39 articles in this issue
Martina Lundqvist, Nicklas Ennab Vogel, Lars-Åke Levin
Background: Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day. Several studies have focused on examining if breakfast habits have any short-term effects on school attendance, academic achievement, and general health in children and adoles... see more
Shaoling Lin, Zhengyu Wang, Ka-Lung Lam, Shaoxiao Zeng, Bee K. Tan, Jiamiao Hu
Background: Polyphenols are a class of plant secondary metabolites with a variety of physiological functions. Polyphenols and their intestinal metabolites could greatly affect host energy metabolism via multiple mechanisms.Objective: The objective of this... see more
Jiali Chen, Peng Liang, Zhenbang Xiao, Meifang Chen, Fang Gong, Chengyong Li, Chunxia Zhou, Pengzhi Hong, Won-Kyo Jung, Zhong-Ji Qian
Introduction: A previous study has shown that Ala–Thr–Pro–Gly–Asp–Glu–Gly (ATPGDEG) peptide identified from boiled abalone by-products has high antioxidant activities and antihypertensive effect.Objective: In this study, we further investigated its antiph... see more
Baoying Wang, Xiaolin Gao, Baoguang Liu, Yucheng Li, Ming Bai, Zhenqiang Zhang, Erping Xu, Zhang’e Xiong, Yunlian Hu
Background: Curcumin is a major active ingredient extracted from powdered dry rhizome of Curcuma longa.In Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, it has been used as a hepatoprotective agent for centuries.However, the underlying mechanisms are not clea... see more
Hong Qin, Haiyan Xu, Liang Yu, Lina Yang, Cui Lin, Jihua Chen
Background: Obesity has currently become a serious social problem to be solved. Sesamol, a natural bioactive substance extracted from sesame oil, has shown multiple physiological functions, and it might have an effect on the treatment of obesity.Objective... see more
Hanna Fjeldheim Dale, Caroline Jensen, Trygve Hausken, Einar Lied, Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk, Ingeborg Brønstad, Dag Arne Lihaug Hoff, Gülen Arslan Lied
Background: Fish protein hydrolysates are suggested to contain bioactive sequences capable of affecting metabolic pathways involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism and body weight when consumed in low doses. Modulation of the appetite-regulating h... see more
Carla Gramaglia, Eleonora Gattoni, Camilla Vecchi, Elisa Di Tullio, Giampaolo Biroli, Federico D'Andrea, Sergio Riso, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Marco Marchetti, Marco Sarchiapone, Roberta Siliquini, Patrizia Zeppegno
Background: The onset of some types of obesity may correlate with specific familial relational patterns, and expressed emotion (EE), the family life’s ‘emotional temperature’, may play a role in obesity treatment compliance and outcome.Objective: The aim ... see more
Diana Gazzani, Francesco Zamboni, Francesco Spelta, Pietro Ferrari, Veronica Mattioli, Lucia Cazzoletti, Elisabetta Zanolin, Stefano Tardivo, Marcello Ferrari
Background: The research was conducted in the frame of a population-based, case control study, called Genes Environment Interaction in Respiratory Disease.Objective: To assess the association between protein intake and physical performance in a general po... see more
Jason P. H. Jones, Mohammad M. H. Abdullah, Dallas Wood, Peter J. H. Jones
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Kohei Suruga, Tsuyoshi Tomita, Kazunari Kadokura, Toshiro Arai
Background: Obesity is a serious health problem in the world. We thought that the activity and safety of natural plants and/or foods are very important in the management of therapy for obesity. Rhus verniciflua (R. verniciflua) is also known as lacquer tr... see more
Liang Liu, Wei Wang, Zhichen Zhao, Chen Hu, Li Tao, Xianwen Zhang
AbstractBackgroud: Gastric cancer (GC) has become the second leading cause of death due to the worldwide incidence, mortality and prevalence. Therefore, it is urgent to find new drugs with low toxicity and high efficacy for the treatment of gastric cancer... see more
Zhen Luo, Xue Xu, Sen Zhao, Takami Sho, Wenli Luo, Jing Zhang, Weina Xu, Kong Hon, Jianxiong Xu
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of microbe-derived antioxidant (MA) on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced hepatic lipid disorders in mother rats and offspring.Methods: A total of 36 female rats were randomly divided into three groups at the b... see more
Tomomi Iwashima, Yuki Kudome, Yoshimi Kishimoto, Emi Saita, Miori Tanaka, Chie Taguchi, Satoshi Hirakawa, Nobu Mitani, Kazuo Kondo, Kaoruko Iida
Background: Inflammation in endothelial cells induces production of inflammatory cytokines and monocytes adhesion, which are crucial events in the initiation of atherosclerosis. Aronia berry (Aronia meranocalpa), also called black chokeberry, contains abu... see more
Qinghong Meng, Shouwen Zhang, Song Yan, Zhihong Zhang, Liqun Wang, Yinglei Zhang, Haitao Guan
