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Open AccessOlder adults’ perceptions about meat consumption: a qualitative study in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda
The global population is increasingly aging, imposing a substantial burden on social and healthcare systems as aging is associated with gradual muscle wasting and functional decline. Consumption of protein-ric...
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Open AccessGlycemic response to meals with a high glycemic index differs between morning and evening: a randomized cross-over controlled trial among students with early or late chronotype
Glycemic response to the same meal depends on daytime and alignment of consumption with the inner clock, which has not been examined by individual chronotype yet. This study examined whether the 2-h postprandi...
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Open AccessThe acute effect of a β-glucan-enriched oat bread on gastric emptying, GLP-1 response, and postprandial glycaemia and insulinemia: a randomised crossover trial in healthy adults
The cereal fibre β-glucan reduces postprandial glycaemia, however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the acute effect of a β-glucan-enriched oat...
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Open AccessThe association of dietary patterns with muscle mass and strength in old age: The Hordaland Health Study
The single nutrient approach in nutrition research lacks the ability to account for synergistic relationships between dietary components. Current evidence suggests that diet quality, reflecting overall dietary...
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Open AccessExploratory analyses on the effect of time since last meal on concentrations of amino acids, lipids, one-carbon metabolites, and vitamins in the Hordaland Health Study
Dietary intake may have pronounced effects on circulating biomarker concentrations. Therefore, the aim was to provide a descriptive overview of serum metabolite concentrations in relation to time since last me...
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Open AccessStable isotope ratios of nitrogen and carbon as biomarkers of a vegan diet
Dietary biomarkers can potentially overcome the limitations of self-reported dietary data. While in ecology and archaeology, stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen are widely used as biomarkers, this is ...
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Open AccessComparison of nutritional risk screening with NRS2002 and the GLIM diagnostic criteria for malnutrition in hospitalized patients
Nutritional risk screening, to identify patients at risk of malnutrition, is the first step in the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in hospitalized patients, and should be followed by a thorough nutrit...
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Open AccessWeight changes and mobility in the early phase after hip fracture in community-dwelling older persons
To investigate body weight changes and their effect on mobility during the first two months following a hip fracture.
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Total and lean fish intake is positively associated with bone mineral density in older women in the community-based Hordaland Health Study
Fish is a source of various nutrients beneficial for bone health, but few studies have investigated the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and fish consumption. Thus, the aim was to investigate the...
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Open AccessCorrection to: High rates of central obesity and sarcopenia in CKD irrespective of renal replacement therapy – an observational cross-sectional study
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in the presentation of Table 3 and Table 4.
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Open AccessHigh rates of central obesity and sarcopenia in CKD irrespective of renal replacement therapy – an observational cross-sectional study
Poor nutritional status of patients with renal disease has been associated with worsening of renal function and poor health outcomes. Simply measuring weight and height for calculation of the body mass index d...
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Vitamin D3 supplementation does not modify cardiovascular risk profile of adults with inadequate vitamin D status
The Nutrition Societies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland recommend a daily intake of 20 µg vitamin D3 for adults when endogenous synthesis is absent. The current study aimed to elucidate whether this vitamin ...
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Associations between intake of fish and n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and plasma metabolites related to the kynurenine pathway in patients with coronary artery disease
Enhanced tryptophan degradation via the kynurenine pathway has been related to several pathological conditions. However, little is known about the effect of diet on individual metabolites of this pathway. We i...
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Plasma fibroblast growth factor 23 and risk of cardiovascular disease: results from the EPIC-Germany case-cohort study
Increased fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) concentrations have emerged as a novel risk factor for heart failure and stroke but not for myocardial infarction (MI). Yet, most studies on MI were conducted in c...
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Dietary, lifestyle, and genetic determinants of vitamin D status: a cross-sectional analysis from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Germany study
Considerable variation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in populations worldwide that seems to be independent of latitude has been reported. Therefore, we aimed to assess vitamin D status of a mid-aged German ...
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Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and its genetic determinants in relation to incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective case-cohort study
It is unclear whether vitamin D lowers risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). In an observational study, we assessed the prospective association between plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and incident T2D, and evalu...
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Measurement of direct ethanol metabolites in a case of a former driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol offender, now claiming abstinence
A 37-year-old female subject had been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, and 19 months later, claimed abstinence after supervised disulfiram treatment. Our aim was to elucidate the value of d...
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Aortic thrombus and pulmonary embolism in a patient with hyperhomocysteinemia
Background A 32-year-old man presented at hospital with persistent pain, hypothermia and paraesthesia in his right leg, caused by embolic occlusion of all three large arteries as a result of massive thrombi in th...
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A free fatty acid tolerance test identifies patients with coronary artery disease among individuals with a low conventional coronary risk profile
This study investigated whether the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with a low conventional coronary risk profile is associated with perturbations of free fatty acid (FFA) metabolism. Al...
