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Zhang L, Langlois E, Williams K, Tejera N, Omieljaniuk M, Finglas P, Traka MH. A comparative analysis of nutritional quality, amino acid profile, and nutritional supplementations in plant-based products and their animal-based counterparts in the UK. Food Chem 2024; 448:139059. [PMID: 38531295 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Plant-based (PB) food products have surged in popularity over the past decade. Available PB products in the UK market were extracted from NielsenIQ Brandbank and compared with animal-based (AB) counterparts in their nutrient contents and calculated Nutri-Scores. The amino acid contents of four beef products and their PB alternatives were analysed by LC-MS/MS. PB products consistently exhibited significantly higher fibre content across all food groups. Protein was significantly higher in AB products from all food groups except beef and ready meals. PB products were more likely to have higher Nutri-Scores compared to AB counterparts, albeit with greater score variability within each food group. Nutrient fortifications were primarily focused on dairy and ready meals; the most supplemented nutrient was vitamin B12 (found in 15% of all products). A higher proportion of EAAs in relation to total protein content was observed in all beef products.
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- Liangzi Zhang
- Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom.
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- Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom.
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- Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
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- Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom.
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- Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Rosalind Franklin Rd, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom.
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Durazzo A, Astley S, Kapsokefalou M, Costa HS, Mantur-Vierendeel A, Pijls L, Bucchini L, Glibetić M, Presser K, Finglas P. Food Composition Data and Tools Online and Their Use in Research and Policy: EuroFIR AISBL Contribution in 2022. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224788. [PMID: 36432474 PMCID: PMC9695158 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Food, nutrition, and health are linked, and detailed knowledge of nutrient compositions and bioactive characteristics is needed to understand these relationships. Additionally, increasingly these data are required by database systems and applications. This communication aims to describe the contribution to databases and nutrition fields as well as the activities of EuroFIR AISBL; this member-based, non-profit association was founded to ensure sustained advocacy for food information in Europe and facilitate improved data quality, storage, and access as well as encouraging wider exploitation of food composition data for both research and commercial purposes. In addition to the description of its role and main objectives, a snapshot of EuroFIR AISBL's activities over the years is also given using a quantitative research literature analysis approach. The focus of this communication is to provide descriptions and updates of EuroFIR's online tools, i.e., FoodEXplorer, eBASIS, and PlantLIBRA, by highlighting the main uses and applications. Integrating food-related infrastructures and databases, following standardized and harmonized approaches, and considering interoperability and metrological principles are significant challenges. Ongoing activities and future plans of EuroFIR AISBL are highlighted, including, for instance, work within the Food Nutrition Security Cloud (FNS-Cloud) to make food, nutrition, and (food) security data more findable, accessible, interoperable, and ultimately reusable.
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- Alessandra Durazzo
- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (P.F.)
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- EuroFIR AISBL, Rue Washington 40, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Loekintofood, 3524 GG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11129 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (P.F.)
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Kaiser B, Stelzl T, Finglas P, Gedrich K. The Assessment of a Personalized Nutrition Tool (eNutri) in Germany: Pilot Study on Usability Metrics and Users’ Experiences. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e34497. [PMID: 35925664 PMCID: PMC9389388 DOI: 10.2196/34497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
To address the epidemic burden of diet-related diseases, adequate dietary intake assessments are needed to determine the actual nutrition intake of a population. In this context, the eNutri web app has been developed, providing online automated personalized dietary advice, based on nutritional information recorded via an integrated and validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Originally developed for a British population and their dietary habits, the eNutri tool has specifically been adapted to the German population, taking into account national eating habits and dietary recommendations.
Objective
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the system usability and users’ experience and feedback on the eNutri app in a small-scale preliminary study. The secondary aim is to investigate the efficacy of personalized nutrition (PN) recommendations versus general dietary advice in altering eating habits.
Methods
The app was piloted for 4 weeks by 106 participants from across Germany divided into a PN group and a control group. The groups differed according to the degree of personalization of dietary recommendations obtained.
Results
An overall System Usability Scale (SUS) score of 78.4 (SD 12.2) was yielded, indicating an above average user experience. Mean completion time of the FFQ was 26.7 minutes (SD 10.6 minutes). Across subgroups (age, sex, device screen sizes) no differences in SUS or completion time were found, indicating an equal performance for all users independent of the assigned experimental group. Participants’ feedback highlighted the need for more personalized dietary advice for controls, while personalized nutritional recommendations improved the awareness of healthy eating behavior. Further improvements to the eNutri app were suggested by the app users.
Conclusions
In total, the eNutri app has proven to be a suitable instrument to capture the dietary habits of a German population sample. Regarding functionality, system usability, and handling, direct user feedback was quite positive. Nutritional advice given was rated ambivalent, pointing to several weaknesses in the eNutri app, minimizing the system’s full potential. A higher level of personalization within nutritional advice subjectively improved the app’s usability. The insights gained will be used as a basis to further develop and improve this digital diet assessment tool.
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- Birgit Kaiser
- Research Group Public Health Nutrition, ZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Quadram Bioscience Institute, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Research Group Public Health Nutrition, ZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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Charalampopoulos D, Elmore S, Finglas P. In memoriam Gordon Birch. Food Chem 2022; 383:132294. [PMID: 35180598 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Timotijevic L, Astley S, Bogaardt M, Bucher T, Carr I, Copani G, de la Cueva J, Eftimov T, Finglas P, Hieke S, Hodgkins C, Koroušić Seljak B, Klepacz N, Pasch K, Maringer M, Mikkelsen B, Normann A, Ofei K, Poppe K, Pourabdollahian G, Raats M, Roe M, Sadler C, Selnes T, van der Veen H, van’t Veer P, Zimmermann K. Designing a research infrastructure (RI) on food behaviour and health: Balancing user needs, business model, governance mechanisms and technology. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Westenbrink S, Presser K, Roe M, Ireland J, Finglas P. Documentation of aggregated/compiled values in food composition databases; EuroFIR default to improve harmonization. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Plumb J, Durazzo A, Lucarini M, Camilli E, Turrini A, Marletta L, Finglas P. Extractable and Non-Extractable Antioxidants Composition in the eBASIS Database: A Key Tool for Dietary Assessment in Human Health and Disease Research. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12113405. [PMID: 33171921 PMCID: PMC7694646 DOI: 10.3390/nu12113405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The antioxidant properties of foods are crucial in nutrition, food chemistry, and medicine studies but are often underestimated, with significant amounts of bioactive compounds containing physiological and biochemical properties remaining in the residue from extraction as non-extractable antioxidants. Over the last decade, extractable and non-extractable compounds have become key in the evaluation/determination of the antioxidant properties of food matrices because of their relevance in human health. This has led to the need to include extractable and non-extractable antioxidants in comprehensive and harmonized food composition databases for a wide range of applications within research, food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmeceutical areas. Additionally, the databases are invaluable as part of the health claims application process. eBASIS, (Bioactive Substances in Food Information System) a comprehensive database containing quality-evaluated scientific data, covering the composition of bioactive compounds present in foods, has flexible structures, allowing it to be extended to include newly emerging data on extractable and non-extractable compounds. Search criteria were developed and defined for compiling suitable peer-reviewed literature. Data quality assessment methods were established for the addition of composition data and antioxidant activity, with a focus on various parameters including: the extraction procedure, the antioxidant measurements, the expression of results. A total of 437 quality-evaluated datapoints on the composition of extractable and/or non-extractable compounds were entered into the database. This database update represents one of the first examples of building a database dedicated to antioxidant properties. This expansion of eBASIS provides a novel and unique tool for nutritionists, dietitians, researchers to use for a wide range of applications, such as dietary assessment, exposure studies and epidemiological studies, and may contribute to an increase in high-bioactive food consumption by consumers.
