Prevalence and beverage-related risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease: An original study in Chinese college freshmen, a systemic review and meta-analysis
Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2021 Sep 28:e14266. doi: 10.1111/nmo.14266. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Beverage-drinking behavior could be a potential risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease...
Association between food intake and obesity in pregnant women living with and without HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective cohort study
BMC Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;21(1):1504. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11566-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although global nutrition/dietary transition resulting from industrialisation and urbanisation has been identified as a major...
Impact of Coffee/Green Tea/Soft Drink Consumption on the Risk of Hyperuricemia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 8;18(14):7299. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147299. ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between hyperuricemia and the frequency...
Impacts of brewing time, brewing temperature and brands on the leaching of phthalates and bisphenol A in dry tea
Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2021 Oct;38(10):1755-1766. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2021.1940307. Epub 2021 Jul 7. ABSTRACT Although tea is often considered...
Green Tea Infusion Ameliorates Histological Damages in Testis and Epididymis of Diabetic Rats
Microsc Microanal. 2021 Jun 29:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1431927621012071. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Green tea is a popular drink used for therapeutic purposes to mitigate the...
Incidence of fraud and adulterations in ASEAN food/feed exports: A 20-year analysis of RASFF’s notifications
PLoS One. 2021 Nov 5;16(11):e0259298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259298. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT This paper explored the occurrence of food fraud and adulterations (FFA) in exports from the...
Systematic Review of Polyherbal Combinations Used in Metabolic Syndrome
Front Pharmacol. 2021 Oct 7;12:752926. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.752926. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multifactorial disease, whose main stay of prevention and management...
Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Pigments of Mediterranean Herbs and Spices as Affected by Different Extraction Methods
Foods. 2021 Oct 16;10(10):2477. doi: 10.3390/foods10102477. ABSTRACT This study examined the composition and properties of chlorophyll and carotenoid extracted from the leaves of several Mediterranean...
LC-MS/MS-QTOF Screening and Identification of Phenolic Compounds from Australian Grown Herbs and Their Antioxidant Potential
Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Nov 5;10(11):1770. doi: 10.3390/antiox10111770. ABSTRACT Culinary spices and herbs have been used to impart a characteristic flavour and aroma in food due...
Adding Flavours: Use of and Attitudes towards Sauces and Seasonings in a Sample of Community-Dwelling UK Older Adults
Foods. 2021 Nov 17;10(11):2828. doi: 10.3390/foods10112828. ABSTRACT Adding flavours can encourage food intake in older adults for health benefits. The use and attitudes of 22...
Essential Oils from Fruit and Vegetables, Aromatic Herbs, and Spices: Composition, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities
Biology (Basel). 2021 Oct 25;10(11):1091. doi: 10.3390/biology10111091. ABSTRACT In the field of food preservation, encapsulated Essential Oils (EOs) could be the best non-toxic and eco-friendly...
Safety of water lentil powder from Lemnaceae as a Novel Food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
EFSA J. 2021 Nov 15;19(11):e06845. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6845. eCollection 2021 Nov. ABSTRACT Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods...
Antioxidant Effects of Protocatechuic Acid and Protocatechuic Aldehyde: Old Wine in a New Bottle
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Nov 8;2021:6139308. doi: 10.1155/2021/6139308. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Phenolic compounds are naturally present as secondary metabolites in plant-based sources such...
A standardized black pepper seed extract containing β-caryophyllene improves cognitive function in scopolamine-induced amnesia model mice via regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and MAPK proteins
J Food Biochem. 2021 Nov 14:e13994. doi: 10.1111/jfbc.13994. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT β-caryophyllene (BCP), a natural sesquiterpene present in plants, is a selective agonist...
Identification of catabolic pathway for 1-deoxy-D-sorbitol in Bacillus licheniformis
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2021 Nov 19;586:81-86. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.11.072. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT 1-Deoxy-D-sorbitol, the 1-deoxy analogue of D-sorbitol, has been detected in human...