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Experimental Measurements of the Length of the Human Colon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Alqarni, F., Akbar, T., Fatani, H., Kumasaka, S., Hoad, C. L., Spiller, R. C., Taylor, M. A., & Marciani, L. (2024). Experimental Measurements of the Length of the Human Colon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics, 14(19), Article 2190. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14192190

Purpose: Knowledge of the length of the colon is relevant to understanding physiological and pathological function. It also has implications for diagnostic and clinical interventions, as well as for the design of delayed-release drug formulations and... Read More about Experimental Measurements of the Length of the Human Colon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans (2024)
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Alshammari, N. A., Riches, K., Muttakin, S., Hoad, C. L., Strkalj, L., Gouseti, O., Bakalis, S., Lovegrove, A., Spiller, R. C., Gowland, P. A., Aithal, G. P., Yakubov, G. E., Taylor, M. A., & Marciani, L. (2024). Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans. Food Research International, 196, Article 115090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.115090

White rice has a high glycemic index and its consumption has been linked to an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes mellitus, increased diabetes associated complications and obesity. In recent in vitro studies we have shown that addition of f... Read More about Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans.

Role of Eating Behavior and Stress in Maintenance of Dietary Changes During the PREVIEW Intervention (2024)
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Jalo, E., Fogelholm, M., Westerterp-Plantenga, M., Adam, T. C., Drummen, M., Huttunen-Lenz, M., Kjølbæk, L., Martinez, J. A., Handjieva-Darlenska, T., Taylor, M. A., Brand-Miller, J., Poppitt, S., Stratton, G., Lam, T., Navas-Carretero, S., Bogdanov, G., Simpson, L., Muirhead, R., Silvestre, M. P., Swindell, N., …Konttinen, H. (2024). Role of Eating Behavior and Stress in Maintenance of Dietary Changes During the PREVIEW Intervention. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(5), 276-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2024.01.001

Objective: To examine whether eating behavior and perceived stress predict the maintenance of self-reported dietary change and adherence to dietary instructions during an intervention. Design: A secondary analysis of the behavior maintenance stage (6... Read More about Role of Eating Behavior and Stress in Maintenance of Dietary Changes During the PREVIEW Intervention.

Socio-economic factors, mood, primary care utilization, and quality of life as predictors of intervention cessation and chronic stress in a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention (PREVIEW Study) (2023)
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Huttunen-Lenz, M., Raben, A., Adam, T., Macdonald, I., Taylor, M. A., Stratton, G., …Schlicht, W. (2023). Socio-economic factors, mood, primary care utilization, and quality of life as predictors of intervention cessation and chronic stress in a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention (PREVIEW Study). BMC Public Health, 23(1), Article 1666. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16569-9

Background: Sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet combined with overweight are risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Lifestyle interventions with weight-loss are effective in T2D-prevention, but unsuccessful completion and chronic stress may hinde... Read More about Socio-economic factors, mood, primary care utilization, and quality of life as predictors of intervention cessation and chronic stress in a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention (PREVIEW Study).

In vivo observation of a stomach road or ‘Magenstrasse’ for gastric emptying using MRI imaging in healthy humans (2023)
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Almutairi, F., Alyami, J., Pritchard, S., Alsharef, W., Spiller, R. C., Gowland, P. A., …Hoad, C. L. (2023). In vivo observation of a stomach road or ‘Magenstrasse’ for gastric emptying using MRI imaging in healthy humans. Clinical Nutrition Open Science, 51, 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutos.2023.08.002

The presence of a ‘magenstrasse’, a central ‘stomach road’ for flow and mixing of foods and drinks in the stomach had been predicted from hydrodynamic modelling. Here a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tagging technique was used to gain novel insight... Read More about In vivo observation of a stomach road or ‘Magenstrasse’ for gastric emptying using MRI imaging in healthy humans.

