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Kenea AM, Tolemariam Ejeta T, Duguma Iticha B, Dierenfeld ES, Paul Jules Janssens G, Demeke Cherkos S. Natural mineral spring water ( hora) and surrounding soils in southwestern Ethiopia: farmers' feeding practices and their perception about its nutritional roles on animal performance. Heliyon 2024; 10:e33299. [PMID: 39027454 PMCID: PMC11254596 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Natural mineral water (termed hora in Afan Oromo) and surrounding soils are the most important source of mineral supplement traditionally used for livestock in many parts of Ethiopia. However, limited information exists on feeding practices and the impact of hora on animal performance. Thus, the present study aimed to assess farmers' feeding practices and perceptions about the role of hora and surrounding soils on animal performance. Data were collected from 385 households in four districts (Bedele, Dabo, Gechi and Boracha) through face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire with the help of the KoboCollect application. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26. The majority (72.3 %) of respondents reported hora as an important source of mineral supplement for livestock. About 78.1 % of respondents in Boracha routinely supplement their animals compared with farmers from other districts. Large ruminants were given first priority in supplementation with hora compared to other livestock. Interviewed farmers trekked their animals a distance of 6.5 ± 0.2 km to access hora twice a year during the dry season. The majority of the farmers (68.1 %) believed that hora supplementation improved animal performance, while 35.1 % noted negative impacts such as abortions, birth defects, delayed puberty, decreased conception rates and paralysis due to excessive consumption. This study underscores the perceived importance of hora as a natural source of mineral supplementation for livestock health and productivity. It emphasizes the need for improved management and conservation practices to ensure sustainable utilisation and mitigate negative impacts associated with excessive consumption. Moreover, to validate local farmers' perceptions regarding the importance of hora mineral water in animal nutrition and health, further research is needed to determine mineral composition of hora and livestock responses under controlled feeding trials.
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- Ashenafi Miresa Kenea
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia
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- School of Agriculture, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Southwell, United Kingdom
- Department of Nutrition, Genetics and Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Nutrition, Genetics and Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia
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Costantino M, Conti V, Corbi G, Filippelli A. Hydropinotherapy with Sulphurous Mineral Water as Complementary Treatment to Improve Glucose Metabolism, Oxidative Status, and Quality of Life. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10111773. [PMID: 34829645 PMCID: PMC8614851 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10111773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hydropinotherapy is a salus per aquam (Spa) treatment suitable as a complementary approach to treat several diseases, which strongly affect the quality of life (QoL). Hydropinotherapy with sulphurous mineral water exerts benefits thanks to components, such as hydrogen sulphide, which is considered mainly responsible for antioxidant and hypoglycaemic effects. Such properties, linked from each other, could favour an improvement in patients’ QoL. However, data on humans are scarce. This study aimed to investigate whether a cycle of sulphurous hydropinotherapy was able to modify plasma levels of glucose and reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) and improve QoL in patients suffering from several chronic disorders. A prospective, observational study involved patients with gastrointestinal diseases who received a prescription of a cycle of sulphurous hydropinotherapy (S-HT). Age- and sex-matched control group was enrolled (No S-HT). Glycaemia and plasma concentration of ROMs were measured in all subjects. The impact of spa treatment on the QoL was assessed using the Short Form 36 Health Status Survey questionnaire (SF-36). All parameters were measured at baseline and at the end of a 2-week treatment. Between the groups, no differences were found in glycaemia and ROMs at baseline. In the S-HT group, a reduction in glycaemia and ROMs, both in respect to baseline (p = 0.005 and p = 0.031, respectively) and to control group, as shown by the delta value calculated, as the difference between the values at 2 weeks and baseline (p = 0.0009 and p = 0.0001, respectively). In the S-HT, delta ROMs was the best predictor of delta glycaemia with a direct linear correlation (beta = 0.559, 95% CI 0.471 to 0.647, p < 0.0001). In the S-HT, the SF-36 total score was improved both when compared with baseline (p = 0.002) and with No S-HT (p = 0.001). Sulphurous hydropinotherapy induces a decrease in glycaemia and ROM levels, also ameliorating the patients’ QoL. Therefore, it could be considered a useful complementary therapeutic approach.
