Acrylamide Exposure and Cardiovascular Risk: A Systematic Review.

Acrylamide is a food contaminant formed during high-temperature cooking processes, leading to unintentional human exposure. Diet is the primary source for non-smokers, with potatoes, cereals, and coffee being the main contributors. While animal studies have demonstrated that acrylamide is neurotoxic, genotoxic, mutagenic, and cardiotoxic, its effects on human cardiovascular health remain poorly understood.

Urinary Phosphate and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The AWHS Study.

(1) Background: Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of vascular death worldwide. High urinary phosphate has recently been identified as a cardiovascular risk factor, but its role has not been fully established. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between urinary phosphate and subclinical atherosclerosis in the carotid, femoral as well as coronary territories; (2) Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 1169 middle-aged men, aged 50.

Less Favorable Nutri-Score Consumption Ratings Are Prospectively Associated with Abdominal Obesity in Older Adults.

Nutri-Score is a front-of-package (FOP) labeling designed to assist consumers in selecting healthier options at the point of purchase and ultimately enhance their health. This study aims to evaluate the association between the Nutri-Score system and incident abdominal obesity (AO) in community-dwelling older adults. A prospective cohort of 628 individuals aged ≥ 60 were recruited in Spain between 2008-2010 and were reexamined between 2015-2017.

Less favourable food consumption ratings in the Five-Color Nutri-Score are associated with incident frailty in older adults.

Background: The Nutri-Score front-of-package labelling classifies food products according to their nutritional quality, so healthier food choices are easier when shopping. This study prospectively assesses the association of a diet rated according to the Nutri-Score system and incident frailty in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: Cohort study with 1,875 individuals aged ≥60 recruited during 2008-2010 in Spain.

Rationale of the association between Mediterranean diet and the risk of frailty in older adults and systematic review and meta-analysis.

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome whose frequency is increasing in parallel with population aging and is of great interest due to its dire consequences: increased disability, hospitalizations, falls and fractures, institutionalization, and mortality. Frailty is multifactorial but nutritional factors, which are modifiable, play a crucial role in its pathogenesis. Epidemiologic evidence supports that high-quality dietary patterns can prevent, delay or even reverse the occurrence of frailty.

Food consumption based on the nutrient profile system underlying the Nutri-Score and renal function in older adults.

Background: The impact of the Nutri-Score labelling system on renal function is unknown.

Objective: To assess the association between food consumption based on the nutrient profile system underlying the Nutri-Score and renal function decline in older adults.

Methods: We used data from the Spain-based Seniors-ENRICA cohort, a study with 1312 community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 years recruited during 2008-2010 and followed up to December 2015.

Renal Denervation: A Review.

Uncontrolled hypertension persists as an important health issue despite the availability of many medications and nondrug therapies that lower blood pressure. Increasingly, nonadherence to medication is found in approximately 2 of every 5 patients with uncontrolled hypertension. In the search for interventions that lower blood pressure that do not rely on adherence to a regimen requiring daily ingestion of medication or repeated physical activity, device-based methods that denervate the renal arteries have emerged as a potential complement to standard antihypertensive treatments.

Olive oil consumption is associated with lower frailty risk: a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling older adults.

Background: There is no evidence on the specific beneficial association of the main types of olive oil consumption with frailty.

Objective: The aim was to assess the relationship between olive oil consumption and incident frailty in community-dwelling older adults.

Design: Prospective cohort.

Large Artery Stiffness: A Companion to the 2015 AHA Science Statement on Arterial Stiffness.

Large artery stiffness (LAS) has proven to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Nevertheless, the position of current hypertension guidelines regarding the usefulness of assessing LAS differs across different continents. In general, European Guidelines recognize pulse wave velocity (PWV) as a marker of target organ damage but do not recommend its systematic use in general population.

A Higher Intake of Energy at Dinner Is Associated with Incident Metabolic Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study in Older Adults.

A higher energy intake (EI) at night has been associated with a higher risk of obesity, while a higher EI at lunch may protect against weight gain. This study examined the association between EI throughout the day and incident metabolic syndrome (MetS) among older adults. A cohort of 607 individuals aged ≥ 60 free from MetS at baseline was followed from 2008-2010 until 2015.

High Consumption of Ultra-Processed Food is Associated with Incident Dyslipidemia: A Prospective Study of Older Adults.

Background: Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption has been associated with higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality risks.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between UPF consumption and incident dyslipidemia in older adults, where evidence is limited.

Methods: We studied a prospective cohort of 1082 community-dwelling adults in Spain, older than 60 (mean age, 68 ± 6 years old).

Five-color Nutri-Score labeling and mortality risk in a nationwide, population-based cohort in Spain: the Study on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk in Spain (ENRICA).

Background: The 5-color Nutri-Score (5-CNS) front-of-package labeling system classifies products according to their nutritional quality, so healthier choices are easier when shopping.

Objectives: We examined the association between 5-CNS-based food consumption and long-term mortality in a Spanish, adult population.

Methods: We recruited 12,054 individuals, representative of the Spanish population aged ≥18 years, in 2008-10 and followed up with them to 2017.

Association of Cooking Patterns with Inflammatory and Cardio-Metabolic Risk Biomarkers.

Diet has been clearly associated with cardiovascular disease, but few studies focus on the influence of cooking and food preservation methods on health. The aim of this study was to describe cooking and food preservation patterns, as well as to examine their association with inflammatory and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in the Spanish adult population. A cross-sectional study of 10,010 individuals, representative of the Spanish population, aged 18 years or over was performed using data from the ENRICA study.

Ultra-Processed Food Consumption is Associated with Renal Function Decline in Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular risk factors and mortality. However, little is known on the UPF effect on renal function. The aim of this study is to assess prospectively the association between consumption of UPF and renal function decline.

Fried-Food Consumption Does Not Increase the Risk of Stroke in the Spanish Cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study.

Background: The nutritional determinants of stroke and, more specifically, the association of frying with the risk of incident stroke have rarely been studied.

Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate prospectively the association between the consumption of fried food and the risk of incident stroke in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study using the Spanish cohort.

Methods: Participants included 40,328 healthy adults (62% women) aged 29-69 y at study entry who were enrolled between 1992 and 1996.

Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Is Associated with Abdominal Obesity: A Prospective Cohort Study in Older Adults.

Introduction And Objectives: Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption has been associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. The aim of this study was to assess, for the first time in the literature, the prospective association between UPF consumption and the incidence of abdominal obesity (AO) in older adults.

Methods: The study sample consists of 652 participants in the Seniors Study on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk in Spain: Seniors-ENRICA-1 study, (mean age 67, 44% women).