Characterization of exopolysaccharides from probiotic Lactobacillus strains isolated from traditional Malaysian foods by Suliman, Eilaf Suliman Khalil

“…The purified EPS were composed of glucose, arabinose, and rhamnose. FTIR analysis indicated a specific spectrum of neutral polysaccharides in the region of 1577 cm−1 which attributed to C=O stretching. …”
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Factors associated with adherence to low protein diet among patients with non-dialysed chronic kidney disease at a specialist hospital in Johor, Malaysia by Leong, Sim Kian

“…A variety of factors significantly associated with LPD adherence including the stage of CKD, higher serum urea level, lower total white blood cell count, better fasting blood glucose, better blood pressure profile, and reduced dietary energy intake. …”
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Metabolic syndrome and its relationships with adiponectin, vitamin d and physical activity amongadults in an institute of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates by Hasan , Hayder Abbas

“…Anthropometric measures, biochemical tests (glucose, insulin, lipid profile, vitamin D and HMW adiponectin) and genetic analyses (for VDR gene polymorphisms: TaqI, FokI, and BsmI) were performed. …”
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Nutritional composition and palatability evaluation of some selected Commercially available local brown rice in Kelantan prepared by different types of cooking methods. by Ting, Chan Chiew

“…Substituting whole grains including brown rice to white rice is associated with decrease in the risk of T2DM, lowered insulin level and postprandial glucose level. However, brown rice intake is low in Malaysia due to undesirable sensory and texture properties. …”
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Nutritional composition and palatability evaluation of some selected commercially available local brown rice in Kelantan prepared by different types of cooking methods by Ting, Chan Chiew

“…Substituting whole grains including brown rice to white rice is associated with decrease in the risk of T2DM, lowered insulin level and postprandial glucose level. However, brown rice intake is low in Malaysia due to undesirable sensory and texture properties. …”
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Associations Between the Modified Food Standard Agency Nutrient Profiling System Dietary Index and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Elderly Population by Nadine Khoury, Nadine Khoury, Clara Gómez-Donoso, Clara Gómez-Donoso, María Ángeles Martínez, María Ángeles Martínez, María Ángeles Martínez, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Dolores Corella, Dolores Corella, Montserrat Fitó, Montserrat Fitó, J. Alfredo Martínez, J. Alfredo Martínez, J. Alfredo Martínez, Ángel M. Alonso-Gómez, Ángel M. Alonso-Gómez, Julia Wärnberg, Julia Wärnberg, Jesús Vioque, Jesús Vioque, Dora Romaguera, Dora Romaguera, Ana León-Acuña, Ana León-Acuña, Francisco J. Tinahones, Francisco J. Tinahones, José M. Santos-Lozano, José M. Santos-Lozano, Luís Serra-Majem, Luís Serra-Majem, Paloma Massó Guijarro, Paloma Massó Guijarro, Paloma Massó Guijarro, Josep A. Tur, Josep A. Tur, Vicente Martín Sánchez, Vicente Martín Sánchez, Xavier Pintó, Xavier Pintó, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Pilar Matía-Martín, Josep Vidal, Josep Vidal, Clotilde Vázquez, Clotilde Vázquez, Lidia Daimiel, Emili Ros, Emili Ros, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Rocio Barragan, Rocio Barragan, Olga Castañer, Olga Castañer, Jose D. Torres-Peña, Jose D. Torres-Peña, Leyre Notario-Barandiaran, Carlos Muñoz-Bravo, Itziar Abete, Itziar Abete, Itziar Abete, Lara Prohens, Lara Prohens, Naomi Cano-Ibáñez, Naomi Cano-Ibáñez, Naomi Cano-Ibáñez, Lucas Tojal Sierra, Lucas Tojal Sierra, José Carlos Fernández-García, José Carlos Fernández-García, Carmen Sayon-Orea, Carmen Sayon-Orea, Maria Pascual, Maria Pascual, Jose V. Sorli, Jose V. Sorli, Dolores Zomeño, Dolores Zomeño, Dolores Zomeño, Patricia J. Peña-Orihuela, Patricia J. Peña-Orihuela, Antonio J. Signes-Pastor, Antonio J. Signes-Pastor, F. Javier Basterra-Gortari, F. Javier Basterra-Gortari, Helmut Schröeder, Helmut Schröeder, Jordi Salas Salvadó, Jordi Salas Salvadó, Jordi Salas Salvadó, Nancy Babio, Nancy Babio, Nancy Babio

