Glutamine and Its Effects on the Intestine by Paul E Hardy, Richard N Fedorak, Alan BR Thomson, Olin G Thurston

“…It may play a similar role in aiding repair of human intestinal injury in persons with sufficient glutamine in their diet compared to those who arc glutamine deficient. …”
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NMR Confirmation and HPLC Quantification of Javamide-I and Javamide-II in Green Coffee Extract Products Available in the Market by Jae B. Park

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Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants Contribute to Selected Sleep Quality and Cardiometabolic Health Relationships: A Cross-Sectional Study by Thirumagal Kanagasabai, Chris I. Ardern

“…Concurrently, factors such as diet and lifestyle have also changed and may mediate the relationship between sleep quality and cardiometabolic health. …”
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The association between the healthy lifestyle index and MRI-derived body composition measurements in the UK Biobank study by Rita Peila, Thomas E. Rohan

“…Abstract A high healthy lifestyle index (HLI) score, which reflects an adequate amount of sleep, no alcohol consumption, no smoking, a moderate to high physical activity level, a high quality diet, and a normal body mass index (BMI), has been associated with reduced risk of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Family Economic Status and Pupils' Academic Performance in Primary Schools of Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Twinomuhangi, Alex

“…The study recommended that providing scholastic materials, learning, and instructional materials, attending remedial lessons, feeding pupils on a balanced diet, employing trained teachers, and educating parents during parent's teachers' association meetings on income-generating activities to improve their income levels would effectively improve pupils' level of academic performance.…”
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Epidemiological surveys, antibiotic resistance, and related risk factors of Helicobacter pylori in Quanzhou, China: a cross-sectional study by DanDan Xie, WeiXiong Xu, ZhenZhu Zhang, Fang Huang, XuBo Dai

“…Our results also showed that diet, hygiene, and disease prevention awareness play an importance role in H. pylori prevention and treatment.…”
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Characterization of Morphological Diversity of Jute Mallow (Corchorus spp.) by Munguatosha Ngomuo, Tsvetelina Stoilova, Tileye Feyissa, Patrick A. Ndakidemi

“…Jute mallow is a traditional leaf vegetable that is an important part of daily diet for the majority of people in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Anti-diabetic effect of aloin via JNK-IRS1/PI3K pathways and regulation of gut microbiota by Ruting Zhong, Lanbin Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, Shouxia Xie, Sumei Li, Bin Liu, Chao Zhao

“…The insulin-resistant HepG2 (IR-HepG2) cell model and the type 2 diabetic (T2D) mouse model were successfully established using dexamethasone and a high-fat high-sucrose diet with low-dose streptozotocin, respectively. …”
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Effect of nano- and micro-polystyrene particles on small intestinal epithelial functions and enteric neuronal activity in vitro by Kristin Elfers, Pascal Benz, Marion Burmester, Silja Hein, Kathrin Hansen, Holger Sieg, Linda Böhmert, Maxi B. Paul, Gemma Mazzuoli-Weber

“…Taken together, these results emphasise the potential of nano- and micro polystyrene particles to interact and affect intestinal epithelial as well as enteric neuronal functionality and stress the need for more detailed investigations of the effect of plastic particles present in the (human) diet on intestinal physiology and involvement of the enteric nervous system.…”
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Relationship between Fecal Content of Fatty Acids and Cyclooxygenase mRNA Expression and Fatty Acid Composition in Duodenal Biopsies, Serum Lipoproteins, and Dietary Fat in Colecto... by K. Almendingen, A. T. Høstmark, L. N. Larsen, O. Fausa, J. Bratlie, L. Aabakken

“…We report here findings of an observational study on 29 colectomized familial adenomatous polyposis patients that describe the fecal content of fatty acids, and relate this to the proportions of fatty acids and levels of cyclooxygenase mRNA expression in duodenal biopsies, levels of serum lipoproteins, and diet. In the ileostomy group separately (n=12), the fecal content of arachidonic acid was correlated negatively to the proportions of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in duodenal biopsies. …”
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Novel insights into insect mediated polystyrene biodegradation through bacterial genome analyses by Felice Zarra, Rebecca Funari, Claudio Cucini, Francesco Nardi, Antonio Carapelli, Laura Marri, Francesco Frati

