Comparing effects of beetroot juice and Mediterranean diet on liver enzymes and sonographic appearance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized control tria... by Hawal Lateef Fateh, Hawal Lateef Fateh, Sameeah Abdulrahman Rashid, Sarmad S. Muhammad, Sarmad S. Muhammad, Sabah H. Al-Jaf, Ayad M. Ali

“…The Mediterranean diet included fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, and other lean meats (without skin), sources of omega-3 fatty acids, nuts, and legumes. …”
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Evaluation of Dietary and Alcohol Drinking Patterns in Patients with Excess Body Weight in a Spanish Cohort: Impact on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Maite Aguas-Ayesa, Patricia Yárnoz-Esquiroz, Laura Olazarán, Carolina M. Perdomo, Marta García-Goñi, Patricia Andrada, Javier Escalada, Camilo Silva, Ascensión Marcos, Gema Frühbeck

“…Excess weight was associated with a DP low in vegetables, legumes and whole grains at the same time as being high in sweets, sugar-sweetened beverages, fat spreads, and processed meats. RRR analysis identified a DP characterized by high energy density and saturated fat exhibiting negative loadings (>−0.30) for green leafy vegetables, legumes, and fruits at the same time as showing positive factor loadings (>0.30) for processed foods, fat spreads, sugar-sweetened beverages, and sweets. …”
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Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire to assess cardiovascular health-related food intake among Mexican adolescents by Ricardo Terminel-Zaragoza, Sonia Vega-López, Gabriela Ulloa-Mercado, Araceli Serna-Gutiérrez, Pablo Gortares-Moroyoqui, Lourdes Díaz-Tenorio, Ana Rentería-Mexía

“…Reproducibility had a median PCC = 0·66 for processed meats, ranging from 0·40 (saturated fat) to 0·74 (fish & shellfish), P = 0·001. …”
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The Association between Fat Taste Sensitivity, Eating Habits, and Metabolic Health in Menopausal Women by Aleksandra Skoczek-Rubińska, Agata Chmurzynska, Agata Muzsik-Kazimierska, Joanna Bajerska

“…There were also significant associations between frequency of consumption of meats and eggs, as well as snacks and fast foods and low oral fatty acid sensitivity before adjustment for potential confounders (both associations <i>p</i> < 0.05), which remained after adjustment for age (both associations <i>p</i> < 0.05), but not after adjustment for BMI. …”
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Association between ultra-processed food consumption and the incidence of type 2 diabetes: the ELSA-Brasil cohort by Scheine L. Canhada, Álvaro Vigo, Renata Levy, Vivian C. Luft, Maria de Jesus M. da Fonseca, Luana Giatti, Maria del Carmen B. Molina, Bruce B. Duncan, Maria Inês Schmidt

“…Among UPF subgroupings, consumption of processed meats and sweetened beverages increased diabetes risk, while yogurt and dairy sweets decreased the risk (p < 0.05). …”
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Assessment of Dietary Sodium Intake Using the Scored Salt Questionnaire in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Annette T. Y. Wong, Alexandra Munt, Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Sunil V. Badve, Neil Boudville, Helen Coolican, Ashley N. Chandra, Susan Coulshed, Mangalee Fernando, Jared Grantham, Imad Haloob, David C. H. Harris, Carmel M. Hawley, Jane Holt, David W. Johnson, Karthik Kumar, Vincent W. Lee, Maureen Lonergan, Jun Mai, Anna Rangan, Simon D. Roger, Sayanthooran Saravanabavan, Kamal Sud, Vicente E. Torres, Eswari Vilayur, Jennifer Q. J. Zhang, Gopala K. Rangan

“…Consumers with an SSQ score ≥ 74 (<i>n</i> = 41) had higher relative percentage intake of processed meats/seafood and flavourings added to cooking <i>(p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Rodent–Human Interface: Behavioral Risk Factors and Leptospirosis in a Province in the Central Region of Thailand by Kanokwan Suwannarong, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri, Pannamas Maneekan, Surapon Yimsamran, Karnsunaphat Balthip, Santi Maneewatchararangsri, Watcharee Saisongkorh, Chutarat Saengkul, Suntaree Sangmukdanun, Nittaya Phunta, Pratap Singhasivanon

“…Ninety participants (24.2%) reported contact with rodents, and the reasons for their direct physical rodent contact were hunting (35, 9.4%), killing (41, 11.0%), preparing rodents as food (33, 8.9%), consuming cooked meats (12, 3.2%), feeding food (4, 1.1%), cleaning feces (17, 4.6%), and cleaning carcasses (33, 8.9%). …”
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Identification of CTX-M Type ESBL <i>E. coli</i> from Sheep and Their Abattoir Environment Using Whole-Genome Sequencing by Nigatu Aklilu Atlaw, Shivaramu Keelara, Maria Correa, Derek Foster, Wondwossen Gebreyes, Awa Aidara-Kane, Lyndy Harden, Siddhartha Thakur, Paula J. Fedorka Cray

“…Widespread dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>) in animals, retail meats, and patients has been reported worldwide except for limited information on small ruminants. …”
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Multiple cropping alone does not improve year-round food security among smallholders in rural India by Pinki Mondal, Ruth DeFries, Jessica Clark, Nicole Flowerhill, Md. Arif, Aurelie Harou, Shauna Downs, Jessica Fanzo

“…Cereals (mainly rice) remain the most important food item irrespective of the season, with negligible consumption of other nutrient-rich food such as tubers, fish, eggs, and meats. Around 81% of women in all seasons do not consume a minimally diverse diet. …”
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Perfluoroalkyl acid and bisphenol-A exposure via food sources in four First Nation communities in Quebec, Canada by Claudelle Dubeau, Amira Aker, Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, Pierre Ayotte, Caty Blanchette, Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh, Mélanie Lemire

