Nutritional Interpretation of Hospital Diets for Elderly Patients With Chronic Diseases and Analysis of Factors Influencing Actual Intakes.

Background: The provision of hospital meals is considered a therapeutic intervention, and a therapeutic diet consisting of a post-discharge meal sample is provided. For elderly patients who require long-term care, it is important to determine the significance of nutrition by taking into account hospital meals, including therapeutic meals for conditions such as diabetes. Therefore, it is important to identify the factors that influence this judgment.

Positive Correlation Between Changes in Serum Albumin Levels and Breakfast Non-Protein Calorie/Nitrogen Ratio in Geriatric Patients.

Background: Differences in nutrition intake by meal intake time of geriatric patients may affect albumin (Alb) synthesis ability.

Methods: We included 36 geriatric patients (81.7 ± 7.

Nutritional Intake by Meal Time Zone in Geriatric Patients Is Related to Nutritional Assessment Index.

Background: The blood metabolome profiles depend on the meal intake time zone regardless of having the same meal. The serum albumin (Alb) level, which is important in managing geriatric patients with chronic diseases, is included in the metabolome analysis. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between Alb and the nutritional value of hospital meals consumed at breakfast, lunch, and dinner among geriatric patients.

Influence of Geriatric Patients' Food Preferences on the Selection of Discharge Destination.

Background: The nonprotein calorie/nitrogen (NPC/N) ratio of food remains poorly investigated. Thus, this study examined the nutritional factors that influence the choice of discharge destination for geriatric patients.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated the patient characteristics, clinical laboratory test results, and hospital food consumption of 65 geriatric patients (80.

A Study of Dietary and BMI Changes Over Time in Mothers of Children with Food Allergies.

Few follow-up surveys have been conducted with regard to the changes in diet of mothers of children with food allergy. We examined changes in food and BMI over time in the mothers of children with food allergies. A total of 146 mothers completed a diet survey twice, with the first conducted in 2013-2016 and the second in 2018, and the dietary changes were examined.

Association Between Lifestyle Characteristics and Body Mass Index of Mothers of Children With Allergic Diseases.

Background: For mothers of children with allergic diseases, the amount of physical activity involved in childcare increases owing to factors, such as the need for diet therapy and environmental improvements. Reportedly, the body mass index (BMI) of mothers of children with food allergies (FAs) is significantly lower than that of those of children without allergies (non-FA mothers). The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of diet and physical activity in FA mothers and to clarify their effects on BMI.

Assessment of the Correlation Between Mother and Child Body Mass Index and Mother and Child Diet in Children With Food Allergies.

Background: Children with food allergies (FA children) tend to be smaller in size, mothers of FA children (FA mothers) tend to have a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) than those of non-FA children (N mothers), and FA mothers' diets tend to be synchronous with the substitute diets for their children. The study aims to examine the correlation between the diets of FA children and FA mothers as well as the BMI of FA mothers.

Methods: In total, 41 pairs of FA children (age: 6.

Analysis of Dietary Factors Affecting Body Mass Index in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: Body mass index (BMI) is correlated with the outcomes of various metabolic and pathological conditions. To elucidate the factors affecting BMI in elderly persons, we studied elderly persons with and without diabetes mellitus for BMI management target values using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.

Methods: We conducted a dietary survey targeting 60 elderly outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes group, 70.

A study on the effect of nutrient intake on the body mass index of mothers of children with food allergies.

Background: No previous studies have reported the effect of the presence of children with food allergies (FAs) on the diet and body mass index (BMI) of mothers. Therefore, we conducted a dietary survey and considered nutrients that influenced BMI of mothers.

Objective: Subjects included 554 mothers-305 mothers of children with FAs (FA mothers; aged 38.

Relationship between Food-Intake Trends and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

The aim of this study is to investigate how vegetable and fruit intake trends affect the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by analyzing therapeutic diet status in elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. The study included 59 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (mean age: 70.1±7.

Redox-assisted regulation of Ca2+ homeostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum by disulfide reductase ERdj5.

Calcium ion (Ca) is an important second messenger that regulates numerous cellular functions. Intracellular Ca concentration ([Ca]i) is strictly controlled by Ca channels and pumps on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and plasma membranes. The ER calcium pump, sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA), imports Ca from the cytosol into the ER in an ATPase activity-dependent manner.

Factors underlying genotypic differences in the induction of photosynthesis in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr].

Crop leaves are subject to continually changing light levels in the field. Photosynthetic efficiency of a crop canopy and productivity will depend significantly on how quickly a leaf can acclimate to a change. One measure of speed of response is the rate of photosynthesis increase toward its steady state on transition from low to high light.