Browse the latest research summaries in the field of nutrition & dietetics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Physiological Reports, 2024 • May 20, 2024
This study validated existing BMR prediction equations in individuals with SCI, focusing on innervated and denervated subgroups, and examined differences between predicted and measured BMR in females ...
KEY FINDING: SCI-specific equations by Chun et al., Nightingale & Gorgey, and AB-specific FFM equations accurately predicted BMR for innervated males.
Turk J Phys Med Rehab, 2024 • December 19, 2023
The study compared serum adiponectin concentration in SCI patients and healthy subjects, and the correlation between adiponectin concentration and healthy nutrition parameters. SCI patients had higher...
KEY FINDING: SCI patients had significantly higher serum adiponectin concentrations than the control group.
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2024 • September 12, 2024
This study demonstrated that every-other-day fasting (EODF), as a simple and safe dietary intervention, can effectively control both weight and food intake in spinal cord injury (SCI) rats. Crucially,...
KEY FINDING: EODF significantly enhanced the recovery of motor function and reduced pathological damage in SCI rats while controlling weight gain.
Physiological Reports, 2024 • September 20, 2024
The study demonstrated that home-based NMES-RT is a feasible and efficacious method for increasing thigh and leg lean mass in persons with SCI, and that the increase in thigh lean mass is further enha...
KEY FINDING: Thigh lean mass increased to a greater extent after NMES with protein supplementation (NMES+PRO) compared to NMES alone.
Food Science & Nutrition, 2025 • December 3, 2025
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of malnutrition risk in a rehabilitation hospital and compare the effectiveness of MST and MUST against NRS-2002. The study found that approximately one-third...
KEY FINDING: According to NRS-2002, 28.3% of patients were at high risk for malnutrition. MST identified 30.8% of patients at high risk, while MUST classified 30.6% of patients at medium and high risk.
Curr Opin Biotechnol, 2021 • August 1, 2021
KD works by multiple mechanisms from mitochondrial function, inhibition of inflammation, and anti-oxidation. Our review of the existing literature has revealed that KD regimens can improve motor recov...
KEY FINDING: KD regimens can improve motor recovery, gray matter sparing, and pain thresholds in rats and neurorecovery and inflammation in humans with SCI.
Spinal Cord, 2021 • October 1, 2021
This study explored barriers and facilitators to weight management among individuals with SCI from the perspectives of SCI healthcare providers. Providers identified individual-level, socio-environmen...
KEY FINDING: Healthcare providers identified numerous individual-level barriers such as physical limitations, lack of interest, and psychological factors.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This study provides preliminary data suggesting that tele-nutrition is an efficacious intervention that may improve diet quality for individuals with SCI. The program successfully provided tele-nutrit...
KEY FINDING: There were no statistically significant changes from baseline to 3-month follow up in weight, waist circumference, Knowledge and Nutrition Evaluation, and LSIA.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • June 1, 2021
This study examined the impact of a high-fat/high-carbohydrate (HFHC) meal on circulating immune cell numbers in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Contrary to the hypothesis, immune c...
KEY FINDING: A significant time × condition interaction effect was observed in CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T cells, as well as CD56+ and CD3+/CD56+ natural killer (NK) cells.
Nutrients, 2021 • June 11, 2021
This systematic review assessed the literature on dietary supplements for sport performance in para-athletes, identifying 15 relevant studies. The review found that evidence supporting supplement use ...
KEY FINDING: Evidence for the effectiveness of supplements like caffeine, creatine, and vitamin D in para-athletes is inconclusive, with results varying across studies.