Nutrició, Ciències de l'Alimentació i Gastronomia: Recent submissions
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Nutrition for the ageing brain: Towards evidence for an optimal diet
As people age they become increasingly susceptible to chronic and extremely debilitating brain diseases. The precise cause of the neuronal degeneration underlying these disorders, and indeed normal brain ageing remains ...
Early signature in the blood lipidome associated with subsequent cognitive decline in the elderly: A case-control analysis nested within the Three-City cohort study
Background Brain lipid metabolism appears critical for cognitive aging, but whether alterations in the lipidome relate to cognitive decline remains unclear at the system level. Methods We studied participants from the ...
5-cis-, Trans- and Total Lycopene Plasma Concentrations Inversely Relate to Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Subjects
Diabetic subjects are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis, the common soil of most of the cardiovascular complications, is more prevalent and extensive in this population due not only to hyperglycemia, ...
Association between both total baseline urinary and dietary polyphenols and substantial physical performance decline risk in older adults: A 9-year follow-up of the InCHIANTI study
Importance: The decline in physical performance that occurs in many older subjects is a strong predictor of falls, hospitalization, institutionalization and mortality. Polyphenols are bioactive compounds that may play a ...
Establecimiento del tamaño de raciones de consumo de frutas y hortalizas para su uso en guías alimentarias en el entorno español: propuesta del Comité Científico de la Asociación 5 al día
Introducción: Las raciones de consumo son cantidades estándar de alimentos o bebidas sugeridas para asesorar sobre la cantidad de alimento a consumir para preservar un estado de salud adecuado. El objetivo principal de ...
5-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and leukotriene D4 increase intestinal epithelial paracellular permeability
<p><span style="color:rgb( 33 , 33 , 33 )">The loss of epithelial barrier function plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease, with levels of 5-lipoxygenase metabolites being increased in the ...
Development of an advanced HPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of carotenoids and fat-soluble vitamins in human plasma
The concentration of carotenoids and fat-soluble vitamins in human plasma may play a significant role in numerous chronic diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and some types of cancer. Although these compounds ...
Association between Food Intake, Clinical and Metabolic Markers and DNA Damage in Older Subjects
Abstract The use of DNA damage as marker of oxidative stress, metabolic dysfunction and age-related diseases is debated. The present study aimed at assessing the level of DNA damage (evaluated as DNA strand-breaks, endogenous ...
Aspectos nutricionales de la dieta mediterránea
Se realiza un anàlisis de los orígenes de la dieta mediterránea, los cuales se remontan a las grandes culturas clásicas de la Edad Antigua. Además, se describe lo que hoy en dia cabe entender como dieta mediterránea y se ...
Alimentación y nutrición: individuo y alimento
A pesar de los medios disponibles, en las sociedades desarrolladas siguen produciéndose errores graves a nivel nutricional. Las llamadas enfermedades de la civilización son un ejemplo de ello. Una primera aproximación a ...
Method for the analysis of volatile compounds in virgin olive oil by SPME-GC-MS or SPME-GC-FID
During the course of the EU H2020 OLEUM project, a harmonized method was developed to quantify volatile markers of the aroma of virgin olive oil with the aim to support the work of sensory panel test to assess the quality ...
Olive oil consumption, plasma metabolites, and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
<p>BackgroundOlive oil consumption has been inversely associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the impact of olive oil consumption on plasma metabolites remains poorly ...
High hydrostatic pressure enhances the formation of oleocanthal and oleacein in 'Arbequina' olive fruit
<p><span style="color:rgb( 46 , 46 , 46 )">During olive oil production, the activity of endogenous enzymes plays a crucial role in determining the oil's phenolic composition. β-Glucosidase contributes to the formation of ...
Las competencias profesionales del nutricionista deportivo
[SPA] OBJETIVO: El artículo presenta los resultados obtenidos en la investigación que dio origen a la tesis doctoral defendida por la autora en la Universitat de Lleida (España), cuyo objetivo fue identificar las Competencias ...
Metabolomics for Biomarkers of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Advances and Nutritional Intervention Trends
Abstract Metabolic characterization of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is crucial for the identification of individuals at risk for developing diabetes and T2DM-related vascular complications as well as for monitoring ...
A scheme for a flexible classification of dietary and health biomarkers
Biomarkers are an efficient means to examine intakes or exposures and their biological effects and to assess system susceptibility. Aided by novel profiling technologies, the biomarker research field is undergoing rapid ...
Low-fat dairy products and blood pressure: follow-up of 2290 older persons at high cardiovascular risk participating in the PREDIMED study
High blood pressure (BP) has been ranked as the most important risk factor worldwide regarding attributable deaths. Dietary habits are major determinants of BP. Among them, frequent intake of low-fat dairy products may ...
Searching for selective scaffolds against Plasmodium falciparum glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 6-phosphogluconolactonase
Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium spp., being one of the major causes of death worldwide with two-hundred million new infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths in 2015. Despite the important advances ...
Different modulation of adipocytokine expression in four main white adipose tissue sites in the rat: mesenteric, perigonadal, retroperitoneal and subcutaneous
White adipose tissue (WAT) is a disperse organ acting as energy storage depot and endocrine/paracrine controlling factor in the management of energy availability and inflammation. WAT sites response under energy-related ...
Traceability, Authenticity and Sustainability of Cocoa and Chocolate Products: a Challenge for the Chocolate Industry
Cocoa beans, the seeds of the tree Theobroma cacao L., are the key raw material for chocolate production that implies an extensive post-harvest process. Chocolate properties can vary depending on cocoa origin, composition ...
