Diet & Nutrition

Obesity and chronic kidney disease progression-the role of a new adipocytokine: C1q/tumour necrosis factor-related protein-1.

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population. C1q/tumour necrosis factor-related protein 1 (CTRP1) is a new adipokine with multiple vascular and metabolic effects and may modulate the association between obesity and vascular diseases. The aim of the study is to explore potential links between obesity, CTRP1 levels and CKD progression.

Outcome of kidney function in adults on long-term home parenteral nutrition for chronic intestinal failure.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate kidney function outcome in adults on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) for chronic intestinal failure using the newly recommended equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) assessment in clinical practice.

Potential identification of vitamin B6 responsiveness in autism spectrum disorder utilizing phenotype variables and machine learning methods.

We investigated whether machine learning methods could potentially identify a subgroup of persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who show vitamin...

FRAX Calculated without BMD Resulting in a Higher Fracture Risk Than That Calculated with BMD in Women with Early Breast Cancer.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of including the measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) in reliable...

Social and nutritional factors shape larval aggregation, foraging, and body mass in a polyphagous fly.

The majority of insect species have a clearly defined larval stage during development. Larval nutrition is crucial for individuals' growth and develop...

Non-surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism.

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the options available for patients with primary hyperparathyrodism (PHPT) not undergoing parathyroidectomy (...

A comprehensive characterization of Solanum lycocarpum St. Hill and Solanum oocarpum Sendtn: Chemical composition and antioxidant properties.

In this study we evaluated the proximate composition of two Solanaceae fruits from Brazilian Cerrado, their mineral content, volatile organic compound...

Therapeutic Enoxaparin in the Morbidly Obese Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Enoxaparin is a low molecular weight heparin commonly used in the treatment of venous thromboembolisms (VTEs); however, evidence on optimal empiric do...

Deep learning-based quantification of abdominal fat on magnetic resonance images.

Obesity is increasingly prevalent and associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Magnetic reso...

Serum vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in a Chinese rural population.

Several studies have reported a conflicting association between vitamin D deficiency, vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism, and the risk of cardiovas...

Association between vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance markers in euthyroid non-diabetic individuals.

AIM: To evaluate the association between vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance (IR) or hyperinsulinemia after oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)...

Effectiveness of bisphosphonate combined with activated vitamin D in patients with aromatase inhibitor-induced osteoporosis after breast cancer operation.

OBJECTIVES: We compared the effectiveness of bisphosphonates combined with activated vitamin D administered for therapy of aromatase inhibitor-induced...

A Novel Morphological Analysis of DXA-DICOM Images by Artificial Neural Networks for Estimating Bone Mineral Density in Health and Disease.

One of the best methods for diagnosing bone disease in humans is site-specific and total bone mineral density (BMD) measurements by Dual-energy X-ray ...

Can Deep Learning Improve Genomic Prediction of Complex Human Traits?

The genetic analysis of complex traits does not escape the current excitement around artificial intelligence, including a renewed interest in "deep le...

A highly sensitive ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method with in-source fragmentation for rapid quantification of raspberry ketone.

Raspberry ketone (RK) is the characteristic aromatic compound in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) with wide applications as food additive and anti-obesity ...

Increased vitamin B levels in children with zinc deficiency.

Additional nutritional deficiencies may accompany zinc deficiency. We determined the vitamin B levels in patients with zinc (Zn) deficiency. This retr...

Use of Deep Learning to Examine the Association of the Built Environment With Prevalence of Neighborhood Adult Obesity.

IMPORTANCE: More than one-third of the adult population in the United States is obese. Obesity has been linked to factors such as genetics, diet, phys...

Impact of the natural resource of UVB on the content of vitamin D in oyster mushroom () under subtropical settings.

Vitamin D deficiency is a pandemic problem. Non-animal source of vitamin D is obtained from edible mushrooms. Oyster mushroom () was sliced into the s...

Behavioral Modeling in Weight Loss Interventions.

Designing systems with human agents is difficult because it often requires models that characterize agents' responses to changes in the system's state...

OC-2-KB: integrating crowdsourcing into an obesity and cancer knowledge base curation system.

BACKGROUND: There is strong scientific evidence linking obesity and overweight to the risk of various cancers and to cancer survivorship. Nevertheless...