Publications by authors named "L M Steffen"
Objective: Mandatory folic acid fortification of enriched grains has reduced neural tube defect prevalence in several countries. We examined salt as an additional vehicle for folic acid fortification. The primary objective was to examine the change in serum folate concentration after 1 month of consumption of fortified iodised salt with folic acid (FISFA) among women of reproductive age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGermany's healthcare sector suffers from a shortage of nursing staff, and robotic solutions are being explored as a means to provide quality care. While many robotic systems have already been established in various medical fields (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: There is a lack of biomarkers of clinically important diets, such as the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet.
Objectives: Our study explored serum metabolites associated with adherence to the MIND diet.
Methods: In 3,908 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study participants, we calculated a modified MIND diet score based on a 66-item self-reported food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).
Article Synopsis
- The increasing consumption of artificially sweetened beverages has raised concerns about their potential negative health effects, creating a need for reliable biomarkers to better assess dietary intake and understand their metabolic impacts.
- The study aimed to identify serum metabolites linked to the consumption of these beverages by analyzing fasting serum samples from participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, categorized by their level of beverage consumption.
- Results revealed that 11 specific serum metabolites were significantly associated with artificially sweetened beverage intake, with heavier drinkers showing higher levels of most metabolites and lower levels of glycocholenate sulfate.