Presenilins: the hidden guardians of gut health in Alzheimer's disease
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Vitamin D Status in Belgian Children: A Regional Study
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is the most frequent cause of impaired skeletal growth, and can lead to the development of nutritional rickets. The aim of this study was to evaluate the vitamin D status in a large group of children aged 0-18 years. Methods: We collected laboratory data on vitamin D levels from children who underwent blood sampling...
An optimized protocol for pig intestinal mucosa proteomics
The overall well-being of organisms is widely recognized to be closely intertwined with their intestinal health. The intestinal mucosal layer plays a pivotal role in ensuring the proper functioning of the intestine, a fact observed not only in humans but also in animals like pigs. Any alterations to the mucosal layer of a pig's intestine can potent...
Defining a dichotomous indicator for population-level assessment of dietary diversity among pregnant adolescent girls an...
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Background: The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women of Reproductive Age (MDD-W) indicator was validated as a proxy of micro-nutrient adequacy among nonpregnant women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). At that time, indeed, there was insufficient data to validate the indicator among pregnant women, who face higher micronutrient requirements...
Association between adherence to the EAT-Lancet sustainable reference diet and cardiovascular health among European adol...
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Background: The EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a global reference diet to promote healthy diets within planetary boundaries. Studies evaluating the associations between the reference diet with health outcomes among adolescents are scarce. Thus, our aim was to assess the association between adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and cardiovascular health ...
Within- and between-person associations of time-varying determinants with snacking in older adults : an EMA study
Promoting healthy snacking is important in addressing malnutrition, overweight and obesity among an ageing population. However, little is known about the factors underlying snacking behaviour in older adults. The present study aimed to explore within- and between-person associations between determinants (i.e. intention, visibility of snacks, social...
Description of the fasted serum metabolomic signature of lean and obese cats at maintenance and of obese cats under ener...
This study aimed to investigate the serum metabolomic profile of obese and lean cats as well as obese cats before and after energy restriction for weight loss. Thirty cats, 16 obese (body condition score 8 to 9/9) and 14 lean (body condition score 4 to 5/9), were fed a veterinary weight loss food during a 4-week period of weight maintenance (L-MAIN...
How important is food structure when cats eat mice?
Feeding whole prey to felids has shown to benefit their gastrointestinal health. Whether this effect is caused by the chemical or physical nature of whole prey is unknown. Fifteen domestic cats, as a model for strict carnivores, were either fed minced mice (MM) or whole mice (WM), to determine the effect of food structure on digestibility, mean uri...
Protein quality of a small mammal prey and its body organs for felids
This study evaluated the protein quality of small mammalian prey and its body organs by analyzing amino acid (AA) composition and digestibility of wild adult rats and their body organs (skin/fur, bone, muscle, intestine, liver, kidney, spleen, brain, heart, and lung) utilizing an in vitro digestion method. The average dry matter (DM) digestibility ...
Combined ultrasound of m. quadriceps and diaphragm to determine the occurrence of sarcopenia and prolonged ventilation i...
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the development of sarcopenia in a COVID-19 intensive care unit population by sequential quadriceps and diaphragm ultrasound and its relationship with hospital outcomes. Methods: We assessed muscle thickness, cross-sectional area, fascicle length, pennation angle, and echo intensity within 48 h afte...
