Microbes Saving Lives and Reducing Suffering

Microbial Biotechnology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 18(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Nutritional Criminology: Why the Emerging Research on Ultra-Processed Food Matters to Health and Justice

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(2), С. 120 - 120

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2024

There is mounting concern over the potential harms associated with ultra-processed foods, including poor mental health and antisocial behavior. Cutting-edge research provides an enhanced understanding of biophysiological mechanisms, microbiome pathways, invites a historical reexamination earlier work that investigated relationship between nutrition criminal Here, in this perspective article, we explore how emergent casts new light greater significance on previous key observations. Despite expanding interest field dubbed ‘nutritional psychiatry’, there has been relatively little attention paid to its relevancy within criminology justice system. Since public practitioners, allied professionals, policymakers play roles throughout systems, holistic both critical. While are many questions be resolved, available evidence suggests might underappreciated factor prevention treatment along spectrum. The intersection biopsychosocial requires transdisciplinary discussions power structures, industry influence, marketing issues widespread food social inequalities. Some these already occurring under banner ‘food crime’. Given vast societal implications, it our contention subject multidisciplinary criminology—referred here as nutritional criminology—deserves increased scrutiny. Through combining findings cutting-edge research, aim increase awareness topic among broad readership journal, hopes generating hypotheses collaborations.

Язык: Английский

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Approach to the diagnosis and management of dysbiosis

Frontiers in Nutrition, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2024

All microorganisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi that reside within a host environment are considered microbiome. The number of bacteria almost equal human cells, however, the genome these may be 100 times larger than genome. Every aspect physiology health can influenced by microbiome living in various parts our body. Any imbalance composition or function is seen as dysbiosis. Different types dysbiosis corresponding symptoms depend on site microbial imbalance. contribution intestinal extra-intestinal microbiota to influence systemic activities through interplay between different axes. Whole body complex process involving gut non-gut related It still at stage infancy has not yet been fully understood. Dysbiosis genetic factors, lifestyle habits, diet including ultra-processed foods food additives, well medications. associated with many diseases cannot diagnosed standard blood tests investigations. Microbiota derived metabolites analyzed useful management addressed altering proper modulation. effect interventions humans depends beneficial alteration mostly based animal studies evolving evidence from studies. There tremendous potential for diagnosis, treatment, prognosis diseases, as, monitoring disease humans. system-based approach diagnosis better pure taxonomic approach. could new therapeutic target conditions.

Язык: Английский

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Designing healthier and more sustainable ultraprocessed foods

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(2)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Abstract The food industry has been extremely successful in creating a broad range of delicious, affordable, convenient, and safe beverage products. However, many these products are considered to be ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) that contain ingredients processed manner may cause adverse health effects. This review article introduces the concept UPFs briefly discusses fall into this category, including beverages, baked goods, snacks, confectionary, prepared meals, dressings, sauces, spreads, meat analogs. It then correlations between consumption levels diet‐related chronic diseases, such as obesity diabetes. different reasons for proposed ability increase risk diseases critically assessed, displacement whole foods, high energy densities, missing phytochemicals, contamination with packaging chemicals, hyperpalatability, harmful additives, rapid ingestion digestion, toxic reaction Then, potential strategies overcome current problems presented, reducing density, balancing nutritional profile, fortification, increasing satiety response, modulating mastication reengineering structure, precision processing. central argument is it possible reformulate reengineer improve their healthiness sustainability, although still needs proved using rigorous scientific studies.

Язык: Английский

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Beyond Plants: The Ultra-Processing of Global Diets Is Harming the Health of People, Places, and Planet

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(15), С. 6461 - 6461

Опубликована: Июль 27, 2023

Global food systems are a central issue for personal and planetary health in the Anthropocene. One aspect of major concern is dramatic global spread ultra-processed convenience foods last 75 years, which linked with rising human burden disease growing sustainability environmental challenges. However, there also calls to radically transform systems, from animal plant-derived protein sources, may have unintended consequences. Commercial entities moved toward this "great plant transition" vigor. Whether motivated by profit or genuine concern, effort has facilitated emergence novel "plant-based" commercial products devoid nutrients fiber, sometimes inclusive high sugar, industrial fats, synthetic additives. These other ingredients combined into often assumed be healthy lower calorie content. available evidence indicates that many these can potentially compromise at all scales-of people, places, planet. In viewpoint, we summarize reflect on discussions presented Nova Network meeting "Future Food", had particular focus encroachment supply, including plant-sourced alternatives (and collective therein) finding their way fast-food chains. We contend while been much uncritical media attention given impact macronutrient sources-meat vs. soy/pea burgers, etc.-the heavy processing both significant but overlooked, effects cognition mental health. This more nuanced discourse considers complexities refocuses priorities value towards mutualistic solutions, co-benefits individuals, local communities, ecology.

