wen Xia, Jia-Yi Chen, Yun-Sheng Gao

“…Conclusions: The NAR, an emergent biomarker combining nutritional and inflammatory status, offers a practical, low-cost, and non-invasive prognostic measure for NPC patients treated with CCRT. …”
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Effect of Oral intake of Stevia Leaf Powder on Body Weight – An Experimental study by Amna Faruqi, Sikander Subuctageen, Irfan Afzal Mughal, Shahida Parveen, Tooba Zafar, Asma Irfan

“…Keywords: Obesity, weight loss, Natural non-nutritive sweeteners, Stevia …”
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Morphological and biochemical characterization of Moroccan Opuntia dillenii fruit: Natural source of bioactive compounds by Sofia ZAZOULI, Ghizlane Kabiri

“… Background: The fruit of Opuntia dillenii, commonly known as prickly pear, is widely consumed for its nutritional and medicinal benefits, such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. …”
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THE NEW APPROACH ON FOOD QUALITY: AN IMPORTANT FACTOR ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND TRENDS IN FOOD QUALITY by Johana Paluchová

“…Many consumers also rely on manufacturing and processing standards, particularly to know what ingredients are present, due to dietary, nutritional requirements (kosher, halal, vegetarian), or medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, or allergies) and because of the article shows some of new trends at food market in Europe. …”
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Chemical Profile and Alcoholic Fermentation Analysis of the Ethiopian Wild Edible Fruit <i>Physalis peruviana</i> L. by Tesfom Zeru Zereahannes, Tarekegn Berhanu Esho, Alayu Woldtensay Teklie, Henock Woldemichael Woldemariam, Neela Satheesh, Aselefech Sorsa Wotango

“…Its main objective is to investigate the nutritional, antinutritional, and antioxidant capacity of the edible fruit of <i>Physalis peruviana</i> L. …”
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Adding soil sampling to household surveys: Information for sample design from pilot data by R.M. Lark, L. Mlambo, H. Pswarayi, D. Zardetto, S. Gourlay

“…Large sample surveys with households, or individuals within households, as the basic sampled units, are important sources of information on variables related to household income, economic activity, food security and nutritional status. In many circumstances the advantages of supplementing these surveys with sampling of the soil from fields or other land units which the households cultivate may seem obvious, as a source of information on the quality of the soil on which households depend, and potential limitations on their food security such as soil pH or nutrient status. …”
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Protective effects of seed oil from Nicotiana tabacum L. On D-galactose induced liver and brain damages of mice by regulating PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 signaling pathway by Ji Gu, Yongchao Wang, Shanshan Xiao, Yunye Zheng, Zhengxuan Wang, Yaping Liu, Limeng Zhang, Guiguang Cheng

“…Nicotiana tabacum L. seed oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and has potential applications in functional or nutritional foods. The present study aimed to investigate the protective effects of Nicotiana tabacum L. seed oil (NC89 and BS4) against D-galactose (D-gal) -induced brain damage in aging mice and the potential molecular mechanisms. …”
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Get it while it's hot: Benefits of a large herbivore exploiting stochastic resource pulses in a time of food scarcity by Samantha P. H. Dwinnell, Larissa T. Beumer, René van derWal, Steve D. Albon, Åshild Ø. Pedersen, Øystein Holand, Brage B. Hansen, R. Justin Irvine, Erik Ropstad, Vebjørn Veiberg, Leif Egil Loe

“…Using 12 years of GPS‐location data and annual measures of body mass in 72 adult female Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), we tested whether individuals with greater use of nutritionally beneficial resource pulses in autumn and early winter are heavier going into parturition in spring. …”
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex

“…Critical risk factors commonly identified include inadequate antenatal care (less than three visits), lack of access to skilled and clean birth practices, limited healthcare accessibility, financial barriers, substandard environmental conditions, and nutritional shortfalls. This review highlights women’s empowerment as an additional critical factor, often overlooked, in the efforts to decrease neonatal mortality rates. …”
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Drugs and Constipation in Elderly in Nursing Homes: What Is the Relation? by Gunvor S. Fosnes, Stian Lydersen, Per G. Farup

