Author(s): Parrott JM; Benson-Davies S; O' Kane M; Sherf-Dagan S; Ben-Porat T; Arcone VM; Faria SL; Parrott JS;

Background: Clinical practice recommendations for macronutrient intake in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) are insufficiently grounded in the research, possibly due to a paucity of research in key areas necessary to support macronutrient recommendations. An initial scoping r ...

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Author(s): Vercillo S; Rao S; Ragetlie R; Vansteenkiste J;

This article applies feminist critiques to investigate how agri-food and nutritional development policy and interventions address gender inequality. Based on the analysis presented of global policies and examples of project experiences from Haiti, Benin, Ghana, and Tanzania, we find that the widespread emphasis on gender equality in policy and practice ge ...

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Author(s): Harvey A.; Mannette J.; Sigall-Boneh R.; Macintyre B.; Parrott M.; Cahill L.; Connors J.; Otley A.; Haskett J.; van Limbergen J.; Grant S.;

Literature on dietary behaviours of the pediatric Crohn's Disease (CD) population and the relationship between dietary intake and CD activity is limited. Three dietary indices were developed and tested to conduct dietary pattern analysis in pediatric patients with CD consuming a free diet fol ...

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Author(s): Bouzo V; Plourde H; Beckenstein H; Cohen TR;

Keenoa™ is a novel Canadian diet application (app) currently used by Canadian dietitians to collect diet-related data from clients. The goal of this study was to evaluate Keenoa™ based on user feedback and compare it to a conventional pen and paper method. One hundred and two participants were recruited and randomly assigned to record their diets using th ...

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Author(s): Martins MG; Cruz AGD; Oliveira GP; Woodside B; Horta-Júnior JACE; Kiss ACI;

Metabolic disorders, like diabetes, as well as maternal diet, alter nutrient availability in utero, inducing adaptations in the offspring. Whether the effects of maternal hyperglycemia are modulated by diet, however, has yet to be explored. In the current study, we examined this issue by giving females rats, treated neonatally with STZ to induce mild hype ...

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Author(s): Robidoux MA; Winnepetonga D; Santosa S; Haman F;

The food security crisis and disproportionately high burden of dietary related disease amongst northern Indigenous populations in Canada continues to be a troubling reality with little sign of improvement. The Government of Canada is responding by developing programs to support local food initiatives for northern isolated communities. While such investmen ...

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Author(s): Parrott MD; Carmichael PH; Laurin D; Greenwood CE; Anderson ND; Ferland G; Gaudreau P; Belleville S; Morais JA; Kergoat MJ; Fiocco AJ;

Objective: This study examined the effect of dietary patterns and engagement in cognitive stimulating lifestyle behaviours on trajectory of global cognition, executive function (EF), and verbal episodic memory (VEM). Method: Western and prudent dietary patterns were empirically derived using foo ...

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Author(s): Ji Y; Plourde H; Bouzo V; Kilgour RD; Cohen TR;

Background: Accurate dietary assessment is needed in studies that include analysis of nutritional intake. Image-based dietary assessment apps have gained in popularity for assessing diet, which may ease researcher and participant burden compared to traditional pen-to-paper methods. However, few studies report the validity of these apps for use in research ...

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Author(s): Burdo J; Booij L; Kahan E; Thaler L; Israël M; Agellon LB; Nitschmann E; Wykes L; Steiger H;

Objective: People who are ill with anorexia nervosa (AN) show altered availability of key plasma nutrients. However, little is known about the patterning of alterations that occurs across diverse nutrients during active phases of illness or about the persistence of any such alterations following ...

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Author(s): Kakinami L, Houle-Johnson S, McGrath JJ

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2016 Jul-Aug;48(7):461-467.e1 Authors: Kakinami L, Houle-Johnson S, McGrath JJ

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Author(s): Badhan A; Ribeiro GO; Jones DR; Wang Y; Abbott DW; Di Falco M; Tsang A; McAllister TA;

Crude enzyme extracts typically contain a broad spectrum of enzyme activities, most of which are redundant to those naturally produced by the rumen microbiome. Identification of enzyme activities that are synergistic to those produced by the rumen microbiome could enable formulation of enzyme cocktails that improve fiber digestion in ruminants. Compared t ...

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