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Malnutrition and solid tumor

•  Both systemic inflammation response and malnutrition are closely related to poor prognosis in patients with certain types of solid tumor. A cohort  study investigated the prognostic value of the preoperative combination of systemic immune-inflammation index and prognostic nutritional index (SII-PNI) in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma.
• the results indicate that a SII ≥672.44 was significantly associated with worse overall survival , cancer-specific survival and recurrence-free survival (RFS) while a PNI ≥47.83 was associated with better survival outcomes.

Source: pubmed

Acai anthocyanins

• Acai is a rich source of anthocyanins and has been used as dietary supplement and active pharmaceutical ingredient. study aimed to investigate the anthocyanin-rich extract of Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) fruit (AEA) regarding its anti-obesity activity and gut microbiota-modulating effect.
• The results showed that AEA treatment alleviated HFD-induced obesity, hepatic steatosis, and insulin resistance.
• Also, it’s microbial changes may be one of the potential mechanisms  in improving obesity and obesity-related disorders.

Source: Elsevier journal 

Thiamine deficiency and inflammatory bowel diseases

• A systematic review  aim to review the presentation of WE in CD and UC.
• The search yielded 31 cases. In 21 cases CD was diagnosed, and 10 had UC.
• First signs of WE were nausea and vomiting , double vision , blurred vision  and hearing loss.
• In nine cases thiamine was not supplemented IM or IV. In ten cases detailed descriptions of thiamin treatment were given.
• Treatment of WE is 500mg / 3 times per day, parenteral, until symptoms resolve.

Source: Elsevier journal

Omega -3 enriched fish oil SPN

• A study investigated the effects of two different PN lipid emulsions on specific immune cells function of patients with advanced head and neck squamous carcinoma. Omega3-enriched fish oil-based- and ω6- and ω9-enriched olive oil-based-SPN.
• The results showed that patients treated with olive oil-based PN showed an increase in the function of the innate (NK cells and monocytes) and adaptive (both CD4 and CD8 cells) arms of the immune response, which may favour anti-tumoral responses.

Source: Elsevier journal 

Beverages and growth in children

• A cross-sectional study was conducted in the third graders to examine the association between the consumption frequency of beverage type and anthropometrics in children.
• beverage types were categorized based on sugar and protein contents, namely nutritious (N), sugar (S), nutritious and sugar (NS), and non-nutritious and sugar-free (NS-free).
• the results conclude that Children who consumed the most nutritious beverages has the highest percentiles of height and weight compared with non-consumers.

Source: Elsevier journal

Micronutrients supplementation in ketogenic diets

• A study aim to evaluate the adequacy of micronutrients intake provided by KD with and without micronutrient supplementation according to age in Brazilian children and adolescents with refractory epilepsy undergoing KD treatment.
• The results conclude that KD treatment did not provide adequate levels of the micronutrients.
• The supplementation improved the inadequacy of micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.
• The results highlight the importance of individual supplementation protocols .

Source: Elsevier journal 

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