Nutrition
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Postprandial glucose and insulin response to a high-fiber muffin top containing resistant starch type 4 in healthy adults: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.
VERSAFIBE™ 2470 resistant starch (RS) is an RS type 4 that is derived from high-amylose maize starch,70% total dietary fiber (TDF; AOAC method 2009.01). This was a randomized, double-blind, crossover study to evaluate the postprandial blood glucose and insulin responses of healthy adults (n = 28) after the consumption of a muffin top made with VERSAFIBE™ 2470 RS (11.6 g TDF fiber muffin top) or a control muffin top (0.9 g TDF). ⋯ This study demonstrated that the inclusion of a practical dose of dietary fiber (11.6 g TDF) from VERSAFIBE™ 2470 RS in a bakery product significantly reduced postprandial glucose and insulin responses in healthy adults.
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Homocysteine is a modifiable, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The association between hyperhomocysteinemia and metabolic syndrome with the presence of early carotid artery atherosclerosis remains unknown in middle-aged Chinese adults. ⋯ Our study demonstrated that metabolic syndrome had a strong effect on carotid intima-media thickness However, the increased homocysteine levels were not significantly associated with early carotid artery atherosclerosis in middle-aged Chinese people.
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The purposes of this study were to evaluate the correlation between sarcopenia and water intake and investigate lack of daily water intake in the presence of sarcopenia in an elderly population. ⋯ The prevalence of sarcopenia in the elderly population was related to inadequate dietary water intake after adjusting for covariates. Adequate water intake in the elderly should be recommended to prevent dehydration-related complications, including sarcopenia.
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To evaluate iodine status among pregnant women from a coastal state after Brazilian governmental resolution reducing iodine concentrations in table salt. Secondarily, we correlated urinary iodine concentration (UIC) with thyroid volume and hormones. ⋯ This population has iodine sufficiency, and supplementation should not be generally considered, based on the risk association between excessive UIC and subclinical hypothyroidism.