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16. Nutritional Quality of the Mid-Afternoon Snack of Schooled Children between the Ages of 3 and 12 Years in Three Areas in Spain

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Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, González-Campins, Cristina, Ferrer Soler, Laura, Guasch-Niubó, Olívia, San Onofre Bernat, Nadia, Aguilar Martínez, Alicia, Martínez-García, Alba, Manera, Maria, Salvador, Gemma, Bach-Faig, Anna, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, González-Campins, Cristina, Ferrer Soler, Laura, Guasch-Niubó, Olívia, San Onofre Bernat, Nadia, Aguilar Martínez, Alicia, Martínez-García, Alba, Manera, Maria, Salvador, Gemma, and Bach-Faig, Anna

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Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks for schooled children aged 3 to 12 years in three areas of Catalonia (Spain). Methods: A descriptive observational study collected information on habits and the mid-afternoon snack of 782 schooled children aged 3 to 12 years in three cities, Barcelona, Girona, and Lleida, located in Catalonia (Spain). The children’s families voluntarily agreed to complete an online questionnaire that collected information about demographic data and snacking habits in the afternoon, as well as a record of mid-afternoon snack intake over three school days. Results: A total of 2163 mid-afternoon snacks were analyzed from a sample of 764 families with 3 to 12 year-old children. Sandwiches emerged as the most prevalent choice, accounting for 41.89%, followed by pastries at 23.86%, fruit at 14.38%, and a combination of fruit and pastries at 6.29%. Of the mid-afternoon snacks recorded, 22.19% were healthy, 20.90% were quite healthy, 12.85% were quite unhealthy, and 44.06% were unhealthy. Conclusions: The nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks for a large majority of schooled children should be improved. It is essential to develop food education programs to improve the quality of this intake from early childhood and to consider it as an opportunity to adjust the daily dietary requirements of Spanish children.

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2024

17. Nutritional Quality of the Mid-Afternoon Snack of Schooled Children between the Ages of 3 and 12 Years in Three Areas in Spain.

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González-Campins, Cristina, Soler, Laura Ferrer, Guasch-Niubó, Olívia, San Onofre, Nadia, Aguilar Martínez, Alicia, Martínez-García, Alba, Manera, Maria, Salvador, Gemma, and Bach-Faig, Anna

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Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks for schooled children aged 3 to 12 years in three areas of Catalonia (Spain). Methods: A descriptive observational study collected information on habits and the mid-afternoon snack of 782 schooled children aged 3 to 12 years in three cities, Barcelona, Girona, and Lleida, located in Catalonia (Spain). The children's families voluntarily agreed to complete an online questionnaire that collected information about demographic data and snacking habits in the afternoon, as well as a record of mid-afternoon snack intake over three school days. Results: A total of 2163 mid-afternoon snacks were analyzed from a sample of 764 families with 3 to 12 year-old children. Sandwiches emerged as the most prevalent choice, accounting for 41.89%, followed by pastries at 23.86%, fruit at 14.38%, and a combination of fruit and pastries at 6.29%. Of the mid-afternoon snacks recorded, 22.19% were healthy, 20.90% were quite healthy, 12.85% were quite unhealthy, and 44.06% were unhealthy. Conclusions: The nutritional quality of mid-afternoon snacks for a large majority of schooled children should be improved. It is essential to develop food education programs to improve the quality of this intake from early childhood and to consider it as an opportunity to adjust the daily dietary requirements of Spanish children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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18. Vital role for primary healthcare providers: urgent need to educate the community about daily nutritional self-care to support immune function and maintain health

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Calder, Philip C, primary, Bach-Faig, Anna, additional, Bevacqua, Teresa, additional, Caballero Lopez, Chrystopherson Gengyny, additional, Chen, Zheng-Yu, additional, Connolly, Daragh, additional, Koay, Wan Lee, additional, Meydani, Simin N, additional, Pinar, Ari-Sentug, additional, Ribas-Filho, Durval, additional, and Pierre, Adeline, additional

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2023
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26. Plant-derived nootropics and human cognition: A systematic review

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Lorca, Cristina, Mulet, Maria, Arévalo Caro, Catalina, Sánchez, M. Ángeles, Pérez, Ainhoa, Perrino, María, Bach Faig, Anna, Aguilar Martínez, Alicia, Vilella, Elisabet, Gallart-Palau, Xavier, and Serra Maqueda, Aida

