Exposure to leachates of plastic food containers disturbs glucose and lipid metabolism: Insights from models mimicking real-exposure scenarios by Hu Liu, Peiqi Li, Tan Zhou, Ziqi Yu, Weigao Zhang, Yunfeng Zhu, Jiayi Xu, Xiaoxiao Wu, Jing Li, Chi Zhang, Lei Chen, Dan Weng

“…C57BL/6J mice were fed with the mouse diet that had been heated in two distinct types of PP plastic food containers for 8 weeks and these mice exhibited accelerated body weight gain, altered fasting blood glucose levels, and changes in serum lipid profiles. …”
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Partially hydrolyzed guar gum attenuates symptoms and modulates the gut microbiota in a model of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Jiayue Yang, Isaiah Song, Misa Saito, Tenagy Hartanto, Takeshi Ichinohe, Shinji Fukuda

“…The PHGG group was given a diet supplemented with 5% PHGG for two weeks. Consequently, PHGG improved the host survival rate to 100% compared to 25% of the control group (P = 0.003) and attenuated morbid weight loss. …”
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Early Intervention of Didang Decoction on MLCK Signaling Pathways in Vascular Endothelial Cells of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Shoujiao Ye, Zhenqiang Song, Jing Li, Chunshen Li, Juhong Yang, Bai Chang

“…In the study, type 2 diabetic rat model was established using streptozotocin (STZ) combined with a high-fat diet, and the rats were divided into control and diabetic groups. …”
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Evaluation of Hematological Parameters in Partial Exchange and Packed Cell Transfusion in Treatment of Severe Anemia in Pregnancy by Sudha Salhan, Vrijesh Tripathi, Rajvir Singh, Harsha S. Gaikwad

“…The two groups were comparable in terms of age, height, weight, religion, diet, education, occupation of self and husband, and income. …”
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Increased RTN3 phenocopies nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by inhibiting the AMPK–IDH2 pathway by Hao Huang, Shuai Guo, Ya‐Qin Chen, Yu‐Xing Liu, Jie‐Yuan Jin, Yun Liang, Liang‐Liang Fan, Rong Xiang

“…We found an increased expression of RTN3 in NAFLD patients, high‐fat diet mice, and oxidized low‐density lipoprotein‐treated L02 cells. …”
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Dietary Capsaicin Supplementation Mitigates Calving-Induced Stress and Enhances Antioxidant Capacity, Immune Function, and Gut Microbiota in Periparturient Dairy Cows by Hangfan Li, Zibin Wu, Baisheng Yu, Jinyuan Chen, Chuang Yang, Yongqing Guo, Baoli Sun

“…Twenty Holstein cows with an average parity of 2.5 ± 0.76, milk production of 31.30 ± 2.39 kg, and 36.10 ± 2.38 days to calving were randomly assigned to either a control group fed a basal diet or a treatment group supplemented with 1.2 g/head/day of capsaicin. …”
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Attraction and aversion of noctuid moths to fermented food sources coordinated by olfactory receptors from distinct gene families by Xiao-Qing Hou, Dan-Dan Zhang, Hanbo Zhao, Yang Liu, Christer Löfstedt, Guirong Wang

“…Conclusions Our findings suggest that this functional conservation is an olfactory adaptation that has allowed noctuid moths to extend their diet to fermented food sources.…”
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Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles Loaded with Callistemon citrinus Phenolics Exhibited Anticancer Properties against Three Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Rashid Ahmed, Muhammad Tariq, Irfan S. Ahmad, Hanafy Fouly, Fakhar-i-Abbas, Anwarul Hasan, Mosbah Kushad

“…Fruit and vegetable diets rich in phenolic compounds reduce the risk of various cancers and offer multiple other health benefits due to their bioactivity and powerful antioxidant properties. …”
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Effect of mHealth Communication on Modifiable Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases in An Adult Rural Population of District Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh by Ankita Makhija, Shalini Srivastava, Harsh Mahajan, Khushboo Juneja

“…Results: After mHealth intervention, significant reduction in tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, BMI, waist hip ratio, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol, total triglyceride and low-density lipoproteins was observed in intervention group with respect to control group. …”
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Effect of drought disturbance in a sclerophyll forest on the micromammal community in the Río Clarillo National Park, Metropolitan Region, Chile by Susan Fletcher, Carlos Sarmiento, Gisela C. Stotz, Verónica Quirici

“…Discussion The micromammal community appears to show some resistance to forest changes due to disturbance, which could be related to their generalist diet and high dispersal capacity. The presence of the genus Rattus could entail a decrease in native rodent diversity and could have a greater effect than the disturbance of the forest due to drought. …”
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Obesity Phenotypes, Lifestyle Medicine, and Population Health: Precision Needed Everywhere! by Jean-Pierre Després, Dominic J. Chartrand, Adrien Murphy-Després, Isabelle Lemieux, Natalie Alméras

