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MT group significantly improved QOL in terms of the physical domain of the WHOQOL-bref (P = .011) and the OS group in the psychological domain (P = .012).

The scalp acupuncture proved to be another alternative for pain relief in patients with TMD, demonstrating positive results in the short term. However, it was not as effective in improving quality of life and sleep.

The scalp acupuncture proved to be another alternative for pain relief in patients with TMD, demonstrating positive results in the short term. However, it was not as effective in improving quality of life and sleep.

Forward walking speed (FWS) is known to be an important predictor of mobility, falls, and falls-related efficacy poststroke. However, backward walking speed (BWS) is emerging as an assessment tool to reveal mobility deficits in people poststroke that may not be apparent with FWS alone. Since backward walking is more challenging than forward walking, falls efficacy may play a role in the relationship between one's preferred FWS and BWS. We tested the hypothesis that people with lower falls efficacy would have a stronger positive relationship between FWS and BWS than those with higher falls efficacy.

Forty-five individuals (12.9±5.6months poststroke) participated in this observational study. We assessed FWS with the 10-meter walk test and BWS with the 3-meter backward walk test. The modified Falls-Efficacy Scale (mFES) quantified falls efficacy. A moderated regression analysis examined the hypothesis.

FWS was positively associated with BWS (R2=0.26). The addition of the interaction term FWS×mFES explainedy significantly influences the relationship between FWS and BWS poststroke. Physical therapists should examine both FWS and BWS in people with higher falls efficacy, but further investigation is warranted for those with lower falls efficacy.

Salt iodization has been mandatory in Colombia for over half a century. The iodine status of the population has not been recently evaluated using nationally representative data.

We estimated the median urinary iodine concentration (mUIC) of Colombian women and children overall and by individual and environmental characteristics.

Using data from spot urine samples collected in the 2015 Colombian National Nutrition Survey, we estimated mUIC in 24,248 boys and girls aged 1 to <13 y and 9122 women of reproductive age (WRA). Within each group, we compared mUIC by levels of sociodemographic, anthropometric, and geographic factors by using adjusted median differences with 95% CIs from quantile regression models.

mUICs were 395±3 μg/L among children and 381±3 μg/L among WRA. Schoolchildren 5 to <13 y old had higher mUIC (407±3 μg/L) than did preschoolers or toddlers. Girls had 21 μg/L (95% CI -29, -14) lower mUIC than boys after adjustment. In addition, among children, mUIC was positively associated with household wealth and inversely associated with indigenous compared with mestizo ethnicity, living in the southern or Pacific compared with the central regions of Colombia, and altitude. Among WRA, mUIC was positively associated with obesity and inversely with age, indigenous compared with mestizo ethnicity, education, household wealth, living in southern compared with central Colombia, altitude, and alcohol intake frequency.

Colombian children and WRA had mUIC well above conventional cutpoints of iodine excess. Whether excessive iodine affects other subpopulations and its functional consequences warrant urgent investigation.

Colombian children and WRA had mUIC well above conventional cutpoints of iodine excess. Whether excessive iodine affects other subpopulations and its functional consequences warrant urgent investigation.

The potential of a ketone monoester (β-hydroxybutyrate; KEβHB) supplement to rapidly mimic a state of nutritional ketosis offers a new therapeutic possibility for diabetes prevention and management. While KEβHB supplementation has a glucose-lowering effect in adults with obesity, its impact on glucose control in other insulin-resistant states is unknown.

The primary objective was to investigate the effect of KEβHB-supplemented drink on plasma glucose in adults with prediabetes. The secondary objective was to determine its impact on plasma glucoregulatory peptides.

This randomized controlled trial [called CETUS (Cross-over randomizEd Trial of β-hydroxybUtyrate in prediabeteS)] included 18 adults [67% men, mean age=55 y, mean BMI (kg/m2)=28.4] with prediabetes (glycated hemoglobin between 5.7% and 6.4% and/or fasting plasma glucose between 100 and 125mg/dL). Participants were randomly assigned to receive KEβHB-supplemented and placebo drinks in a crossover sequence (washout period of 7-10 d between the drink acutely increased the blood βHB concentrations and lowered the plasma glucose concentrations in adults with prediabetes. Further research is needed to investigate the dynamics of repeated ingestions of a KEβHB supplement by individuals with prediabetes, with a view to preventing new-onset diabetes. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03889210.

Ingestion of the KEβHB-supplemented drink acutely increased the blood βHB concentrations and lowered the plasma glucose concentrations in adults with prediabetes. Further research is needed to investigate the dynamics of repeated ingestions of a KEβHB supplement by individuals with prediabetes, with a view to preventing new-onset diabetes. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03889210.

Pancreatic cancer is a highly deadly disease with a poor prognosis. There is limited knowledge about prevention of the disease; thus, identification of risk factors is important to reduce the disease incidence.