“…Demographics, diet, physical activity, activity of daily living, nutritional status, use of drugs, and diseases were recorded. …”
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Perbedaan asupan zat gizi, pengetahuan anemia, dan kepatuhan konsumsi Tablet Tambah Darah (TTD) pada remaja putri di pesantren dan nonpesantren by Esya Aqilla Alfianti, Fillah Fithra Dieny, Dewi Marfu’ah Kurniawati, Hartanti Sandi Wijayanti

“…Differences in nutrient intake, anemia knowledge, and adherence to blood supplement tablet consumption between adolescent girls in Islamic boarding schools and non-Islamic boarding schools Background: Anemia is a nutritional problem that often occurs in adolescent girls, especially in Islamic boarding schools, where the prevalence of anemia in adolescent girls reaches >40%. …”
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Effect Of Non-Oral Stimulation With Field Massage On The Time Of Onset And Achievement Of Independent Oral Feeding And Weight GainIn Premature Infants by Naghmeh Razaghi, najmeh zabihi torbati, hamidreza behnam vashani, mohammad Heidarzadeh

“…The results showed that the intervention group compared to the control group had a statistically significant difference in the beginning of oral feeding (p = 0.01) and the weight difference on the first and seventh days (p = 0.001), but even though nutritional progress to eight times of oral feeding in the intervention group was two days faster than the control group, but this difference was not significant (p = 0.17). …”
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The Function of Two <i>Brassica napus</i> β-Ketoacyl-CoA Synthases on the Fatty Acid Composition by Dongfang Zhao, Bingqian Zhou, Bo Hong, Jiajun Mao, Hu Chen, Junjie Wu, Li Liao, Chunyun Guan, Mei Guan

“…These findings lay the foundation for an understanding of the role of KCS in the fatty acids in rapeseed, potentially improving its health and nutritional qualities.…”
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Genomic identification, evolutionary analysis, and transcript profiling of protein phosphatase 2C in Solanum lycopersicum by Miah Mohammad Sakib, Md. Sifatul Islam, Asifur Rob Bhuya, Md. Rihan Kabir Shuvo, Mohammad Abdullah-Al-Shoeb, Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad, Ajit Ghosh

“…This study focuses on the comprehensive genomic identification, evolutionary analysis, and transcript profiling of the PP2C gene family within Solanum lycopersicum, an economically significant crop with substantial agricultural and nutritional importance. A total of 95 PP2C members have been identified in tomato, which was divided into 12 subgroups. …”
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Individual versus group exercise effect on youth physical activity levels: a randomised controlled trial by Rockli Kim, S V Subramanian, Dario Novak, Marko Čule, Jinseo Kim

“…Pre- and postintervention measures included: self-rated health, parents’ occupation, psychological distress, nutritional status and PA levels. The overall intervention effect was estimated using linear regression method, and heterogeneity in intervention effect was assessed by modelling complex variance.Results Group-based exercise intervention significantly increased total PA time by more than 10 metabolic equivalents (METS) hours per week compared with individual-based exercise control group. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Structural Characteristics and in Vitro Biological Activities of Polysaccharides from Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Those from Shiitake Mushroom... by XU Mengyue, TIAN Xin, WANG Junke, WU Aoxue, ZOU Zhiyi, WU Jiahui, WANG Hongbo

“…In order to comprehensively evaluate the nutritional value of common bean polysaccharides, shiitake mushroom polysaccharides were used as the reference standard in this study. …”
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Effect of Presoaking Methods to Break Seed Dormancy in Indigenous Purple Passion Fruits. by Abaho, Darius

“…The indigenous purple passion fruits are grown in Uganda and internationally, for consumption or for juice, which is often added to other fruit juices, to enhance aroma and has nutritional importance, as a source of vitamin A in copious amounts and fair amounts of B 1 and B2 in the human diet. …”
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