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Nutrition Transition in Sri Lanka: A Diagnosis
It has been widely argued that the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in Asia is due to the nutrition transition experienced by the region.
Published 25 May, 2018
The Mediterranean Diet: An Update
In this short communication, attempts have been made to provide an update on the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet.
Published 22 May, 2018
Early Feeding Patterns and Subsequent Weight Gain in Infants in Hawaii and Puerto Rico Participating in the WIC Program
Objective: Assess the association between early infant feeding practices and rapid weight gain during the next months among infants’ participants of the WIC Program in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Published 17 May, 2018
Screening of the Cassia Fistula Phytochemical Constituents by UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS2
Cassia Fistula leaves and their extracts are one of the most widely used herbal products and/or dietary supplements in the world.
Published 17 May, 2018
Psidium Fruits: Endemic Fruits of Latin America with a Wide Variety of Phytochemicals
Main causes of death globally are stroke, ischemic heart and respiratory diseases, no making distinction among regions of the world, nor income economies.
Published 16 May, 2018
Are Functional Foods Essential for Sustainable Health?
Food and diet play a key role in health and disease. The Harvard School of Public Health pinpoints the importance of a quality diet in health maintenance.
Published 26 Apr, 2018
Using Sierrathrissa leonensis in Emulsion-Type Sausage
This study was conducted to produce emulsion-type sausages using Sierrathrissa leonensis.
Published 31 Mar, 2018
Proximate Composition and Sensory Characteristics of Low-Fat Meatloaf with Shredded Cabbage
The portions of pork fat in meat loaf were replaced with shredded fresh cabbage at 0% (control), 50% and 100% in the production of low-fat meatloaves which were coded as CAB0, CAB50 and CAB100 respectively.
Published 31 Mar, 2018
Personality and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Young Men: Mixed Methods Assessment
Background: To assess whether personality of young men (18–24) may impact on their fruit and vegetable consumption using mixed methods.
Published 05 Apr, 2018
The Absence of Quality Standards on Meat Trade and its Implications to Retailers and Consumers
The study aimed to compare the regular veal commercialized in Portugal from different origins, namely crossbred beef calves from Portuguese production (PCB) and Holstein calves from Dutch (DHF), Spanish (SHF) and Portuguese (PHF) production.
Published 22 Mar, 2018
Mediterranean Diet: The Right way to Longevity?
The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is not a trendy diet to lose weight in a few days or weeks but a set of knowledge, social habits and cultural traditions historically handed down by the populations that overlook the Mediterranean basin, which since November 2010 UNESCO, for its historical roots and proven scientific bases, it has recognized as "the intangible heritage of humanity".
Published 20 Feb, 2018
Polyphenols - What's Behind their Antiaging Brain Reputation?
The timeline by year of PubMed website shows as more than hundred documents appears under the search of the formula “polyphenols+brain+aging”, being the beginnings of the present century the initial period of this eye-catching interest.
Published 16 Feb, 2018
Assessing Household Food Security Status and Nutritional Outcome among Underprivileged Children (10-19 Years) from East Senatorial District of Lagos State, Nigeria
Background: The purpose of this research work was to assess household food security and its nutritional implications on adolescents from selected Local Government Areas of Lagos, Nigeria.
Published 16 Feb, 2018
Nutrition and Health of Women in Chile
The objective of this study was to diagnose the nutritional and health status of Chilean women of reproductive age by conducting a literature review.
Published 20 Nov, 2017
Spatial Differentiation of Food Expenditures in an Enlarged European Union
This paper studies the structure of consumption profiles for European countries. The analysis covers twenty European Union (EU) member states for the year 1961 and 28 EU countries for the year 2011.
Published 20 Oct, 2017
Coffee Silverskin: A Low-Cost Substrate for Bioproduction of High-Value Health Promoting Products
In the last decade, the valorization of food wastes has become a priority research line in order to achieve a sustainable food industry.
Published 29 Sep, 2017
Strict Tomato Soup Diet Causing Thiamine Deficiency
Thiamine deficiency is a neurologic emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment.
Published 18 Jul, 2017
Food Coaching: A New Methodology for an Old Problem
In the present short communication, the author presented and introduced the food coaching.
Published 06 Jul, 2017
Identification of Early Molecular Biomarkers of Diet-Related Pathologies for the Development of Health Preventive Nutritional Strategies
Diet-related pathologies constitute the main cause of mortality now a day’s [1,2].
Published 17 Jun, 2017
Bioavailability of Functional Food Constituents: A Controversial Research Field
Recently consumer demands in the field of food has significantly changed. Consumers, in fact, are aware of that food is related to their health [1].
Published 15 Mar, 2017
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