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- Maria Costantino
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry ‘Scuola Medica Salernitana’, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (V.C.); (A.F.)
- Association Non-Profit F.I.R.S.Thermae (Interdisciplinary Training, Researches and Spa Sciences) in Italian National Register of Research of MIUR, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-08965041; Fax: +39-1786070323
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry ‘Scuola Medica Salernitana’, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (V.C.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry ‘Scuola Medica Salernitana’, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (V.C.); (A.F.)
- Association Non-Profit F.I.R.S.Thermae (Interdisciplinary Training, Researches and Spa Sciences) in Italian National Register of Research of MIUR, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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López-López A, Moreno-Baquero JM, Garrido-Fernández A. In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Ripe Table Olive Mineral Nutrients. Foods 2020; 9:foods9030275. [PMID: 32138211 PMCID: PMC7143424 DOI: 10.3390/foods9030275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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For the first time, the bioaccessibility of the mineral nutrients in ripe table olives and their contributions to the recommended daily intake (RDI), according to digestion methods (Miller’s vs. Crews’ protocols), digestion type (standard vs. modified, standard plus a post-digest re-extraction), and mineralisation system (wet vs. ashing) were studied. Overall, when the standard application was used, Miller’s protocol resulted in higher bioaccessibilities of Na, K, Ca, Mg, and Fe than the Crews’ method. The modified protocols improved most of these values, but the Crews’ results only approximated the Miller’s levels in the case of Na and K. The bioaccessibility of P was hardly affected by the factors studied, except that the modified Miller’s protocol led to higher levels when ashing. No significant effect of the mineralisation system was found. The modified Miller’s protocol, regardless of the mineralisation system, led to the overall highest bioaccessibility values in ripe olives, which were: Na (96%), K (95%), Ca (20%), Mg (73%), Fe (45%), and P (60%). Their potential contributions to the RDI, based on these bioaccessibilities and 100 g olive flesh service size, were then 29, 0.5, 4, 3, 33, and 1% respectively. The investigation has led to the development of a method for assessing the bioaccessibility of the mineral nutrients not only in ripe but also in the remaining table olive presentations and opens a new research line of great interest for producing healthier products.
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Wasserfurth P, Schneider I, Ströhle A, Nebl J, Bitterlich N, Hahn A. Effects of mineral waters on acid-base status in healthy adults: results of a randomized trial. Food Nutr Res 2019; 63:3515. [PMID: 31839789 PMCID: PMC6901030 DOI: 10.29219/fnr.v63.3515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background The ‘Western diet’ typically consumed in industrialized countries is characterized by high amounts of processed cereal grains and animal products while being low in vegetables, tubers, and fruits. This dietary behavior leads to imbalances of acid–base status in favor of the acids and may cause low-grade metabolic acidosis (LGMA) that is associated with negative effects on health in the long run, including urolithiasis, bone loss, and even cardiometabolic diseases. Therefore, it has become of great interest to find dietary strategies that can be used to neutralize the acid load associated with Western diets. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether the diet-dependent net acid load can be reduced by the daily consumption of mineral waters with different bicarbonate content and different potential renal acid load (PRAL). Methods A single-centered, randomized trial including 129 healthy men and women aged from 18 to 75 years was conducted. Participants consumed 1,500–2,000 mL of one of four mineral waters with different bicarbonate content and different PRAL values daily for 4 weeks: low bicarbonate, high PRAL (LBHP, HCO3−: 403.0 mg/L, PRAL: 10.7); medium-high bicarbonate, medium PRAL (MBMP, HCO3− : 1816.0 mg/L, PRAL: −10.8); high bicarbonate, low PRAL (HBLP, HCO3−: 2451.0 mg/L, PRAL: −19.3); medium-high bicarbonate, low PRAL (MBLP, HCO3−: 1846.0 mg/L, PRAL: −22.1). Throughout the study, participants were asked to maintain their usual dietary habits. The primary outcome was the net acid excretion (NAE) measured in the 24-h urine output. Results Consumption of the three mineral waters: MBMP, HBLP, and MBLP led to a significant decrease in NAE values. Within the MBMP group, the NAE could be reduced by 48% (P = 0.001), while consumption of HBLP led to a reduction of 68% (P < 0.001) and MBLP to a reduction of 53% (P = 0.001). Moreover, a slight increase in serum bicarbonate could also be observed in the groups that drank HBLP (P = 0.057) and MBLP (P = 0.001). Conclusion Daily consumption of at least 1,500–2,000 mL of mineral water rich in bicarbonate (>1800.0 mg/L) with medium or low PRAL (<−11 mEq/L) can effectively reduce the NAE level by reducing the dietary acid load under free-living conditions in healthy adults.
