Volume 18 Issue 3

▪ Keyword : salt, public health, food supply, dietary, cardiovascular disease

▪ Content : Excess dietary salt is a well established cause of high blood pressure and vascular disease. National and international bodies recommend a significant reduction in population salt intakes on the basis of strong evidence for health gains that population salt reduction strategies could achieve.

▪ Keyword : docosahexaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, eicosapentenoic acid, Chinese pregnant women, neonate

▪ Content : The aim of this study was to investigate n-3 and n-6 fatty acid status of pregnant women and neonates from River/Lake, Coastal and Inland regions of China. Demographic, nutritional and anthropometric data, as well as blood samples (maternal and cord) were obtained.

▪ Keyword : long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA), linoleic acid (LA), α linolenic acid (ALA), pregnancy, South India

▪ Content : In recent years there is growing interest on the role of long chain ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LC-PUFA) in pregnancy and the growth and development of the offspring. We aim to characterize and provide baseline data on the intake of LCPUFA (ω-3 and ω-6) in a prospective cohort of 829 pregnant Indian women and report associations between LCPUFA intake and erythrocyte membrane phospholipid fatty acid concentration in a subgroup at baseline (1st trimester), the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy.

▪ Keyword : 3-Minute Nutrition Screening, subjective global assessment, validation, sensitivity, specificity

▪ Content : It is important to detect and treat malnutrition in hospital patients so as to improve clinical outcome and reduce hospital stay. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a nutrition screening tool with a simple and quick scoring system for acute hospital patients in Singapore.

▪ Keyword : epidemiology, ethnicity, child, adolescent, obesity

▪ Content : The association between body mass index (BMI) and body fat in young people differs among ethnic groups. Consequently, BMI thresholds for defining childhood overweight may not represent an equivalent level of adiposity in multiethnic populations.

▪ Keyword : indigenous peoples, dual burden of malnutrition, food variety, overweight, underweight

▪ Content : This paper reports on the presence of dual burden households in Orang Asli (OA, indigenous people) communities and its associated factors. A total of 182 OA households in two districts in Selangor with the required criteria (182 non-pregnant women of child bearing age and 284 children aged 2-9 years old) participated in the study. Height and weight of both women and children were measured.

▪ Keyword : very low calorie diet, sibutramine, orlistat, weight control, life quality

▪ Content : Background: A clinical significant improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is one of the main goals of weight control. Objective: To reveal the extent of weight loss on changes of HRQOL in obese Chinese. Design: A total of 119 motivated obese adults (BMI: 33.5 ± 0.4 kg/m2) completed a 6-month weight loss intervention program by following either low calorie diet suggestions (LCDS; n=18), LCDS plus sibutramine (SG; n=27), LCDS plus orlistat (OG; n=41), or very low calorie diet (VLCD; n=33).

▪ Keyword : dietary pattern, factor analysis, body mass index, waist circumference, Mongolian adults

▪ Content : Mongolia is experiencing changes in its unique nomadic lifestyle and dietary habits in the last two decades with accompanying increase in obesity rate. The dietary pattern approach, which investigates the overall diet in relation to obesity risks, has become appealing in nutrition epidemiology. The aim of this study was to identify major dietary patterns of the Mongolian adults in relation to the risk of having obesity.

▪ Keyword : women, luxury food intake, feeding behaviour, Nepal, 24-hour dietary recall interview

▪ Content : Our previous studies in developing countries have indicated that gender differences in intake of luxury foods incur risk of micronutrient deficiencies among women. As the next step, we examined the causes of gender differences in food intake by comparing eating patterns, including meal frequency (skipping) and temporal distribution of food consumption throughout the day among adults of Hindu communities in lowland Nepal.

▪ Keyword : adolescent, obesity, fast food, soft drink, weight gain

▪ Content : Soft drink and fast food are energy dense foodstuffs that are heavily marketed to adolescents, and are likely to be important in terms of risk of obesity. This study sought to examine the influences on soft drink and fast food consumption among adolescents as part of a cross-sectional survey of 2,719 adolescents (aged 11-16) from 93 randomly selected schools in New South Wales, Australia.

