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Acute Exercise In Mice Transiently Remodels The Hepatic Lipidome In An Intensity-Dependent Manner, Gregory C. Henderson, Valeria Martinez Tenorio, Marc A. Tuazon

Purdue University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund

Background

The content of triacylglycerol (TAG) in the liver is known to rapidly increase after a single bout of exercise followed by recovery to sedentary levels. The response of other hepatic lipids, and acyl chain composition of lipid classes, would provide a deeper understanding of the response of hepatic lipid metabolism to acute exercise.

Methods

Female mice performed a single bout of continuous exercise (CE), high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE), or no exercise (CON). The total content of various lipids in the liver, and fatty acids within lipid classes, were measured in tissues collected 3 h after exercise (Day 1) and …

Chronic Inflammation Was A Major Predictor And Determinant Factor Of Anemia In Lactating Women In Sidama Zone Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay, Taylor Roice, Barbara J. Stoecker

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Anemia in women of reproductive age is highly prevalent globally and remains a public health problem. In Ethiopia, despite efforts to minimize the burden of anemia, it is still a moderate public health problem. Anemia has various etiologies including nutritional deficiency, parasitic infection, and inflammation. The aim of this study was to examine contributing factors to anemia in lactating women. Following ethical approval, and six months after delivery, all lactating women (n = 150) were recruited to participate in this study from eight randomly selected rural villages. Anthropometric and socio-economic factors were assessed. From each, a blood sample was collected …

Health Claims On Food & Supplements: Fact Or Fiction?, Jamie Baum

Diet, Food, Exercise, and Nutrition (D-FEND)

Learning how to understand health claims on foods and supplements.

How To Make Healthy Easting Easy, Morgan Frederick

All Student-Created Educational Resources

This handout is meant to educate the audience on how to use healthy defaults to make healthy eating easier. It gives techniques for planning and prepping simple healthy meals and snacks.

Supporting A Healthy School Environment For Students With Diabetes, University Of New England Applied Nutrition Program

All Student-Created Educational Resources

This pamphlet provides a very basic introduction to diabetes. It includes strategies for teachers of students with type 1 or type 2 diabetes to support their students blood sugar management needs. It also includes strategies for school administrators to alter the school environment to help students make healthier choices

5 Tips To Healthy Eating In College, Tim Viall

All Student-Created Educational Resources

This pamphlet informs the audience about the principles of healthy defaults, as well as tips for eating healthy in a college dining hall setting.

The Metabolic Syndrome, Are You At Risk? Lifestyle Changes You Can Make Today, Scarlet Louis-Jean

All Student-Created Educational Resources

The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is globally increasing at epidemic proportions. The metabolic syndrome is considered one of the more common non-communicable diseases, reportedly three times more common than diabetes. In the US alone, approximately 34 per cent of Americans were diagnosed with the condition during the 2007-2012 era, however, the percentage of afflicted adults continues to grow. The cause of this condition has been associated with genetic predisposition, epigenetic alterations, nutritional choices, and physical inactivity. Although this list is non-exhaustive, the latter two causes are often thought to be due to the adoption of westernized approaches to diet …

Proposals For Upper Limits Of Safe Intake For Methionine, Histidine, And Lysine In Healthy Humans, Luc Cynober, Dennis M Bier, Patrick Stover, Motoni Kadowaki, Sidney M Morris, Rajavel Elango, Miro Smriga

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Based on research presented during the 10th Amino Acid Assessment Workshop, no observed adverse effect levels (NOAELs) for supplemental methionine at 46 mg/(kg·d) (∼3.2 g/d), for supplemental histidine at 8.0 g/d, and for supplemental lysine at 6.0 g/d have been proposed. These NOAELs are relevant to healthy adults and are applicable only to high-purity amino acids administered in fortified foods or dietary supplements. Because individuals are exposed to the above supplemental amino acids in the context of complex combinations of essential amino acids or individually in dietary supplements for various physiologic benefits, such as body fat reduction, skin conditioning, mental …

The Central Melanocortin System And Human Obesity, Yongjie Yang, Yong Xu

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

The prevalence of obesity and the associated comorbidities highlight the importance of understanding the regulation of energy homeostasis. The central melanocortin system plays a critical role in controlling body weight balance. Melanocortin neurons sense and integrate the neuronal and hormonal signals, and then send regulatory projections, releasing anorexigenic or orexigenic melanocortin neuropeptides, to downstream neurons to regulate the food intake and energy expenditure. This review summarizes the latest progress in our understanding of the role of the melanocortin pathway in energy homeostasis. We also review the advances in the identification of human genetic variants that cause obesity via mechanisms that …

Encouraging Snap Shopper Participation At Utah Farmers Markets, A Best Practices Guide, Kelsey Hall, Alicia Meiners

All Current Publications

This guide’s steps were compiled during background research for advertising acceptance of SNAP benefits using Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards and the Double Up Food Bucks (Double Up) program offered at farmers markets throughout Utah. Information in this guide will expand marketing campaigns across Utah to promote farmers markets already accepting SNAP benefits, especially to minority and low-income populations. The information, however, may be generalized to other health/food programs and to populations with low incomes in other states.

The Science Of Dietary Fat, Elisabet Borsheim

Diet, Food, Exercise, and Nutrition (D-FEND)

Dr. Elisabet Borsheim shares about the science of dietary fat with these learning objectives:

-Define functions of fat for humans

-Define types of dietary fat

-Identify Dietary Guidelines for fat intake

-Identify effects of exercise on fat metabolism

-Identify effects of meal timing on fat metabolism

The Microbiome, Prebiotics & Probiotics, Jamie Baum

Diet, Food, Exercise, and Nutrition (D-FEND)

Overview of the gut microbiome, prebiotics, probiotics, and how they affect our health and body's functioning.