Background: Although the rice processing characteristics and processing quality evaluation technologies have been studied for many years in China, there have been few reports on the evaluation index system and evaluation method of fresh instant rice proce... see more
Yun Su, Zemeng Feng, Yumin He, Lingling Hong, Gang Liu, Tiejun Li, Yulong Yin
Background: Obesity and its related metabolic syndrome continue to be major public health problems. Monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) may cause metabolic diseases such as obesity. Meanwhile, the Chinese population has undergone rapid transition to a high-fat d... see more
Inger Aakre, Synnøve Næss, Marian Kjellevold, Maria Wik Markhus, Anita Røyneberg Alvheim, Jorån Østerholt Dalane, Ellen Kielland, Lisbeth Dahl
Background: Most foods, including seafood, undergo some sort of processing as an integrated part of the global food industry. The degree of processing depends on the type of product produced. Processed seafood products are an important part of the diet; t... see more
Agnieszka Korga, Marta Ostrowska, Magdalena Iwan, Malgorzata Skierucha, Aleksandra Józefczyk, Piotr Pawlowski, Jaroslaw Dudka, Ryszard Maciejewski, Robert Sitarz
Background: Gastric cancer (GC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related death. Its aetiology is multifactorial, but the major risk factor is a high in salt diet. During gastric carcinogenesis, cadherin-1 (CDH1) down-expression and cyclooxygena... see more
Xiangyu Cao, Dan Liu, Ying Xia, Tiange Cai, Yin he, Jianli Liu
Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most widespread diseases in the world, high glucose can damage islet cells, it is important to discover new natural products to inhibit high glucose damage. The protective effects and mechanisms of a novel Lenti... see more
Jian-Long Sun, Hong-Fang Ji, Liang Shen
Curcuminoids, as the main ingredient of turmeric, are popularly used in food additives and condiments, and are widely accepted to be beneficial for human health for their antioxidant activity. However, curcuminoids are highly susceptible in terms of therm... see more
Boštjan Jakše, Barbara Jakše, Jernej Pajek, Maja Pajek
Background: Sustainable nutritional strategies to reduce risk factors of cardiovascular diseases are highly needed. Inclusion of meal replacements may increase adherence to plant-based diets (PBDs).Objective: The aim of this study was to test the effects ... see more
Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Liya Denney, Marvin B. Toledo, Virgillyn Anne Obligar, Emma F. Jacquier, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Mario V. Capanzana
Background: Adequate nutrition during childhood and adolescence is essential to promote growth and development.Objective: This study evaluated usual energy and nutrient intakes of Filipino schoolchildren and adolescents.Design: Food and beverage intakes w... see more
Jean-Ronel Corbier, Berrnard William Downs, Steve Kushner, Ted Aloisio, Debasis Bagchi, Manashi Bagchi
Background: The American Society of Hematology reported that according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) anemia is the most common blood disorder, which affects more than 3 million Americans, while the Global Burden of Disease 2016 ... see more
Diana Ansorena, Sandivel Cama, Marta Alejandre, Iciar Astiasaran
Background: Food labeling is an important communication tool for the exposure of nutrition information in foods.Objective: The presence of labeling messages related to nutrients, health properties, allergens, and additives in meat products marketed in Spa... see more
Wenfeng Liu, Shun Huang, Yonglian Li, Kun Zhang, Xi Zheng
Background: Glycyrrhizinic acid (GA), a major active ingredient enriched in the roots of licorice, possesses well-confirmed anti-inflammatory effects.Objective: To evaluate the underlying mechanisms of GA against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced chronic n... see more
Aamina Alim, Ting LI, Tanzeela Nisar, Daoyuan Ren, Xichuan Zhai, Yaxing Pang, Xingbin Yang
Background: Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) peel has been always considered as useless because of the harsh taste. To promote the full utilization of kiwifruit resources it is essential to explore the nutritional benefits of kiwifruit peel.Objective: Our ... see more
Lin Du, Jianke Li, Xitong Zhang, Lifang Wang, Weimin Zhang, Mi Yang, Chen Hou
Backgrounds: Inflammatory response mediated by activated immune cells is a vital process in host defense system while responding to various stresses. Our previous studies have indicated that pomegranate peel polyphenols (PPPs) and their main components pu... see more
Zixia Tian, Haiyan Jia, Yuezhen Jin, Minghui Wang, Jiejian Kou, Chunli Wang, Xuli Rong, Xinmei Xie, Guang Han, Xiaobin Pang
