Specific Essential Amino Acid Intakes and Health Benefits Among Older Adults

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Protein and specific amino acid intakes are among the lifestyle factors that can mitigate muscle loss among older adults. Lean mass is associated with metabolic and functional health in older age. Clear linkages between specific amino acids and health outcomes will inform future recommended intakes. Furthermore, comparing the composition of essential amino acids in differing eating patterns (recommended as well as popular trends) can identify opportunities to improve essential amino acid intakes.

Institution: Florida State University
Principal Investigator: Claire Berryman, PhD
Year: 2020

Read More: Amino Acid Intake And Conformance With The Dietary Reference Intakes In The United States: Analysis Of The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2018

View this project on the Center for Open Science’s Open Science Framework.

This work was supported by the IAFNS Protein Committee.

The Identification of Microbially-Derived Metabolites as Biomarkers: What Changes of Which Metabolites Matter for Health?

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Identifying microbially‐derived metabolites that may serve as biomarkers for health, or metabotyping, is a necessary step to understanding the role of the microbiome in human health. Ultimately, knowing what metabolites (including presence and quantity) matter for health can inform development of a nutritional strategy for health benefits and the prevention of adverse health outcomes such as metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The specific questions to be addressed in this project are: 1) What diet‐derived and gut‐derived metabolites and/or metabotypes have been linked to specific health outcomes or are markers of health outcomes?; and 2) What types of evidence are available on the relationship between those metabolites/metabotypes and specific health outcomes?

Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator: Karen Robinson, PhD
Year Awarded: 2020

Read More: Diet-Related And Gut-Derived Metabolites And Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review

This project was supported by the IAFNS Gut Microbiome Committee

Mini Virtual Symposium on Sodium

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The Association Between Macular Pigment Optical Density and Visual Function Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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