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Early-life exposure to non-nutritive sweeteners: Impact on adipose tissue morph...

Non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) are sugar alternatives widely incorporated into food and beverages (1), providing sweetness with negligible caloric contribution (2). Over the past two decades, their consumption has increased among pregnant women (3,4). In 2023, WHO discouraged NSS intake highlighting the need for studies regarding exposure during critical windows of development (5), such as pregnancy and childhood (...

The metabolic impact of time-restricted eating and ketogenic diet: a systematic...

Early-life exposure to non-nutritive sweeteners: effects on hepatic FGF21 pathw...

To combat obesity, diets and food products containing non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS), which provide sweetness without caloric intake, have gained popularity, even among pregnant women who reported intentional NNS consumption during gestation. In 2023, the World Health Organization warned about NNS consumption, as their long-term effects may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular...

The cardiometabolic impact of rebaudioside a exposure during the reproductive s...

Since foods rich in refined sugars promote obesity, the use of non-caloric sweeteners has gained popularity, and their consumption by pregnant women has increased. Stevia (a non-caloric sweetener) consumption was considered safe for humans by the European Food Safety Authority in a dose of up to 4 mg/kg body weight/day. However, the World Health Organization recommended in 2023 the restraint of these sweeteners...

Association of 3-Phenoxybenzoic Acid Exposure during Pregnancy with Maternal Ou...

The aims of this study were to characterize the exposure of pregnant women living in Portugal to 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA) and to evaluate the association of this exposure with maternal outcomes and newborn anthropometric measures. We also aimed to compare exposure in summer with exposure in winter. Pregnant women attending ultrasound scans from April 2018 to April 2019 at a central hospital in Porto, Portu...

Editorial: Iodine in health and disease

Iodine is an essential micronutrient, used by the thyroid gland to synthesize thyroid hormones that perform pleiotropic functions in the human organism. These roles include stimulating somatic growth and regulating metabolism, cardiac function, and neurodevelopment, the latter through the control of synapse formation, neuronal migration, and myelination.

Essential trace elements status in portuguese pregnant women and their associat...

Cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), and zinc (Zn) are essential trace elements (ETEs) important in cellular chemical reactions and antioxidant defense. Ingestion of ETEs during pregnancy is crucial but their role in specific pregnancy outcomes is largely unknown. This study aimed to quantify urinary levels of these ETEs in pregnancy and to evaluate their role in pregnancy health. First tr...

Exposure to naturally occurring metals during early-pregnancy and pregnancy out...

This work aimed to characterize exposure to Aluminium (Al), Lithium (Li), Barium (Ba), and Strontium (Sr) and their association with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, anthropometric parameters of the newborn and pregnancy complications. Spot urine samples (n=349) of eligible pregnant women attending the routine 1st-trimester ultrasound scan from April 2018 to April 2019 at Centro Hospitalar Universitário ...

Sociodemographic, lifestyle and anthropometric profile of vegetarian and omnivo...

Vegetarian and omnivorous diets in Portugal: Sociodemographic and anthropometri...