V času mladostništva pride pod vplivom dinamičnih hormonskih sprememb do pospešene telesne rasti, razvoja in spolnega dozorevanja. Posledično morajo mladostniki v tem obdobju poskrbeti za uravnoteženo in pestro prehrano z zadostnim vnosom energije in vseh makrohranil v pravilnem razmerju. Namen naše raziskovalne naloge je bil v populaciji zdravih m...
Published in Current medicinal chemistry
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are ubiquitous components on animal cell membranes, and exposed on the outer surface. Various studies have demonstrated that they play key roles in cells proliferation, adhesion, motility and differentiation. Usually, the specific types of GSLs are expressed more highly in tumors than in normal tissues, which are known as ...
Published in Nutrients
Background: Current carbohydrate (CHO) intake recommendations for ultra-trail activities lasting more than 2.5 h is 90 g/h. However, the benefits of ingesting 120 g/h during a mountain marathon in terms of post-exercise muscle damage have been recently demonstrated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze and compare the effects of 120 g/h ...
Published in Nutrients
High sugar intake in childhood has been linked to obesity. However, the role of macronutrient substitutions and associations with metabolic health remain unclear. We examined associations of carbohydrate intake and its subtypes with body composition and metabolic health among 3573 children participating in a population-based cohort in the Netherlan...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
The application of biostimulants derived from extracts of the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum has long been accepted by growers to have productivity benefits in stressed crops. The impact of the processing method of the A . nodosum biomass is also known to affect compositional and physicochemical properties. However, the identification of the mec...
Published in Polymers
Tigernut tubers ( Cyperus esculentus ) are used for the production of vegetable milk, commonly known as “Horchata de chufa” in Spain. The presence of starch in the tuber limits the yield of the milk, since this carbohydrate gelatinizes during the pasteurization of the milk and leads to the considerable solidification of this drink. The present work...