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- Jenny Plumb
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UQ, UK;
- Correspondence: (J.P.); (A.D.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, 00178 Rome, Italy; (M.L.); (E.C.); (A.T.); (L.M.)
- Correspondence: (J.P.); (A.D.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, 00178 Rome, Italy; (M.L.); (E.C.); (A.T.); (L.M.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, 00178 Rome, Italy; (M.L.); (E.C.); (A.T.); (L.M.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, 00178 Rome, Italy; (M.L.); (E.C.); (A.T.); (L.M.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, 00178 Rome, Italy; (M.L.); (E.C.); (A.T.); (L.M.)
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UQ, UK;
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- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Kenilworth UK
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- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Kenilworth UK
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- Public Health England London UK
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Bush LA, Hutchinson J, Hooson J, Warthon-Medina M, Hancock N, Greathead K, Knowles B, Vargas-Garcia EJ, Gibson LE, Margetts B, Robinson S, Ness A, Alwan NA, Wark PA, Roe M, Finglas P, Steer T, Page P, Johnson L, Roberts K, Amoutzopoulos B, Greenwood DC, Cade JE. Measuring energy, macro and micronutrient intake in UK children and adolescents: a comparison of validated dietary assessment tools. BMC Nutr 2019; 5:53. [PMID: 32153966 PMCID: PMC7050749 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-019-0312-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Measuring dietary intake in children and adolescents can be challenging due to misreporting, difficulties in establishing portion size and reliance on recording dietary data via proxy reporters. The aim of this review was to present results from a recent systematic review of reviews reporting and comparing validated dietary assessment tools used in younger populations in the UK. Methods Validation data for dietary assessment tools used in younger populations (≤18 years) were extracted and summarised using results from a systematic review of reviews of validated dietary assessment tools. Mean differences and Bland-Altman limits of agreement (LOA) between the test and reference tool were extracted or calculated and compared for energy, macronutrients and micronutrients. Results Seventeen studies which reported validation of 14 dietary assessment tools (DATs) were identified with relevant nutrition information. The most commonly validated nutrients were energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat, calcium, iron, folate and vitamin C. There were no validated DATs reporting assessment of zinc, iodine or selenium intake. The most frequently used reference method was the weighed food diary, followed by doubly labelled water and 24 h recall. Summary plots were created to facilitate comparison between tools. On average, the test tools reported higher mean intakes than the reference methods with some studies consistently reporting wide LOA. Out of the 14 DATs, absolute values for LOA and mean difference were obtained for 11 DATs for EI. From the 24 validation results assessing EI, 16 (67%) reported higher mean intakes than the reference. Of the seven (29%) validation studies using doubly labelled water (DLW) as the reference, results for the test DATs were not substantially better or worse than those using other reference measures. Further information on the studies from this review is available on the www.nutritools.org website. Conclusions Validated dietary assessment tools for use with children and adolescents in the UK have been identified and compared. Whilst tools are generally validated for macronutrient intakes, micronutrients are poorly evaluated. Validation studies that include estimates of zinc, selenium, dietary fibre, sugars and sodium are needed.
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- Linda A Bush
- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK.,2Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, NR4 7UA UK.,3EuroFIR AISBL, 40 Rue Washington, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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- School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD UK
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- 5NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,6National Institute of Health (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Nutrition Theme, University, Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, BS2 8AE UK
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- 7NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital, Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD UK.,8Centre for Innovative Research Across the Life Course (CIRAL), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB UK
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- 9Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ UK.,10AGE Research Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- 2Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, NR4 7UA UK.,3EuroFIR AISBL, 40 Rue Washington, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- 2Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, NR4 7UA UK.,3EuroFIR AISBL, 40 Rue Washington, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- 11MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, CB1 9NL UK
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- 11MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, CB1 9NL UK
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- 12Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TH UK.,11MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, CB1 9NL UK
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- 13Public Health Section, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, S10 2TN, Sheffield, UK.,14Public Health England, London, SE1 8UG UK
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- 15Faculty of Medicine and Health, Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT UK
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- 1Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2, 9JT, Leeds, UK
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Kapsokefalou M, Roe M, Turrini A, Costa HS, Martinez-Victoria E, Marletta L, Berry R, Finglas P. Food Composition at Present: New Challenges. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11081714. [PMID: 31349634 PMCID: PMC6723776 DOI: 10.3390/nu11081714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Food composition data is important for stakeholders and users active in the areas of food, nutrition and health. New challenges related to the quality of food composition data reflect the dynamic changes in these areas while the emerging technologies create new opportunities. These challenges and the impact on food composition data for the Mediterranean region were reviewed during the NUTRIMAD 2018 congress of the Spanish Society for Community Nutrition. Data harmonization and standardization, data compilation and use, thesauri, food classification and description, and data exchange are some of the areas that require new approaches. Consistency in documentation, linking of information between datasets, food matching and capturing portion size information suggest the need for new automated tools. Research Infrastructures bring together key data and services. The delivery of sustainable networks and Research Infrastructures in food, nutrition and health will help to increase access to and effective use of food composition data. EuroFIR AISBL coordinates experts and national compilers and contributes to worldwide efforts aiming to produce and maintain high quality data and tools. A Mediterranean Network that shares high quality food composition data is vital for the development of ambitious common research and policy initiatives in support of the Mediterranean Diet.
