https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Lower protein-to-carbohydrate ratio in maternal diet is associated with higher childhood systolic blood pressure up to age four years https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:22165 40% of energy) intakes. There may be an ideal maternal macronutrient ratio associated with optimal infant BP. Maternal diet, which is potentially modifiable, may play an important role in influencing offspring risk of future hypertension.]]> Tue 24 Apr 2018 11:39:46 AEST ]]> Dietary balance during pregnancy is associated with fetal adiposity and fat distribution https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13870 40% of energy), and low carbohydrate (<40% of energy) intakes. Conclusion: Fetal body composition may be modifiable via nutritional intervention in the mother and thus may play an important role in influencing the offspring's risk of future disease.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:25:48 AEDT ]]> Protein and carbohydrate intakes alter gut microbial community structure in crickets: a geometric framework approach https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46881 Teleogryllus oceanicus. Our study revealed that species richness decreased as crickets consumed more macronutrients, and species evenness peaked at high intake of protein-rich diets. Sex and protein:carbohydrate (P:C) ratios in diets were the primary factors influencing the gut bacterial community, but most of the microbial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) that were significantly different between males and females were present in low abundance. In contrast, protein intake had a greater influence than carbohydrate consumption on the relative abundances of the core bacterial taxa, as an increase in dietary protein availability could remove the growth constraint imposed by limited nitrogen. Taken together, the use of the Geometric Framework provides a deeper insight into how nutritional intakes influence the relative abundances of gut microbes, and could be a useful tool to integrate the study of gut microbiome and fitness traits in a host.]]> Mon 05 Dec 2022 14:49:21 AEDT ]]>