Carbohydrates & Dietary Fats, Jamie Baum

Diet, Food, Exercise, and Nutrition (D-FEND)

The basics, structure, and function of carbohydrates and dietary fats.

The role each plays in health and disease.

Determinants Of Gluten-Free Diet Adoption Among Individuals Without Celiac Disease Or Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Kristina Arslain, Christopher Gustafson, Pratiksha Baishya, Devin Rose

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

Objectives: Gluten free (GF) foods are typically less nutritious and more expensive than their gluten-containing variants, yet people without a diagnosed gluten sensitivity continue to adopt this diet. There is a lack of research about what factors drive people without Celiac disease or non-Celiac gluten sensitivity to follow the GF diet. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 2982 US residents without a diagnosed gluten sensitivity were surveyed about their attitudes, perceptions, and experiences with the GF diet. Logistic regression was used to compare respondents who were currently avoiding or had avoided gluten previously (GF consumer) to respondents who had never …

Intermittent Fasting & Time-Restricted Feeding, Angela M. Tacinelli

Diet, Food, Exercise, and Nutrition (D-FEND)

Overview about intermittent fasting & time-restricted feeding.

Objectives:

-Define intermittent fasting (IF)

-Define time-restricted feeding (TRF)

-Learn about the different forms of IF & TRF

-Understand the benefits, risks, current research with IF & TRF

Production Of Laban Immo Powder: Process Andcharacteristics Of The Obtained Product, Hoda Saadeddine Saad Elmasri Lebanese International University, Lebanon, Ossama Dimassi Lebanese International University, Lebanon

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Busy life styles and unconventional working hours made the task of getting a meal on the table really challenging thus leading to the trend of consuming easy-to-prepare meals. Lebanon is still behind in having ready to prepare traditional meals available in the market. Laban immo is a traditional Lebanese dish which contains essential nutrients that allows it to be labeled as nutritionally balanced. The primary objective of this study is to produce laban immo in a powdered form that is shelf stable, convenient, easy to prepare and portable. Previous research conducted in this area was able to successfully produce yogurt …

Fat And Fat-Free Mass Index References In Children And Young Adults: Assessments Along Racial And Ethnic Lines, Roman J Shypailo, William W Wong

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Background: Fat-free mass index (FFMI) and fat mass index (FMI) are superior to BMI and fat percentage in evaluating nutritional status. However, existing references fail to account for racial/ethnic differences in body composition among children.

Objectives: Our goal was to produce age-based normative references for FFMI and FMI in children for specific racial/ethnic groups.

Methods: Body composition, weight, and height were measured in 1122 normal healthy children aged 2-21 y. Bone mineral content measured by DXA, total body water by deuterium dilution, and total body potassium by whole-body γ counting were combined to calculate fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass …

The Impact Of Narratives And Active Video Games On Long-Term Moderate-To-Vigorous Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol, Dar Alon, Caio Victor Sousa, Tom Baranowski, Tiago V Barreira, Romina Cabrera-Perez, Kelly Chiu, Austin Fernandez, Amy Fleischman, Shirley Huang, Jungyun Hwang, Melanie C Green, I-Min Lee, Kelly Lee, Sarah Lessard, Lynne L Levitsky, Aika Misawa, Farzad Noubary, Ronald Samuels, Kyung Jin Sun, Debbe Thompson, Amy S Lu

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Background: Although physical activity (PA) has been shown in helping prevent and treat obesity, current PA interventions are still not effective in ameliorating the obesity epidemic. Additional forms of PA need to be investigated to improve PA engagement and outcomes. We hypothesize that pairing a narrative (i.e., story) with an active video game (AVG), a less traditional form of PA, will increase participant engagement in PA. This paper presents the rationale, implementation, and pilot results of a study assessing the effect of narrative's impact on PA and a series of other health outcomes.

Objective: This paper presents the rationale, implementation, …

Dietary Development And Nutritional Ontogeny In Gorilla Beringei : A Multi-Layered, -Omics Approach, Emma C. Cancelliere

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In species who consume folivorous diets, immature individuals must contend with the challenges of extracting nutrients from fibrous foods before dietary adaptations and strategies are fully developed. Additionally, immatures have distinct nutritional needs to support their stage-specific metabolic and biophysiological requirements. To meet these stage-specific needs, while constrained by underdeveloped feeding strategies and digestive capacities, immatures may adopt distinct diets better suited to their specific developmental context. However, where dietary modification is constrained by low dietary diversity or landscape homogeneity, it is unclear how immature individuals compensate through alternative strategies. In turn, little is known about the nutritional and life …

Evaluation Of Anthropometric Parameters Of Central Obesity Among Professional Drivers: A Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Aslam, Saima Altaf, Abdul Majid, Saima Atif

Kesmas

Different anthropometric parameters have been proposed for assessing central obesity. The diagnostic performance of these anthropometric parameters and their ability to correctly measure central obesity for the professional community, like drivers, is questionable and needs to be assessed. The study aimed to examine the diagnostic performance of anthropometric parameters as indicators of central obesity in drivers as measured by waist circumference (WC) and to determine the best cut-off values for these parameters that would identify obese drivers. Anthropometric measurements from a cross-sectional sample of 197 professional drivers were taken under standard protocol. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was used to …