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diet, etc ; Drosophila suzukii; ecological differentiation; evolution; females; fruit flies; invasive species; oviposition; raspberries; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Among insects, female oviposition preferences are critical to understanding the evolutionary dynamics between herbivores and hosts. Previous studies have shown than in Drosophila, resource use has a strong genetic basis, although there is evidence that preferences are adaptable given isolation from ancestral hosts. Given the high degree of adaptability and behavioral plasticity of invasive species ...
... Increase the intake of plants, vegetables, fruits and decrease in animal intake characterize plant-based diet (PBD). Vegetarian diet (VG) and Mediterranean diet (MD) in general population are associated with lower incident chronic kidney disease (CKD). It may be in relation with a reduction in glomerular hyperfiltration and of cardiovascular comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, ...
... Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming ever more common in children, due to the increasing global prevalence of obesity. The first-line treatment consists of weight loss through a combination of a healthy diet and exercise. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a Mediterranean Diet or a low-fat diet on reducing hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in childr ...
Mediterranean diet; healthy diet, etc ; adiposity; blood serum; carotenoids; colorectal neoplasms; risk; weight loss; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Herein a Mediterranean Cancer Preventive Diet Score (MCAP Score) is proposed to quantify adherence to both traditional Mediterranean fat intakes and the current dietary recommendations for cancer prevention. The scoring uses research-backed cutoff values, unlike other scores that are based on a population-specific median value. The MCAP score awards positive points for seven preventive food catego ...
Mediterranean diet; pesco-vegetarian diet; vegan diet, etc ; animal welfare; climate change; human diseases; human health; humans; land degradation; livestock production; prioritization; probability; surveys; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Livestock production systems are associated with climate change, land degradation, and animal welfare concerns, while overconsumption of animal-sourced foods is a major driver of human disease. Thus, shifting towards plant-rich diets is expected to deliver benefits for human health, the environment, and animal welfare. Nevertheless, diets high in animal products are flourishing, especially in high ...
... Unhealthy food marketing, a ubiquitous food stimulus, may impact response inhibition, making it more difficult to maintain healthy eating behaviors. Individuals with disordered eating may be particularly susceptible to altered inhibition responses to food stimuli, making them more vulnerable to unhealthy food marketing, which could perpetuate their disordered eating behaviors. The present study ex ...
... Exclusive reductionism in nutritional science consists of viewing foods as only the sum of nutrients. This position paper argues that the extreme application of this paradigm since 1950 has greatly contributed to confusion about a healthy diet among consumers and to the development of chronic diseases worldwide. First, history of nutritional sciences in Western countries shows that by approximatel ...
... Wild edible plants (WEPs) can be defined as native species that grow and reproduce naturally in their natural habitat without being cultivated [...] ...
... Sonic brand logos, also termed “sogos”, are a marketing communication tool that brands use to signify brand or product benefits to consumers in catchy, non-visual ways. Given the considerable utility of brand lsogos, it is surprising that there has been scant research into the nature of the specific acoustic features that can be modulated to connote certain traits, such as the healthfulness of pro ...
... The rapid rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and the associated health problems, is an emerging challenge in Ghana, and for women in particular. This study contributes to the understanding of this emerging phenomenon in Ghana by analyzing it from a community perspective, applying the Community Readiness Model in two small cities in Ghana. A series of Key Informant Interviews were un ...
... Ready meals are typically a high sodium product and excessive sodium increases the risk for chronic disease. The study aimed to explore the association between sodium content, Health Star Rating (HSR) and the Healthy Food Partnership (HFP) sodium reduction target for ready meals. Median (IQR) sodium content in mg/100 g and mg/serving were determined overall and for each subcategory (ambient, chill ...
Mediterranean diet, etc ; asthma; childhood; morbidity; pandemic; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Objective: For 15 years, we have been working with a nutritional programme based on the traditional Mediterranean diet (TMD) to complete the treatment of inflammatory and recurrent diseases (IRD), such as childhood asthma. The objective of this study is to verify the effects of TMD in the prevention and treatment of IRD by measuring the incidence of infant morbidity over 8 years. Material and Meth ...
... Consumers’ tendency to waste suboptimal food poses challenges for sustainable food systems. In the case of aging produce, consumers often experience a conflict between the goals of not wanting to waste food and food safety. In addition to safety, perceived healthfulness can influence the decision between consumption and disposal of (suboptimal) food items. Using an online information experiment on ...
diet, etc ; durability; friction; poultry; research; tuff; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS) has been associated with a reduction in pellet production efficiency and quality in animal diets, whereas some minerals may improve pellet efficiency by scouring the surface of the pelleting die holes, reducing friction. The objective of this study was to understand the relationship between DDGS and a dacitic tuff breccia (DTB) based on pellet production ...
diet, etc ; appetite; organic foods; personality; women; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The organic halo effect describes how individuals tend to ascribe positive attributes such as low-calorie content to organic food. In this contribution, we extend the organic halo effect to the inferences individuals make about organic food consumers regarding basic personality traits. In a first study (N = 608), we tested whether describing a person as a regular (vs. rare) consumer (man vs. woman ...
... The activity concentrations of ⁴⁰K, ²¹⁰Pb, ²¹⁰Po, ²²⁶Ra, ²²⁸Ra, ²²⁸Th, ²³⁰Th, ²³²Th, ²³⁴U, and ²³⁸U were determined in 82 food samples, grouped into 20 food groups according to the Brazilian Total Diet, which reflects the dietary habits of a population, for the rural and urban areas of Poços de Caldas city, a High Background Radiation Area. The highest activity concentration found in the food samp ...
Mediterranean diet; healthy diet, etc ; diabetes; dietitians; eating habits; education; glycemic index; hunger; hypoglycemia; long term effects; nutritional intervention; patients; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Background: A well-balanced nutritional diet pattern has a significant role in the management of diet-related disorders. Currently, there are no specific dietary guidelines to refer to when advising non-diabetic patients with symptoms attributed to hypoglycemia in the postprandial period or patients with confirmed reactive hypoglycemia (RH). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of t ...
healthy diet, etc ; appetite; nutrition labeling; portion size; Show all 4 Subjects
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... We propose and find that the extremeness aversion bias when choosing portion-sizes is stronger for healthy food as compared to unhealthy food items. In two studies (and a follow-up) we find that adding an extra-large option to a standard menu of small, medium, and large portions increases the choice share of the larger portion-sizes; but more so for healthy food than for unhealthy food. Furthermor ...
diet, etc ; ancestry; cannibalism; conspecificity; habitats; herpetology; predation; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Cannibalism involves killing and consuming an individual of the same species. Different factors modulate cannibalism, and here we explored whether the diet diversity would mediate the cannibalism propensity in Microlophus lizards. We compiled the available information on diet and cannibalism of the 22 Microlophus species. We found that there is a relatively high incidence of cannibalism within Mic ...
diet, etc ; Amphipoda; Cephalopoda; cold; ecology; fish; lifestyle; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Little is known on the food and feeding ecology of the soft-plumaged petrel Pterodroma mollis, which is the single gadfly petrel Pterodroma spp. with a circumpolar breeding distribution within the Southern Ocean. Our primary goal was to describe its diet at Kerguelen Islands, which is the southernmost breeding locality of the species. Soft-plumaged petrels fed on fish (71% by mass), and secondaril ...