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- Maria Kapsokefalou
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
- EuroFIR AISBL Executive Board, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- EuroFIR AISBL Executive Board, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Research Centre for Food and Nutrition (CREA-Food and Nutrition), CREA-Council for Agricultural Research and Economics), 00178 Rome, Italy
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- EuroFIR AISBL Executive Board, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, I.P., 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
- REQUIMTE, LAQV/Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology "José Mataix", University of Granada, 18016 Armilla (Granada), Spain
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- Research Centre for Food and Nutrition (CREA-Food and Nutrition), CREA-Council for Agricultural Research and Economics), 00178 Rome, Italy
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UA, UK
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- EuroFIR AISBL Executive Board, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UA, UK
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Westenbrink S, Kadvan A, Roe M, Koroušić Seljak B, Mantur-Vierendeel A, Finglas P. 12th IFDC 2017 Special Issue – Evaluation of harmonized EuroFIR documentation for macronutrient values in 26 European food composition databases. J Food Compost Anal 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hooson Jzh J, Hutchinson Jyh J, Warthon-Medina M, Hancock N, Greathead K, Knowles B, Vargas-Garcia E, Gibson LE, Bush LA, Margetts B, Robinson S, Ness A, Alwan NA, Wark PA, Roe M, Finglas P, Steer T, Page P, Johnson L, Roberts K, Amoutzopoulos B, Burley VJ, Greenwood DC, Cade JE. A systematic review of reviews identifying UK validated dietary assessment tools for inclusion on an interactive guided website for researchers: www.nutritools.org. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2019; 60:1265-1289. [PMID: 30882230 PMCID: PMC7114915 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1566207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Background: Health researchers may struggle to choose suitable validated dietary assessment tools (DATs) for their target population. The aim of this review was to identify and collate information on validated UK DATs and validation studies for inclusion on a website to support researchers to choose appropriate DATs.Design: A systematic review of reviews of DATs was undertaken. DATs validated in UK populations were extracted from the studies identified. A searchable website was designed to display these data. Additionally, mean differences and limits of agreement between test and comparison methods were summarized by a method, weighting by sample size.Results: Over 900 validation results covering 5 life stages, 18 nutrients, 6 dietary assessment methods, and 9 validation method types were extracted from 63 validated DATs which were identified from 68 reviews. These were incorporated into www.nutritools.org. Limits of agreement were determined for about half of validations. Thirty four DATs were FFQs. Only 17 DATs were validated against biomarkers, and only 19 DATs were validated in infant/children/adolescents.Conclusions: The interactive www.nutritools.org website holds extensive validation data identified from this review and can be used to guide researchers to critically compare and choose a suitable DAT for their research question, leading to improvement of nutritional epidemiology research.
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- Jozef Hooson Jzh
- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,Food Databanks National Capability, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton & University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,Academic Unit of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Innovative Research Across the Life Course (CIRAL), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.,Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Food Databanks National Capability, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK.,EuroFIR AISBL, Brussels, Belgium
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- Food Databanks National Capability, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Public Health Section, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Public Health England, London, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Gavrieli A, Trichopoulou A, Valsta LM, Ioannidou S, Berry R, Roe M, Harvey L, Finglas P, Glibetic M, Gurinovic M, Naska A. Identifying sources of measurement error in assessing dietary intakes - Results of a multi-country ring-trial. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2019; 29:127-134. [PMID: 30642793 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Epidemiological investigations include dietary intakes as primary exposures or potential confounders. To reduce bias, data collection protocols include the administration of questionnaires together with measurements of biomarkers. Some error, however, remains and needs to be considered in the analysis and interpretation of results. The European Food Safety Authority supported a ring-trial to compare the precision and reproducibility of dietary assessment methods applied in Europe. METHODS AND RESULTS Software applications used to collect 24-hour recalls and food records in six countries (Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden) were assessed. The intake of 256 foods was identically reported to each method. Experienced interviewers participated and were instructed to repeat national protocols closely. The error in recording quantities, compared with reference values, was variable but in about 60% of recorded quantities was in the range of ±20%. Errors were however unsystematic and independent of the food type or quantification method used - although food pictures performed better. The reproducibility of some tools was limited. The methods generally captured additional ingredients (usually flavoring agents), but not sweetening agents or fortification and failed to record packaging information in about 60% of the cases. CONCLUSION In a design that eliminated respondent bias, this study indicates that softwares, supporting databases and interviewers generally introduce random error in dietary assessments. The inclusion of large sample sizes and food pictures to quantify portions, together with enhanced attention on interviewers' training, standardisation of procedures and regular tool upgrades are essential in assuring a study's quality and comparability.
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- A Gavrieli
- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
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- Evidence Management (DATA) Unit, European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy
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- Evidence Management (DATA) Unit, European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Dept. of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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de Meer K, van den Akker JT, Smulders Y, Stam F, Stehouwer CD, Finglas P. In Vivo Stable Isotope Measurements of Methyl Metabolism: Applications in Pathophysiology and Interventions. Food Nutr Bull 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/15648265020233s122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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With intravenous infusion of doubly-labeled [2H3C-1-13C-] methionine and stable isotope enrichments in plasma free methionine and carbon dioxide in breath air, whole body transmethylation, transsulfuration, and remethylation rates can be calculated. This technique demonstrated impaired recycling as the major disturbance to explain hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with end-stage renal failure, and can be used to optimize interventions with folate, B6, and B12 supplementation in this patient group. Intravenous infusion of [2,3,3-2H3] serine has also been applied to demonstrate the appearance of [2H2]- as well as [2H1]-methionine in plasma and protein, suggesting transfer of a one-carbon group from serine via 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in human hepatocyte cytosol and mitochondria, respectively. In sheep, tissue free methionine enrichments after infusion of universally labeled [U-13C] methionine showed the highest remethylation activity in postmortem investigation of jejunum, liver, and kidney tissue samples, but no such activity in muscle and brain samples. Methods to quantitate one-carbon acceptor metabolism pathways and folate metabolism have recently become available.
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- Kees de Meer
- Institute for Cardiovascular Research (ICar-VU), Vrije Universiteit Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Research (ICar-VU), Vrije Universiteit Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Research (ICar-VU), Vrije Universiteit Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Research (ICar-VU), Vrije Universiteit Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Research (ICar-VU), Vrije Universiteit Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Nutrition & Consumer Science Division, Institute of Food Research in Norwich, United Kingdom
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Bogaardt MJ, Geelen A, Zimmermann K, Finglas P, Raats MM, Mikkelsen BE, Poppe KJ, van't Veer P. Designing a research infrastructure on dietary intake and its determinants. NUTR BULL 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Wageningen University; Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Economic Research; The Hague The Netherlands
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience; Norwich UK
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- Wageningen Economic Research; The Hague The Netherlands
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Granato D, Shahidi F, Wrolstad R, Kilmartin P, Melton LD, Hidalgo FJ, Miyashita K, Camp JV, Alasalvar C, Ismail AB, Elmore S, Birch GG, Charalampopoulos D, Astley SB, Pegg R, Zhou P, Finglas P. Antioxidant activity, total phenolics and flavonoids contents: Should we ban in vitro screening methods? Food Chem 2018; 264:471-475. [PMID: 29853403 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 303] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
As many studies are exploring the association between ingestion of bioactive compounds and decreased risk of non-communicable diseases, the scientific community continues to show considerable interest in these compounds. In addition, as many non-nutrients with putative health benefits are reducing agents, hydrogen donors, singlet oxygen quenchers or metal chelators, measurement of antioxidant activity using in vitro assays has become very popular over recent decades. Measuring concentrations of total phenolics, flavonoids, and other compound (sub)classes using UV/Vis spectrophotometry offers a rapid chemical index, but chromatographic techniques are necessary to establish structure-activity. For bioactive purposes, in vivo models are required or, at the very least, methods that employ distinct mechanisms of action (i.e., single electron transfer, transition metal chelating ability, and hydrogen atom transfer). In this regard, better understanding and application of in vitro screening methods should help design of future research studies on 'bioactive compounds'.
