Health and nutrition of Orang Asli (Che Wong) at Krau Wildlife Reserve, Pahang – a descriptive study by Karppaya, Haemamalar, Mohd Shariff , Zalilah, Ngan, W. L., Azman, Neng Azhanie

“…Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) consisting of seven food groups (cereals, meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, dairy products and drinks) was used to determine the dietary diversity score. …”
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Associations of adherence to Mediterranean-like diet pattern with incident rosacea: A prospective cohort study of government employees in China by Peng Chen, Peng Chen, Peng Chen, Ziye Yang, Ziye Yang, Ziye Yang, Zhihua Fan, Zhihua Fan, Zhihua Fan, Ben Wang, Ben Wang, Ben Wang, Yan Tang, Yan Tang, Yan Tang, Yi Xiao, Xiang Chen, Xiang Chen, Xiang Chen, Dan Luo, Shuiyuan Xiao, Ji Li, Ji Li, Ji Li, Hongfu Xie, Hongfu Xie, Hongfu Xie, Minxue Shen, Minxue Shen, Minxue Shen

“…The Mediterranean diet score (MDS) was generated based on seven food groups (whole grains, red meats, fish, raw vegetables, legumes, fruits and nuts). …”
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Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition department of the Brazilian association for the study of obesity and metabolic syndrome (ABESO—2022) by Renata Bressan Pepe, Ana Maria Lottenberg, Clarissa Tamie Hiwatashi Fujiwara, Mônica Beyruti, Dennys Esper Cintra, Roberta Marcondes Machado, Alessandra Rodrigues, Natália Sanchez Oliveira Jensen, Ana Paula Silva Caldas, Ariana Ester Fernandes, Carina Rossoni, Fernanda Mattos, João Henrique Fabiano Motarelli, Josefina Bressan, Juliana Saldanha, Lis Mie Masuzawa Beda, Maria Sílvia Ferrari Lavrador, Mariana Del Bosco, Patrícia Cruz, Poliana Espíndola Correia, Priscila Maximino, Silvia Pereira, Sílvia Leite Faria, Silvia Maria Fraga Piovacari

“…The adoption of a dietary pattern combining foods such as grains, lean meats, low-fat dairy, fruits, and vegetables, associated with an energy deficit, is the nutritional treatment recommended by the main international guidelines. …”
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Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Leuconostoc by Stefano Raimondi, Francesco Candeliere, Alberto Amaretti, Alberto Amaretti, Stefania Costa, Silvia Vertuani, Gloria Spampinato, Maddalena Rossi, Maddalena Rossi

“…Leuconostoc is a genus of saccharolytic heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria that inhabit plant-derived matrices and a variety of fermented foods (dairy products, dough, milk, vegetables, and meats), contributing to desired fermentation processes or playing a role in food spoilage. …”
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Critical medical ecological perspectives on diabetes in the Pacific Islands: colonialism, power, and balance in human-environment interaction over time by Timothy D V Dye, Angela Sy, Pertina Albert, Haley Cash, John Hadley, Tolina Tomeing, Erin Muir, Becky Robles, Scott McIintosh, Edolem Ikerdeu, Lorne Farovich, Lee Buenconsejo-Lum

“…The replacement of local starches with rice during the Japanese period, combined with the replacement of local protein sources with US canned meats, fish, and instant foods, catalysed a diabetogenic diet. …”
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α-Lipoic Acid Inhibits Apoptosis by Suppressing the Loss of Ku Proteins in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>-Infected Human Gastric Epithelial Cells by Dayong Park, Joo Weon Lim, Hyeyoung Kim

“…However, excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) can cause Ku protein degradation, resulting in DNA fragmentation and apoptosis. α-lipoic acid (α-LA), which is found in organ meats such as liver and heart, spinach, broccoli, and potatoes, quenches free radicals, chelates metal ions, and reduces intracellular DNA damage induced by oxidative stress. …”
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The cause and effect of the nutrition transition in Nigeria: analysis of the value of indigenous knowledge and traditional foods in Enugu State, Igboland by Ellington Chukwu, Wisdom Dogbe