“…Individuals with a high level of cardiorespiratory fitness are characterized by a lower accumulation of VAT compared to those with poor fitness. Diet quality and level of physical activity are also key behaviors that substantially modulate cardiometabolic risk. …”
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Environmental enrichment with nylon gnaw sticks introduces variation in Sprague Dawley rat immune and lower gastrointestinal parameters with differences between sexes by Mark Wulczynski, Stephen P. J. Brooks, Judy Green, Fernando Matias, Martin Kalmokoff, Julia M. Green-Johnson, Sandra T. Clarke

“…This shows that environmental enrichment strategies need to be clearly reported in publications to properly evaluate and compare experimental results, especially with respect to the use of chewable EE in the context of studies examining diet, microbiome and immune parameters.…”
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Probabilistic assessment of the cumulative risk from dietary heavy metal exposure in Chongqing, China using a hazard-driven approach by Jiahui Chen, Jingrong Chen, Mintao Li, Ping Feng, Mei Qin, Ting Chen, Shuquan Luo, Jian Zhao, Xiaofeng Yan, Jinyao Chen, Xuemei Lian, Huadong Zhang, Jiao Huo

“…In this study, we conducted a cumulative risk assessment based on hazard-driven criteria to evaluate the co-exposure to elemental contaminants in the diet of the population in Chongqing Municipality. …”
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Changes in Metabolic Regulation and the Microbiota Composition after Supplementation with Different Fatty Acids in db/db Mice by Beatriz Elina Martínez-Carrillo, Talia Mondragón-Velásquez, Ninfa Ramírez-Durán, José Félix Aguirre-Garrido, Roxana Valdés-Ramos, Ana Laura Guadarrama-López, Arturo Castillo-Cardiel

“…The lipid, hormonal profiles, and composition of the culture-dependent microbiota and the phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing were determined for identification of the intestinal microbiota. Results. Enriched diet with EPA/DHA reduced TNF-α, C-peptide, insulin resistance, resistin, and the plasma atherogenic index, but increased TC, LDL-c, VLDL-c, and TG without changes in HDL-c. …”
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Revised dietary exposure assessment of the food enzyme thrombin from cattle (bovines) and pig's blood by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Daniele Cavanna, Giulio Di Piazza, Yi Liu

“…The intake of prothrombin (the precursor of thrombin) from animal blood in the diet of European population is also below 0.0001 mg/kg bw per day. …”
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Comparison of the Pharmacological Effects of Paricalcitol and Doxercalciferol on the Factors Involved in Mineral Homeostasis by J. Ruth Wu-Wong, Masaki Nakane, Gerard D. Gagne, Kristin A. Brooks, William T. Noonan

“…The 5/6 nephrectomized (NX) Sprague-Dawley rats on a normal or hyperphosphatemia-inducing diet were treated with vehicle, paricalcitol, or doxercalciferol for two weeks. …”
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Enhancing water solubility of phytosterols through Co-amorphization with food-grade coformers by Yuxin Li, Yingting Luo, Xuening Song, Yuzhuo Wang, Simiao Liu, Fazheng Ren, Lingyan Kong, Hao Zhang

“…Phytosterols (PS) offer significant health benefits in human diet, but its poor solubility limits its effectiveness and application. …”
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The Invasive Plant Maeopsis eminii: A Key Dietary Resource for Primates in the Tropical Rainforests of West Java, Indonesia by Mohamad Isnin Noer, Alvita Dwi Lestari, Kiky Ramadhini, Priya Yuga Prasetya, Agung Sedayu, Ratna Komala

“…This nearly year-round fruiting plant is crucial for supporting primate populations, especially given its contribution to their diet. Considering the mutualistic interaction between Maesopsis eminii and its visitors, the Javan gibbon was the only species that probably dispersed seeds through endozoochory, making this primate species a crucial part of the dispersal of Maesopsis eminii in Gunung Gede National Park. …”
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Alternations in Cholesterol and Fatty Acids Composition in Egg Yolk of Rhode Island Red x Fyoumi Hens Fed with Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.) by Suhaib Shahid, Naila Chand, Rifat Ullah Khan, Syed Muhammad Suhail, Nazir Ahmad Khan

“…From the present result, we concluded that addition of HS at the rate of 25% to the diet of laying hens augmented the cholesterol and fatty acids profile in egg yolk.…”
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Liver Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Laparoscopic versus Open Approach by C. G. Ker, J. S. Chen, K. K. Kuo, S. C. Chuang, S. J. Wang, W. C. Chang, K. T. Lee, H. Y. Chen, C. C. Juan

“…Patients resumed full diet on the 2nd and 3rd postoperative day, and the average length of hospital stay was 6 days and 12 days for LR and OR groups. …”
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