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- Daniel Granato
- Department of Food Engineering, State University of Ponta Grossa, Av. Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, 84030-900 Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3X9, Canada
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- Oregon State University, 100 Wiegand Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- University of Auckland, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Carretera de Utrera km 1, Campus Universitario - Edificio 46, 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Human Nutrition (nutriFOODchem), Department of Food Safety and Food Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Quality Assurance (CQA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, PO Box 217 Whiteknights, RG6 6AH Reading, United Kingdom
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, PO Box 217 Whiteknights, RG6 6AH Reading, United Kingdom
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, PO Box 217 Whiteknights, RG6 6AH Reading, United Kingdom
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- University of Georgia, Athens, GA United States
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, NR4 7UA Norwich, United Kingdom
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Koroušić Seljak B, Korošec P, Eftimov T, Ocke M, van der Laan J, Roe M, Berry R, Crispim SP, Turrini A, Krems C, Slimani N, Finglas P. Identification of Requirements for Computer-Supported Matching of Food Consumption Data with Food Composition Data. Nutrients 2018; 10:E433. [PMID: 29601516 PMCID: PMC5946218 DOI: 10.3390/nu10040433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper identifies the requirements for computer-supported food matching, in order to address not only national and European but also international current related needs and represents an integrated research contribution of the FP7 EuroDISH project. The available classification and coding systems and the specific problems of food matching are summarized and a new concept for food matching based on optimization methods and machine-based learning is proposed. To illustrate and test this concept, a study has been conducted in four European countries (i.e., Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and the UK) using different classification and coding systems. This real case study enabled us to evaluate the new food matching concept and provide further recommendations for future work. In the first stage of the study, we prepared subsets of food consumption data described and classified using different systems, that had already been manually matched with national food composition data. Once the food matching algorithm was trained using this data, testing was performed on another subset of food consumption data. Experts from different countries validated food matching between consumption and composition data by selecting best matches from the options given by the matching algorithm without seeing the result of the previously made manual match. The evaluation of study results stressed the importance of the role and quality of the food composition database as compared to the selected classification and/or coding systems and the need to continue compiling national food composition data as eating habits and national dishes still vary between countries. Although some countries managed to collect extensive sets of food consumption data, these cannot be easily matched with food composition data if either food consumption or food composition data are not properly classified and described using any classification and coding systems. The study also showed that the level of human expertise played an important role, at least in the training stage. Both sets of data require continuous development to improve their quality in dietary assessment.
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- Computer Systems Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- Computer Systems Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven 3720, The Netherlands.
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven 3720, The Netherlands.
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UA, UK.
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UA, UK.
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon 69008, France.
- Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80210-170, Brazil.
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- CREA-Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Center Food and Nutrition (CREA-AN), Rome 00198, Italy.
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon 69008, France.
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UA, UK.
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Machackova M, Giertlova A, Porubska J, Roe M, Ramos C, Finglas P. EuroFIR Guideline on calculation of nutrient content of foods for food business operators. Food Chem 2018; 238:35-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cade JE, Warthon-Medina M, Albar S, Alwan NA, Ness A, Roe M, Wark PA, Greathead K, Burley VJ, Finglas P, Johnson L, Page P, Roberts K, Steer T, Hooson J, Greenwood DC, Robinson S. DIET@NET: Best Practice Guidelines for dietary assessment in health research. BMC Med 2017; 15:202. [PMID: 29137630 PMCID: PMC5686956 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-017-0962-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dietary assessment is complex, and strategies to select the most appropriate dietary assessment tool (DAT) in epidemiological research are needed. The DIETary Assessment Tool NETwork (DIET@NET) aimed to establish expert consensus on Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) for dietary assessment using self-report. METHODS The BPGs were developed using the Delphi technique. Two Delphi rounds were conducted. A total of 131 experts were invited, and of these 65 accepted, with 48 completing Delphi round I and 51 completing Delphi round II. In all, a total of 57 experts from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia commented on the 47 suggested guidelines. RESULTS Forty-three guidelines were generated, grouped into the following four stages: Stage I. Define what is to be measured in terms of dietary intake (what? who? and when?); Stage II. Investigate different types of DATs; Stage III. Evaluate existing tools to select the most appropriate DAT by evaluating published validation studies; Stage IV. Think through the implementation of the chosen DAT and consider sources of potential biases. CONCLUSIONS The Delphi technique consolidated expert views on best practice in assessing dietary intake. The BPGs provide a valuable guide for health researchers to choose the most appropriate dietary assessment method for their studies. These guidelines will be accessible through the Nutritools website, www.nutritools.org .
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- Janet E Cade
- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 42807, 21551, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Academic Unit of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, NR4 7UA, UK
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- Centre for Innovative Research Across the Life Course (CIRAL), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.,Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, NR4 7UA, UK
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- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK
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- MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK
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- Public Health Section, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.,Public Health England, London, SE1 8UG, UK
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- MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton & University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- P. Finglas
- Quadram Institute Bioscience; Norwich Research Park; Norwich UK
- EuroFIR AISBL; Brussels Belgium
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience; Norwich Research Park; Norwich UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience; Norwich Research Park; Norwich UK
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Milešević J, Samaniego L, Kiely M, Glibetić M, Roe M, Finglas P. Specialized food composition dataset for vitamin D content in foods based on European standards: Application to dietary intake assessment. Food Chem 2017; 240:544-549. [PMID: 28946309 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.07.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A review of national nutrition surveys from 2000 to date, demonstrated high prevalence of vitamin D intakes below the EFSA Adequate Intake (AI) (<15μg/d vitamin D) in adults across Europe. Dietary assessment and modelling are required to monitor efficacy and safety of ongoing strategic vitamin D fortification. To support these studies, a specialized vitamin D food composition dataset, based on EuroFIR standards, was compiled. The FoodEXplorer™ tool was used to retrieve well documented analytical data for vitamin D and arrange the data into two datasets - European (8 European countries, 981 data values) and US (1836 data values). Data were classified, using the LanguaL™, FoodEX2 and ODIN classification systems and ranked according to quality criteria. Significant differences in the content, quality of data values, missing data on vitamin D2 and 25(OH)D3 and documentation of analytical methods were observed. The dataset is available through the EuroFIR platform.
