Browsing by Subject "Nutrition"
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Biomarkers of folate status in NHANES: a roundtable summary 1-6
(2011)A roundtable to discuss the measurement of folate status biomarkers in NHANES took place in July 2010. NHANES has measured serum folate since 1974 and red blood cell (RBC) folate since 1978 with the use of several different ... -
Direct interactions between invasive plants and native pollinators: evidence, impacts and approaches
(2016)Invasive non-native plants form interactions with native species and have the potential to cause direct and indirect impacts on those species, as well as the functioning of invaded ecosystems. Many entomophilous invasive ... -
Early Satiety in Cancer: An Investigation into a Highly Impactful Orphan Symptom
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2024)Patients with cancer experience multiple symptoms throughout the different stages of cancer care. One common symptom related to nutritional intake is known as early satiety. This symptom has no agreed definition but has ... -
A food service industry perspective on the barriers and facilitators to menu labelling implementation: A review of the evidence.
(2022)Evidence suggests menu labelling interventions should form part of a comprehensive approach to improve dietary habits; however, implementation challenges have arisen. This review highlights key factors that are most ... -
Home enteral nutrition recipients: patient perspectives on training, complications and satisfaction
(2017)The equitable provision of home enteral nutrition (HEN) in the community can have a transformative effect on patient experience and family life for adults and children alike. While optimising quality of life in HEN patients ... -
Implementation of a Calorie Menu Labeling Policy in Public Hospitals: Study Protocol for a Multiple Case Study
(2019)Background: Promotion of good nutrition is essential for reducing the risk of chronic disease and premature death. Evidence shows menu labeling interventions should be implemented in workplaces as part of a comprehensive ... -
Investigating the role of whole-school input on children's knowledge and selection of healthy foods.
(2018-05)In today's society, there is an increased emphasis on the importance of maintaining a balanced, nutritious diet. With this in mind, it should be understood that Irish primary schools should be one of the main bodies ... -
Joint Nutrition Society and Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute Symposium on Nutrition and autoimmune disease Nutrition in Crohn s disease
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)The exact aetiology of Crohn's disease remains unknown. The consensus is that the disease results from a complex interaction between genes, immunity and environmental factors. Diet is attractive, in theory, as an environmental ... -
Nutritional standards of some working-class families in Dublin, 1943
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1944)This is an enquiry into the living conditions of a hundred families living on a new housing estate in Dublin. It is an endeavour to discover the extent and degree of poverty, and to correlate the degree of good or ... -
Overweight and obesity among older adults upon admission to hospital
(2011)Poor nutritional status, which includes both under- and over-nutrition, is associated with poor health outcomes. This cross-sectional study assessed the nutritional status of older patients admitted to an acute geriatric ... -
Personalised nutrition Genetic variation and disease risk: new advances
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)Variations in human DNA, most frequently single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), can have functional consequences ranging from severe to none. Variations in outcome (phenotype) can be compared, from cystic fibrosis through ... -
Postprandial effect of dietary fat quantity and quality on arterial stiffness and wave reflection: a randomised controlled trial.
(2013)BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness is a component of vascular function and an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. There is a lack of conclusive evidence on the effect of a meal rich in monounsaturated fat ... -
Primary care interventions to address physical frailty among community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or older: A meta-analysis
(2020)Introduction: The best interventions to address frailty among older adults have not yet been fully defined, and the diversity of interventions and outcome measures makes this process challenging. Consequently, there is ... -
The role of nutrition as a determinant of clinical, immunological and pharmacological outcome in HIV-infected children in Uganda
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Immunology, 2019)Introduction: Perinatally acquired HIV infection and malnutrition remain major public health challenges for sub-Saharan Africa health systems. HIV and malnutrition result in 50% mortality. The introduction of antiretroviral ... -
Symposium on 'The challenge of translating nutrition research into public health nutrition'. Session 3: Joint Nutrition Society and Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute Symposium on 'Nutrition and autoimmune disease'. Recent advances in genetic understanding of coeliac disease.
(2009)Over the past 20 years major advances have been made in the diagnosis and understanding of pathogenic mechanisms relating to coeliac disease. Recently-identified genetic markers support the immunological?inflammatory nature ... -
Time for complete transparency about conflicts of interest in public health nutrition research [version 2; peer review: 2 approved].
(2019)We are a group of researchers and academics with decades of experience in the protection and promotion of public health. We are writing to raise our concerns about how conflicts of interest are reported in public ...