“…In a previous study, three bacterial strains, each representing a distinct taxonomic group (Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and Stenotrophomonas), were isolated from Alphitobius diaperinus larvae after rearing on a PS diet and enriched in a medium with PS as the sole carbon source. …”
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Akkermansia muciniphila-directed polyphenol chlorogenic acid intervention for obesity in mice by Xiaoxiang Gao, Chenbo Yue, Ruocen Tian, Leilei Yu, Fengwei Tian, Jianxin Zhao, Wei Chen, Qixiao Zhai

“…Finally, to confirm the regulation of CGA on A. muciniphila under disease conditions, high-fat diet-fed mice were established. The results showed CGA promoted A. muciniphila growth, and we expectedly found that CGA suppressed the augment in body weight of mice, significantly attenuated adipose tissue abnormality, provided liver protection and improved gut barrier integrity. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Gestational Diabetes: Consequences in Macrosomia and Adulthood Obesity by Akadiri Yessoufou, Magloire P. Nekoua, Adam Gbankoto, Yohana Mashalla, Kabirou Moutairou

“…While controversies still exist about omega-3 PUFA effects on antioxidant status regarding the level of omega-3 PUFA in diet supplementation, their lipid-lowering effects are unanimously recognized by researchers. …”
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Microalgae: A potential alternative to health supplementation for humans by Apurav Krishna Koyande, Kit Wayne Chew, Krishnamoorthy Rambabu, Yang Tao, Dinh-Toi Chu, Pau-Loke Show

“…Microalgae has been consumed in human diet for thousands of years. It is an under-exploited crop for production of dietary foods. …”
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Oral administration of egg white ovotransferrin prevents osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats by Nan Shang, Xiaoyu Bao, Michael Doschak, Jianping Wu

“…After 12-week treatment, feeding ovotransferrin at a dose of 1% (1 g ovotransferrin/100 g diet) prevented OVX-induced bone loss and maintained relatively high bone mineral density and integrated bone microarchitecture. …”
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Overexpression of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Increases Macrophage-Derived Foam Cell Accumulation in Atherosclerotic Lesions of Transgenic Rabbits by Shoucui Gao, Xiaojing Wang, Daxing Cheng, Jiayan Li, Lu Li, Linwu Ran, Sihai Zhao, Jianglin Fan, Enqi Liu

“…Both Tg rabbits and their non-Tg littermates were fed a high cholesterol diet for 16 weeks. Plasma lipids and body weight were measured every 4 weeks. …”
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Nursing of a patient with dry eye caused by mites treated by thunder fire moxibustion combined with atomized fumigation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (眼部雷火灸联合中医雾化熏蒸治疗1例螨虫性干眼患者的护理... by WU Zeju (吴泽菊), YANG Jianying (杨剑英), WU Ningling (吴宁玲), HUANG Shaolan (黄少兰)

“…Key issues of nursing included eye moxibustion, TCM atomization fumigation, meibomian gland massage, TCM scrubbing and routine life, medication, diet and emotional care. Eye thunder fire moxibustion combined with TCM atomization fumigation can achieve the effect of removing insects and soft fat, generating fluid and moistening dryness. …”
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Effect of anthocyanin rich black sugarcane on milk production and antioxidant capacity in lactating dairy cows by Chao Ban, Guilan Wen, Supreena Srisaikham, Thara Wongdee, Pipat Lounglawan

“…The incorporation of AS in the diet of lactating dairy cows is posited to enhance antioxidant performance, evidenced by an elevation in plasma antioxidant capacity. …”
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Betaine Treatment Attenuates Chronic Ethanol-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Alterations to the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Proteome by Kusum K. Kharbanda, Sandra L. Todero, Adrienne L. King, Natalia A. Osna, Benita L. McVicker, Dean J. Tuma, James L. Wisecarver, Shannon M. Bailey

“…Male Wister rats were pair-fed control or ethanol-containing liquid diets supplemented with or without betaine (10 mg/mL) for 4-5 wks. …”
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Exploring motivation, goals, facilitators, and barriers to adopt health behaviors at retirement age: a focus group study by Paula Collazo-Castiñeira, Rocío Rodríguez-Rey, Gisela I. Delfino, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, Eva Topinková, Peter J. M. Weijs, Josje D. Schoufour, Macarena Sánchez-Izquierdo

“…Abstract Background This study qualitatively investigates retirement-age adults' perspectives on engaging in health behaviors such as physical activity or a healthy diet, distinguishing facilitators, barriers, goals, and motivations (the two later in line with Self-Determination Theory). …”
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