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The Relevance of Plant-Based Diets and Micronutrient Supplementation for Body C...
Pinheiro, C.; Silva, F.; Rocha, I.; Martins, C.; Giesteira, L.; Dias, B.; Lucas, A.; Alexandre, A.M.; Ferreira, C.; Viegas, B.; Bracchi, I.Objectives: This study aimed to compare the anthropometry and body composition of vegetarian and omnivorous adults living in Portugal, while exploring nutritional and health parameters underlying observed differences. Methods: 425 omnivorous (OMNI), lacto-ovo-vegetarian (LOV), or vegan (VEG) healthy adults were recruited. Anthropometry was measured, and bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed. Participan...
The Cardiometabolic Impact of Rebaudioside A Exposure during the Reproductive S...
Bracchi, I; Morais, J; Coelho, JA; Ferreira, AF; Alves, I; Mendes, C; Correia, B; Gonçalves, A; Guimarães, JT; Pires, IF; Keating, E; Negrão, RThe consumption of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) has increased during pregnancy. The European Food Safety Agency suggested that steviol glycosides, such as Rebaudioside A (RebA), the major sweetener component of stevia, are safe for humans up to a dose of 4 mg/kg body weight/day. However, the World Health Organization recommended in 2023 the restraint of using NSS, including stevia, at any life stage, highlighting...
The Relevance of Plant-Based Diets and Micronutrient Supplementation for Body C...
Pinheiro, C; Silva, F; Rocha, I; Martins, C; Giesteira, L; Dias, B; Lucas, A; Alexandre, AM; Ferreira, C; Viegas, B; Bracchi, I; Guimarães, J; Amaro, J"Objectives: This study aimed to compare the anthropometry and body composition of vegetarian and omnivorous adults living in Portugal, while exploring nutritional and health parameters underlying observed differences. Methods: 425 omnivorous (OMNI), lacto-ovo-vegetarian (LOV), or vegan (VEG) healthy adults were recruited. Anthropometry was measured, and bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed. Participa...
Noncompliance to iodine supplementation recommendation is a risk factor for iod...
Matta Coelho, CM; Guimaraes, J; Bracchi, I; Xavier Moreira, NX; Pinheiro, C; Ferreira, P; Pestana, D; Barreiros Mota, IB; Cortez, A; Prucha, CPurpose After a recommendation for iodine supplementation in pregnancy has been issued in 2013 in Portugal, there were no studies covering iodine status in pregnancy in the country. The aim of this study was to assess iodine status in pregnant women in Porto region and its association with iodine supplementation. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, f...
Association between Elevated Iodine Intake and IQ among School Children in Port...
Carvalho, IP; Peixoto, B; Caldas, JC; Costa, A; Silva, S; Moreira, B; Almeida, A; Moreira-Rosário, A; Guerra, A; Delerue-Matos, C; Sintra, D; Pestana, DThe goal of this work was to examine whether elevated iodine intake was associated with adverse effects on IQ among school-age children in Portugal. In a representative sample of children from the north of the country, IQ percentiles by age (assessed with Raven’s Colored Progressive Matrices) were dichotomized to <50 (“below-average” IQs) and ≥50. Morning urine iodine concentrations, corrected for creatinine, w...
The association of milk and dairy consumption with iodine status in pregnant wo...
Ferreira, P; Pinheiro, C; Matta Coelho, C; Guimarães, J; Pereira, G; Xavier Moreira, N; Cortez, A; Bracchi, I; Pestana, D; Barreiros Mota, I; Prucha, CThe role of milk and dairy products in supplying iodine to pregnant women is unknown in Portugal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between milk and dairy product consumption and the iodine status of pregnant women in the IoMum cohort of the Oporto region. Pregnant women were recruited between 10 and 13 weeks of gestation, when they provided a spot urine sample and information on lifestyle a...
Iodine knowledge is associated with iodine status in Portuguese pregnant women:...
Pinheiro, C; Xavier, Moreira, N; Ferreira, P; Matta, Coelho, C; Guimarães, J; Pereira, G; Cortez, A; Bracchi, I; Pestana, D; Barreiros, Mota, ILack of knowledge about iodine has been suggested as a risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant women, but no studies have addressed this issue in Portugal. So, the aim of this study was to investigate iodine knowledge among Portuguese pregnant women and its association with iodine status. IoMum, a prospective observational study, included 485 pregnant women recruited at Centro Hospitalar e Universitário d...
Excess perigestational folic acid exposure induces metabolic dysfunction in pos...
Keating, E; Correia-Branco, A; Araújo, JR; Meireles, M; Fernandes, R; Guardão, L; Guimarães, JT; Martel, F; Calhau, CThe aim of this study was to understand whether high folic acid (HFA) exposure during the perigestational period induces metabolic dysfunction in the offspring, later in life. To do this, female Sprague-Dawley rats (G0) were administered a dose of folic acid (FA) recommended for pregnancy (control, C, 2 mg FA/kg of diet, n=5) or a high dose of FA (HFA, 40 mg FA/kg of diet, n=5). Supplementation began at mating ...
A parallel increase in placental oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses occu...
Araujo, JR; ramalho, c; Correia Branco, A; Faria, A; Ferraz, T; Keating, E; Martel, FWe aimed to determine the oxidative stress status in placentas obtained from gestational (GDM) and type 1 (T1D) diabetic pregnancies. Malonaldehyde and protein carbonyls, two biomarkers of oxidative damage, were higher in T1D but not in GDM placentas. Also, higher reduced glutathione and lower oxidized glutathione levels and higher glutathione peroxidase activity were found in T1D but not in GDM placentas. Thes...