Nutrition
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The World Health Organization has recommended that advertising of unhealthy food to children decrease in quantity (exposure) and efficacy (power). The degree to which marketing practices align with these recommendations varies across countries. The purpose of this study is to describe the television food marketing landscape that children experience in the South Asian country of Nepal. ⋯ Results from this study suggest that many television commercials shown in Nepal do not meet WHO recommendations for advertising foods to children. This is likely to negatively impact the diet and health of the next generation of Nepalis.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is characterized by high hepatic triacylglycerol contents, which is associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and insulin resistance. Caffeic acid (CA) has antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and antiinflammatory effects. We investigated the effects of CA on hepatic steatosis and its mechanism of action. ⋯ Autophagy markers were increased in the livers of the HFD + CA group. These results suggest that caffeic acid may ameliorate hepatic steatosis and decrease ER stress by increasing autophagy.
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The aim of this study was to assess nutritional status and associated factors in elderly individuals. ⋯ The results showed that approximately half of the participants (48.4%) were at nutritional risk. The lack of complete or partial rehabilitation of edentulous patients and the lack of access to the dentist were associated with higher nutrition risk.
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This study aimed to evaluate the association between nightly, napping, and 24-h sleep duration throughout pregnancy and birth weight z-score among nulli- and multiparous women. ⋯ Nulliparous women with greater decreases in sleep duration throughout their pregnancy gave birth to newborns with lower birth weight z-scores.
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Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) supplementation is associated with a significant reduction in cardiovascular disease but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. ⋯ This in vitro study provides the first evidence that EVOO downregulates platelet H2O2 and in turn NOX2 activity via H2O2 scavenging.