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- Jelena Milešević
- EuroFIR AISBL, Brussels, Belgium; Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
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- Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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- EuroFIR AISBL, Brussels, Belgium; Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
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Brown KA, Timotijević L, Geurts M, Arentoft JL, Dhonukshe-Rutten RA, Fezeu L, Finglas P, Laville M, Perozzi G, Ocké M, Poppe K, Slimani N, Snoek HM, Tetens I, van't Veer P, Vors C, Zimmermann KL. Concepts and procedures for mapping food and health research infrastructure: New insights from the EuroDISH project. Trends Food Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Plumb J, Pigat S, Bompola F, Cushen M, Pinchen H, Nørby E, Astley S, Lyons J, Kiely M, Finglas P. eBASIS (Bioactive Substances in Food Information Systems) and Bioactive Intakes: Major Updates of the Bioactive Compound Composition and Beneficial Bioeffects Database and the Development of a Probabilistic Model to Assess Intakes in Europe. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9040320. [PMID: 28333085 PMCID: PMC5409659 DOI: 10.3390/nu9040320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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eBASIS (Bioactive Substances in Food Information Systems), a web-based database that contains compositional and biological effects data for bioactive compounds of plant origin, has been updated with new data on fruits and vegetables, wheat and, due to some evidence of potential beneficial effects, extended to include meat bioactives. eBASIS remains one of only a handful of comprehensive and searchable databases, with up-to-date coherent and validated scientific information on the composition of food bioactives and their putative health benefits. The database has a user-friendly, efficient, and flexible interface facilitating use by both the scientific community and food industry. Overall, eBASIS contains data for 267 foods, covering the composition of 794 bioactive compounds, from 1147 quality-evaluated peer-reviewed publications, together with information from 567 publications describing beneficial bioeffect studies carried out in humans. This paper highlights recent updates and expansion of eBASIS and the newly-developed link to a probabilistic intake model, allowing exposure assessment of dietary bioactive compounds to be estimated and modelled in human populations when used in conjunction with national food consumption data. This new tool could assist small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the development of food product health claim dossiers for submission to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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- Jenny Plumb
- Institute of Food Research, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
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- Creme Global, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Polytec ApS, Niva, 2990 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- EuroFIR Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif, 40, Rue Washington, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, T12 Y337 Cork, Ireland.
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, T12 Y337 Cork, Ireland.
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
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Gurinović M, Milešević J, Kadvan A, Nikolić M, Zeković M, Djekić-Ivanković M, Dupouy E, Finglas P, Glibetić M. Development, features and application of DIET ASSESS & PLAN (DAP) software in supporting public health nutrition research in Central Eastern European Countries (CEEC). Food Chem 2016; 238:186-194. [PMID: 28867092 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.09.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In order to meet growing public health nutrition challenges in Central Eastern European Countries (CEEC) and Balkan countries, development of a Research Infrastructure (RI) and availability of an effective nutrition surveillance system are a prerequisite. The building block of this RI is an innovative tool called DIET ASSESS & PLAN (DAP), which is a platform for standardized and harmonized food consumption collection, comprehensive dietary intake assessment and nutrition planning. Its unique structure enables application of national food composition databases (FCDBs) from the European food composition exchange platform (28 national FCDBs) developed by EuroFIR (http://www.eurofir.org/) and in addition allows communication with other tools. DAP is used for daily menu and/or long-term diet planning in diverse public sector settings, foods design/reformulation, food labelling, nutrient intake assessment and calculation of the dietary diversity indicator, Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women (MDD-W). As a validated tool in different national and international projects, DAP represents an important RI in public health nutrition epidemiology in the CEEC region.
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- Mirjana Gurinović
- Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe, CAPNUTRA, Serbia.
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe, CAPNUTRA, Serbia
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- Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe, CAPNUTRA, Serbia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe, CAPNUTRA, Serbia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU), Budapest, Hungary
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe, CAPNUTRA, Serbia
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Albar S, Robinson S, Alwan N, Burley V, Finglas P, Harvey L, Johnson L, Ness A, Page P, Roberts K, Roe M, Steer T, Wark P, Cade J. P29 Best practice guidance for dietary assessment in research: DIET@NET Guidelines. J Epidemiol Community Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-208064.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Uusitalo L, Salmenhaara M, Isoniemi M, Garcia-Alvarez A, Serra-Majem L, Ribas-Barba L, Finglas P, Plumb J, Tuominen P, Savela K. Intake of selected bioactive compounds from plant food supplements containing fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) among Finnish consumers. Food Chem 2016; 194:619-25. [PMID: 26471600 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.08.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to estimate the intake of selected bioactive compounds from fennel-containing plant food supplements (PFS) among Finnish consumers. The estimated average intake of estragole was 0.20mg/d, of trans-anethole 1.15mg/d, of rosmarinic acid 0.09mg/d, of p-coumaric acid 0.0068mg/d, of kaempferol 0.0034mg/d, of luteolin 0.0525μg/d, of quercetin 0.0246mg/d, of matairesinol 0.0066μg/d and of lignans 0.0412μg/d. The intakes of kaempferol, quercetin, luteolin, matairesinol and lignans from PFS were low in comparison with their dietary supply. The intake of estragole was usually moderate, but a heavy consumption of PFS may lead to a high intake of estragole. The intake of trans-anethole did not exceed the acceptable daily intake, but PFS should be taken into account when assessing the total exposure. To our knowledge, this study provided the first intake estimates of trans-anethole, p-coumaric acid and rosmarinic acid in human populations.
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- Liisa Uusitalo
- Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Risk Assessment Research Unit, Mustialankatu 3, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Risk Assessment Research Unit, Mustialankatu 3, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Risk Assessment Research Unit, Mustialankatu 3, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Fundación para la Investigación Nutricional, Barcelona Science Park, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Nutricional, Barcelona Science Park, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Obn of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Nutricional, Barcelona Science Park, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Obn of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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- Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Risk Assessment Research Unit, Mustialankatu 3, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Risk Assessment Research Unit, Mustialankatu 3, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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Nicolas G, Witthöft CM, Vignat J, Knaze V, Huybrechts I, Roe M, Finglas P, Slimani N. Compilation of a standardised international folate database for EPIC. Food Chem 2016; 193:134-40. [PMID: 26433299 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This paper describes the methodology applied for compiling an "international end-user" folate database. This work benefits from the unique dataset offered by the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) (N=520,000 subjects in 23 centres). Compilation was done in four steps: (1) identify folate-free foods then find folate values for (2) folate-rich foods common across EPIC countries, (3) the remaining "common" foods, and (4) "country-specific" foods. Compiled folate values were concurrently standardised in terms of unit, mode of expression and chemical analysis, using information in national food composition tables (FCT). 43-70% total folate values were documented as measured by microbiological assay. Foods reported in EPIC were either matched directly to FCT foods, treated as recipes or weighted averages. This work has produced the first standardised folate dataset in Europe, which was used to calculate folate intakes in EPIC; a prerequisite to study the relation between folate intake and diseases.
