Diet, Inflammation, and Infectious Diseases

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Optimal dietary patterns for prevention of chronic disease

Peilu Wang et al.

Summary: Analyses of various dietary patterns showed that adhering to low insulinemic, low inflammatory, or diabetes risk-reducing diets resulted in the largest risk reduction for cardiometabolic diseases and cancer in US men and women. The comparability of different dietary patterns in improving overall health remains to be determined.

NATURE MEDICINE (2023)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Association between vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 infection and mortality

Jason B. Gibbons et al.

Summary: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection. This study shows that supplementation with Vitamin D-2 and D-3 can significantly reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection and mortality in US veterans. Higher dosages of Vitamin D are more beneficial, and black veterans receive greater risk reductions compared to white veterans.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2022)

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Review Virology

Why is temperature sensitivity important for the success of common respiratory viruses?

Ronald Eccles

Summary: This review explores the impact of temperature sensitivity on respiratory viruses, proposing that it may influence infection success through restricting it to the upper airways, causing mild upper respiratory tract illnesses, and triggering local reflex reactions that aid in the spread of infection in the community.

REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY (2021)

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Editorial Material Nutrition & Dietetics

Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis Associated with Crohn Disease: A Potential Role of Exclusion Diet? Comment on Starz et al. The Modification of the Gut Microbiota via Selected Specific Diets in Patients with Crohn's Disease. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2125

Erika Cantarelli et al.

Summary: The efficacy of diet and its influence on gut microbiome composition in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been well demonstrated, but its potential in managing extraintestinal manifestations remains unclear. The authors reported a case of a child with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) and Crohn disease (CD) who responded successfully to Crohn disease exclusion diet (CDED) in combination therapy, indicating the potential benefit of diet in resistant patients with CD and extraintestinal manifestations.

NUTRIENTS (2021)

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Editorial Material Nutrition & Dietetics

Reply to Cantarelli et al. Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis Associated with Crohn Disease: A Potential Role of Exclusion Diet? Comment on Starz et al. The Modification of the Gut Microbiota via Selected Specific Diets in Patients with Crohn's Disease. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2125

Eliza Starz et al.

NUTRIENTS (2021)

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Article Dermatology

Ultraviolet A radiation and COVID-19 deaths in the USA with replication studies in England and Italy

M. Cherrie et al.

Summary: Research indicates that higher ambient UVA exposure is associated with lower COVID-19-specific mortality, suggesting potential population health benefits and novel treatments.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY (2021)

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Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Examining Associations of HIV and Iron Status with Nutritional and Inflammatory Status, Anemia, and Dietary Intake in South African Schoolchildren

Charlene Goosen et al.

Summary: The etiology of multifactorial morbidities such as undernutrition and anemia in children living with HIV on ART is poorly understood. In this study, both HIV infection and low iron stores were associated with lower height-for-age Z-scores, while HIV infection and sufficient iron stores were associated with higher levels of inflammation markers. HIV+ children with low iron stores had worse nutritional status and higher levels of subclinical inflammation compared to HIV- children.

NUTRIENTS (2021)

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Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Diet-Microbiota Interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Kohei Sugihara et al.

Summary: This article discusses the importance of the interaction between diet and gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease, highlighting the critical role of gut microbiota dysbiosis and diet in the development of the disease.

NUTRIENTS (2021)

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Review Nutrition & Dietetics

The Modification of the Gut Microbiota via Selected Specific Diets in Patients with Crohn's Disease

Eliza Starz et al.

Summary: Diet interventions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease, can affect the gut microbiota composition, with different elimination diets showing varying impacts on microbial diversity. While low-FODMAP diet may reduce symptoms but negatively affect microbial abundance, CDED (Crohn's disease exclusion diet) has a positive influence on both disease prognosis and microbiota.

NUTRIENTS (2021)

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Article Nutrition & Dietetics

A Positive Association of Overactivated Immunity with Metabolic Syndrome Risk and Mitigation of Its Association by a Plant-Based Diet and Physical Activity in a Large Cohort Study

Sunmin Park et al.

Summary: The study shows that elevated immunity is associated with an increased risk of MetS, and lifestyle factors can influence immune status. High white blood cell counts and low C-reactive protein levels are linked to increased MetS risk, while a plant-based diet, physical activity, and non-smoking habits are associated with lower immunity.

NUTRIENTS (2021)

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Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology