Microorganisms in Whole Botanical Fermented Foods Survive Processing and Simulated Digestion to Affect Gut Microbiota Composition
Front Microbiol. 2021 Dec 7;12:759708. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.759708. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Botanical fermented foods have been shown to improve human health, based on the activity of...
Eating behavior modulates the sensitivity to the central effects of GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment: a secondary analysis of a randomized trial
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Jan 11;137:105667. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105667. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: We investigated if individuals with higher emotional eating scores are less sensitive to...
Vibrant spinach-fennel puree
Spinach is a good example of why it’s important to eat those leafy greens: It is endowed with beta-carotene, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, and iron....
Bioaccessibility of terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus L.) coffee polyphenols: Influence of milk, sugar and sweetener addition
Food Chem. 2022 Apr 16;374:131728. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131728. Epub 2021 Dec 1. ABSTRACT In this study, terebinth coffee formulations were prepared with whole or skimmed milk...
Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Coffee Brew Evaluated after Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion
Nutrients. 2021 Dec 5;13(12):4368. doi: 10.3390/nu13124368. ABSTRACT Coffee contains human health-related molecules, namely polyphenols that possess a wide range of pharmacological functions, and their intake...
Food nanoparticles from rice vinegar: isolation, characterization, and antioxidant activities
NPJ Sci Food. 2022 Jan 11;6(1):1. doi: 10.1038/s41538-021-00118-y. ABSTRACT Abundant nanostructures have been constantly found in various foods, like vinegar, tea, coffee, and milk. However,...
Acute effects of cocoa flavanols on visual working memory: maintenance and updating
Eur J Nutr. 2022 Jan 15. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02767-x. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Consumption of cocoa flavanols may have acute physiological effects on the...
Quercetin mitigates memory deficits in scopolamine mice model via protection against neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
Life Sci. 2022 Jan 11:120326. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120326. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are outcomes of neuroinflammatory processes that...
Paeoniflorin alleviates NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced gestational hypertension and upregulates silent information regulator 2 related enzyme 1 (SIRT1) to reduce H(2)O(2)-induced endothelial cell damage
Bioengineered. 2022 Feb;13(2):2248-2258. doi: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2024325. ABSTRACT Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Paeoniflorin has been reported to alleviate hypertension, thus relieving...
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Ginger-derived compounds exert in vivo and in vitro anti-asthmatic effects by inhibiting the T-helper 2 cell-mediated allergic response
Exp Ther Med. 2022 Jan;23(1):49. doi: 10.3892/etm.2021.10971. Epub 2021 Nov 15. ABSTRACT 6-Shogaol (SHO) and 6-gingerol (GIN), naturally derived compounds of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe),...
The effect of nuts on inflammation
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2008;17 Suppl 1:333-6. ABSTRACT Inflammation is one of the recognised mechanisms involved in the development of atherosclerotic plaque and insulin...
Effect of soy nuts on adhesion molecules and markers of inflammation in hypertensive and normotensive postmenopausal women
Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jul 1;102(1):84-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.02.100. Epub 2008 Apr 16. ABSTRACT Recently, it was shown that substituting soy nuts for nonsoy protein in...
Polymorphisms cyclooxygenase-2 -765G>C and interleukin-6 -174G>C are associated with serum inflammation markers in a high cardiovascular risk population and do not modify the response to a Mediterranean diet supplemented with virgin olive oil or nuts
J Nutr. 2009 Jan;139(1):128-34. doi: 10.3945/jn.108.093054. Epub 2008 Dec 3. ABSTRACT Inflammation is involved in cardiovascular diseases. Some studies have found that the Mediterranean diet...
Nuts, inflammation and insulin resistance
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2010;19(1):124-30. ABSTRACT The beneficial effects of nut consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been widely documented. These protective effects are...