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- Geneviève Nicolas
- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, Dietary Exposure Assessment Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France.
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- Department of Food Science, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, P.O. Box 7051, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, Dietary Exposure Assessment Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, Dietary Exposure Assessment Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, Dietary Exposure Assessment Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Section, Dietary Exposure Assessment Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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Gurinović M, Milešević J, Kadvan A, Djekić-Ivanković M, Debeljak-Martačić J, Takić M, Nikolić M, Ranković S, Finglas P, Glibetić M. Establishment and advances in the online Serbian food and recipe data base harmonized with EuroFIR™ standards. Food Chem 2016; 193:30-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.01.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Plumb J, Lyons J, Nørby K, Thomas M, Nørby E, Poms R, Bucchini L, Restani P, Kiely M, Finglas P. ePlantLIBRA: A composition and biological activity database for bioactive compounds in plant food supplements. Food Chem 2016; 193:121-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Di Lorenzo C, Ceschi A, Kupferschmidt H, Lüde S, De Souza Nascimento E, Dos Santos A, Colombo F, Frigerio G, Nørby K, Plumb J, Finglas P, Restani P. Adverse effects of plant food supplements and botanical preparations: a systematic review with critical evaluation of causality. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2015; 79:578-92. [PMID: 25251944 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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AIMS The objective of this review was to collect available data on the following: (i) adverse effects observed in humans from the intake of plant food supplements or botanical preparations; (ii) the misidentification of poisonous plants; and (iii) interactions between plant food supplements/botanicals and conventional drugs or nutrients. METHODS PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase were searched from database inception to June 2014, using the terms 'adverse effect/s', 'poisoning/s', 'plant food supplement/s', 'misidentification/s' and 'interaction/s' in combination with the relevant plant name. All papers were critically evaluated according to the World Health Organization Guidelines for causality assessment. RESULTS Data were obtained for 66 plants that are common ingredients of plant food supplements; of the 492 papers selected, 402 (81.7%) dealt with adverse effects directly associated with the botanical and 89 (18.1%) concerned interactions with conventional drugs. Only one case was associated with misidentification. Adverse effects were reported for 39 of the 66 botanical substances searched. Of the total references, 86.6% were associated with 14 plants, including Glycine max/soybean (19.3%), Glycyrrhiza glabra/liquorice (12.2%), Camellia sinensis/green tea ( 8.7%) and Ginkgo biloba/gingko (8.5%). CONCLUSIONS Considering the length of time examined and the number of plants included in the review, it is remarkable that: (i) the adverse effects due to botanical ingredients were relatively infrequent, if assessed for causality; and (ii) the number of severe clinical reactions was very limited, but some fatal cases have been described. Data presented in this review were assessed for quality in order to make the results maximally useful for clinicians in identifying or excluding deleterious effects of botanicals.
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- Chiara Di Lorenzo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Balzaretti 9, 20133, Milano, Italy
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Westenbrink S, Roe M, Oseredczuk M, Castanheira I, Finglas P. EuroFIR quality approach for managing food composition data; where are we in 2014? Food Chem 2015; 193:69-74. [PMID: 26433289 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.02.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A EuroFIR quality management framework was developed to assure data quality of food composition data, incorporating several recommendations developed or improved during the EuroFIR projects. A flow chart of the compilation process with standard operating procedures to assure critical steps was the starting point. Recommendations for food description, component identification, value documentation, recipe calculation, quality evaluation of values, guidelines to assess analytical methods, document and data repositories and training opportunities were harmonized as elements of the quality framework. European food composition database organizations reached consensus on the EuroFIR quality framework and started implementation. Peer reviews of the European compiler organizations were organized to evaluate the quality framework, focusing on what was achieved and on improvements needed. The reviews demonstrated that European food database compilers have made good use of standards and guidelines produced by EuroFIR, as well as a common understanding that a quality framework is essential to assure food composition data quality.
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- Susanne Westenbrink
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands; EuroFIR AISBL Board of Directors, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Food Research (IFR), Norwich, UK
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- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES), Paris, France
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- Institute of Food Research (IFR), Norwich, UK; EuroFIR AISBL Board of Directors, Brussels, Belgium
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Roe M, Pinchen H, Church S, Finglas P. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of FoodsSeventh Summary Edition and updated Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset. NUTR BULL 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M. Roe
- Institute of Food Research; Norwich Research Park; Norwich UK
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- Institute of Food Research; Norwich Research Park; Norwich UK
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- Independent Public Health Nutritionist; Surrey UK
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- Institute of Food Research; Norwich Research Park; Norwich UK
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Lakerveld J, van der Ploeg HP, Kroeze W, Ahrens W, Allais O, Andersen LF, Cardon G, Capranica L, Chastin S, Donnelly A, Ekelund U, Finglas P, Flechtner-Mors M, Hebestreit A, Hendriksen I, Kubiak T, Lanza M, Loyen A, MacDonncha C, Mazzocchi M, Monsivais P, Murphy M, Nöthlings U, O’Gorman DJ, Renner B, Roos G, Schuit AJ, Schulze M, Steinacker J, Stronks K, Volkert D, van’t Veer P, Lien N, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Brug J. Towards the integration and development of a cross-European research network and infrastructure: the DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2014; 11:143. [PMID: 25731079 PMCID: PMC4245771 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0143-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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To address major societal challenges and enhance cooperation in research across Europe, the European Commission has initiated and facilitated 'joint programming'. Joint programming is a process by which Member States engage in defining, developing and implementing a common strategic research agenda, based on a shared vision of how to address major societal challenges that no Member State is capable of resolving independently. Setting up a Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) should also contribute to avoiding unnecessary overlap and repetition of research, and enable and enhance the development and use of standardised research methods, procedures and data management. The Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity (DEDIPAC) Knowledge Hub (KH) is the first act of the European JPI 'A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life'. The objective of DEDIPAC is to contribute to improving understanding of the determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. DEDIPAC KH is a multi-disciplinary consortium of 46 consortia and organisations supported by joint programming grants from 12 countries across Europe. The work is divided into three thematic areas: (I) assessment and harmonisation of methods for future research, surveillance and monitoring, and for evaluation of interventions and policies; (II) determinants of dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours across the life course and in vulnerable groups; and (III) evaluation and benchmarking of public health and policy interventions aimed at improving dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. In the first three years, DEDIPAC KH will organise, develop, share and harmonise expertise, methods, measures, data and other infrastructure. This should further European research and improve the broad multi-disciplinary approach needed to study the interactions between multilevel determinants in influencing dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Insights will be translated into more effective interventions and policies for the promotion of healthier behaviours and more effective monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of such interventions.
