Journal: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

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Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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Cambridge University Press

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0029-6651
1475-2719

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  • Signals generating anorexia during acute illness
    Item type: Conference Paper
    Langhans, Wolfgang (2007)
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
  • Feeding brown fat: dietary phytochemicals targeting non-shivering thermogenesis to control body weight
    Item type: Conference Paper
    Horvath, Carla; Wolfrum, Christian (2020)
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
    Excessive adipose accumulation, which is the main driver for the development of secondary metabolic complications, has reached epidemic proportions and combined pharmaceutical, educational and nutritional approaches are required to reverse the current rise in global obesity prevalence rates. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a unique organ able to dissipate energy and thus a promising target to enhance BMR to counteract a positive energy balance. In addition, active BAT might support body weight maintenance after weight loss to prevent/reduce relapse. Natural products deliver valuable bioactive compounds that have historically helped to alleviate disease symptoms. Interest in recent years has focused on identifying nutritional constituents that are able to induce BAT activity and thereby enhance energy expenditure. This review provides a summary of selected dietary phytochemicals, including isoflavones, catechins, stilbenes, the flavonoids quercetin, luteolin and resveratrol as well as the alkaloids berberine and capsaicin. Most of the discussed phytochemicals act through distinct molecular pathways e.g. sympathetic nerve activation, AMP-kinase signalling, SIRT1 activity or stimulation of oestrogen receptors. Thus, it might be possible to utilise this multitude of pathways to co-activate BAT using a fine-tuned combination of foods or combined nutritional supplements.
  • The remarkable impact of iodisation programmes on global public health
    Item type: Journal Article
    Zimmermann, Michael B. (2023)
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
    The objective of this paper is to review the global effort to eliminate iodine deficiency and its impact on public health. Iodine is an essential component of hormones produced by the thyroid gland. Iodine deficiency has multiple adverse effects in humans due to inadequate thyroid hormone production that are termed the iodine deficiency disorders. The major adverse effect is impaired cognition in children. The WHO's first estimate of the global prevalence of goitre in 1960 suggested that 20-60 % of the world's population was affected, with most of the burden in low- and middle-income countries. Iodine deficiency was identified as a key global risk factor for impaired child development where the need for intervention was urgent. This spurred a worldwide effort to eliminate iodine deficiency led by a coalition of international organisations working closely with national governments and the salt industry. In most countries, the best strategy to control iodine deficiency is carefully monitored iodisation of salt. The reach of current iodised salt programmes is remarkable: in 2018, 88 % of the global population used iodised salt. The number of countries with adequate iodine intake has nearly doubled over the past 20 years from 67 in 2003 to 118 in 2020. The resulting improvement in cognitive development and future earnings suggests a potential global economic benefit of nearly $33 billion. Iodine programmes are appealing for national governments because the health and economic consequences are high and can be easily averted by salt iodisation, a low-cost and sustainable intervention.
  • Iodine deficiency in industrialised countries
    Item type: Conference Paper
    Zimmermann, Michael B. (2010)
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
  • Biofortification of essential nutritional compounds and trace elements in rice and cassava
    Item type: Conference Paper
    Sautter, Christof; Poletti, Susanna; Zhang, Peng; et al. (2006)
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
  • Metabolic and glucostatic control of feeding
    Item type: Journal Article
    Langhans, Wolfgang (1996)
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
  • Iodine status in UK schoolchildren
    Item type: Other Conference Item
    Bath, S.C.; Combet, E.; Scully, P.; et al. (2014)
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
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