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The provision of recipes and single-use herb/spice packets to increase egg and protein intake in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial

01/09/2020

Van den Huevel, E., Murphy, J.L, Appleton, K.M. Objective: This study investigated the impact of recipe and single-use herb/spice packet provision on egg intake and protein intake in community-dwelling individuals aged over 55 years. Design: Using a randomised-controlled intervention...

Energy Intake and Satiety Responses of Eggs for Breakfast in Overweight and Obese Adults—A Crossover Study

03/08/2020

Keogh, B.J. and Clifton, M.P. Abstract The type of food eaten for breakfast may determine the amount of food consumed at the next meal. This may be important when considering dietary advice for overweight and obese individuals who are trying to lose weight. The aim of the study was to...

Effects of weight loss during a very low carbohydrate diet on specific adipose tissue depots and insulin sensitivity in older adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial

12/08/2020

Goss, A.M., Gower, B., Soleymani, T. et al. Introduction Nearly 35% of adults in the U.S. aged 65 and over have obesity, and the prevalence of chronic metabolic disease and impaired functional status among older adults with obesity is particularly high [1, 2]. Expansion of subcutaneous...

Whole Egg Consumption Decreases Cumulative Weight Gain in Diet-Induced Obese Rats

02/05/2020

Saande, C.J., Bries, A.E., Pritchard, K.S., et al. Background Whole egg (WE) consumption has been demonstrated to attenuate body weight (BW) gain and adiposity in genetic animal models of type 2 diabetes (T2D). This finding was accompanied by increased food consumption. Objectives This...

Soy and wheat proteins helpful for building aging muscles, but not as potent as animal protein

07/07/2020

The Physiological Society The number of vegans in the UK has quadrupled since 2006, meaning that there are around 600,000 vegans in Great Britain. While we know plant-based diets are beneficial for the environment, we don't actually know how healthy these diets are for keeping muscles...

Maternal choline and respiratory coronavirus effects on fetal brain development

12/06/2020

Freedman, R., Hunter, Sharon.K., Law, Amanda.K., Introduction The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) anticipate that maternal COVID-19 infection will affect fetal development like other respiratory coronaviruses (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). COVID-19 is not usually...

Induction of sustained unresponsiveness after egg oral immunotherapy compared to baked egg therapy in egg-allergic children

19/05/2020

Authors: Kim EH, Perry TT, Wood RA, Leung DY, et al. Background While desensitization and sustained unresponsiveness (SU) have been shown with egg oral immunotherapy (OIT), the benefits of baked egg (BE) therapy for egg allergy have not been well studied. Objective To evaluate the safety...

Induction of sustained unresponsiveness after egg oral immunotherapy compared to baked egg therapy in egg-allergic children

19/05/2020

Kim EH, Perry TT, Wood RA, Leung DY, et al. Background While desensitization and sustained unresponsiveness (SU) have been shown with egg oral immunotherapy (OIT), the benefits of baked egg (BE) therapy for egg allergy have not been well studied. Objective To evaluate the safety and...

Extra choline may help pregnant women decrease negative effects of COVID-19 on their newborns

01/06/2020

Milzer, J. Pregnant women who take extra choline supplements may mitigate the negative impact that viral respiratory infections, including COVID-19, can have on their babies, according to a new study from researchers in the Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the...

Association of dietary vitamin K and risk of coronary heart disease in middle-age adults: the Hordaland Health Study Cohort

21/05/2020

Haugsgjerd, T.R., Egeland, G.M., Nygard, O.T., et al. Introduction Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin including vitamin K1 (K1; phylloquinone) from green leafy vegetables and vegetable oils as the main dietary sources, and vitamin K2 (K2; menaquinones) from dairy products, meat and egg...