“…BPA was associated with cheese (1·72 (95 % CI 1·19, 2·50)) and milk (1·53 (95 % CI 1·02, 2·29)) among Anishinabe, and with desserts (1·71 (95 % CI 1·07, 2·74)), processed meats (1·55 (95 % CI 1·00, 2·38)), wild fish (1·64 (95 % CI 1·07, 2·49)) and wild berries (2·06 (95 % CI 1·37, 3·10)) among Innu. …”
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Evaluation of Dietary Quality Based on Intelligent Ordering System and Chinese Healthy Eating Index in College Students from a Medical School in Shanghai, China by Shaojie Liu, Jiangqi Wang, Gengsheng He, Bo Chen, Yingnan Jia

“…The scores for tubers, total vegetables, dark vegetables, fruits, fish and seafood, dairy, and red meats were significantly higher in females than in males. …”
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Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing for Food Animal Source Attribution of Human <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> Infections by Chih-Hao Hsu, Lucas Harrison, Sampa Mukherjee, Errol Strain, Patrick McDermott, Qijing Zhang, Shaohua Zhao

“…A total of 622 <i>C. jejuni</i> isolates recovered from food animals and retail meats in the United States through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System between 2013 and 2017 were sequenced using an Illumina MiSeq. …”
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Antibiotic and disinfectant resistance of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium by Xueping HE, Xuebin XU, Aiping LIU, Li HE, Yong YANG, Xiaolin AO, Kang ZHOU, Shujuan CHEN, Likou ZOU

“…Typhimurium) isolates from retail meats, food animals and humans. Methods Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed according to the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. …”
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Dietary changes among pregnant individuals compared to pre-pandemic: A cross-sectional analysis of the Pregnancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic (PdP) study by Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabani, Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabani, Yanan Wang, Yanan Wang, Julia Zinman, Greis Beharaj, Marcel van de Wouw, Marcel van de Wouw, Catherine Lebel, Catherine Lebel, Catherine Lebel, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Gerald F. Giesbrecht

“…Most participants ate about the same amounts of dairy, meats and canned foods/dried goods as pre-pandemic (61.5, 61.7, and 60.2%, respectively), increased their intake of fresh vegetables/fruits and sweets/snacks (43.2 and 54.5%, respectively), and decreased fast-food and take-out/home delivery (53.2 and 43.1%, respectively). …”
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Prevalence and Time Trends of Low Serum B12 Levels and Inadequate B12 Dietary Intake in Lebanese Adults amidst the Food Insecurity Situation: Findings from a Nationally Representat... by Maha Hoteit, Razan Khadra, Zahraa Fadlallah, Youmna Mourad, Mohamad Chahine, Farouk Skaiki, Elham Al Manasfi, Abdulrahman Chahine, Omasyarifa Binti Jamal Poh, Nikolaos Tzenios

“…The food-secure households had a higher proportion of B12 intake from meats (<i>p</i> = 0.004), while traditional foods contributed more to food-insecure households (<i>p</i> = 0.000). …”
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Dynamics of Gut Microbiota and Clinical Variables after Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets in Drug-Naïve Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity by Andrea Deledda, Vanessa Palmas, Vitor Heidrich, Michele Fosci, Mauro Lombardo, Giulia Cambarau, Alessio Lai, Marietta Melis, Elisabetta Loi, Andrea Loviselli, Aldo Manzin, Fernanda Velluzzi

“…The Mediterranean diet (MD), which favors a prevalence of unprocessed vegetable foods and a reduction in red meats and industrial foods, without excluding any food category, is usually recommended. …”
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Alimentos autóctonos de las comunidades indígenas y afrodescendientes de Colombia Foods native to indigenous and afro-descendents in Colombia by Ximena Rivas Abadía, Sonia Carolina Pazos, Silvana Katerin Castillo Castillo, Helena Pachón

“…Of these, 2 were classified as other, 18 as meats, 3 as insects, and 39 as plants. Among the plants, informants mentioned fruit (n=29), leaves (n=4), seed (n=3) and roots (n=3). …”
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Comparación de los resultados de dos métodos de encuestas alimentarias by Carmen Urteaga Ribbeck, Anna Christina Pinheiro Fernandes, Eduardo Atalah Samur

“…No significant differences were detected between both methods with respect to mean consumption of cereals, fruits, meats and sugars. Dairy products and oil consumption were found to be larger according to CTI : 0,6 ± 1,7 y 0,3 ± 0,9 portions, respectively (p < 0,01). …”
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Unfavorable Dietary Quality Contributes to Elevated Risk of Ischemic Stroke among Residents in Southwest China: Based on the Chinese Diet Balance Index 2016 (DBI-16) by Yingying Wang, Xu Su, Yun Chen, Yiying Wang, Jie Zhou, Tao Liu, Na Wang, Chaowei Fu

“…Participants with ischemic stroke had a more excessive intake of cooking oils, alcoholic beverages, and salt, and had more inadequacy in meats than those without ischemic stroke. (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Dietary exposure to nitrites and nitrates in association with type 2 diabetes risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study. by Bernard Srour, Eloi Chazelas, Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo, Younes Esseddik, Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi, Cédric Agaësse, Alexandre De Sa, Rebecca Lutchia, Charlotte Debras, Laury Sellem, Inge Huybrechts, Chantal Julia, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Benjamin Allès, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg, Fabrice Pierre, Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy, Mathilde Touvier

“…They are also used as food additives, mainly in processed meats, to increase shelf life and to avoid bacterial growth. …”
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