Volume 17 Issue 3

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International trends in nutritionally-related health and their implication for health policy

▪ Author : ML Wahlqvist
▪ Keyword : health and nutrition policy, scenario planning, food systems, well-being, morbidity
▪ Content : To establish health policy which will be relevant and effectual for a decade or more, let alone the much longer term, is a challenging task for any period of human or planetary history.
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Multiple micronutrient deficiencies persist during early childhood in Mongolia

▪ Author : RL Lander T Enkhjargal, J Batjargal, KB Bailey, S Diouf, TJ Green, CM Skeaff, RS Gibson
▪ Keyword : Mongolia, children, deficiencies, anaemia, zinc, selenium
▪ Content : Data on the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in children in Mongolia is limited. We therefore determined the prevalence of anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), and deficiencies of iron, folate, vitamin A, zinc, selenium, and vitamin D among young Mongolian children.
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Calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium intakes in Japanese children aged 3 to 5 years

▪ Author : T Shibata, T Murakami, H Nakagaki, N Narita, M Goshima, T Sugiyama, M Nishimuta
▪ Keyword : : duplicate-diet technique, preschool children, seasonal variation, mineral intake, nutrition survey
▪ Content : The present study aimed to evaluate in preschool children the intakes of Ca, Mg that possibly affect health and tooth formation and the intakes of K and Na that may affect lifestyle-related diseases
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Vitamin A supplementation in Cambodia: program coverage and association with greater maternal formal education

▪ Author : DS Grover, S de Pee, K Sun, VK Raju, MW Bloem, RD Semba
▪ Keyword : Cambodia, morbidity, mortality, nutritional blindness, vitamin A
▪ Content : Vitamin A supplementation reduces morbidity, mortality, and blindness among children in developing countries.
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Hepcidin and iron status among pregnant women in Bangladesh

▪ Author : KJ Schulze, P Christian, I Ruczinski, AL Ray, A Nath, LSF Wu, RD Semba
▪ Keyword : anemia, hepcidin, inflammation, iron, pregnancy
▪ Content : Although hepcidin, a recently discovered peptide hormone, is considered a major regulator of iron metabolism and anemia in chronic inflammation, its role in anemia during pregnancy has not been characterized.
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Body shape dissatisfaction and obesity among Taiwanese adolescents

▪ Author : LJ Chen, KR Fox, AM Haase
▪ Keyword : body image, body dissatisfaction, obesity, adolescent, Taiwan
▪ Content : Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the level of body shape dissatisfaction among a large sample of adolescent boys and girls within different weight categories.
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High fish consumption in French Polynesia and prenatal exposure to metals and nutrients

▪ Author : E Dewailly, E Suhas, Y Mou, R Dallaire, L Château-Degat, R Chansin
▪ Keyword : mercury, n–3 fatty acids, iodine, selenium, lead, newborns
▪ Content : French Polynesians consume high quantities of fish and are therefore exposed to seafood-related contaminants such as mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) and nutrients such as iodine, selenium and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs).
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A comparison of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the United States (US) and Korea in young adults aged 20 to 39 years

▪ Author : J Park, JA Mendoza, CE O'Neil, DC Hilmers, Y Liu, TA Nicklas
▪ Keyword : National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the US, Korea, National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III
▪ Content : This study estimated and compared the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and its individual components in young adults (ages 20-39 years) in the US and Korea using 2003-2004 US and 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.
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What’s on Malaysian television? - A survey on food advertising targeting children

▪ Author : T Karupaiah, K Chinna, LH Mee, LS Mei, MI Noor
▪ Keyword : television, advertising, children, food groups, content analysis
▪ Content : The Malaysian government recently introduced a ban on fast food advertisements targeting children on television.
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Association between obesity and medical care expenditure among Taiwanese adults

▪ Author : HY Hu, YJ Chou, P Chou, CH Lee, MC Lee, N Huang
▪ Keyword : obesity, body mass index, medical care expenditure, socioeconomic status
▪ Content : The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationships between obesity and medical care expenditure among Taiwanese adults and to assess the influence of sex, age and socioeconomic status.
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Coexistence of anaemia and the metabolic syndrome in adults in Jiangsu, China

▪ Author : Z Shi, X Hu, B Yuan, G Hu, X Pan, G Holmboe-Ottesen
▪ Keyword : Anaemia, metabolic syndrome, ferritin, adults, China
▪ Content : Objective: To determine the prevalence of anaemia and the metabolic syndrome with special interest in the coexistence of these two problems as well as the possible links.
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How to define obesity? Evidence-based multiple action points for public awareness, screening, and treatment: an extension of Asian-Pacific recommendations

