Endothelial Function and Postprandial Glucose Control in Response to Test-Meals Containing Herbs and Spices in Adults With Overweight/Obesity
Front Nutr. 2022 Feb 22;9:811433. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.811433. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Herbs and Spices (H/S) contain bioactive compounds with purported health benefits. This study investigated...
Plant-based meat and milk offer consumers valuable options
Professor Jennie Macdiarmid, from the University of Aberdeen, raised concern that plant-based diets were becoming less healthy and less environmentally sustainable in an article in...
Potential of Diterpenes as Antidiabetic Agents: Evidence from Clinical and Pre-Clinical Studies
Pharmacol Res. 2022 Mar 7:106158. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106158. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Diterpenes are a diverse group of structurally complex natural products with a wide...
Methenamine Hippurate With Cranberry Capsules Versus Cranberry Alone for Urinary Tract Infection Prevention in a Short-Term Indwelling Foley Catheter Population After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 Mar 1;28(3):e55-e61. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001147. ABSTRACT IMPORTANCE: There is little consensus on an effective nonantibiotic agent for the prevention of...
Methenamine Hippurate With Cranberry Capsules Versus Cranberry Alone for Urinary Tract Infection Prevention in a Short-Term Indwelling Foley Catheter Population After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 Mar 1;28(3):e55-e61. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001147. ABSTRACT IMPORTANCE: There is little consensus on an effective nonantibiotic agent for the prevention of...
Importance of Soy Protein for Older, Plant-based Consumers
A new perspective by Domić et al.,1 published in Advances in Nutrition, proposes that a vegan diet increases the risk of an inadequate protein intake...
Targeting the Gut Microbiota of Vertically HIV-Infected Children to Decrease Inflammation and Immunoactivation: A Pilot Clinical Trial
Nutrients. 2022 Feb 26;14(5):992. doi: 10.3390/nu14050992. ABSTRACT AIMS: Children with HIV exhibit chronic inflammation and immune dysfunction despite antiretroviral therapy (ART). Strategies targeting persistent inflammation...
Kombucha Reduces Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes of Mice by Regulating Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolites
Foods. 2022 Mar 5;11(5):754. doi: 10.3390/foods11050754. ABSTRACT Kombucha, which is rich in tea polyphenols and organic acid, is a kind of acidic tea soup beverage...
Kombucha Reduces Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes of Mice by Regulating Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolites
Foods. 2022 Mar 5;11(5):754. doi: 10.3390/foods11050754. ABSTRACT Kombucha, which is rich in tea polyphenols and organic acid, is a kind of acidic tea soup beverage...
Quantification of Total Phenols and Antioxidants in Coffee Samples of Different Origins and Evaluation of the Effect of Degree of Roasting on Their Levels
Molecules. 2022 Feb 28;27(5):1591. doi: 10.3390/molecules27051591. ABSTRACT Phenolic and antioxidant compounds have received considerable attention due to their beneficial effects on human health. The aim...
Compositional and Morphological Characterization of ‘Sorrento’ and ‘Chandler’ Walnuts
Foods. 2022 Mar 6;11(5):761. doi: 10.3390/foods11050761. ABSTRACT In Italy, most of the cultivated walnuts belong to the Sorrento ecotype, and they are considered commercially valuable...
Cocoa By-Products: Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Beneficial Health Effects
Molecules. 2022 Mar 1;27(5):1625. doi: 10.3390/molecules27051625. ABSTRACT The annual production of cocoa is approximately 4.7 million tons of cocoa beans, of which only 10% corresponds...
New Approach for Targeted Treatment of Mild COVID-19 by Honeysuckle through Network Pharmacology Analysis
Comput Math Methods Med. 2022 Feb 21;2022:9604456. doi: 10.1155/2022/9604456. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential pharmacological value of extracts from honeysuckle on patients...
Multitask Quantum Study of the Curcumin-Based Complex Physicochemical and Biological Properties
Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 4;23(5):2832. doi: 10.3390/ijms23052832. ABSTRACT Density functional theory (DFT), time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), quantum theory of atoms in molecules...
Cranberry Polyphenols in Esophageal Cancer Inhibition: New Insights
Nutrients. 2022 Feb 24;14(5):969. doi: 10.3390/nu14050969. ABSTRACT Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a cancer characterized by rapidly rising incidence and poor survival, resulting in the need...