“…No significant associations in relation to changes in HDL and LDL-cholesterol nor with systolic blood pressure were shown.ConclusionThis prospective cohort study suggests that the consumption of food items with a higher FSAm-NPS DI is associated with increased levels of several major risk factors for CVD including adiposity, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, and diastolic blood pressure. …”
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Remote monitoring for long-term physical health conditions: an evidence and gap map by Siân de Bell, Zhivko Zhelev, Naomi Shaw, Alison Bethel, Rob Anderson, Jo Thompson Coon

“…A wide range of health indicators were monitored, the most common being blood pressure (47 reviews), heart-related (35 reviews) and lung-related indicators (30 reviews), symptoms (27 reviews), treatment adherence (25 reviews) and blood glucose (22 reviews). The methods used to collect data included common devices, such as blood pressure and blood glucose monitors (48 reviews); symptom tracking [e.g. patients recording their symptoms in a computer application (app) or website, 29 reviews]; wearable devices (e.g. activity trackers, 20 reviews); and implantable devices (e.g. cardioverter defibrillators, 17 reviews). …”
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Protein supplementation changes gut microbial diversity and derived metabolites in subjects with type 2 diabetes by Ilias Attaye, Pierre Bel Lassen, Solia Adriouch, Emilie Steinbach, Rafael Patiño-Navarrete, Mark Davids, Rohia Alili, Flavien Jacques, Sara Benzeguir, Eugeni Belda, Ina Nemet, James T. Anderson, Laure Alexandre-Heymann, Arno Greyling, Etienne Larger, Stanley L. Hazen, Sophie L. van Oppenraaij, Valentina Tremaroli, Katharina Beck, Per-Olof Bergh, Fredrik Bäckhed, Suzan P.M. ten Brincke, Hilde Herrema, Albert K. Groen, Sara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma, Karine Clément, Max Nieuwdorp

“…Primary objectives were dietary effects on glycemic control which were determined via glycemic excursions, continuous glucose monitors and HbA1c. Secondary objectives were impact of diet on gut microbiota composition and -derived metabolites which were determined by shotgun-metagenomics and mass spectrometry. …”
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The Effect of Fat Intake with Increased Omega-6-to-Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Ratio in Animal Models of Early and Late Alzheimer’s Disease-like Pathogenesis by Pablo Galeano, Marialuisa de Ceglia, Mauricio Mastrogiovanni, Lorenzo Campanelli, Dina Medina-Vera, Nicolás Campolo, Gisela V. Novack, Cristina Rosell-Valle, Juan Suárez, Adrián Aicardo, Karen Campuzano, Eduardo M. Castaño, Sonia Do Carmo, A. Claudio Cuello, Silvina Bartesaghi, Rafael Radi, Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca, Laura Morelli

“…In rats and mice, the HFD impaired reference memory in wild-type (WT) animals but did not worsen it in Tg, did not cause obesity, and did not increase triglycerides or glucose levels. Conversely, the HFD promoted stronger microglial activation in Tg vs. …”
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An early, reversible cholesterolgenic etiology of diet-induced insulin resistance by Jacob D. Covert, Brian A. Grice, Matthew G. Thornburg, Manpreet Kaur, Andrew P. Ryan, Lixuan Tackett, Theja Bhamidipati, Natalie D. Stull, Teayoun Kim, Kirk M. Habegger, Donald A. McClain, Joseph T. Brozinick, Jeffrey S. Elmendorf