“…Consumption patterns have shifted, though not always in the ways predicted from the literature, with statistically significant increases displayed in the consumption of Breads and Pastries, Starchy Roots and Tubers, Legumes, Plant and Animal Fats, Seafoods, Milk and Dairy Products, Beverages, Non-alcoholic Drinks, Vegetables, and Red Meats. The primary data analysis displayed that the traditional Igbo foodscape is defined by local, nutritious whole foods. …”
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Dietary acid load, alternative healthy eating index score, and bacterial vaginosis: is there any association? A case-control study by Morvarid Noormohammadi, Ghazaleh Eslamian, Seyyedeh Neda Kazemi, Bahram Rashidkhani

“…Besides, vegetables (aOR = 0.34, 95% CI = 0.17–0.69, P for trend = 0.003), nuts and legumes (aOR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.23–0.87, P for trend = 0.028), and meats (aOR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.16–0.60, P for trend = 0.001) intake was linked to a decreased bacterial vaginosis odds. …”
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Lifestyle patterns, nutritional, and metabolic syndrome determinants in a sample of the older Iranian population by Ali Dehghani Ahmadabad, Leila Jahangiry, Neda Gilani, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Eesa Mohammadi, Koen Ponnet

“…Using PCA, two dietary patterns were identified: traditional patterns (e.g., fruits, fish, poultry, vegetables, meats, salt, and sugar sweetened beverages) and high-fat patterns (e.g., high-fat dairy). …”
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Association Between a 20‐Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score Based on Modifiable Lifestyles and Total and Cause‐Specific Mortality Among US Men and Women by Mercedes Sotos‐Prieto, Josiemer Mattei, Nancy R. Cook, Frank B. Hu, Walter C. Willett, Stephanie E. Chiuve, Eric B. Rimm, Howard D. Sesso

“…The Healthy Heart Score included baseline current smoking; high body mass index; low physical activity; no or excessive alcohol intake; low intake of fruits and vegetables, cereal fiber, or nuts; and high intake of sugar‐sweetened beverages or red/processed meats. There were 19 122 total deaths. Compared with participants in the first quintile of the Healthy Heart Score (lowest CVD risk), participants in the fifth quintile (highest CVD risk) had a pooled hazard ratio of 2.26 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.53–3.33) for total mortality; 2.85 (95 % CI, 1.92–4.23) for CVD mortality, and 2.14 (95% CI, 1.56–2.95) for cancer mortality. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles and Genetic Typing of <i>Salmonella</i> Serovars from Chicken Embryos in China by Yaohui Xu, Xiao Zhou, Zenghai Jiang, Yaru Qi, Abdelaziz Ed-Dra, Min Yue

“…<i>Salmonella</i> continues to be a major food and public health burden worldwide that can threaten human health via eating contaminated meats, particularly those originating from chicken. …”
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Genome-wide association meta-analysis of circulating odd-numbered chain saturated fatty acids: Results from the CHARGE Consortium. by Marcia C de Oliveira Otto, Rozenn N Lemaitre, Qi Sun, Irena B King, Jason H Y Wu, Ani Manichaikul, Stephen S Rich, Michael Y Tsai, Y D Chen, Myriam Fornage, Guan Weihua, Stella Aslibekyan, Marguerite R Irvin, Edmond K Kabagambe, Donna K Arnett, Majken K Jensen, Barbara McKnight, Bruce M Psaty, Lyn M Steffen, Caren E Smith, Ulf Risérus, Lars Lind, Frank B Hu, Eric B Rimm, David S Siscovick, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…Although some OCSFA (e.g., C15:0 and C17:0) are found in meats and dairy products, sources and metabolism of C19:0 and C23:0 are relatively unknown, and the influence of non-dietary determinants, including genetic factors, on circulating levels of OCSFA is not established. …”
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Adapting the Planetary Health Diet Index for children and adolescents by Carolina Venegas Hargous, Liliana Orellana, Claudia Strugnell, Camila Corvalan, Steven Allender, Colin Bell