▪ Author : WH Pan, WT Yeh
▪ Keyword : body mass index, evidence-based, metabolic syndrome, obesity definition, waist circumference
▪ Content : Metabolic risks are greater in Asians than Caucasians at a given body mass index (BMI). It is generally accepted that the BMI cut-off points for defining overweight and obesity should be lower for Asians.
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An integrated intervention program to control diabetes in overweight Chinese women and men with type 2 diabetes

▪ Author : J Sun, Y Wang, X Chen, Y Chen, Y Feng, X Zhang et al
▪ Keyword : Type 2 diabetes, Diet therapy, Formulated food, Glycosylated hemoglobin, Metabolic syndrome X
▪ Content : This study evaluated a structured and integrated intervention program on diabetes management in individuals with type 2 diabetes in Shanghai, China.
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Intraoperative infusion of acetated Ringer solution containing glucose and ionized magnesium reduces ketogenesis and maintains serum magnesium

▪ Author : T Yokoyama, K Suwa, F Yamasaki, R Yokoyama, K Yamashita, E Selldén
▪ Keyword : perioperative infusion, glucose metabolism, ketogenesis, insulin, magnesium
▪ Content : The effect of glucose infusion during surgery on glucose metabolism has not been investigated sufficiently.
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Symposium on Understanding and Influencing Consumer Food Behaviours for Health: Executive Summary Report

▪ Author : MSV Amarra, YB Yee, A Drewnowski
▪ Keyword : consumers, Asia, food consumption, consumer behavior, food choice
▪ Content : Food consumption patterns in Asia are rapidly changing. Urbanization and changing lifestyles have diminished the consumption of traditional meals based on cereals, vegetables and root crops.
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The 2nd International Conference on East-West Perspectives on Functional Foods: Science, Innovations and Claims

▪ Author : RF Florentino
▪ Keyword : functional foods, nutrition and health claims
▪ Content : The 2nd International Conference on East-West Perspective on Functional Foods held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November, 2007, discussed the current work on some traditional Asian foods and new technologies that offer both challenges and opportunities for functional foods.
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Sociocultural factors relating to Tongans’ and Indigenous Fijians’ patterns of eating, physical activity and body size

▪ Author : HM Mavoa, M McCabe
▪ Keyword : food, physical activity, Tonga, indigenous Fijians, obesity
▪ Content : This paper reviews literature between 1974 and 2007 that addresses the impact of sociocultural factors on reported patterns of eating, physical activity (activity) and body size of Tongans and indigenous Fijians (Fijians) in their countries of origin.
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Levels of Omega 3 fatty acids in Australian seafood

▪ Author : SSAM Soltan, RA Gibson
▪ Keyword : omega 3 fatty acids, dietary fats, fish, fish oils
▪ Content : The aim of this study was to determine the quantity of omega 3 (n–3) fatty acids in commonly consumed species of South Australian fish
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Determination of trans fatty acid levels by FTIR in processed foods in Australia

▪ Author : J McCarthy, D Barr, A Sinclair
▪ Keyword : trans fatty acids, levels in foods, ATR-FTIR analysis, FSANZ, Australian foods
▪ Content : Health authorities around the world advise ‘limiting consumption of trans fatty acids’, however in Australia the trans fatty acid (TFA) content is not required to be listed in the nutrition information panel unless a declaration or nutrient claim is made about fatty acids or cholesterol.
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Vitamin D intake and its food sources in Taiwanese

▪ Author : MS Lee, HL Li, TH Hung, HY Chang, FL Yang, ML Wahlqvist
▪ Keyword : vitamin D, dietary intake, determinants, National Nutrition Survey, adults, women
▪ Content : In the early 20th Century, vitamin D was discovered and its Recommended Daily Allowance developed. However, average daily dietary intakes have not been reported until recently in the US.
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Consumption of purple sweet potato leaves decreases lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in humans

▪ Author : CM Chen, YL Lin, CYO Chen, CY Hsu, MJ Shieh, JF Liu
▪ Keyword : purple sweet potato leaves, polyphenols, lipid peroxidation, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, DNA damage
▪ Content : Consumption of polyphenols is associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases, possibly via a variety of biomechanisms, including antioxidation and anti-inflammation
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Effect of diacylglycerol on body weight: a meta-analysis

▪ Author : T Xu, X Li, Z Zhang, X Ma, D Li
▪ Keyword : diacylglycerol, triacylglycerol, body weight, reduction, meta-analysis
▪ Content : The effects of diacylglycerol (DAG) on body weight are not consistent in clinical trials. This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dietary DAG on body weight.
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Waist circumference percentile criteria for the pediatric metabolic syndrome in Korean adolescents

▪ Author : K Lee
▪ Keyword : waist circumference, metabolic syndrome, adolescents, prevalence, Korea
▪ Content : This study aimed to determine valid waist circumference (WC) thresholds using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for pediatric metabolic syndrome (MS) prediction and to compare validities between the thresholds derived from ROC curves and the WC cut-offs defined by International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
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