Nutrition Sciences (Belgium)

Treating donor human milk with alternative pasteurization methods, high-pressure processing and ultraviolet-C irradiation, and their impact on pathogen inactivation, nutrient content and protein bioactivity: a scoping review

Human milk is a complex bioactive food matrix that supports the growth and development of infants. In the absence of their parent's own milk, hospitalized preterm infants receive Holder pasteurized donor milk (DM). However, Holder pasteurization (HoP; 62.5 °C, 30 min) inactivates...

The effect of drysuit diving in warm water on body temperature and post immersion orthostatic hypotension

Introduction: Warm-water diving can limit heat dissipation, particularly when performed in fully encapsulating protective gear, leading to substantial thermal and cardiovascular strain that may impair diver safety. Following immersion, removal of hydrostatic support combined with...

Acidic Phytocannabinoids as Endocannabinoid System Vitamers: A Formal Nutritional Hypothesis and Its Failure Conditions

This manuscript advances a formal, falsifiable nutritional hypothesis: that acidic phytocannabinoids (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, cannabidiolic acid, cannabigerolic acid, and related family members) constitute a candidate vitamer family supporting endocannabinoid system (ECS)...

Acidic Phytocannabinoids as Endocannabinoid System Vitamers: A Formal Nutritional Hypothesis and Its Failure Conditions

This manuscript advances a formal, falsifiable nutritional hypothesis: that acidic phytocannabinoids (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, cannabidiolic acid, cannabigerolic acid, and related family members) constitute a candidate vitamer family supporting endocannabinoid system (ECS)...

Everyone Had Something Right: A Historiographical Reassessment of THCA-A/CB1 Receptor Pharmacology

The claim that phytocannabinoids other than THC are pharmacologically inert at CB1 and CB2 rests on a body of receptor-binding literature that is usually described, when it is discussed at all, as "contradictory." This piece traces that literature — beginning with the isolation o...

Characterization of mitochondria in trophoblast cells derived from control and early-onset preeclamptic pregnancies via induced pluripotent stem cells

Abstract Early embryonic development occurs in a low oxygen environment, and mitochondrial morphology and function are distinct in embryonic cells and pluripotent stem cells (PSC), which rely less on oxidative phosphorylation than differentiated cells. Oxidative phosphorylation i...

Diet and physical activity behaviours among people with insomnia symptoms: a cross-sectional survey to understand treatment needs and acceptability

Background High adherence to a Mediterranean diet and regular moderate-intensity physical activity (≥5 days/week, ≥30 minutes/day) reduce the risk of insomnia symptom onset and maintenance, yet engagement in these behaviours among adults with insomnia symptoms and the acceptabili...

Stomach Acid, Blood pH, and Liver Metabolism: The Stability and Transformation of Acidic Cannabinoids

Acidic cannabinoids (e.g., THCA, CBDA) are the dominant phytoconstituents in Cannabis sativa L. and serve as precursors to neutral forms (THC, CBD) via decarboxylation. This is the third work in an integrated series exploring how dietary cannabis inputs interact with Endocannabin...

Stomach Acid, Blood pH, and Liver Metabolism: The Stability and Transformation of Acidic Cannabinoids

Acidic cannabinoids (e.g., THCA, CBDA) are the dominant phytoconstituents in Cannabis sativa L. and serve as precursors to neutral forms (THC, CBD) via decarboxylation. This is the third work in an integrated series exploring how dietary cannabis inputs interact with Endocannabin...

Body Composition, Nutritional Status, and Dietary Intake in the First 100 Days After Stem Cell Transplantation and Their Link to One-Year Mortality in Leukemia Patients

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a potentially curative treatment for acute leukemia; however, the first year after transplantation is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate changes in nutritiona...