▪ Keyword : BMI, diet, lifestyle, prudent lifestyle, Western lifestyle

▪ Content : Although the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australia has increased during the past 30 years, little is known about the dietary and behavioural antecedents of body mass index (BMI). We examined changes in mean BMI, diet, and other lifestyle behaviours between 1976 and 2005 and described the cross-sectional associations between these factors and BMI.

▪ Keyword : nattokinase, red yeast rice, human trial, hyperlipidemia, blood lipid

▪ Content : The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel comparison study was to evaluate the lipid-lowering effect of orally administrated nattokinase and nattokinase combined with red yeast rice (RYR) extract on blood lipids in patients with hyperlipidemia.

▪ Keyword : child, growth, micronutrient, deficiencies, Indonesia

▪ Content : Undernutrition in early childhood has long-term physical and intellectual consequences. Improving child growth should start before the age of two years and be an integrated effort between all sectors, covering all aspects such as diet and nutrient intake, disease reduction, optimum child care, and improved environmental sanitation.

▪ Keyword : review, book

▪ Content : Land Reform in Developing Countries: Property rights and Property wrongs By Michael Lipton Published by Routledge Priorities for Development Economics, London and New York 2009 ISBN: 978-0-415-09667-6 (hardback)

▪ Keyword : lutein, β-carotene, carotenoid, interactions, adults

▪ Content : Observational epidemiological studies have shown that a high consumption of lutein-containing foods is associated with decreased risk of chronic diseases. However, results are inconsistent, suggesting the possibility that confounders may impact serum lutein concentration after consumption.

▪ Keyword : malnutrition, micronutrients, Vietnam, children, health

▪ Content : This is a follow-up study to an investigation on the prevalence of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies among Vietnamese primary schoolchildren. A total of 454 children aged 7 to 8 years attending three primary schools in the Northern delta province of Vietnam were either provided with regular milk, milk fortified with vitamins, minerals and inulin or served as a reference control group.

▪ Keyword : phosphorus intake, duplicate-diet technique, preschool children, seasonal variation, nutrition survey

▪ Content : The present study aimed to determine whether there is excessive mean daily intake of phosphorus in 3- to 5-year-old Japanese children and to ascertain relationships between phosphorus intake and various food and beverage groups. Subjects comprised of 90 children, with 15 boys and 15 girls in each age group from 3 to 5 years.

▪ Keyword : dietary assessment, serum ferritin, hemolysis, iron deficiency, anemia

▪ Content : The purpose of this study was: 1) to collect baseline data on nutrient intake in order to advise athletes about nutrition practices that might enhance performance, and 2) to evaluate the dietary iron intake and blood iron status of Japanese collegiate soccer players.

▪ Keyword : medium-chain fatty acids, long-chain fatty acids, hypertriglyceridemia, sex, Chinese

▪ Content : A double blind clinical trial was carried out to clarify the effects of oil with medium- and long-chain triglyceride (MLCT) on body fat and blood lipid profiles in hypertriglyceridemic subjects. One-hundred-and-twelve subjects were enrolled and divided into two groups; those that consumed MLCT oil and those that consumed long-chain triglyceride (LCT) oil for 8 weeks.

▪ Keyword : rans fatty acid intake, metabolic risk factors, young Japanese women, cross-sectional study, Asian population

▪ Content : Objective: We examined cross-sectional associations of total, hydrogenated, and natural trans fatty acid intake with selected metabolic risk factors in young Japanese women. Methods: Subjects were 1136 Japanese female dietetic students aged 18-22 years. Dietary intake was estimated using a validated, self-administered diet history questionnaire.

▪ Keyword : exercise, fishes, Koreans, life style, vitamin D

▪ Content : Vitamin D is an important factor for bone health. It is uncertain which lifestyle is associated with vitamin D status, especially in healthy middle aged Asian men. A cross-sectional analysis was performed in 149 men aged 40–69 years who visited a health check-up center in Korea.