Scholarly Works, Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

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    Impact of short-term flavanol supplementation on fasting plasma trimethylamine N- oxide concentrations in obese adults
    Angiletta, Chris J.; Griffin, Laura E.; Steele, Cortney N.; Baer, David J.; Novotny, Janet A.; Davy, Kevin P.; Neilson, Andrew P. (2018-10-01)
    The gut microbiome metabolizes choline and carnitine to release trimethylamine (TMA), which subsequently undergoes hepatic conversion to trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). Elevated TMAO levels are associated with cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality risk. Dietary flavanols modulate the composition and function of the gut microbiome. Therefore, the possibility exists that these compounds could reduce intestinal TMA production and lower circulating TMAO. However, this hypothesis has never been tested in humans. A secondary analysis was performed on blood samples from a clinical study in which obese subjects at risk for insulin resistance consumed tea or cocoa flavanols in a randomized crossover design while consuming a controlled diet. These subjects generally had elevated TMAO levels (approximate to 5 M) compared to levels previously measured in healthy subjects (approximate to 1 M). None of the interventions significantly altered TMAO levels. Individual variability for choline and carnitine was relatively low. However, TMAO exhibited somewhat greater inter-individual variability. No differences in mean TMAO concentrations observed across interventions were seen based on separating subjects by glycemic status, body mass index (BMI), race, age, or gender. However, subject minimum and maximum values observed across the interventions appeared to be more strongly associated with glycemic status and age than mean values across interventions, suggesting that average TMAO values over time may be less useful than maximum or minimum values as markers of disease risk. Traditional physiological characteristics do not appear to predict TMAO responsiveness to flavanol interventions. However, African-American subjects appeared less responsive compared to non-Hispanic white subjects for both green tea and high cocoa treatments, and female subjects appeared less responsive than males for the high cocoa treatment. The present results suggest that a short-term flavanol intervention does not generally reduce fasting TMAO levels in subjects with elevated circulating TMAO.
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    Información Esencial Sobre la Seguridad de los Alimentos: Una Guía Para Padres y Proveedores de Cuidado de Niños
    Parra, Danielle Elizabeth; Nickols-Richardson, Sharon Michelle, 1965-; Serrano, Elena L.; Boyer, Renee R. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-26)
    Esta guía ilustra maneras para que usted y los niños que cuida para prevenir enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos. Siga estos principios para combatir las bacterias - limpiar, separar, cocinar y enfriar. Los niños nunca son demasiado jóvenes para conocer y establecer prácticas saludables como el manejo seguro de los alimentos.
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    Inulin Supplementation Does Not Reduce Plasma Trimethylamine N-Oxide Concentrations in Individuals at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
    Baugh, Mary Elizabeth; Steele, Cortney N.; Angiletta, Christopher J.; Mitchell, Cassie M.; Neilson, Andrew P.; Davy, Brenda M.; Hulver, Matthew W.; Davy, Kevin P. (MDPI, 2018-06-20)
    Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Prebiotic supplementation has been purported to reduce TMAO production, but whether prebiotics reduce fasting or postprandial TMAO levels is unclear. Sedentary, overweight/obese adults at risk for T2DM (n = 18) were randomized to consume a standardized diet (55% carbohydrate, 30% fat) with 10 g/day of either an inulin supplement or maltodextrin placebo for 6 weeks. Blood samples were obtained in the fasting state and hourly during a 4-h high-fat challenge meal (820 kcal; 25% carbohydrate, 63% fat; 317.4 mg choline, 62.5 mg betaine, 8.1 mg l-carnitine) before and after the diet. Plasma TMAO and trimethylamine (TMA) moieties (choline, l-carnitine, betaine, and γ-butyrobetaine) were measured using isocratic ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). There were no differences in fasting or postprandial TMAO or TMA moieties between the inulin and placebo groups at baseline (all p > 0.05). There were no significant changes in fasting or postprandial plasma TMAO or TMA moiety concentrations following inulin or placebo. These findings suggest that inulin supplementation for 6 weeks did not reduce fasting or postprandial TMAO in individuals at risk for T2DM. Future studies are needed to identify efficacious interventions that reduce plasma TMAO concentrations.
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    The Nitty-Gritty of Food Safety. A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers
    Parra, Danielle Elizabeth; Nickols-Richardson, Sharon Michelle, 1965-; Serrano, Elena L.; Boyer, Renee R. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2002-12-02)
    This guide illustrates for you and the children you for care ways to prevent foodborne illnesses. Follow these principles to fight bacteria - clean, separate, cook and chill. Children are never too young to learn and establish healthy practices as the safe handling of food.