“…Skeletal muscle from these saline-treated HF-fed mice also showed a resultant elevation of PM cholesterol with an accompanying loss of cortical filamentous actin (F-actin) that is essential for insulin-stimulated glucose transport. Treating these mice daily with MTM during the 1-week HF diet fully prevented the diet-induced Sp1 cholesterolgenic response, loss of cortical F-actin, and development of insulin resistance. …”
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Fat: Quality, or Quantity? What Matters Most for the Progression of Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) by Olga Estévez-Vázquez, Raquel Benedé-Ubieto, Feifei Guo, Beatriz Gómez-Santos, Patricia Aspichueta, Johanna Reissing, Tony Bruns, Carlos Sanz-García, Svenja Sydor, Lars P. Bechmann, Eva Maranillo, José Ramón Sañudo, María Teresa Vázquez, Arantza Lamas-Paz, Laura Morán, Marina S. Mazariegos, Andreea Ciudin, Juan M. Pericàs, María Isabel Peligros, Javier Vaquero, Eduardo Martínez-Naves, Christian Liedtke, José R. Regueiro, Christian Trautwein, Rafael Bañares, Francisco Javier Cubero, Yulia A. Nevzorova

“…Only the feeding with HP-Trans-WD resulted in glucose intolerance and elevation of serum transaminases. …”
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Six-month periodic fasting does not affect somatosensory nerve function in type 2 diabetes patients by Zoltan Kender, Zoltan Kender, Ekaterina von Rauchhaupt, Ekaterina von Rauchhaupt, Daniel Schwarz, Dimitrios Tsilingiris, Dimitrios Tsilingiris, Lukas Schimpfle, Lukas Schimpfle, Hannelore Bartl, Valter D. Longo, Valter D. Longo, Martin Bendszus, Stefan Kopf, Stefan Kopf, Stephan Herzig, Stephan Herzig, Stephan Herzig, Stephan Herzig, Sabine Heiland, Julia Szendroedi, Julia Szendroedi, Julia Szendroedi, Alba Sulaj, Alba Sulaj

“…Background and aimCurrent strategies for preventing diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) are limited mainly to glucose control but rapid decrease of glycemia can lead to acute onset or worsening of DSPN. …”
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Metabolomics combined with proteomics analysis of femur provides a comprehensive interpretation of the changes in postmenopausal osteoporosis under salidroside treatment by Yuanyuan Zhai, Xin Li, Yifei Wang, Mengting Gao, Li Feng, Jinjun Shan, Tong Xie, Yudan Cao, Fangfang Cheng, Beihua Bao, Li Zhang, Anwei Ding, Zhipeng Li, Weifeng Yao

“…Results: This study demonstrated that SA might prevent the pathological process of PMOP through regulating the disturbed metabolic pathway, including glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism. …”
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Adropin: An endocrine link between the biological clock and cholesterol homeostasis by Sarbani Ghoshal, Joseph R. Stevens, Cyrielle Billon, Clemence Girardet, Sadichha Sitaula, Arthur S. Leon, D.C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Tuomo Rankinen, Claude Bouchard, Marinelle V. Nuñez, Kimber L. Stanhope, Deborah A. Howatt, Alan Daugherty, Jinsong Zhang, Matthew Schuelke, Edward P. Weiss, Alisha R. Coffey, Brian J. Bennett, Praveen Sethupathy, Thomas P. Burris, Peter J. Havel, Andrew A. Butler

“…Methods: Associations between plasma adropin concentrations, demographics (sex, age, BMI) and circulating biomarkers of lipid and glucose metabolism were assessed in plasma obtained after an overnight fast in humans. …”
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An Experimental DUAL Model of Advanced Liver Damage by Raquel Benedé‐Ubieto, Olga Estévez‐Vázquez, Feifei Guo, Chaobo Chen, Youvika Singh, Helder I. Nakaya, Manuel Gómez del Moral, Arantza Lamas‐Paz, Laura Morán, Nuria López‐Alcántara, Johanna Reissing, Tony Bruns, Matías A. Avila, Eva Santamaría, Marina S. Mazariegos, Marius Maximilian Woitok, Ute Haas, Kang Zheng, Ignacio Juárez, José Manuel Martín‐Villa, Iris Asensio, Javier Vaquero, Maria Isabel Peligros, Josepmaria Argemi, Ramón Bataller, Javier Ampuero, Manuel Romero Gómez, Christian Trautwein, Christian Liedtke, Rafael Bañares, Francisco Javier Cubero, Yulia A. Nevzorova

