Forecasting Nutrition Research in 2020

Weekday sunlight exposure, but not vitamin D intake, influences the association between vitamin D receptor genotype and circulating concentration 25‐hydroxyvitamin D in a pan‐European population: the Food4Me study

“…Inter‐personal differences in efficiency of endogenous vitamin D synthesis, as well as clothing and sunscreen use and inter‐ and intra‐country variations in latitude, altitude, cloud cover, and air pollution, mean that setting population‐wide recommendations for sunlight exposure is difficult . However, PN has been highlighted as an important feature of current and future nutrition research and current findings should stimulate research to address these challenges within the context of PN. Our evidence concerning interactions between vitamin D‐related genotype and vitamin D sources (diet and sunlight exposure) on vitamin D concentration may help in designing future PN interventions to improve vitamin D status in Europeans.…”

Nutritional Considerations for Healthy Aging and Reduction in Age-Related Chronic Disease

“…Special monitoring is needed, with a loss of >5 kg (10 pounds) over a 6-mo period in a person with dementia leading to intervention. Future research areas should include more randomized controlled trials in different life-stage periods of prevention for mild cognitive decline and in different stages of AD (mild, moderate, or severe) with patient-tailored treatments (98).…”