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    Prebiotic Inulin Supplementation and Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity in adults at Elevated Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
    Mitchell, Cassie M.; Davy, Brenda M.; Ponder, Monica A.; McMillan, Ryan P.; Hughes, Michael D.; Hulver, Matthew W.; Neilson, Andrew P.; Davy, Kevin P. (MDPI, 2021-09-17)
    Prediabetes affects 84.1 million adults, and many will progress to type 2 diabetes (T2D). The objective of this proof-of-concept trial was to determine the efficacy of inulin supplementation to improve glucose metabolism and reduce T2D risk. Adults (n = 24; BMI: 31.3 ± 2.9 kg/m2; age: 54.4 ± 8.3 years) at risk for T2D were enrolled in this controlled feeding trial and consumed either inulin (10 g/day) or placebo (maltodextrin, 10 g/day) for six weeks. Assessments included peripheral insulin sensitivity, fasting glucose, and insulin, HOMA-IR, in vivo skeletal muscle substrate preference, Bifidobacteria copy number, intestinal permeability, and endotoxin concentrations. Participant retention was 92%. There were no baseline group differences except for fasting insulin (p = 0.003). The magnitude of reduction in fasting insulin concentrations with inulin (p = 0.003, inulin = Δ-2.9, placebo = Δ2.3) was attenuated after adjustment for baseline concentrations (p = 0.04). After adjusting for baseline values, reduction in HOMA-IR with inulin (inulin = Δ-0.40, placebo=Δ0.27; p = 0.004) remained significant. Bifidobacteria 16s increased (p = 0.04; inulin = Δ3.1e9, placebo = Δ-8.9e8) with inulin supplementation. Despite increases in gut Bifidobacteria, inulin supplementation did not improve peripheral insulin sensitivity. These findings question the need for larger investigations of inulin and insulin sensitivity in this population.
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    Protecting soymilk flavor and nutrients from photodegradation
    Bianchi, Laurie M.; Duncan, Susan E.; Webster, Janet B.; Johnson, Daryan S.; Chang, Hao-Hsun; Marcy, Joseph E.; O'Keefe, Sean F. (Wiley, 2015-07)
    Five different packaging treatments were studied over a 36-day period to determine if they protected soymilk from photo-oxidation. Soymilk was packaged in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles with and without light protective additives (LPA). Two controls [(1) no LPA (translucent appearance); (2) a light-protected control (foil overwrap over no LPA control)] and three LPA-containing treatments, Low (0.6% TiO2), Medium (1.3% TiO2), High (4.3% TiO2) were studied. Bottles were stored in a lighted refrigerated display case (average light intensity between 800 to 2200 lux; 3°C) for 36 days and evaluated weekly. Soymilk packaged in high LPA bottles was protected from developing light-oxidized off-flavors and odors for a minimum of 15 days. High LPA bottles provided protection for riboflavin and controlled development of photooxidative products for approximately 29 days.
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    Serum endotoxin, gut permeability and skeletal muscle metabolic adaptations following a short term high fat diet in humans
    Bowser, Suzanne M.; McMillan, Ryan P.; Boutagy, Nabil E.; Tarpey, Michael D.; Smithson, Andrew T.; Osterberg, Kristin L.; Neilson, Andrew P.; Davy, Brenda M.; Davy, Kevin P.; Hulver, Matthew W. (2019-11-27)
    Background: Our previous work demonstrated that a short-term high fat diet (HFD) increased fasting serum endotoxin, altered postprandial excursions of serum endotoxin, and led to metabolic and transcriptional responses in skeletal muscle in young, healthy male humans. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to determine if a short-term high fat diet: 1) increases intestinal permeability and, in turn, fasting endotoxin concentrations and 2) decreases postprandial skeletal muscle fat oxidation. Methods: Thirteen normal weight young adult males (BMI 23.1 +/- 0.8 kg/m(2), age 22.2 +/- 0.4 years) were fed a control diet (55% carbohydrate, 30% fat, 9% of which was saturated, 15% protein) for two weeks, followed by 5 days of an isocaloric HFD (30% carbohydrate, 55% fat, 25% of which was saturated, 15% protein, isocaloric to the control diet). Intestinal permeability (via four sugar probe test) was assessed in the fasting state. Both before and after the HFD, a high fat meal challenge (HFM, 820 kcal, 25% carbohydrate, 63% fat, 26% of which was saturated, and 12% protein) was administered. After an overnight fast, blood samples were collected before and every hour for 4 h after the HFM to assess endotoxin, and other serum blood measures. Muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis before and 4 h after the HFM in order to assess substrate oxidation (glucose, fatty acid and pyruvate) using radiolabeled techniques. Insulin sensitivity was assessed via intravenous glucose tolerance test. Intestinal permeability, blood samples and muscle biopsies were assessed in the same manner before and following the HFD. Main findings: Intestinal permeability was not affected by HFD (p > 0.05), but fasting endotoxin increased two fold following the HFD (p = 0.04). Glucose oxidation and fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle homogenates significantly increased after the HFM before the HFD (+97%, and +106% respectively) but declined after the HFM following 5 days of the HFD (-24% and +16% respectively). Fatty acid suppressibility of pyruvate oxidation increased significantly after the HFM (+32%) but this physiological effect was abolished following 5 days of the HFD (+7%). Insulin sensitivity did not change following the HFD. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that in healthy young men, consuming an isocaloric HFD for 5 days increases fasting endotoxin, independent of changes in gut permeability. These changes in endotoxin are accompanied by a broad effect on skeletal muscle substrate metabolism including increases in postprandial fat oxidation. Importantly, the latter occurs independent of changes in body weight and whole-body insulin sensitivity.