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How do food businesses provide information on allergens in non-prepacked foods? A cross-sectional survey in Switzerland
PurposeThis project aimed to investigate allergen information practices of food businesses selling non-prepacked foods after the implementation of...
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Food Allergy Labeling Laws: International Guidelines for Residents and Travelers
The prevalence of food allergies varies by country, as does each country’s food allergen labeling. While labeling laws may vary by country, most...
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Perceptions, barriers and enablers of salt reduction in Malaysian out-of-home sectors (MySaltOH): from the point of view of policy-makers and food industries
BackgroundHigh salt intake is a major cause of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The out-of-home sectors have been identified as one of the...
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Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP): changes to inventory in six food pantries over one year
BackgroundThe aim of the Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP) system is to rank, label, and organize food pantry items according to whether they...
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Development of a practice guideline for dietary counselling of children with IgE-mediated food allergy
PurposeThe incidence of food allergy is increasing globally and whilst there is consensus that dietitians should be involved in its management, the...
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UK government’s new placement legislation is a ‘good first step’: a rapid qualitative analysis of consumer, business, enforcement and health stakeholder perspectives
BackgroundThe current food system in England promotes a population diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). To address this, the UK...
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Relationship between oral frailty, health-related quality of life, and survival among long-term care residents
PurposeWe evaluated oral frailty (OFr) and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), energy and protein intake, and survival among...
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Kilocalorie labelling in the out-of-home sector: an observational study of business practices and consumer behaviour prior to implementation of the mandatory calorie labelling policy in England, 2022
BackgroundRegulations mandating kilocalorie (kcal) labelling for large businesses in the out-of-home food sector (OHFS) came into force on 6th April...
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Relationship between frailty, nutrition, body composition, quality of life, and gender in institutionalized older people
Our aim was to explore the relationship between frailty, nutrition, body composition, and how gender modifies this relationship among long-term care...
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Dietary fat intake and quality in long-term care residents in two cohorts assessed 10 years apart
PurposeTo describe and compare detailed dietary fat intake, fat quality and associative factors between two measuring points 10 years apart of...
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Examining Colorectal Cancer Risk Awareness and Food Shelf Use Among Health Center Patients
ObjectiveTo employ the Colorectal Cancer Risk Awareness for Public Health Prevention (CRC-PHP) survey to examine how food shelf use and other...
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GRADE-ing the Benefit/Risk Equation in Food Immunotherapy
Purpose of ReviewWe reviewed the existing evidence base to desensitisation for food allergy, applying the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment,...
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Child and adult snack food intake in response to manipulated pre-packaged snack item quantity/variety and snack box size: a population-based randomized trial
ObjectivesSnacks contribute to overconsumption of energy-dense foods and thence obesity. Previous studies in this area are limited by self-reported...
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In vitro effect of three tropical plants on adult Haemonchus placei, an haematophagous nematode from cattle
BackgroundVernonia amygdalina (leaf), Garcinia kola (seed), and Leucaena leucocephala (seed) are three well-known tropical plants used in African...
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Prazosin use in a patient with rare Neurobeachin gene deletion shows improvement in paranoid behavior: a case report
BackgroundDisruption of the Neurobeachin gene is a rare genetic mutation that has been implicated in the development of autism and enhanced...
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Review of the validity and feasibility of image-assisted methods for dietary assessment
Accurately quantifying dietary intake is essential to understanding the effect of diet on health and evaluating the efficacy of dietary...
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Evaluation of therapeutic effects of crocin in attenuating the progression of diabetic nephropathy: a preliminary randomized triple-blind placebo-controlled trial
BackgroundDiabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most important complications of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines...
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Comparing the eating out experiences of consumers seeking to avoid different food allergens
BackgroundEating outside the home is challenging for consumers with food allergy (FA) and intolerance (FI) and lack of allergen information provision...
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Vegetables and legumes in new Australasian food launches: how are they being used and are they a healthy choice?
BackgroundDespite the health benefits of regular vegetable and legume consumption, on average Australians are consuming only half of the recommended...