Associations of obesity phenotypes with weight change, cardiometabolic benefits, and type 2 diabetes incidence during a lifestyle intervention: results from the PREVIEW study (2023)
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Zhu, R., Huttunen-Lenz, M., Stratton, G., Handjieva-Darlenska, T., Handjiev, S., Sundvall, J., …Raben, A. (2023). Associations of obesity phenotypes with weight change, cardiometabolic benefits, and type 2 diabetes incidence during a lifestyle intervention: results from the PREVIEW study. International Journal of Obesity, 47(9), 833–840. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-023-01328-y

Background/Objectives
Some individuals with overweight/obesity may be relatively metabolically healthy (MHO) and have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those with metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity (MUO). We aimed to compare change... Read More about Associations of obesity phenotypes with weight change, cardiometabolic benefits, and type 2 diabetes incidence during a lifestyle intervention: results from the PREVIEW study.

Longitudinal Associations of Dietary Sugars and Glycaemic Index with Indices of Glucose Metabolism and Body Fatness during 3-Year Weight Loss Maintenance: A PREVIEW Sub-Study (2023)
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Della Corte, K., Jalo, E., Kaartinen, N. E., Simpson, L., Taylor, M. A., Muirhead, R., …Brand-Miller, J. (2023). Longitudinal Associations of Dietary Sugars and Glycaemic Index with Indices of Glucose Metabolism and Body Fatness during 3-Year Weight Loss Maintenance: A PREVIEW Sub-Study. Nutrients, 15(9), Article 2083. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092083

Background: Dietary sugars are often linked to the development of overweight and type 2 diabetes (T2D) but inconsistencies remain. Objective: We investigated associations of added, free, and total sugars, and glycaemic index (GI) with indices of gluc... Read More about Longitudinal Associations of Dietary Sugars and Glycaemic Index with Indices of Glucose Metabolism and Body Fatness during 3-Year Weight Loss Maintenance: A PREVIEW Sub-Study.

Perceived stress as a predictor of eating behavior during the 3-year PREVIEW lifestyle intervention (2022)
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Jalo, E., Konttinen, H., Westerterp-Plantenga, M., Adam, T., Drummen, M., Huttunen-Lenz, M., Siig Vestentoft, P., Martinez, J. A., Handjiev, S., Macdonald, I., Brand-Miller, J., Poppitt, S., Swindell, N., Lam, T., Navas-Carretero, S., Handjieva-Darlenska, T., Taylor, M., Muirhead, R., Silvestre, M. P., Raben, A., & Fogelholm, M. (2022). Perceived stress as a predictor of eating behavior during the 3-year PREVIEW lifestyle intervention. Nutrition and Diabetes, 12(1), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-022-00224-0

Background
To better support participants to achieve long-lasting results within interventions aiming for weight loss and maintenance, more information is needed about the maintenance of behavioral changes. Therefore, we examined whether perceived s... Read More about Perceived stress as a predictor of eating behavior during the 3-year PREVIEW lifestyle intervention.

Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Study (2022)
Journal Article
Vijay, A., Al-Awadi, A., Chalmers, J., Balakumaran, L., Grove, J. I., Valdes, A. M., Taylor, M. A., Shenoy, K. T., & Aithal, G. P. (2022). Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Study. Nutrients, 14(14), Article 2808. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14142808

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global problem growing in parallel to the epidemics of obesity and diabetes, with South Asians being particularly susceptible. Nutrition and behaviour are important modifiers of the disease,... Read More about Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Study.

Factors Affecting Adherence, Intake, and Perceived Palatability of Oral Nutritional Supplements: A Literature Review (2022)
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Lester, S., Kleijn, M., Cornacchia, L., Hewson, L., Taylor, M. A., & Fisk, I. (2022). Factors Affecting Adherence, Intake, and Perceived Palatability of Oral Nutritional Supplements: A Literature Review. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 26, 663-674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-022-1819-3

Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are a clinically effective and relatively inexpensive way to supplement the diet of patients with, or at risk of, undernutrition. Good adherence is a primary determinant of the effectiveness of ONS. However adherenc... Read More about Factors Affecting Adherence, Intake, and Perceived Palatability of Oral Nutritional Supplements: A Literature Review.