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- Jeroen Lakerveld
- />EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- />Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology -BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- />INRA, UR1303 ALISS, F-94205 Ivry-sur-Seine, France
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- />Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- />Glasgow Caledonian University, School of Health and Life Science, Scotland, UK
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- />Centre for Physical Activity and Health Research, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- />Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- />Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology -BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- />EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- />Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, The Netherlands
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- />Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- />EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />Centre for Physical Activity and Health Research, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- />Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- />Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- />Sport & Exercise Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, UK
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- />Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- />Centre for Preventive Medicine, School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- />Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Constance, Germany
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- />National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo, Norway
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- />Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- />German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Potsdam, Germany
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- />Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- />Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- />Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- />Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- />EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- />Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology -BIPS, Bremen, Germany
- />INRA, UR1303 ALISS, F-94205 Ivry-sur-Seine, France
- />University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- />Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- />University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
- />Glasgow Caledonian University, School of Health and Life Science, Scotland, UK
- />Centre for Physical Activity and Health Research, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- />Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
- />Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK
- />Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- />Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, The Netherlands
- />Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
- />Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- />Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- />Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- />Sport & Exercise Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, UK
- />Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- />Centre for Preventive Medicine, School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- />Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Constance, Germany
- />National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo, Norway
- />Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- />German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Potsdam, Germany
- />Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- />Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- />Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- />Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Gavrieli A, Naska A, Konstantinidi C, Berry R, Roe M, Harvey L, Finglas P, Glibetic M, Gurinovic M, Trichopoulou A. Dietary Monitoring Tools for Risk Assessment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2014.en-607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- A Gavrieli
- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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- Project consortium: The Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Institute for Medical Research, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Belgrade Serbia
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Dilis V, Vasilopoulou E, Alexieva I, Boyko N, Bondrea A, Fedosov S, Hayran O, Jorjadze M, Karpenko D, Costa HS, Finglas P, Trichopoulou A. Definition and documentation of traditional foods of the Black Sea Area Countries: potential nutrition claims. J Sci Food Agric 2013; 93:3473-3477. [PMID: 23712943 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nutrition and health claims are permitted in foods marketed in the European Union under Regulation 1924/2006. Quality products such as traditional foods might benefit from this act, as it can highlight their nutritional richness. In this study the nutritional content of 33 traditional foods from the Black Sea Area Countries was evaluated against the thresholds of the Regulation for nutrition claims. RESULTS Most of the foods were eligible to bear several nutrition claims, mostly related to their fat, sugar, fiber and sodium content. The average number of claims per traditional food was two, with a range between zero and nine. Overall, about 72 nutrition claims were potentially relevant for the 33 traditional foods studied. Foods linked with the most claims were nuts and seeds. CONCLUSION The inclusion of traditional foods under this standardized European scheme could be an efficient way to highlight their possible beneficial nutritional properties. The production and marketing of traditional foods could be of benefit to both the health of consumers and the economic viability of producers, especially small- and medium-size enterprises.
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Costa HS, Albuquerque TG, Sanches-Silva A, Vasilopoulou E, Trichopoulou A, D'Antuono LF, Alexieva I, Boyko N, Costea C, Fedosova K, Hayran O, Karpenko D, Kilasonia Z, Finglas P. New nutritional composition data on selected traditional foods consumed in Black Sea Area countries. J Sci Food Agric 2013; 93:3524-3534. [PMID: 23744747 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Revised: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Traditional foods are an important part of the culture, history, identity and heritage of a region or country and are key elements in dietary patterns. In most countries there is limited information on the nutritional composition of such foods and therefore there is a need to investigate, register and promote traditional foods. One of the aims within the 'Sustainable exploitation of bioactive components from the Black Sea Area traditional foods' (BaSeFood) project is to generate for the first time new data on the nutritional composition of traditional foods from six Black Sea Area countries to promote their sustainable development and exploitation. RESULTS Thirty-three traditional foods were analysed in an accredited laboratory to determine their nutritional composition, and the data were fully documented. The nutrient content varied widely because of the nature and variety of the analysed foods. The energy content ranged between 4 kcal per 100 g for kvass southern and 900 kcal per 100 g for mustard oil, with the exception of the analysed teas, which did not contribute to energy intake. CONCLUSION The use of a common methodology for the study of traditional foods will enable countries to further investigate these foods. Moreover, a new nutritional knowledge base of traditional foods from Black Sea Area countries will contribute to promote local biodiversity and sustainable diets by maintaining healthy dietary patterns within local cultures.
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- Helena S Costa
- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, I.P., Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016, Lisbon, Portugal
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Sanches-Silva A, Albuquerque TG, Finglas P, Ribeiro T, Valente A, Vasilopoulou E, Trichopoulou A, Alexieva I, Boyko N, Costea CE, Hayran O, Jorjadze M, Kaprelyants L, Karpenko D, D'Antuono LF, Costa HS. Carotenoids, vitamins (A, B2, C and E) and total folate of traditional foods from Black Sea Area countries. J Sci Food Agric 2013; 93:3545-3557. [PMID: 23722967 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Carotenoids, vitamins (A, B2, C and E) and total folate are related to health promotion. However, there are still many food matrices for which the content of these compounds is not available. In order to fill this gap, traditional foods from Black Sea Area countries (BSAC) were analysed in order to investigate their potential health benefits. RESULTS The most abundant carotenoid was β-carotene. Plum jam was the sample with the highest β-carotene content (608 µg 100 g(-1) edible portion). The group of vegetables and vegetable-based foods contributed most to β-carotene content. Evergreen cherry laurel presented the highest l-ascorbic acid content (29.9 mg 100 g(-1) edible portion), while the highest riboflavin and total folate contents were found for roasted sunflower seeds. Approximately 61% of the analysed samples showed quantifiable amounts of α-tocopherol but did not contain retinol. CONCLUSION Despite the great variability in the content of carotenoids, vitamins and total folate, most of the analysed traditional foods from BSAC can be considered good sources of these compounds. Therefore, owing to their putative health benefits, the consumption of those with higher contents of these compounds should be encouraged and promoted.
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- Ana Sanches-Silva
- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, IP, Lisbon, Portugal
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Albuquerque TG, Costa HS, Sanches-Silva A, Santos M, Trichopoulou A, D'Antuono F, Alexieva I, Boyko N, Costea C, Fedosova K, Karpenko D, Kilasonia Z, Koçaoglu B, Finglas P. Traditional foods from the Black Sea region as a potential source of minerals. J Sci Food Agric 2013; 93:3535-3544. [PMID: 23576188 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the past few years, minerals have assumed great importance in public health. As a consequence, considerable research has been carried out to better understand their physiological role and the health consequences of mineral-deficient diets, to establish criteria for defining the degree of public health severity of malnutrition, and to develop prevention and control strategies. In most countries, there is limited information on the mineral content of traditional foods, and consequently it is very difficult to estimate mineral intake across these countries. RESULTS Ten minerals were quantified in 33 traditional foods from Black Sea area countries. Our results indicate a considerable variability among the analysed traditional foods; nevertheless, the most abundant components were sodium (ranging from 40.0 to 619 mg 100 g(-1), for kvass southern and herbal dish, respectively), potassium (varied between 45.5 mg 100 g(-1) for millet ale and 938 mg 100 g(-1) for roasted sunflower seeds), and phosphorus (22.2 mg 100 g(-1) and 681 mg 100 g(-1) for sauerkraut and roasted sunflower seeds, respectively). CONCLUSION This is the first study that provides validated data on the mineral content for 33 traditional foods from Black Sea area countries, which is important in order to elucidate their role in the dietary pattern of populations and to preserve and promote these foods.
