BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between dietary antioxidant intake (carotenoid, vitamin C, E and selenium) intake and metabolic syndrome (MS). METHOD This cross-sectional study included 2069 subjects undergoing a regular health checkup. Biochemical test results and data on dietary intakes were collected for analysis. Adjustment for energy intake and mult...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the dietary potassium intake and associated other dietary factors among a representative sample cohort of Japanese population. METHODS We obtained data from NIPPON DATA80 and 90 that were conducted with the National Nutrition Surveys in 1980 and in 1990. Then we estimated nutrient and food intakes of individuals in the National Nutrition ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Dietary sugar intake, particularly added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages, has received worldwide attention recently. Investigation of dietary behaviors may facilitate understanding of dietary sugar intakes of children and adolescents. However, the relationship between dietary sugar intake and dietary behaviors in the Korean population has not been investigated. Thus, t...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the dietary iron intake and associated other dietary factors and clinical characteristics among a representative sample cohort of Japanese population. METHODS We obtained data from NIPPON DATA80 and 90 that were conducted with the National Nutrition Surveys in 1980 and in 1990. Then we estimated nutrient and food intakes of individuals in...

During chronic increased dietary sodium intake, arterial baroreceptors buffer against sustained increases in arterial pressure, and renal sympathoinhibition contributes importantly to the maintenance of sodium balance by decreasing renal tubular sodium reabsorption and increasing urinary sodium excretion. The present study examined the effect of arterial baroreceptor denervation on sodium balan...

ba c k g r o und : the aim of this study was to examine the association between dietary intakes of vitamin d and the metabolic syndrome (mets) in tehranian adults, iran. m ethods : in this population-based prospective study, a sample of 2357 subjects, aged 20-74 years, who had completed a validated food frequency questionnaire, were  studied.  mets  was  defined  according to  the  modified  gu...

Dietary cholesterol intake increased dramatically over the past two decades in the elderly Chinese population. However, the nationwide dietary cholesterol intake and its related factors seldom been investigated. Based on data from 16,594 participants aged 60 years or older (49.0% male, 54.8% urban residents) from the China National Nutrition and Health Survey (CNHS) 2010-2012, we aimed to descr...

BACKGROUND Despite normal gestational weight gain, dietary studies in pregnant women show intakes below the recommendations for energy and micronutrients. OBJECTIVE This study compared changes in dietary intake from the second to third trimester with emphasis on energy intake and carbohydrate quality. DESIGN These post hoc analyses were based on 566 women participating in the Pregnancy and ...

Malnutrition is a common problem in chronic dialysis patients. There are several methods for nutritional assessment of hemodialysis patients, such as calculation of urea generation rate. As urea is produced from proteins catabolism and there is a linear correlation between urea generation and protein catabolic rate (PCR), PCR can be calculated by considering urea nitrogen appearence during the ...