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- Paulina Wasserfurth
- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, Medicine and Service GmbH, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Greupner T, Schneider I, Gellert S, Hahn A. Magnesium Bioavailability and Tolerability Do Not Differ between Two Supplements with Different Release Properties. J Diet Suppl 2019; 17:454-466. [PMID: 31230494 DOI: 10.1080/19390211.2019.1629146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Magnesium (Mg2+) is one of the most frequently supplemented micronutrients. Due to possible gastrointestinal side effects, the European Food Safety Authority and the Institute of Medicine set the upper intake level for Mg2+ from supplements to 250 and 350 mg, respectively. Nevertheless, systematic data concerning the tolerability of Mg2+ supplements are scarce. The aim of the study was to directly compare the bioavailability and tolerability of two 500 mg Mg2+ supplements in a crossover study with duplicate determination. The different release properties were either a direct release (one phase) or a delayed release of the second half (two phases). An open-label, controlled trial with a crossover design, duplicate determination, and one-week washout phases was conducted. The participants ingested the test product after overnight fasting. Blood samples were taken at baseline and after 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hours, and urine was collected over a period of 24 hours. The participants were on standardized nutrition during all examination days. There were no significant differences between the test products regarding 24-hour renal Mg2+ excretion and area under the curve of serum Mg2+ levels for 8 hours. Both test products were well tolerated with a very low frequency of gastrointestinal adverse effects and no significant differences between the test products. The Mg2+ bioavailability did not differ between the test products. The supplements examined had the same good tolerability. Both test products are therefore suited to enhance Mg2+ supply without relevant side effects.
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- Theresa Greupner
- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Several drugs including diuretics and proton-pump inhibitors can cause magnesium loss and hypomagnesemia. Magnesium and drugs use the same transport and metabolism pathways in the body for their intestinal absorption, metabolism, and elimination. This means that when one or more drug is taken, there is always a potential risk of interaction with the magnesium status. Consequently the action of a drug may be adversely affected by magnesium (e.g., magnesium, calcium, and zinc can interfere with the gastrointestinal absorption of tetracycline antibiotics) and simultaneously the physiological function of minerals such as magnesium may be impaired by a drug (e.g., diuretics induce renal magnesium loss). Given the ever-increasing number of drugs on the market and the frequency with which they are used, greater attention must be paid in daily medical and pharmaceutical practice focused in particular on the adverse effects of drug therapy on magnesium status in order to minimize the potential risk to the health of patients.
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- Uwe Gröber
- Academy of Micronutrient Medicine, Zweigertstr. 55, 45130 Essen, Germany.
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Gröber U, Schmidt J, Kisters K. Important drug-micronutrient interactions: A selection for clinical practice. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2018; 60:257-275. [PMID: 30580552 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1522613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Interactions between drugs and micronutrients have received only little or no attention in the medical and pharmaceutical world in the past. Since more and more pharmaceutics are used for the treatment of patients, this topic is increasingly relevant. As such interactions - depending on the duration of treatment and the status of micronutrients - impact the health of the patient and the action of the drugs, physicians and pharmacists should pay more attention to such interactions in the future. This review aims to sensitize physicians and pharmacists on drug micronutrient interactions with selected examples of widely pescribed drugs that can precipitate micronutrient deficiencies. In this context, the pharmacist, as a drug expert, assumes a particular role. Like no other professional in the health care sector, he is particularly predestined and called up to respond to this task. The following article intends to point out the relevance of mutual interactions between micronutrients and various examples of widely used drugs, without claiming to be exhaustive.
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- Uwe Gröber
- Academy of Micronutrient Medicine, Essen, Germany
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- Academy of Micronutrient Medicine, Essen, Germany.,Medizinische Klinik I, St. Anna Hospital, Herne, Germany
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