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Motor skills, General Medicine, Anxiety, Natural compounds, Herbal extracts, Cognitive decay, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Cognitive enhancers, Tinnitus, Perceptual skills, Memory, Parkinson’s disease, Learning, Dementia, Plant nootropics, Alzheimer’s disease, Phytotherapy, Food Science
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Substances with modulatory capabilities on certain aspects of human cognition have been revered as nootropics from the dawn of time. The plant kingdom provides most of the currently available nootropics of natural origin. Here, in this systematic review, we aim to provide state-of-the-art information regarding proven and unproven effects of plant-derived nootropics (PDNs) on human cognition in conditions of health and disease. Six independent searches, one for each neurocognitive domain (NCD), were performed in parallel using three independent scientific library databases: PubMed, Cochrane and Scopus. Only scientific studies and systematic reviews with humans published between January 2000 and November 2021 were reviewed, and 256 papers were included. Ginkgo biloba was the most relevant nootropic regarding perceptual and motor functions. Bacopa monnieri improves language, learning and memory. Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) modulates anxiety and social-related cognitions. Caffeine enhances attention and executive functions. Together, the results from the compiled studies highlight the nootropic effects and the inconsistencies regarding PDNs that require further research. Support for this work was provided by the Research and Education Council of the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (2018-T1/BIO-10633) and Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (PID2020-114885RB-C21). Dr Aida Serra acknowledges a grant from the Talento Program 2018 of the Comunidad de Madrid. Dr. Xavier Gallart-Palau acknowledges grants from Sara Borrell postdoctoral program (CD19/00243) and Miguel Servet tenure track program (CP21/00096) of the ISCIII-Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain), respectively awarded on the 2019 and 2021 calls under ISCIII-Health Strategy Actions [These grants are co-funded with European Union ERDF Funds (European Regional Development Fund)]. Cristina Lorca’s PhD is funded by the Regional Ministry of Science, Universities and Innovation of the Community of Madrid and the European Social Fund for the recruitment of pre-doctoral researchers (PEJD-2019 PRE/BIO-16475)

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2022
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29. Beetroot juice ingestion does not improve neuromuscular performance and match-play demands in elite female hockey players: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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López-Samanes, Álvaro, primary, Pérez-Lopez, Alberto, additional, Morencos, Esther, additional, Muñoz, Alejandro, additional, Kühn, Adriaan, additional, Sánchez-Migallón, Violeta, additional, Moreno-Pérez, Víctor, additional, González-Frutos, Pablo, additional, Bach-Faig, Anna, additional, Roberts, Justin, additional, and Domínguez, Raúl, additional

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2022
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31. Plant-derived nootropics and human cognition: A systematic review.

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Lorca, Cristina, Mulet, María, Arévalo-Caro, Catalina, Sanchez, M. Ángeles, Perez, Ainhoa, Perrino, María, Bach-Faig, Anna, Aguilar-Martínez, Alicia, Vilella, Elisabet, Gallart-Palau, Xavier, and Serra, Aida

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GINKGO, EXECUTIVE function, COGNITION, BACOPA monnieri, WITHANIA somnifera, SCIENCE databases
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Substances with modulatory capabilities on certain aspects of human cognition have been revered as nootropics from the dawn of time. The plant kingdom provides most of the currently available nootropics of natural origin. Here, in this systematic review, we aim to provide state-of-the-art information regarding proven and unproven effects of plant-derived nootropics (PDNs) on human cognition in conditions of health and disease. Six independent searches, one for each neurocognitive domain (NCD), were performed in parallel using three independent scientific library databases: PubMed, Cochrane and Scopus. Only scientific studies and systematic reviews with humans published between January 2000 and November 2021 were reviewed, and 256 papers were included. Ginkgo biloba was the most relevant nootropic regarding perceptual and motor functions. Bacopa monnieri improves language, learning and memory. Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) modulates anxiety and social-related cognitions. Caffeine enhances attention and executive functions. Together, the results from the compiled studies highlight the nootropic effects and the inconsistencies regarding PDNs that require further research. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.2021137 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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32. Edible insect consumption for human and planetary health: A systematic review

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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia, Ros Baró, Marta, Casas Agustench, Patricia, Díaz Rizzolo, Diana Alícia, Batlle Bayer, Laura, Adrià Acosta, Ferran, Aguilar Martínez, Alicia, Medina Luque, Francesc Xavier, Pujolà Cunill, Montserrat, Bach Faig, Anna, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia, Ros Baró, Marta, Casas Agustench, Patricia, Díaz Rizzolo, Diana Alícia, Batlle Bayer, Laura, Adrià Acosta, Ferran, Aguilar Martínez, Alicia, Medina Luque, Francesc Xavier, Pujolà Cunill, Montserrat, and Bach Faig, Anna

