Aytekin Sahin, Gizem Mengi Celik, Ozge
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Food science & nutrition
Food security is an important factor in ensuring a healthy diet. However, it has been reported that women are more vulnerable to food insecurity than men in many countries. In addition, there is little evidence that Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence is associated with a lower risk of food insecurity. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate food ins...
Wang, Jingjing He, Xun Lv, Shiwen
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Food science & nutrition
Panax notoginseng, a Chinese traditional food and herb medicine, possesses notable cardiovascular health-promoting properties, with notoginsenoside (NG)-R1 being a key active compound. Insulin resistance represents a global health concern associated with various metabolic disorders. This study investigated the effects of NG-R1 on palmitic acid (PA)...
Shahraki, Reza Elhamirad, Amir Hossein Hesari, Javad Noghabi, Mostafa Shahidi Nia, Ahmad Pedram
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Food science & nutrition
This study aimed to use natural herbal gums, as fat replacers, for preparing a low-fat synbiotic cream cheese; for this purpose, the effects of Lepidium perfoliatum seed gum (LPSG) (1% w/w) and flaxseed gum (FG) (1% w/w) on physicochemical, rheological, organoleptic, and microstructural properties of low-fat cream cheese containing B. adolescentis ...
Aakre, Inger Tveit, Inger Beate Myrmel, Lene Secher Fjære, Even Ballance, Simon Rosendal-Riise, Hanne
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Food science & nutrition
The consumption of seaweed is on the rise in the Western world. Seaweeds may contain substantial amounts of iodine, and some species could serve as a potential dietary iodine source. However, limited data on the iodine content and in vivo bioavailability of iodine from seaweeds exist. The objective was to assess whether iodine from a meal consistin...
Yu, Yunhan Zhou, Wensu Zhu, Xidi Hu, Zhao Li, Shaojie Zheng, Baohua Xu, Huilan Long, Wei Xiong, Xiyue
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Food science & nutrition
Dietary intake is considered as a crucial factor affecting mental health symptoms, particularly depression and anxiety symptoms, especially in the case of pregnant women. This study explored the role of dietary intake in depression and anxiety symptoms of pregnant women and provided evidence for primary care interventions. We enrolled 806 pregnant ...
Azad, Farzaneh Hamidianshirazi, Maryam Mazloomi, Seyed Mohammad Shafiee, Maryam Ekramzadeh, Maryam
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Food science & nutrition
As dysbiosis of gut microbiota is recognized as a major risk factor for malnutrition in hemodialysis (HD) patients, we aimed to assess the effects of fortified synbiotic dessert on malnutrition, oxidative stress, inflammation, and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis. A total of 50 hemodialysis patients were randomized into two group...
Ghaffari, Mehdi Gholizadeh, Amir Rauf, Saeed Shariati, Farnaz
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Food science & nutrition
Water availability is the most important key factor affecting sunflower productivity and its oil quality. This study investigated the effect of drought stress on sunflower fatty acids and its effects on grain yield and related components. Thirteen sunflower hybrids were evaluated as randomized complete block design with three replications under nor...
Begna, Regasa Urge, Mengistu Negesse, Tegene Animut, Getachew
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Food science & nutrition
The productivity of small ruminants in Ethiopia is low due to a shortage of feed supply throughout the year, both in terms of quality and quantity. This problem leads to the utilization of locally available lignocellulose by-products, which encompass high cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. It is known that the nutritive value of these lignocellu...
Hashemi, Seyed Mohammad Bagher Jafarpour, Dornoush
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Food science & nutrition
In the present research, the impact of fermentation with two strains of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum (PTCC 1896 and PTCC 1745) on physicochemical properties, antioxidant bioactive compounds, and some health-promoting features of guava juice was investigated. Results showed a significant (p
Khajeh Pour, Sana Blanton, Cynthia Ghimire, Biwash Aghazadeh-Habashi, Ali
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Food science & nutrition
Curcumin (CCM), a culinary spice, is widely consumed for its health benefits for managing oxidative and inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndrome, arthritis, and hyperlipidemia. However, due to its extensive metabolism, the oral bioavailability of CCM is very low. In this study, we developed a rapid, sensitive, and selective assay to examine the ...