“…Children’s scores were very low for nuts & peanuts, legumes, dark green vegetables, whole cereals, tubers & potatoes, and added sugars components across both indices, but were higher for dairy products and eggs & white meats components when using the PHDI-C due to adjustments made to ensure nutritional adequacy. …”
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“Medical tourism will…obligate physicians to elevate their level so that they can compete”: a qualitative exploration of the anticipated impacts of inbound medical tourism on healt... by Valorie A. Crooks, Ronald Labonté, Alejandro Ceron, Rory Johnston, Jeremy Snyder, Marcie Snyder

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Development of a methodology to compare and evaluate health and sustainability aspects of dietary intake across countries by Beatriz Philippi Rosane, Lea Ellen Matthiessen, Rita Góralska-Walczak, Klaudia Kopczyńska, Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Renata Kazimierczak, Laura Rossi, Youssef Aboussaleh, Susanne Gjedsted Bügel

“…Particularly the foods meats, eggs, and legumes in one group (i.e., protein equivalents) appear to influence the outcome of scores using the comprehensive food groups. …”
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Associations of dietary intake and longitudinal measures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in predominantly Hispanic young Adults: A multicohort study by Hailey E. Hampson, Elizabeth Costello, Douglas I. Walker, Hongxu Wang, Brittney O. Baumert, Damaskini Valvi, Sarah Rock, Dean P. Jones, Michael I. Goran, Frank D. Gilliland, David V. Conti, Tanya L. Alderete, Zhanghua Chen, Leda Chatzi, Jesse A. Goodrich

“…Associations were similar in NHANES, including unsweetened tea, hot dogs, and processed meats. For food sources, in CHS each 200-gram increase in home-prepared food was associated with 0.90 % and 1.6 % lower PFOS at baseline and follow-up, respectively, and in NHANES was associated with 0.9 % lower PFDA (all p < 0.05). …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions and energy use associated with production of individual self-selected US diets by Martin C Heller, Amelia Willits-Smith, Robert Meyer, Gregory A Keoleian, Donald Rose

“…As has been observed previously, meats and dairy contribute the most to GHGE and energy demand of US diets; however, beverages also emerge in this study as a notable contributor. …”
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Development of Sensitive and Reliable UPLC-MS/MS Methods for Food Analysis of Emerging Mycotoxins in China Total Diet Study by Danlei Sun, Nannan Qiu, Shuang Zhou, Bing Lyu, Shuo Zhang, Jingguang Li, Yunfeng Zhao, Yongning Wu

“…In this study, a sensitive and reliable method for the determination of 10 emerging mycotoxins (beauvericin, enniatin A, enniatin A1, enniatin B, enniatin B1, alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, altenuene, tentoxin, and tenuazonic acid) in 12 different food matrices (cereals, legumes, potatoes, meats, eggs, aquatic foods, dairy products, vegetables, fruits, sugars, beverages, and alcohol beverages) was developed and validated. …”
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Adherence to diabetes risk reduction diet and the risk of head and neck cancer: a prospective study of 101,755 American adults by Xia Wu, Linglong Peng, Haoyun Luo, Zhiquan Xu, Jijian Wang, Haitao Gu, Yaxu Wang, Yi Xiao, Chaohua Zhang, Ling Xiang

“…BackgroundAdherence to the diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD) may potentially reduce the risk of developing head and neck cancer (HNC) as the diet includes fruits and limits red and processed meats, known risk factors for HNC. However, there is currently no epidemiological research to investigate this potential association.MethodsThe present study utilized data on demographics, lifestyles, medications, and diets of participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial to explore the potential association between adherence to DRRD and the risk of HNC. …”
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Interaction between dietary patterns and TCF7L2 polymorphisms on type 2 diabetes mellitus among Uyghur adults in Xinjiang Province, China by Cai J, Zhang Y, Nuli R, Zhang Y, Abudusemaiti M, Kadeer A, Tian X, Xiao H

“…Five dietary patterns were defined, and the results indicated that the &ldquo;fruit&rdquo; and &ldquo;vegetables&rdquo; dietary patterns were associated with a significant decrease in the risk of T2DM, whereas the &ldquo;meats&rdquo; and &ldquo;grains&rdquo; dietary patterns were associated with an increased risk of T2DM. …”
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