“…Conclusion: Our DUAL model is characterized by obesity, glucose intolerance, liver damage, prominent steatohepatitis and fibrosis, as well as inflammation and fibrosis in white adipose tissue. …”
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اضطرابات الشحوم عند مرضى الداء الكلوي النهائي الخاضعين للتحال الدموي by حسين سعيد, عنان لايقة, رونا ضاهر

“…Pre- and post-dialysis non-fasting blood samples were collected from each subject on the same day, and analyzed for plasma glucose , Urea , creatinine , triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), HDL, and  LDL. …”
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Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in gestational diabetes mellitus and neonatal metabolic health biomarkers by Ya-Jie Xu, Ya-Jie Xu, Wen-Juan Wang, Wen-Juan Wang, Qiu-Yi Zhang, Meng-Nan Yang, Lin Zhang, Hua He, Yu Dong, Fengxiu Ouyang, Ying Gao, Jun Zhang, Tao Zheng, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Zhong-Cheng Luo

“…Maternal fasting and 2-h postprandial blood glucose levels at 12–16 weeks post-intervention were similar between the two groups. …”
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Higher-Level Steatosis Is Associated with a Greater Decrease in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatoic Liver Disease after Eight Weeks of a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCK... by Annamaria Sila, Sara De Nucci, Caterina Bonfiglio, Vincenza Di Stasi, Nicole Cerabino, Martina Di Chito, Roberta Rinaldi, Paola Cantalice, Endrit Shahini, Vito Giannuzzi, Pasqua Letizia Pesole, Sergio Coletta, Nicoletta Maria Tutino, Giuseppina Piazzolla, Raffaele Cozzolongo, Gianluigi Giannelli, Giovanni De Pergola

“…Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, insulin resistance (measured by HOMA-IR), insulin, HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, BMI, waist circumference, and fat mass, were all decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.001) following the use of the VLCKD. …”
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Effect of β-alanine on the athletic performance and blood amino acid metabolism of speed-racing Yili horses by Xiaobin Li, Xiaobin Li, Jun Ma, Haiying Li, Haiying Li, Hai Li, Hai Li, Yuhui Ma, Yuhui Ma, Haifeng Deng, Haifeng Deng, Kailun Yang, Kailun Yang

“…Ten marker amino acids, including valine, leucine, β-alanine, isoleucine, carnosine, 3-methyl-histidine, lysine, ethanolamine, argnine, and taurine, displayed statistically significant changes. β-alanine notably increased the blood glucose levels of Yili horses and played a role in expediting the restoration of blood gas levels post-exercise. …”
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Myo-inositol nutritional supplement for prevention of gestational diabetes (EMmY): a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial with nested qualitative study by Doris Lanz, Julie Dodds, Graham Hitman, Elena Pizzo, Lucilla Poston, Shakila Thangaratinam, Chiamaka Esther Amaefule, Zoe Drymoussi, Francisco Jose Gonzalez Carreras, Maria del Carmen Pardo Llorente, Lorna Sweeney, Amy Thomas, James Heighway, Jahnavi Daru, Soha Sobhy, Javier Zamora, Angela Harden, Teresa Pérez, Asma Khalil, Khalid Saeed Khan, Jenny Myers, Mohammed S B Huda

“…Objectives To determine the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomised trial on the effects of myo-inositol in preventing gestational diabetes in high-risk pregnant women.Design A multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot randomised trial with nested qualitative evaluation.Setting Five inner city UK National Health Service hospitalsParticipants Multiethnic pregnant women at 12+0 and 15+6 weeks’ gestation with risk factors for gestational diabetes.Interventions 2 g of myo-inositol or placebo, both included 200 µg folic acid, twice daily until delivery.Primary outcome measures Rates of recruitment, randomisation, adherence and follow-up.Secondary outcome measures Glycaemic indices (including homoeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance HOMA-IR), gestational diabetes (diagnosed using oral glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks and by delivery), maternal, perinatal outcomes, acceptability of intervention and costs.Results Of the 1326 women screened, 58% (773/1326) were potentially eligible, and 27% (205/773) were recruited. …”
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