The aim of the present study was to prospectively investigate associations between incidence of pancreatic cancer and whole-grain intake measured in 2 ways as whole-grain product intake (g whole-grain products/d) and as whole-grain intake (grams of whole grains/d). Moreover, the intake of subgroups of these was also investigated whole-grain products (rye bread, whole-grain bread, and oatmeal/muesli) and cereals (rye, wheat, and oats).

In total, 55,995 Danish adults aged 50-64 y, of whom 446 developed pancreatic cancer (17.5 y mean follow-up), were included in the study. Detailed information on daily intake of whole-grain products was available from a validated self-administered FFQ, and intake of whole-grain cereals (wheat, rye, and oats) was estimated using information from a 24-h dietary recallhole grains may prove beneficial in terms of lowering pancreatic cancer risk.

Age-related declines in taste and smell function are widely assumed to contribute to the decrease in appetite and the development of undernutrition in older adults.

Here we aim to assess the associations of both taste and smell function with several nutrition-related outcomes in a single study, with poor appetite and undernutrition as primary outcomes.

This is a cross-sectional cohort study of 359 community-dwelling Dutch older adults, aged 65-93 y. Taste function was measured for all 5 basic tastes. Smell function was assessed with 3 tests for odor identification, discrimination, and threshold. Self-reported taste and smell, appetite, energy (kcal/d) and macronutrient (% energy) intake, and covariates were assessed with extensive questionnaires. Dietary quality was calculated using the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015, Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010, and Mediterranean Diet Score. Body measurements included body weight (current and 2 y prior), height, and body impedance analysis. Data were analyzed s may have diverse consequences for appetite, food intake, or dietary quality. However, this does not necessarily result in undernutrition. The consistent associations of self-reported poor taste and smell with poor dietary quality do underline the usefulness of this information when screening for nutritional risk.

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) is defined as the occurrence of tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis in the absence of other systemic diseases. The most comprehensive review on this condition was published in 2001.

We conducted a systematic review of the literature on cases of TINU syndrome. Medline an EMBASE databases were screened. Full-length articles or letters reporting cases with both tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis were selected. We investigated differences between males/females and pediatric and adult cases. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify potential risk factors for chronic kidney disease development.

233 articles reporting 592 TINU cases were retained for analysis. The median age of the included subjects was 17 (interquartile range 13-46) years, with a female predominance (65%). Uveitis most frequently (52%) followed renal disease, and was mostly anterior (65%) and bilateral (88%). Children tended to have more ocular relapses while they were slightly less likely than adults to suffer from acute kidney injury and to develop chronic kidney disease. Adult age, as well as posterior or panuveitis, were associated with an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease.

TINU affects both children and adults, with some differences between these two categories. Adult age and the presence of a posterior uveitis or panuveitis appear to be associated with the development of chronic kidney disease.

TINU affects both children and adults, with some differences between these two categories. Adult age and the presence of a posterior uveitis or panuveitis appear to be associated with the development of chronic kidney disease.

Breakfast cereals contain low-quality proteins and are often consumed with milk. The digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS) has been used to evaluate protein quality, but it is not known if DIAAS obtained in individual foods is additive in combined meals.

The following hypotheses were tested amino acids (AAs) in milk complement AAs in breakfast cereals to provide a balanced meal, and DIAAS in individual foods is additive in combined meals.

Six ileal cannulated gilts [body weight mean 55.6± 3.7 (SD)kg] were allotted to a 6×6 Latin square with six 7-d periods. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/sbi-0206965.html Ileal digesta were collected for 9h on days 6 and 7 of each period. Three diets contained a breakfast cereal (i.e., cornflakes or quick oats) or dry milk as the sole source of AAs. Two additional diets contained a combination of dry milk and cornflakes or quick oats. A nitrogen-free diet was also used, and DIAAS was calculated for cornflakes, quick oats, dry milk, and the 2 combined meals for children aged 6 to 36mo and individuals older than 36mo through adulthood. For the combined meals, DIAAS was also predicted from the individual ingredient DIAAS.

Dry milk had greater (P <0.05) DIAAS (123 and 144) than quick oats (57 and 67), but cornflakes had less (P <0.05) DIAAS (16 and 19) than the other ingredients. Both breakfast cereal-dry milk meals had DIAAS close to or greater than 100 for children aged 6mo to 3y and for older children, adolescents, and adults, but there were no differences between measured and predicted DIAAS.

The combination of milk and breakfast cereals results in a meal that is balanced in indispensable AAs for humans, and DIAAS obtained from individual ingredients is additive in mixed meals.

The combination of milk and breakfast cereals results in a meal that is balanced in indispensable AAs for humans, and DIAAS obtained from individual ingredients is additive in mixed meals.