Язык: Английский

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Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Related to High Intake of Ultra-Processed Food in Old Adults with Metabolic Syndrome

Antioxidants, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(8), С. 1532 - 1532

Опубликована: Июль 31, 2023

In the last few decades consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) worldwide has substantially augmented. Increasing evidence suggests that high UPF is associated with an increase in non-communicable diseases, being overweight, and obesity. The aim this study was to assess how affects oxidative inflammatory status plasma, neutrophils, urine old adults metabolic syndrome. Participants (n = 92) were classified into two groups according consumption. Dietary intakes measured by a validated semi-quantitative 143-item food frequency questionnaire determined NOVA classification system. Low consumers showed higher adherence Mediterranean diet than consumers. A intake fiber concentration polyphenols also observed subjects low Despite absence differences biochemical profile, biomarkers some significant changes. Catalase superoxide dismutase activities lower consumers, whereas myeloperoxidase activity higher. ROS production neutrophils stimulated zymosan Biomarkers such as xanthine oxidase, tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-15, leptin levels participants UPF. No found malondialdehyde other cytokines. current evidenced MetS have more pro-oxidant profile those consumption, despite showing similar blood profiles.

Язык: Английский

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Microbiota during pregnancy and early life: role in maternal−neonatal outcomes based on human evidence

Gut Microbes, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Авг. 19, 2024

Here, we explored the vast potential of microbiome-based interventions in preventing and managing non-communicable diseases including obesity, diabetes, allergies, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, malnutrition, cardiovascular across different life stages. We discuss intricate relationship between microbiome emphasizing on "window opportunity" for microbe–host interactions during first years after birth. Specific biotics also live biotherapeutics fecal microbiota transplantation emerge as pivotal tools precision medicine, acknowledging "one size doesn't' fit all" aspect. Challenges implementation underscore need advanced technologies, scientific transparency, public engagement. Future perspectives advocate understanding maternal−neonatal microbiome, exploring maternal exposome delving into human milk's role establishment restoration infant its influence over health disease. An integrated approach, employing multi-omics accounting inter-individual variance composition function appears central to unleash full early-life revolutionizing healthcare.

Язык: Английский

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Effects of potassium sorbate on systemic inflammation and gut microbiota in normal mice: A comparison of continuous intake and washout period

Food and Chemical Toxicology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 184, С. 114443 - 114443

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Beyond Auto-Brewery: Why Dysbiosis and the Legalome Matter to Forensic and Legal Psychology

Laws, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(4), С. 46 - 46

Опубликована: Июль 11, 2024

International studies have linked the consumption of ultra-processed foods with a variety non-communicable diseases. Included in this growing body research is evidence linking to mental disorders, aggression, and antisocial behavior. Although idea that dietary patterns various nutrients or additives can influence brain behavior has long history criminology, absence plausible mechanisms convincing intervention trials, topic was mostly excluded from mainstream discourse. The emergence across nutritional neuroscience psychology/psychiatry, combined mechanistic bench science, human provided support epidemiological findings, legitimacy concept criminology. Among emergent research, microbiome sciences illuminated pathways socioeconomic environmental factors, including foods, aggression Here review, we examine burgeoning related food addiction, explore its relevance criminal justice spectrum—from prevention intervention—and courtroom considerations diminished capacity. We use auto-brewery syndrome as an example intersecting diet gut science been used refute mens rea charges. legalome—microbiome omics applied forensic legal psychology—appears set emerge important consideration matters law, justice.

Язык: Английский

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Higher ultra processed foods intake is associated with low muscle mass in young to middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional NHANES study

Frontiers in Nutrition, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2024

Design Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become a pressing global health concern, prompting investigations into their potential association with low muscle mass in adults. Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 10,255 adults aged 20−59 years who participated the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) during cycles spanning 2011 to 2018. The primary outcome, mass, was assessed using Foundation for Institutes of (FNIH) definition, employing restricted cubic splines weighted multivariate regression analysis. Sensitivity analysis incorporated three other prevalent definitions explore optimal cut points quality context sarcopenia. Results prevalence 7.65%. Comparing percentage UPFs calories intake between individuals normal values were found be similar (55.70 vs. 54.62%). Significantly linear associations observed consumption ( P non-linear = 0.7915, total 0.0117). Upon full adjustment confounding factors, participants highest exhibited 60% increased risk (OR 1.60, 95% CI: 1.13 2.26, trend 0.003) decrease ALM/BMI (β −0.0176, −0.0274 −0.0077, 0.003). confirmed consistency these associations, except International Working Group on Sarcopenia (IWGS) where quartiles (%Kcal) did not attain statistical significance 1.35, 0.97 1.87, 0.082). Conclusion Our underscores significant higher an elevated These findings emphasize adverse impact need address as modifiable factor

Язык: Английский

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