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This systematic review aimed to examine the health outcomes and environmental impact of edible insect consumption. Following PRISMA-P guidelines, PubMed, Medline ProQuest, and Cochrane Library databases were searched until February 2021. Twenty-five articles met inclusion criteria: twelve animal and six human studies (randomized, non-randomized, and crossover control trials), and seven studies on sustainability outcomes. In animal studies, a supplement (in powdered form) of 0.5 g/kg of glycosaminoglycans significantly reduced abdominal and epididymal fat weight (5–40% and 5–24%, respectively), blood glucose (10–22%), and total cholesterol levels (9–10%), and a supplement of 5 mg/kg chitin/chitosan reduced body weight (1–4%) and abdominal fat accumulation (4%) versus control diets. In other animal studies, doses up to 7–15% of edible insect inclusion level significantly improved the live weight (9–33%), reduced levels of triglycerides (44%), cholesterol (14%), and blood glucose (8%), and increased microbiota diversity (2%) versus control diet. In human studies, doses up to 7% of edible insect inclusion level produced a significant improvement in gut health (6%) and reduction in systemic inflammation (2%) versus control diets and a significant increase in blood concentrations of essential and branched-chain amino acids and slowing of digestion (40%) versus whey treatment., Postprint (published version)

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2022

36. Community Assessment for a Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Education Program in South Africa.

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Pujol-Busquets, Georgina, Smith, James, Fàbregues, Sergi, Bach-Faig, Anna, and Larmuth, Kate

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Eat Better South Africa (EBSA) is an organization that provides low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) nutrition and health education programs for women from under-resourced South African communities. Community assessments are essential to explore participants' potential facilitators and challenges of adhering to new dietary behaviours and should be implemented before any dietary interventions. This study is a qualitative community assessment to enable the EBSA program to better meet potential participants' needs and explore their willingness to enrol in the EBSA program. Sixty women from two communities in the Western Cape were interviewed through six focus group discussions. A thematic analysis was conducted using NVivo 12 software, and four themes were developed around the women's (1) role within the households; (2) dietary behaviour; (3) health perceptions; and (4) willingness to participate in an LCHF program. Women mentioned that they were responsible for cooking and shopping for their households. They expressed their understanding of healthy and unhealthy behaviours and their dietary patterns. Some women showed concerns about LCHF diets, but others wanted to learn more due to their knowledge of other people's positive experiences with the diet. There was a general desire to become healthy. However, the women anticipated dietary behaviour change to be challenging. Those challenges mostly revolved around their socioeconomic environments. The findings are intended to inform EBSA (or other nutrition interventions) on what to consider when implementing their interventions in these communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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39. Influence of circadian rhythms on sports performance

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Ayala, Victoria, primary, Martínez-Bebia, Manuel, additional, Latorre, Jose Antonio, additional, Gimenez-Blasi, Nuria, additional, Jimenez-Casquet, Maria Jose, additional, Conde-Pipo, Javier, additional, Bach-Faig, Anna, additional, and Mariscal-Arcas, Miguel, additional

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2021
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43. Chapter 3. A dietary model constructed by scientists

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Dernini, Sandro, primary, Berry, Elliot M., additional, Bach-Faig, Anna, additional, Belahsen, Rekia, additional, Donini, Lorenzo M., additional, Lairon, Denis, additional, Serra-Majem, Lluís, additional, and Cannella, Carlo, additional

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2012
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46. Updating the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid towards Sustainability: Focus on Environmental Concerns

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Serra-Majem, Lluís, primary, Tomaino, Laura, additional, Dernini, Sandro, additional, Berry, Elliot M., additional, Lairon, Denis, additional, Ngo de la Cruz, Joy, additional, Bach-Faig, Anna, additional, Donini, Lorenzo M., additional, Medina, Francesc-Xavier, additional, Belahsen, Rekia, additional, Piscopo, Suzanne, additional, Capone, Roberto, additional, Aranceta-Bartrina, Javier, additional, La Vecchia, Carlo, additional, and Trichopoulou, Antonia, additional

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2020
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50. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Bone Fracture Risk in Middle-Aged Women: A Case Control Study

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Palomeras-Vilches, Anna, primary, Viñals-Mayolas, Eva, additional, Bou-Mias, Concepció, additional, Jordà-Castro, MªÀngels, additional, Agüero-Martínez, MªÀngels, additional, Busquets-Barceló, Montserrat, additional, Pujol-Busquets, Georgina, additional, Carrion, Carme, additional, Bosque-Prous, Marina, additional, Serra-Majem, Lluís, additional, and Bach-Faig, Anna, additional

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2019
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