Issue 1

▪ Keyword : osteoporosis, vitamin D, calcium, meta-analysis

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Recent controversy over the bone benefits of calcium and vitamin D supple-mentation, and the potential detrimental effects of excess calcium supplementation, has confused clinicians. To systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of vitamin D combined with calcium in preventing and treating osteoporotic symptoms in the elderly.

▪ Keyword : Sichuan cuisine, diet pattern, blood pressure, hypertension, Chinese

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Sichuan cuisine is characterized by high salt and oil content. We aimed to evaluate the effects of the Sichuan cuisine version of Chinese heart-healthy diet (CHH diet-SC) on blood pressure reduction among hypertensive adults. Methods and Study Design: The Chinese heart-healthy diet (CHH) trial was a multicenter randomized controlled feeding trial among Chinese hypertensive people.

▪ Keyword : Bacteroides fragilis, prevention, chemotherapy, myelosuppression

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: To evaluate the potential benefits of Bacteroides fragilis 839 (BF839), a next-generation probiotics, in reducing myelosuppression and gastrointestinal toxicity associated with chemothera-py in breast cancer patient. Methods and Study Design: 40 women with early breast cancer were randomly assigned to the BF839 (n=20) or placebo (n=20) during the administration of adjuvant chemotherapy (4 cycles of epirubicin 100mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 600mg/m2).

▪ Keyword : energy intake, protein intake, Functional Independent Measure (FIM), efficiency of rehabilitation, convalescent rehabilitation

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: It is well known that more than 40% of patients in the convalescent rehabilita-tion settings suffer from malnutrition, and that appropriate nutrition management can improve rehabilitation outcomes. Methods and Study Design: In this study, we used a change in motor score of Functional Inde-pendent Measure (FIM-M) of convalescent rehabilitation to investigate whether daily energy intake could in-fluence the rehabilitation outcomes.

▪ Keyword : spinal tuberculosis, accelerated rehabilitation surgery, nutrition management, randomized controlled trial, perioperative period

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: To explore the effect of nutrition management under ERAS concept in patients with spinal tuberculosis. Methods and Study Design: The study was conducted in an orthopedic ward of a tertiary grade A special hospital in Beijing. The patients admitted from January 1, 2021 to June 27, 2023 were screened for inclusion. The qualified patients were randomized into experimental group or control group. The experimental group received perioperative nutrition management under the concept of ERAS while the control group received routine perioperative management in hospital.

▪ Keyword : multiple micronutrients supplement, vitamin D, folate, periconceptional period, real-world study

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: To assess the vitamin D nutritional status (VDN) of pregnant women in early pregnancy and investigate the effects of periconceptional supplementation with multiple micronutrients (MMs) on this status. Methods and Study Design: Data were taken from the Pregnancy Health Care System and Hospital Information System in 2018 in Beijing.

▪ Keyword : obesity, COVID-19, mortality, prospective study, meta-analysis

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Previous prospective studies have reported inconsistent findings on the associ-ation between obesity and mortality in patients with COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the associa-tion between them by using a meta-analysis of prospective studies. Methods and Study Design: We searched PubMed and EMBASE to retrieve studies using keywords related to this topic on January 3, 2022.

▪ Keyword : fermented foods, soy foods, yogurt, cheese, child development

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: Fermented foods play an important role in establishing intestinal bacterial flora, and the composition of the intestinal bacterial flora might be associated with neurodevelopment. This study investigated the association between maternal intake of fermented foods during pregnancy and early neuro-development in offspring. Methods and Study Design: Data were analyzed for 73,522 pregnant women par-ticipating in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study.

▪ Keyword : non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, aged, nomogram, non-invasive model

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: To explore the risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and to establish a non-invasive tool for the screening of NAFLD in an older adult population. Methods and Study Design: A total of 131,161 participants were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants were random-ly divided into training and validation sets (7:3). The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator method was used to screen risk factors.

▪ Keyword : sarcopenia, SARC-F, diagnostic test, older, Chinese

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: It is recommended by Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia to early identify people at risk for sarcopenia using simple screening tools like SARC-F. The modified version SARC-F+EBM showed higher diagnostic performance. However, this cut-off value of body mass index (BMI) remained un-certain to be used in Chinese population. In this study, we used appropriate BMI recommended for Chinese older population and further modified SARC-F+EBM by combining calf circumference.

▪ Keyword : beverage, coffee, tea, postprandial cardiometabolic risk, triglyceride

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: The effect of different coffee and tea consumption on postprandial glucose and lipid metabolism has never been reported previously. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of different coffee or tea consumption at breakfast on postprandial cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy individuals. Methods and Study Design: Eighteen healthy young subjects completed the trial. After 8-hour overnight fast, volunteers either ingested water, freeze-dried coffee, spray-dried coffee, green tea, black tea or oolong tea together with a breakfast consisting of an egg and 180g deep-fried dough sticks. Blood was drawn at 0h, 0.5h, 1h, 2h, and 3h.

▪ Keyword : decaffeinated green tea polyphenols, safety, children, obesity, randomized controlled trial

▪ Content : Background and Objectives: While the health promoting effects of green tea polyphenols have been identified among adult, research on children is scarce probably due to safety concerns about caffeine. This study aims to evaluate the safety of decaffeinated green tea polyphenols (DGTP) supplementation in girls with obesity and lay the foundation for its application in children population.