Associations of quantity and quality of carbohydrate sources with subjective appetite sensations during 3-year weight-loss maintenance: Results from the PREVIEW intervention study (2021)
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Zhu, R., Larsen, T. M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Fogelholm, M., Jalo, E., …Raben, A. (2022). Associations of quantity and quality of carbohydrate sources with subjective appetite sensations during 3-year weight-loss maintenance: Results from the PREVIEW intervention study. Clinical Nutrition, 41(1), 219-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.11.038

Background & aims
The association of quantity and quality of carbohydrate sources with appetite during long-term weight-loss maintenance (WLM) after intentional weight loss (WL) is unclear. We aimed to investigate longitudinal associations of quanti... Read More about Associations of quantity and quality of carbohydrate sources with subjective appetite sensations during 3-year weight-loss maintenance: Results from the PREVIEW intervention study.

Appraisal of Triglyceride-Related Markers as Early Predictors of Metabolic Outcomes in the PREVIEW Lifestyle Intervention: A Controlled Post-hoc Trial (2021)
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Navas-Carretero, S., San-Cristobal, R., Siig Vestentoft, P., Brand-Miller, J. C., Jalo, E., Westerterp-Plantenga, M., …Martinez, J. A. (2021). Appraisal of Triglyceride-Related Markers as Early Predictors of Metabolic Outcomes in the PREVIEW Lifestyle Intervention: A Controlled Post-hoc Trial. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, Article 733697. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.733697

Background: Individuals with pre-diabetes are commonly overweight and benefit from dietary and physical activity strategies aimed at decreasing body weight and hyperglycemia. Early insulin resistance can be estimated via the triglyceride glucose inde... Read More about Appraisal of Triglyceride-Related Markers as Early Predictors of Metabolic Outcomes in the PREVIEW Lifestyle Intervention: A Controlled Post-hoc Trial.

Adherence to a Plant-Based Diet and Consumption of Specific Plant Foods—Associations with 3-Year Weight-Loss Maintenance and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Secondary Analysis of the PREVIEW Intervention Study (2021)
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Zhu, R., Fogelholm, M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Møller, G., Huttunen-Lenz, M., …Raben, A. (2021). Adherence to a Plant-Based Diet and Consumption of Specific Plant Foods—Associations with 3-Year Weight-Loss Maintenance and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Secondary Analysis of the PREVIEW Intervention Study. Nutrients, 13(11), Article 3916. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113916

Plant-based diets are recommended by dietary guidelines. This secondary analysis aimed to assess longitudinal associations of an overall plant-based diet and specific plant foods with weight-loss maintenance and cardiometabolic risk factors. Longitud... Read More about Adherence to a Plant-Based Diet and Consumption of Specific Plant Foods—Associations with 3-Year Weight-Loss Maintenance and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Secondary Analysis of the PREVIEW Intervention Study.

Effects of an isoenergetic low Glycaemic Index (GI) diet on liver fat accumulation and gut microbiota composition in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A study protocol of an efficacy mechanism evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Awadi, A., Grove, J., Taylor, M., Valdes, A., Vijay, A., Bawden, S., …Aithal, G. (2021). Effects of an isoenergetic low Glycaemic Index (GI) diet on liver fat accumulation and gut microbiota composition in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A study protocol of an efficacy mechanism evaluation. BMJ Open, 11(10), Article e045802. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045802

Introduction A Low Glycaemic Index (LGI) diet is a proposed lifestyle intervention in non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) which is designed to reduce circulating blood glucose levels, hepatic glucose influx, insulin resistance and de novo lipo... Read More about Effects of an isoenergetic low Glycaemic Index (GI) diet on liver fat accumulation and gut microbiota composition in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A study protocol of an efficacy mechanism evaluation.