Background: ‘Bianliang ziyu’, a famous chrysanthemum variety commonly planted in Kaifeng, China, is often consumed by local residents. However, the hepatoprotective effects of Bianliang ziyu and their underlying mechanisms are not clear.Objective: In this... see more
Karina M. Vermeulen, Márcia M.G.D. Lopes, Evellyn C. Grilo, Camila X. Alves, Richele J.A. Machado, Lucia L. Lais, José Brandão-Neto, Sancha H.L. Vale
Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a disease characterized by progressive loss of functional muscle mass followed by changes in body composition.Objective: This study aimed to describe and evaluate bioimpedance parameters in boys with DMD. D... see more
Tingting Ma, Tian Lan, Tonghui Geng, Yanlun Ju, Guo Cheng, Zhiluo Que, Guitian Gao, Yulin Fang, Xiangyu Sun
Background: Kiwifruit is one of the most commercialized fruits on the international market, which has notable high nutritional and medicinal value with many health benefits. In addition to being consumed fresh, numerous kiwifruit products are popular, suc... see more
Heba Ashi, Guglielmo Campus, Gunilla Klingberg, Heléne Bertéus Forslund, Peter Lingström
Background: Obesity is a multifactorial disease that is increasing worldwide and is caused by different environmental and genetic factors, with an increase in the consumption of high-energy–containing food and a decrease in physical activity constituting ... see more
Takayuki Inoue, Masanori Katakura, Shahdat Hossain, Kentaro Matsuzaki, Osamu Shido
Background: Arachidonic acid (AA, C20:4, ?-6) is a ?-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and plays diverse roles in cell signaling. Numerous reports on the effects of ?-3 PUFAs, such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6, ?-3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA... see more
Iselin Vildmyren, Alfred Halstensen, Åge Oterhals, Oddrun A. Gudbrandsen
Background: Fish fillet consumption is associated with beneficial health effects; however, little is known about whether consuming other parts of the fish such as head, backbone, skin, cut-offs, and entrails (collectively known as residuals) will provide ... see more
Soo Im Chung, Xingyue Jin, Mi Young Kang
Background: Menopause induces various metabolic disorders due to the rapid decrease of the ovarian hormone estrogen. It is involved in increased risk of obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and osteoporosis. The pigmented giant embryo cultivar is a promising ... see more
Katrine G. Hjertholm, Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen, Per O. Iversen, Ibrahimu Mdala, Alister Munthali, Kenneth Maleta, Zumin Shi, Elaine Ferguson, Penjani Kamudoni
Background: Dietary diversity scores (DDS) are simple indicators often used as proxies for nutrient adequacy. A 10-food group indicator is proposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a global standard for measuring dietary d... see more
Shufen Han, Wei Zhang, Ru Zhang, Jun Jiao, Chunling Fu, Xing Tong, Weiguo Zhang, Liqiang Qin
Background: Dietary intake of cereal fiber has been reported to benefit lipid metabolism through multiple mechanisms. The present study aimed to discover the potential mechanisms by which cereal fiber could modify the intestinal cholesterol metabolism.Des... see more
Lara Nasreddine, Mandy Taktouk, Massar Dabbous, Jad Melki
Objective: Exposure to food marketing may influence children’s food preferences and consumption patterns and may increase the risk of childhood obesity. The WHO Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) has recently released a regional nutrient pr... see more
Jinli Xie, Yanghanxiu Liu, Bohui Chen, Guangwen Zhang, Shiyi Ou, Jianming Luo, Xichun Peng
Background: The effects of ß-glucan on colitis mice are contradictory in previous reports. As a result, it is still unclear whether there is an anti-colitis effect in Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide (GLP), which is mainly composed of ß-glucan. Moreover, ... see more
Maureen Wanjiru Gitagia, Rose Chepchirchir Ramkat, Dorothy M Mituki, Celine Termote, Namukolo Covic, Maureen Jepkorir Cheserek
Background: Empirical evidence on the link between agro-biodiversity and dietary diversity appears to be inconclusive. Thus, arises a need to determine other factors that could significantly influence dietary diversity in different agro-ecological z... see more
Nurul Elyani Mohamad, Swee Keong Yeap, Nadiah Abu, Kian Lam Lim, Nur Rizi Zamberi, Noraini Nordin, Shaiful Adzni Sharifuddin, Kamariah Long, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen
Background: Coconut water and vinegars have been reported to possess potential anti-tumour and immunostimulatory effects. However, the anti-tumour, anti-in?ammatory and immunostimulatory effects of coconut water vinegar have yet to be tested.Objective: Th... see more