Artan Dozlarda Bor Uygulamasının Antep Fıstığı (Pistacia vera L.) Çeşitlerinin Yeşil Aksam Bor Konsantrasyonu ve Diğer Besin Elementlerinin Alımı Üzerine Etkisi

Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) is a plant species that has gradually started to be included in the plant pattern in the Mediterranean and Southeastern Anatolia regions in recent years. In these regions where boron (B) deficiency may be common in terms of soil and environmental factors, it is very important to determine the B nutritional level of the plants, especially the Pistachio which is sensitive to B deficiency. Based on this point, within the scope of this research, the shoot B concentration of the pistachio plant in increasing doses of B (0%; 0.2%; 0.4%; 0.6% and 0.8%) application from the leaf in two different periods when the bream explosion was 20% and the fruit was in the lentil size period and its effects on nutrients have been investigated. For this purpose, trial random blocks in the production areas where two pistachio varieties (Uzun and Kırmızı) were grown under garden conditions were carried out according to the trial plan. As a result of the research, it was determined that plant varieties and applied fertilizer doses had a significant effect on B concentration. Under all B applications according to plant varieties, it was determined that the B concentration was higher in the Kırmızı (21%) variety than in the Uzun variety (8.3%), the average B concentration was 200.3 mg kg-1in the Kırmızı variety and 176.3 mg kg-1 in the Uzun variety. It was determined that the B concentration in the shoot of the plant increased with increasing doses of B application, and these increases (36.8%) were statistically significant at only 0.6% B dose application compared to the control. No statistically significant effect of boron application on the analyzed macro (N, K) and micro (Zn, Fe, Mn) element concentrations was found.

Phenotypic, Nutritional, and Antioxidant Characterization of Blanched Oenanthe javanica for Preferable Cultivar

Blanching is a technique used in blocking sunlight for the production of tender, sweet, and delicious stems in the field. This technique is also used in water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica), an important vegetable in East Asia. In China, the steamed stems of water dropwort are prepared with boiled rice. However, the effect of blanching on the nutritional level and antioxidant capacity of water dropwort has not been explored yet. The current study aims to determine the nutrient contents and antioxidant capacities of five cultivars and select the best cultivar. They were mainly compared in terms of phenotypic, physiological, nutritional, and antioxidant levels after blanch cultivation. Results indicate that blanching significantly influenced the phenotype, physiology, and nutritional level of water dropwort in all cultivars. Although few parameters decreased with blanching, starch, sugars, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant activities increased significantly in the blanched stems in mid- and post-blanching periods. The most noticeable changes were detected in post-blanching samples. Furthermore, the best cultivar (V11E0012) was identified among them. Therefore, blanched water dropwort could be consumed for achieving more nutraceuticals and antioxidants, and cultivar V11E0012 could be recommend for blanching cultivation.

Food Habits and Screen Time Play a Major Role in the Low Health Related to Quality of Life of Ethnic Ascendant Schoolchildren

The objective of the present study was to determine the association between lifestyle parameters (i.e., physical activity (PA) level, screen time (ST), fitness and food habits) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ethnic ascendant schoolchildren (i.e., Mapuche ascendant). This cross-sectional study included 619 schoolchildren with ethnic (EA; n = 234, 11.6 ± 1.0 years) and non-ethnicity ascendant (NEA; n = 383, 11.7 ± 1.1 years) from Araucanía, Chile. HRQoL and lifestyle were measured using a standard questionnaire and cardiometabolic markers (body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) were additionally included. In the EA schoolchildren, the HRQoL reported association with CRF adjusted by age and sex (β; 0.12, p = 0.018) and non-adjusted with foods habits (β; 0.11, p = 0.034). By contrast, ST adjusted by age and sex presented an inverse association with HRQoL (β; −2.70, p < 0.001). EA schoolchildren showed low HRQoL (p = 0.002), low nutritional level (p = 0.002) and low CRF (p < 0.001) than NEA peers. Moreover, children’s ethnic presence showed an association with low nutritional levels (odd ratio (OR): 3.28, p = 0.002) and ST 5 h/day (OR: 5.34, p = 0.003). In conclusion, in the present study, EA schoolchildren reported lower HRQoL than NEA schoolchildren, which could be explained by the lifestyle patterns such as a low nutritional level and more ST exposure.

Changes in nutritional status by recovery phase interventions would be a powerful determinant of cardiovascular prognosis in heart failure patients

Background Adequate nutrition has been proposed for better cardiovascular prognosis as well as fitness, although the impact of the “changes” in nutrition and fitness at recovery phase on the future prognosis has been unclear. Purpose We aimed to examine whether the change in nutritional level as a result of dietary intervention combined with exercise would determine patients' cardiovascular prognosis. Methods This study involved 398 consecutive patients who participated in phase II comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CCR) for at least three months. All patients underwent cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPX) at the initial and completion periods of CCR. Individual dietary guidance was periodically performed with exercise. Peak oxygen uptake (PVO2) was measured through CPX to evaluate the fitness level, whereas nutritional status was evaluated using the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI). Patients were divided in two groups according to the baseline GNRI and the change in GNRI (ΔGNRI) by the median, respectively, to compare their prognosis between groups. Then they were classified into four categories according to the median values of the changes in GNRI (ΔGNRI) and PVO2 (ΔPVO2) during CCR: “Both improved”, “Only GNRI improved”, “Only PVO2 improved” and “Both NOT improved”, to compare MACCE-free rate between categories. Results The rate of MACCE showed significant difference between categories (14%, 18%, 19% and 36%, p&lt;0.001), which was approximately 2 times higher in “Both NOT improved” than the others. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that according to the level of ΔGNRI, “higher ΔGNRI group” showed significantly higher in MACCE-free survival rate than “lower ΔGNRI group” (log rank p=0.010), whereas there was no significant difference according to the baseline GNRI (see figure). According to the categories divided by ΔGNRI and ΔPVO2, MACCE-free rate was significantly lower in “Both NOT improved” (log rank p&lt;0.001) compared to the other categories. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis revealed that “both NOT improved” was an independent predictor of MACCE (hazard ratio, 2.1, 95% confident interval, 1.344–3.175, p&lt;0.001). Conclusion Changes in nutritional level would determine patients' cardiovascular prognosis rather than the baseline nutritional level. Non-responders who showed no improvement in nutritional or fitness by interventions may result in a poor cardiovascular outcome. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None