Impact of isoenergetic intake of irregular meal patterns on thermogenesis, glucose metabolism, and appetite: a randomized controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Alhussain, M. H., Macdonald, I. A., & Taylor, M. A. (2022). Impact of isoenergetic intake of irregular meal patterns on thermogenesis, glucose metabolism, and appetite: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(1), 284-297. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab323

Background
Evidence is emerging that interdaily meal pattern variability potentially affects response such as thermic effect of food (TEF), macronutrient metabolism, and appetite.

Objectives
To investigate the effect of irregular meal pattern o... Read More about Impact of isoenergetic intake of irregular meal patterns on thermogenesis, glucose metabolism, and appetite: a randomized controlled trial.

Identification of aroma compounds in a commonly prescribed oral nutritional supplement and associated changes in olfactory abilities with human ageing (2021)
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Lester, S., Cornacchia, L., Corbier, C., Taylor, M. A., Ayed, C., Yang, N., …Fisk, I. (2021). Identification of aroma compounds in a commonly prescribed oral nutritional supplement and associated changes in olfactory abilities with human ageing. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 16518. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95915-6

Undernutrition is prevalent in the older adult population. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are a clinically effective nutritional intervention, however, patient acceptance of ONS can be limited by their palatability. While sensory attributes such... Read More about Identification of aroma compounds in a commonly prescribed oral nutritional supplement and associated changes in olfactory abilities with human ageing.

Associations of changes in reported and estimated protein and energy intake with changes in insulin resistance, glycated hemoglobin, and BMI during the PREVIEW lifestyle intervention study (2021)
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Drummen, M., Adam, T. C., Macdonald, I. A., Jalo, E., Larssen, T. M., Martinez, J. A., …Westerterp-Plantenga, M. S. (2021). Associations of changes in reported and estimated protein and energy intake with changes in insulin resistance, glycated hemoglobin, and BMI during the PREVIEW lifestyle intervention study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 114(5), 1847-1858. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab247

Background
Observed associations of high-protein diets with changes in insulin resistance are inconclusive.

Objectives
We aimed to assess associations of changes in both reported and estimated protein (PRep; PEst) and energy intake (EIRep; EIE... Read More about Associations of changes in reported and estimated protein and energy intake with changes in insulin resistance, glycated hemoglobin, and BMI during the PREVIEW lifestyle intervention study.

Corrigendum: A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW) (2021)
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Zhu, R., Fogelholm, M., Larsen, T. M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Vestentoft, P. S., …Raben, A. (2021). Corrigendum: A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW). Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.736531

In the published article, there was an error in affiliations 5, 6 and 7. Instead of “5 Department of Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 6 CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, 7 Precision Nutrition Program, IMDEA Foo... Read More about Corrigendum: A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW).

Effect of intake of food hydrocolloids of bacterial origin on the glycemic response in humans: Systematic review and narrative synthesis (2021)
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Alshammari, N. A., Taylor, M. A., Stevenson, R., Gouseti, O., Alyami, J., Muttakin, S., …Marciani, L. (2021). Effect of intake of food hydrocolloids of bacterial origin on the glycemic response in humans: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Nutrients, 13(7), Article 2407. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072407

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition characterized by increased blood glucose levels from dysfunctional carbohydrate metabolism. Dietary intervention can help to prevent and manage the disease. Food hydrocolloids have been shown to have favorable... Read More about Effect of intake of food hydrocolloids of bacterial origin on the glycemic response in humans: Systematic review and narrative synthesis.

A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW) (2021)
Journal Article
Zhu, R., Fogelholm, M., Larsen, T. M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Vestentoft, P. S., …Raben, A. (2021). A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW). Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.685648

Background: Previous studies have shown an increase in hunger during weight-loss maintenance (WLM) after diet-induced weight loss. Whether a combination of a higher protein, lower glycemic index (GI) diet and physical activity (PA) can counteract thi... Read More about A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW).