Food inequity and insecurity and MASLD: burden, challenges, and interventions

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(10), P. 668 - 686

Published: July 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Effects of guaranteed basic income interventions on poverty‐related outcomes in high‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Campbell Systematic Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(2)

Published: June 1, 2024

Abstract Background High‐income countries offer social assistance (welfare) programs to help alleviate poverty for people with little or no income. These have become increasingly conditional and stringent in recent decades based on the premise that transitioning from government support paid work will improve their circumstances. However, many end up low‐paying precarious jobs may cause more because they lose benefits such as housing subsidies health dental insurance, while incurring job‐related expenses. Conditional are also expensive administer stigma. A guaranteed basic income (GBI) has been proposed a effective approach alleviating poverty, several experiments conducted high‐income investigate whether GBI leads improved outcomes compared existing programs. Objectives The aim of this review was conduct synthesis quantitative evidence interventions countries, compare effectiveness various types versus “usual care” (including programs) improving poverty‐related outcomes. Search Methods Searches 16 academic databases were May 2022, using both keywords database‐specific controlled vocabulary, without limits restrictions language date. Sources gray literature (conference, governmental, institutional websites) searched September 2022. We reference lists articles, citations included tables contents relevant journals Hand searching publications until December Selection Criteria all study designs except cross‐sectional (at one timepoint), control groups. studies high any population meeting our criteria GBI: unconditional, regular payments cash (not in‐kind) fixed predictable amount. Although two primary interest selected priori (food insecurity, level assessed official, national, international measures), we did not screen basis reported it possible define potentially advance. Data Collection Analysis followed Campbell Collaboration reporting guidelines ensure rigorous methodology. risk bias across seven domains: confounding, selection, attrition, motivation, implementation, measurement, analysis/reporting. meta‐analyses where results could be combined; otherwise, presented tables. effect estimates standard mean differences (SMDs) if them provided sufficient data us calculate them. To effects different interventions, developed typology characteristics experimental well theoretical conceptualizations GBI. Eligible classified into categories sub‐categories, facilitate individual findings. Because most analyzed by other researchers, necessary divide analysis according “experiment” stage (i.e., design, recruitment, intervention, collection) “study” (data results). Main Results Our searches yielded 24,476 records 80 sources. After screening title abstract, full texts 294 eligible articles retrieved screened, resulting 27 10 experiments. Eight RCTs, an RCT site “saturation” site, used repeated design. duration ranged 5 years. groups received intervention). total number participants unknown some report exact sample sizes. Of did, smallest had 138 largest 8019. assessments found “some concerns” at least domain “high risk” 25 studies. 21 due attrition 22 bias. classification framework five types, four which implemented experiments, is new now underway. 176 outcomes, including pre‐defined outcome: food insecurity. second outcome (poverty measures) categories: insecurity (as category), economic/material, physical health, psychological/mental social, educational, choice/agency. Food studies, showing improvements (SMD = −0.57, 95% CI: −0.65 −0.49, SMD −0.41, −0.57 −0.26) pooled designs. secondary than study: subjective financial well‐being, self‐rated overall life satisfaction, mental distress. Improvements reported, intervention similar assistance. remaining 170 each only study, summarized category subcategory. Adverse but specific subgroups participants, consistently, so these chance. Authors' Conclusions difficult synthesize heterogeneity This part being multidimensional, covered aspects (economic, psychological, agency, health). Evidence future would easier assess measured common, validated instruments. Based supplemental type (provided along safer wholesale reform approaches, unintended consequences.

Language: Английский

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Chitosan/pre-gelatinized waxy corn starch composite edible orally disintegrating film for taurine delivery

Food Hydrocolloids, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 110710 - 110710

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Empowering Food Security Through Indigenous Biodiversity Management

Sustainable development and biodiversity, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 3 - 25

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Role of Domestic Formal and Informal Institutions in Food Security: Research on the European Union Countries