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MESH Headings
- Black Sea
- Calcium, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Calcium, Dietary/analysis
- Copper/administration & dosage
- Copper/analysis
- Culture
- Diet
- Food
- Health Promotion
- Iron, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Iron, Dietary/analysis
- Manganese/administration & dosage
- Manganese/analysis
- Micronutrients/administration & dosage
- Micronutrients/analysis
- Phosphorus, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Phosphorus, Dietary/analysis
- Potassium, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Potassium, Dietary/analysis
- Selenium/administration & dosage
- Selenium/analysis
- Sodium, Dietary/administration & dosage
- Sodium, Dietary/analysis
- Zinc/administration & dosage
- Zinc/analysis
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- Tânia G Albuquerque
- Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, I.P., Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016, Lisbon, Portugal; REQUIMTE/Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- B. Benelam
- British Nutrition Foundation; London; UK
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- Institute of Food Research; Norwich; UK
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- Independent Nutritionist; Ashtead; UK
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- Independent Nutritionist; London; UK
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Castanheira I, Matos AS, Coelho I, Gueifão S, Roe M, Calhau MA, Finglas P. Six Sigma scale as a quality criterion for aggregation of food property measures. J Food Compost Anal 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Verhagen H, Andersen R, Antoine JM, Finglas P, Hoekstra J, Kardinaal A, Nordmann H, Pekcan G, Pentieva K, Sanders TA, van den Berg H, van Kranen H, Chiodini A. Application of the BRAFO tiered approach for benefit-risk assessment to case studies on dietary interventions. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 50 Suppl 4:S710-23. [PMID: 21763387 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.06.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2011] [Revised: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/23/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The respective examples, described in this paper, illustrate how the BRAFO-tiered approach, on benefit-risk assessment, can be tested on a wide range of case studies. Various results were provided, ranging from a quick stop as the result of non-genuine benefit-risk questions to continuation through the tiers into deterministic/probabilistic calculations. The paper illustrates the assessment of benefits and risks associated with dietary interventions. The BRAFO tiered approach is tested with five case studies. In each instance, the benefit-risk approach is tested on the basis of existing evaluations for the individual effects done by others; no new risk or benefit evaluations were made. The following case studies were thoroughly analysed: an example of food fortification, folic acid fortification of flour, macronutrient replacement/food substitution; the isocaloric replacement of saturated fatty acids with carbohydrates; the replacement of saturated fatty acids with monounsaturated fatty acids; the replacement of sugar-sweetened beverages containing mono- and disaccharides with low calorie sweeteners and an example of addition of specific ingredients to food: chlorination of drinking water.
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- Hans Verhagen
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Marletta L, Camilli E, Turrini A, Scardella P, Spada R, Piombo L, Khokhar S, Finglas P, Carnovale E. The nutritional composition of selected ethnic foods consumed in Italy. NUTR BULL 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2010.01850.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Finglas P, Weichselbaum E, Buttriss JL. The 3rd International EuroFIR Congress 2009: European Food Composition Data for Better Diet, Nutrition and Food Quality. Eur J Clin Nutr 2010; 64 Suppl 3:S1-3. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kiely M, Black LJ, Plumb J, Kroon PA, Hollman PC, Larsen JC, Speijers GJ, Kapsokefalou M, Sheehan D, Gry J, Finglas P. EuroFIR eBASIS: application for health claims submissions and evaluations. Eur J Clin Nutr 2010; 64 Suppl 3:S101-7. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Poms R, Thomas M, Finglas P, Astley S, Spichtinger D, Rose M, Popping B, Alldrick A, van Egmond H, Solfrizzo M, Clare Mills E, Kneifel W, Paulin S, Oreopoulou V, Anh To K, Carcea M, Tureskja H, Saarela M, Haugen JE, Gross M. MoniQA (Monitoring and Quality Assurance): an EU-funded Network of Excellence working towards the harmonization of worldwide food quality and safety monitoring and control strategies-status report 2008. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837x.2009.00004.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Black LJ, Eriksen F, Gry J, Kiely M, Kroon P, Pilegaard K, Plumb J, Sheehan D, Finglas P. Establishing a tool to assess product health claims and improve regulation of bioactive compounds as functional ingredients in foods. FASEB J 2008. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.148.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lucinda Jane Black
- Department of Food and Nutritional SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- The National Food InstituteTechnical University of DenmarkSoborgDenmark
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- The National Food InstituteTechnical University of DenmarkSoborgDenmark
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- Department of Food and Nutritional SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- The Institute of Food ResearchNorwichUnited Kingdom
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- The National Food InstituteTechnical University of DenmarkSoborgDenmark
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- The Institute of Food ResearchNorwichUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Food and Nutritional SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- The Institute of Food ResearchNorwichUnited Kingdom
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de Meer K, van den Akker JT, Smulders Y, Stam F, Stehouwer CDA, Finglas P. In vivo stable isotope measurements of methyl metabolism: applications in pathophysiology and interventions. Food Nutr Bull 2002; 23:113-9. [PMID: 12362777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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With intravenous infusion of doubly-labeled [2H3C-1(-13)C-] methionine and stable isotope enrichments in plasma free methionine and carbon dioxide in breath air, whole body transmethylation, transsulfuration, and remethylation rates can be calculated. This technique demonstrated impaired recycling as the major disturbance to explain hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with end-stage renal failure, and can be used to optimize interventions with folate, B6, and B12 supplementation in this patient group. Intravenous infusion of [2,3,3-(2)H3] serine has also been applied to demonstrate the appearance of [2H2]- as well as [2H1]-methionine in plasma and protein, suggesting transfer of a one-carbon group from serine via 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in human hepatocyte cytosol and mitochondria, respectively. In sheep, tissue free methionine enrichments after infusion of universally labeled [U-13C] methionine showed the highest remethylation activity in postmortem investigation of jejunum, liver, and kidney tissue samples, but no such activity in muscle and brain samples. Methods to quantitate one-carbon acceptor metabolism pathways and folate metabolism have recently become available.
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- Kees de Meer
- Institute for Cardiovascular Research (ICar-VU), Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Knorr D, Hendrickx M, Finglas P. Preface—EUROCAFT 2001 Special Issue. Trends Food Sci Technol 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-2244(02)00159-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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