Browse the latest research summaries in the field of nutrition & dietetics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Antioxidants, 2023 • January 7, 2023
Neurological disorders and injuries can impair nerve regeneration and functional recovery due to factors like inflammation and oxidative stress. Quercetin, a dietary flavonoid, possesses neuroprotecti...
KEY FINDING: Quercetin administration in SCI animal models reduced histopathological damage, inflammatory cytokine synthesis, and cellular oxidative stress.
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 • February 14, 2023
This systematic review included 35 studies regarding the impact of VitD on the prognosis of SCI. The limited available studies suggest that the prevalence of VitD insufficiency and deficiency is relat...
KEY FINDING: The meta-analysis showed a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency (81.6%) and deficiency (52.5%) after SCI.
Spinal Cord, 2020 • April 1, 2020
This study assessed associations between vitamin D levels and other risk factors on future chest illness in a chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) cohort. The study found a suggestive association between ...
KEY FINDING: Deficient vitamin D levels were suggestively associated with future chest illness, though with wide confidence limits.
J Phys Med Rehabil, 2020 • March 27, 2020
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to changes in body composition, specifically an obligatory sarcopenia, which contributes to a significant decrease in total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) and an accumu...
KEY FINDING: Equations developed for able-bodied individuals inaccurately assess energy expenditure for those with SCI.
AGING, 2021 • May 6, 2021
This study used RNA-seq to understand and identify DEGs in SCI rats fed a KD and then examine which biological signalling pathways can explain the protective effects of the KD diet on SCI rats. KD sig...
KEY FINDING: A ketogenic diet significantly improved the steroid anabolic pathway in rats with spinal cord injury.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This study investigated weight changes in 1094 individuals with SCI one year post-injury. Data were collected from 16 Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) within the National Spinal Cord Injury Da...
KEY FINDING: The study found that, on average, individuals experienced a slight decrease in BMI during the first year after SCI. However, this varied depending on initial weight status.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study assessed bone mineral density (BMD) in Iranian patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI), examining the impact of demographic, injury-related, and dietary factors. The research involve...
KEY FINDING: Older male patients exhibited lower BMD specifically in spinal vertebrae.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This study investigated the relationships between dietary intakes of amino acids and serum lipid profile along with blood pressure among individuals with SCI. The results indicated that specific amino...
KEY FINDING: Higher dietary intake of lysine was positively related to levels of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglyceride (TG), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on leptin and adiponectin concentrations in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) through a 14-month double-blinded randomized clinical ...
KEY FINDING: Fourteen months of treatment with DHA and EPA did not influence concentrations of leptin but adiponectin level was significantly decreased (P: 0.03).
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr., 2016 • March 1, 2016
The study investigated the association between vitamin D status and nonspecific musculoskeletal pain in acute rehabilitation unit (ARU) patients. The results showed an inverse relationship between ser...
KEY FINDING: Serum 25(OH)D level was inversely associated with nonspecific musculoskeletal pain.