Perceptions and preferences for environmentally sustainable food and associated factors: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative survey of United States consumers.

Background: Consumers are increasingly interested in environmentally sustainable dietary patterns. However, specific signals (e.g.

Influence of short-term changes in dietary sulfur on the relative abundances of intestinal sulfate-reducing bacteria.

High-protein diets may be linked to gut inflammation due to increased production of hydrogen sulfide (HS), a potential toxin, as an end product of microbial fermentation in the colon by sulfidogenic sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). We hypothesized that dietary content of sulfur-containing amino acids (SAA) leads to variation in the relative abundances of intestinal SRB, which include and taxa. To test this hypothesis we performed a pilot crossover study in four healthy volunteers, who consumed two interventional diets for 10-14 days, containing high or low SAA content.

Quality of life among postmenopausal women enrolled in the Minnesota Green Tea Trial.

Background: Postmenopausal symptomatology has not been elucidated in large, long-term human clinical trials. Our objective was to measure quality of life in postmenopausal women aged 50-70 years.

Methods: A Menopause-Specific Quality of Life-Intervention (MENQOL) questionnaire was completed by women enrolled in the Minnesota Green Tea Trial (n=932) to assess vasomotor, physical, sexual, and psychosocial symptoms in the years following menopause.