Determination of the effectiveness of the three-minute nutrition screening (3-MinNS) tool in adult patients hospitalized in a cardiology clinic.

Objectives: To determine the efficacy of the 3-Minute Nutrition Screening (3-MinNS) tool in adults hospitalized for cardiovascular diseases.

Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study of 759 cardiovascular disease patients in Erciyes University Cardiology Clinic, anthropometric measurements and some routine biochemical parameters were recorded, and nutrition screening tools were used to determine malnutrition status. The power of 3-MinNS to detect malnutrition in cardiovascular diseases patients was calculated.

Comparison of dietary inflammatory index and total antioxidant capacities of familial Mediterranean fever and healthy adolescents.

Background: Although it is known that consumed nutrition affects inflammatory load, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) is affected by inflammatory diseases and consumed nutrients, these conditions have not been adequately investigated in adolescents with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Therefore, this study aimed to compare the dietary inflammatory index (DII), TAC and total oxidant capacity (TOC) of adolescents with FMF and healthy adolescents.

Methods: This case-controlled study consisted of 180 adolescents (aged 10-19) divided into FMF (n = 135) and control (n = 45 healthy) groups.

Effects of probiotic supplementation on very low dose AFB1-induced neurotoxicity in adult male rats.

Aims: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most toxic and common form of AF found in food and feed. Although AFB1 exposure has toxic effects on many organs, studies on the brain are limited. Moreover, to the best of our knowledge, there is no study on the effect of probiotics on AFB1-induced neurotoxicity.

A Comparison of Cognitive Functions and Nutritional Status in Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Elderly.

Objective: This descriptive and comparative study was conducted to determine the cognitive functions and nutritional status of nursing-home-residing and community-dwelling elderly.

Methods: The study was carried out with a total of 204 elderly people who were community dwelling (n = 104) and nursing home residents (n = 100). Data were collected with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and standardized with the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).

Association Between Magnesium Status, Dietary Magnesium Intake, and Metabolic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: Hypomagnesemia could worsen glycemic control by impairing insulin release and promoting insulin resistance. On the contrary, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may induce and/or exacerbate low serum magnesium levels, and this could, in turn, worsen glycemic control of diabetes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum magnesium level, dietary magnesium intake, and metabolic control parameters in patients with T2DM.

Urinary oxalate to creatinine ratios in healthy Turkish schoolchildren.

Aim: we aimed to establish reference values for urinary oxalate to creatinine ratios in healthy children aged 6-15 years and to investigate the relationship between their nutritional habits and oxalate excretion.

Materials And Methods: Random urine specimens from 953 healthy children aged 6-15 years were obtained and analyzed for oxalate and creatinine. Additionally, a 24-h dietary recall form was prepared and given to them.

The effects of implementing a nutritional support algorithm in critically ill medical patients.

Objective: To determine the effect of the enteral nutrition algorithm on nutritional support in critically ill medical patients.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at a medical Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital in central Anatolia region in Turkey from June to December 2008. The patients were divided into two equal groups: the historical group was fed in routine clinical applications, while the study group was fed according to the enteral nutritional algorithm.

Impact of Omega-3 and Omega-9 fatty acids enriched total parenteral nutrition on blood chemistry and inflammatory markers in septic patients.

Objective: Lipid emulsions containing omega-3 are known to have positive effects on patient's prognosis due to anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of omega-3 enriched total parenteral nutrition (TPN) emulsion containing omega-9 on biochemical parameters, inflammatory mediators in septic patients.

Methods: Thirty-two participants who were not fed orally for over five days and needing TPN support were included in this prospective, randomized and double-blind clinical study.

Obesity prevalence, waist-to-height ratio and associated factors in adult Turkish males.

This study was performed to determine the obesity prevalence and associated risk factors in aged 20 and over years old males living in 11 towns in Kayseri, Turkey between July and August 2007. 1530 men were recruited, of which 6 were excluded because of incomplete information. Data were collected by a questionnaire.

Urinary uric acid : creatinine ratios in healthy Turkish children.

Background: Determining uric acid : creatinine ratios in random urine samples may be useful to assess the excretion of uric acid in children. Because it was shown that urinary uric acid excretion varies with age and geographic area, it is important to have accurate reference values of uric acid excretion. The aim of the present study was therefore to obtain regional reference values for urinary uric acid : creatinine ratios in healthy Turkish children.

Use of herbs or vitamin/mineral supplements by patients with cancer in Kayseri, Turkey.

This cross-sectional study was performed to determine the consumption rate, duration, and methods of herb or vitamin/mineral use by patients with cancer and to evaluate the effects of alternative therapies in Kayseri, Turkey. A face-to-face interviews was conducted with 203 patients. Results showed that 32% and 18.

Bone mineral density and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level: is there any difference according to the dressing style of the female university students.

Nutrition plays a role in the etiology of osteoporosis. Two of the most important nutrients for bone health are calcium and vitamin D. Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH)D] is the most sensitive clinical index of vitamin D status and has been found to be positively related to bone mineral density (BMD) in middle-aged and elderly women, and positive relations exist between the BMD of adult women and their calcium consumption throughout life.

Use of olive oil based emulsions as an alternative to soybean oil based emulsions in total parenteral nutrition and their effects on liver regeneration following hepatic resection in rats.

Background/aim: The main objective of this study was to compare the effects of olive oil to those of soybean oil on liver tissue regeneration following hepatic resection in rats.

Methods: Seventy albino Wistar rats were randomly assigned to seven groups which contained 10 rats each. Group 1 was the sham-treated group; groups 2 and 3 received total parenteral nutrition (TPN) containing soybean oil lipid emulsions (20% Lipofundin MCT/LCT) for 48 or 72 h; groups 4 and 5 received TPN containing olive oil (80%)/soybean oil (20%) lipid emulsions (ClinOleic 20%) for 48 or 72 h; group 6 was the control group for 48 h, and group 7 was the control group for 72 h.