Association between habitual adherence to the planetary health diet and mortality and major chronic disease risk among UK Biobank participants.

Background: Since a healthy diet is a key contributor to human health and risk of developing noncommunicable diseases, the EAT-Lancet Commission proposed the "planetary health diet" (PHD) in 2019. The literature on the association between the PHD and risk for health outcomes is sparse and diverse.

Objectives: To increase the knowledge of the potential effects of the PHD on human health, we analyzed data from a prospective cohort study, investigating whether habitual adherence to the PHD was associated with health outcomes among participants in the UK Biobank cohort study.

Prevention of chronic disease using vitamins-a case study of the vitamin D and cardiovascular disease hypothesis using evidence from randomised controlled and prospective cohort studies.

Purpose: The hypothesis that vitamin supplementation may prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been supported by compelling mechanistic and observational data. However, most large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCT) of vitamins and CVD are null, leading to the conclusion that vitamins have no role in CVD prevention. Our objective was to examine challenges inherent in single nutrient trials using vitamin D and CVD as a case study.

Higher adherence to the EAT-Lancet reference diet is inversely associated with mortality in a UK population of cancer survivors.

Background: Significant advancements in treatment and care, as well as early detection, have contributed to an increase in cancer survival rates. Recently, the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health proposed the "planetary health diet" but to date, no study has investigated the potential associations between adherence to the EAT-Lancet reference diet and mortality in cancer survivors. To determine whether higher adherence to the EAT-Lancet reference diet is associated with lower risk for all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality in cancer survivors.

To Bio or not to Bio? Organic Food Consumption in Switzerland.

Background: Our study aimed to gain from a comprehensive understanding of organic food consumption in Switzerland.

Methods: Data from the Swiss National Nutrition Survey menuCH (2014-2015, n = 2057, 18 to 75 years old)and a cross-sectional, population-based survey were used. Dietary information was collected using two non-consecutive 24-hour dietary recalls (24HDRs).

Dietary fibre intake in the adult Swiss population: a comprehensive analysis of timing and sources.

Recommended dietary fibre consumption is rarely met in high-income countries. Detailed analysis of fibre consumption patterns is essential to identify strategies for increasing intake. This study investigated the timing and sources of fibre intake in Switzerland, using data from the Swiss Nutrition Survey, (n = 2057, 18-75 years).

Absorption of Iron Naturally Present in Soy.

Plant-based foods can offer sustainable and healthy dietary choices. Soybeans and derivatives (for example, flour, concentrate, or isolate) are the primary protein source for plant-based products, including meat analogs, and are naturally rich in iron. To investigate the nutritional contribution of iron naturally present in soy, this narrative review presents iron bioavailability data from isotope studies in humans aged >3 y.

Screening for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Based on 12 Leads of the Electrocardiogram-Applicable in Clinical Practice?-Critical Literature Review with Meta-Analysis.

The increasing utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical field holds the potential to address the global shortage of doctors. However, various challenges, such as usability, privacy, inequality, and misdiagnosis, complicate its application. This literature review focuses on AI's role in cardiology, specifically its impact on the diagnostic accuracy of AI algorithms analyzing 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) to detect left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

The future backbone of nutritional science: integrating public health priorities with system-oriented precision nutrition.

Adopting policies that promote health for the entire biosphere (One Health) requires human societies to transition towards a more sustainable food supply as well as to deepen the understanding of the metabolic and health effects of evolving food habits. At the same time, life sciences are experiencing rapid and groundbreaking technological developments, in particular in laboratory analytics and biocomputing, placing nutrition research in an unprecedented position to produce knowledge that can be translated into practice in line with One Health policies. In this dynamic context, nutrition research needs to be strategically organised to respond to these societal expectations.

Food texture experiences across nine age groups in Indian infants from urban areas.

The introduction of complementary food plays a fundamental role in dietary behaviours later in life. Little is known about the influences of age on food texture acceptance in young Indian children. Thus, the objective of this cross-sectional study was to describe the relationship between age and food texture experiences in young children aged 4-36 months in India from urban areas using a parental-reported survey.

Dietary fibre intake and its association with ultraprocessed food consumption in the general population of Switzerland: analysis of a population-based, cross-sectional national nutrition survey.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the compliance to dietary fibre recommendations of the Swiss population and to investigate the association between dietary fibre intake and ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption.

Methods: Data were obtained from the cross-sectional Swiss National Nutrition Survey . We summarised the sociodemographic, lifestyle and anthropometric parameters as well as dietary data collected with two 24-hour dietary recalls for the whole population and subgroups according to absolute and relative dietary fibre intake.

An immersive virtual reality communication skills training for dietitians: A feasibility study.

Objective: The training of dietitians emphasizes the development of strong communication skills. Immersive virtual reality (IVR) has been successfully employed for various healthcare scenarios; however, it is yet understudied in dietetics education. Therefore, we conducted a feasibility study to investigate the usefulness of IVR for the purpose of communication skills training.

Adherence to the EAT-Lancet reference diet is associated with a reduced risk of incident cancer and all-cause mortality in UK adults.

