METHODS: Twenty healthy subjects were enrolled in a randomized, 3-way, blinded cross-over trial. The study was registered under ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier no. NCT00123456. At each test day, the subjects received one of three meals comprising 30 g of starch with 5 g of LD or UP or an energy-adjusted control meal containing pea protein. Fasting and postprandial blood glucose, insulin, C-peptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) concentrations were measured. Subjective appetite sensations were scored using visual analogue scales (VAS).

RESULTS: Linear mixed model (LMM) analysis showed a lower blood glucose, insulin and C-peptide response following the intake of LD and UP, after correction for body weight. Participants weighing ≤ 63 kg had a reduced glucose response compared to control meal between 40 and 90 min both following LD and UP meals. Furthermore, LMM analysis for C-peptide showed a significantly lower response after intake of LD. Compared to the control meal, GLP-1 response was higher after the LD meal, both before and after the body weight adjustment. The VAS scores showed a decreased appetite sensation after intake of the seaweeds. Ad-libitum food intake was not different three hours after the seaweed meals compared to control.

CONCLUSIONS: Concomitant ingestion of brown seaweeds may help improving postprandial glycaemic and appetite control in healthy and normal weight adults, depending on the dose per body weight.

METHODS: Using data from a multicenter, cluster-randomized controlled trial, this secondary analysis involved patients with baseline circulatory shock as defined by a cardiovascular Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score of two or more. Patients were dichotomized into transient or persistent circulatory shock depending on the duration, while transient circulatory shock was defined by the resolution of shock within the first day of enrollment. Early enteral nutrition was defined as the initiation of enteral nutrition within 48 h after intensive care unit admission. The association between early enteral nutrition and a composite outcome (presence of any organ failure on study day 10 or 28-day mortality) was investigated by multivariable and propensity-score-weighted multivariable logistic regression analyses.

RESULTS: Seven hundred and eighty-five patients were included in the analysis, and early enteral nutrition was administered to 385 patients (49.0 %) in the whole study cohort. In patients with transient circulatory shock (n = 527), 221 patients (41.9 %) received early enteral nutrition, and in those with persistent circulatory shock (n = 258), 164 patients (63.6 %) did so. For the overall cohort, there was no difference in the incidence of primary composite outcome between early enteral nutrition and 'no early enteral nutrition ' groups (adjusted odd ratio 0.84, 95 % confidence interval 0.60-1.18) after adjustment for potential confounders. In patients with transient circulatory shock, receipt of early enteral nutrition, compared to no early enteral nutrition, was significantly associated with reduced incidence of the composite outcome (adjusted odd ratio 0.63, 95 % confidence interval 0.41-0.95, p = 0.027). On the contrary, there is no association between early enteral nutrition and the incidence of the composite outcome in patients with persistent circulatory shock (adjusted odd ratio 1.28, 95 % confidence interval 0.64-2.58, p = 0.485). The results of propensity-weighted multivariable analysis conform to the primary analysis.

METHODS: The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) convened a panel of 36 clinical nutrition experts to develop consensus-based guidance statements addressing the diagnosis of malnutrition during critical illness, using a modified Delphi approach with a requirement of ≥75% agreement.