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2132 - 2132

Published: March 1, 2025

Although food seems abundant in the European Union, challenges related to specific aspects of security continue exist and require ongoing attention. A country’s depends on various economic, social, environmental, institutional factors, which are studied using several scientific research methodologies. The role institutions determining national success failure has been increasingly emphasized recent academic discourse. Our makes a novel contribution literature by integrating New Institutional Economics with metrics. It aims examine relationships between dimensions country-specific matrices twenty EU member states from 2012 2019. How strong were those relationships, how did they differ new old states? Food is proxied Global Security Index its three pillars (economic accessibility, physical availability, quality safety). country represented Worldwide Governance Indicators (regulatory quality, rule law, control corruption). Using indices as dependent variables, we apply multiple regression models identify determined over time. study revealed that 2019, there was no evidence sigma convergence or reduction dispersion (except for corruption) overall within EU20. domestic generally statistically significantly positively GFSI elements. weakest correlations EU20 linking variables safety. incorporating such formal contract enforcement property rights, affected EU20, mostgreatest impact safety, availability. dependence factors stronger Central Eastern Europe. exploratory results shed some light shaping security. However, further required gain more detailed understanding this phenomenon. findings suggest policymakers countries could enhance promote and, consequently, achieve Sustainable Development Goals effectively.

Language: Английский

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Broccoli and Arthritis: A Review

Food Frontiers, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 7, 2025

ABSTRACT Arthritis is a disease characterized by joint pain, swelling, and limited mobility also major cause of disability. Osteoarthritis (OA) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the two most common manifestations arthritis, they share many risk factors pathogenic features. At present, there no effective approach to prevent or slow its progress. Nonetheless, treatments can alleviate symptoms improve quality life patients. Among, antioxidant supplement therapy has become one popular methods as it inhibit formation reactive oxygen species (ROS) in chondrocytes, which key step pathogenesis arthritis. Broccoli rich essential nutrients, including fibers, vitamins, minerals, various bioactive components. Thus, dietary broccoli holds potential preventive measure against due widespread popularity, safety profile, affordability. However, review clinical pre‐clinical studies on available so far. Therefore, this systematic aims critically evaluate efficacy constituents treatment Although current evidence falls short establishing definitive effect number significant heterogeneity among existing research, research provides overall support for benefits components preventing managing use an adjuvant individuals with

Language: Английский

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Construct Validity of Nutrition Security and Perceived Healthfulness Choice Measures

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: April 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Precision or Personalized Nutrition: A Bibliometric Analysis

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(17), P. 2922 - 2922

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Food systems face the challenge of maintaining adequate nutrition for all populations. Inter-individual responses to same diet have made precision or personalized (PN) an emerging and relevant topic. The aim this study is analyze evolution PN field, identifying principal actors topics, providing a comprehensive overview. Therefore, bibliometric analysis scientific research available through Web Science (WOS) database was performed, revealing 2148 papers up June 2024. VOSviewer WOS platform were employed processing analysis, included evaluation diverse data such as country, author most frequent keywords, among others. revealed period exponential growth from 2015 2023, with USA, Spain, England top contributors. field “Nutrition Dietetics” particularly significant, comprising nearly 33% total publications. highly cited institutions are universities Tufts, College Dublin, Navarra. relationship between nutrition, genetics, omics sciences, along dietary intervention studies, has been defining factor in PN. In conclusion, represents promising significant potential further advancement growth.

Language: Английский

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Comparative analysis of European Union countries based on selected aspects of food security

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 70(6), P. 265 - 278

Published: June 20, 2024

This study assesses 24 European Union countries in terms of food security 2021. In this paper, we develop a composite index considering various weights indicators. The data were obtained from the FAOSTAT and Eurostat databases. 10 input indicators estimated using principal component analysis-based factor analysis model. results showed that harmonised consumer prices – had greatest impact on index, while median equivalised net income moderate or severe insecurity lowest impact. Ireland achieved highest ranking according to Food Security Index. Bulgaria experienced most unfavourable situation among EU countries. Slovakia ranked 22nd out due its protein supply, including animal-derived proteins. As part analysis, our research compared with official Global Spearman's rank correlation coefficient 0.84 indicated robust between two indexes. Consequently, newly developed Index is appropriate for assessing status Furthermore, it broadens assessment by are not commonly used (GFSI).

Language: Английский

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Evaluation of the effects of Chinese Dietary Guidelines on nutrition, environment, and cost

Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(4), P. 515 - 525

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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