Food systems have been identified as significant contributors to the global environmental emergency. However, there is no universally agreed-upon definition of what constitutes a planetary healthy, sustainable diet. In our study, we investigated the association between the EAT-Lancet reference diet, a diet within the planetary boundaries, and incident cancer, incident major cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality.

Iron Absorption in Highly Trained Male Runners: Does it Matter When and Where You Eat Your Iron?

Purpose: We examined iron absorption and its regulation during two common scenarios experienced by endurance athletes. Our aims were to: (i) compare the effects of preexercise versus postexercise iron intake on iron absorption; and (ii) compare the impact of training at altitude (1800 m) on iron absorption preexercise.

Methods: Male runners (n = 18) completed three exercise trials over a 5-wk period, each preceded by 24 h of standardized low-iron diets.

Cancer cases attributable to modifiable lifestyle risk factors in Switzerland between 2015 and 2019.

Several modifiable lifestyle risk factors have been linked to higher cancer risk in the literature. Determining the proportion and number of cancer cases attributable to these risk factors is pivotal in informing effective cancer prevention and control plans that have the greatest effect on reducing cancer incidence. We aimed to estimate the proportion and number of incident cancer cases that were attributable to modifiable lifestyle risk factors (ie, tobacco smoking, high alcohol consumption, excess body weight, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet) in Switzerland between 2015 and 2019.

Alternate day versus consecutive day oral iron supplementation in iron-depleted women: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.

Background: Guidelines to treat iron deficiency recommend daily provision of oral iron, but this may decrease fractional iron absorption and increase side effects. Our objective was to compare consecutive-day versus alternate-day iron supplementation.

Methods: In a double-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, young Swiss women (n = 150; serum ferritin ≤30 μg/L) were assigned to: daily 100 mg iron for 90 d, followed by daily placebo for another 90 d (consecutive-day group) or the same daily dose of iron and placebo on alternate days for 180 d (alternate-day group).

Effect of dietary factors and time of day on iron absorption from oral iron supplements in iron deficient women.

Guidelines generally recommend taking iron supplements in the morning away from meals and with ascorbic acid (AA) to increase iron absorption. However, there is little direct evidence on the effects of dietary factors and time of day on absorption from iron supplements. In iron-depleted women (n = 34; median serum ferritin 19.

Determinants and changes in adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research cancer-prevention recommendations over the past 25 years in Switzerland.

Objectives: The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) established 10 lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention. The current study examines the proportion and changes over 25 years of adherence to these recommendations and their determinants in Switzerland.

Methods: On the basis of six Swiss Health Surveys (1992-2017, N = 110 478), an index reflecting adherence to the 2018 WCRF/AICR cancer-prevention recommendations was created.

Ferric Pyrophosphate Forms Soluble Iron Coordination Complexes with Zinc Compounds and Solubilizing Agents in Extruded Rice and Predicts Increased Iron Solubility and Bioavailability in Young Women.

Background: Co-extrusion of ferric pyrophosphate (FePP) with solubilizers, citric acid/trisodium citrate (CA/TSC), or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) sharply increases iron absorption. Whether this can protect against the inhibition of iron absorption by phytic acid (PA) is unclear. Sodium pyrophosphate (NaPP) may be a new enhancer of iron absorption from FePP.

Is Following a Cancer-Protective Lifestyle Linked to Reduced Cancer Mortality Risk?

This study investigates the association between a cancer protective lifestyle (defined based on the revised World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) cancer prevention recommendations) and mortality in Switzerland. Based on the cross-sectional, population-based National Nutrition Survey, menuCH ( = 2057), adherence to the WCRF/AICR recommendations was assessed a score. Quasipoisson regression models were fitted to examine the association of adherence to the WCRF/AICR recommendations with mortality at the Swiss district-level.

Alcohol consumption: context and association with mortality in Switzerland.

Purpose: Non-communicable diseases generate the largest number of avoidable deaths often caused by risk factors such as alcohol, smoking, and unhealthy diets. Our study investigates the association between amount and context of alcohol consumption and mortality from major non-communicable diseases in Switzerland.

Methods: Generalized linear regression models were fitted on data of the cross-sectional population-based National Nutrition Survey menuCH (2014-2015, n = 2057).

How prevalent is a cancer-protective lifestyle? Adherence to the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research cancer prevention recommendations in Switzerland.

Population monitoring of lifestyle behaviours that are crucial as risk and protective factors for major chronic diseases is vital for the identification of priority areas for public health. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) cancer prevention recommendations in Switzerland, overall and by selected sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. Data from the population-based, cross-sectional survey menuCH were used.

The Dietary Inflammatory Index Is Associated with Subclinical Mastitis in Lactating European Women.

Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is an inflammatory state of the lactating mammary gland, which is asymptomatic and may have negative consequences for child growth. The objectives of this study were to: (1) test the association between the dietary inflammatory index (DII®) and SCM and (2) assess the differences in nutrient intakes between women without SCM and those with SCM. One hundred and seventy-seven women with available data on human milk (HM) sodium potassium ratio (Na:K) and dietary intake data were included for analysis.