Introduction: For Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stage stages 3b to 5, a low-protein diet (LPD: 0.6 g/kg/day) or a very low-protein diet (VLPD: 0.3–0.4 g/kg/day) is necessary, depending on the severity of the disease. Indeed, a low-protein diet can slow down glomerular hypert [....] » Read More
High-fructose diets are strongly associated with the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity, insulin resistance, systemic inflammation, and gut barrier dysfunction. In this study, we provide evidence that Bacillus subtilis SF106 represents an effective probiotic [....] » Read More
Phytotherapeutic and nutraceutical strategies are gaining increasing prominence as complementary approaches in cancer management, offering mechanisms that include redox modulation, regulation of the cell cycle, induction of apoptosis, and interference with key proliferative pathw [....] » Read More
Background: Cocoa is a traditional plant-derived food with cultural, nutritional, and therapeutic relevance, particularly in regions where cacao has long been consumed as part of traditional dietary practices. Cocoa flavanols have gained increasing attention as natural bioac [....] » Read More
Kindness-Infused Embodied Regulation (KIER) is a novel, testable theoretical framework that explicates how intentionally embedding kindness self-directed, relational, and action-oriented within nutrition and movement interventions creates a mechanistic pathway to improved physiol [....] » Read More
Background: Precision nutrition aims to optimize health outcomes through individualized dietary interventions tailored to clinical, metabolic, and lifestyle characteristics. Medically tailored meals (MTMs) represent an emerging application of precision nutrition by addressin [....] » Read More
Objective: This study investigates the impact of microwave processing on lipid stability in brown rice derived from paddy stored under ambient conditions (approximately 20 C). By comparing brown rice from one-year stored (control) and five-year stored (over-stored) paddy, the res [....] » Read More
Aging-related cognitive impairment has emerged as a major health-threatening factor among the elderly, and cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) is a prominent anthocyanin with biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and alleviation of neurodegeneration. However, th [....] » Read More
Food-derived lactic acid bacteria (LAB) may contribute to the microbiota–gut–brain axis (MGBA) communication not only through microbial metabolites, but also indirectly through interactions with intestinal epithelial cells and the generation of bioactive soluble facto [....] » Read More
The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (MGBA) plays a pivotal role in cognitive function, positioning psychobiotics as a promising strategy for managing neurodegenerative diseases. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from traditional fermented foods represent a valuable source of candidat [....] » Read More
Green (unripe) banana mixed pulp and peel flour (GBMF) represents a sustainable, multifunctional ingredient naturally rich in type 2 resistant starch (RS2), other dietary fibers, and antioxidants. As consumer demand increasingly shifts toward foods that combine convenience, nutri [....] » Read More
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is widely consumed all over the world. Generally, tea can be classified into six categories, including green, white, yellow, oolong, black, and dark teas, based on their fermentation degrees. Tea contains diverse bioactive ingredients, such as polyphenols [....] » Read More
The adequate and reliable menus nutrition labelling need a well-designed and easy-to-use digital tool, including an acceptable algorithm of nutritional profile comparing with the energy & nutrients DRV. The complex structure of the dish units and the meals associations of cul [....] » Read More
Studying animal nutrition and physiology is important not only for monitoring animal health and productivity, but also for product quality control and human health. This review will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various methods for studying animal nutrition. In gene [....] » Read More
Fruits such as strawberries, grapes, and blueberries are widely preferred due to their high nutritional value and antioxidant content. However, because these fruits lack peelable skins, potential pesticide residues, soil particles, microbial contamination, and environmental pollu [....] » Read More
Children’s vegetable consumption falls below current recommendations, highlighting the need to identify strategies that can successfully promote better acceptance of vegetables. Recently, experimental studies have reported promising interventions that increase acceptance of [....] » Read More
Starch was isolated from cereals (rice, waxy rice, sorghum, ragi and wheat) pulses (chick pea, green gram), root (tapioca), tuber (potato) and were single acid (0.5N HCl) modified for different periods, also modified with 0.5N of each of HNO3, H2SO4 and H3PO4 for 1.5h. AFN increa [....] » Read More
The planet is heading for a serious shortage fresh water, essential for the production of food, drinking purposes and the very existence of civilization. During 50 s, per capita of available ground water in India was approximately 5000 cubic meter/yr, now it has been plumme [....] » Read More
This presentation explores the role of eating behaviors, diet quality, and dietary interventions in obesity and its potential mechanisms.Many herbs and natural products are significant in the treatment of obesity through bulk-producing activity that produces a sense of fullness, [....] » Read More
To minimize the adverse impacts of climate change on food production and security we need new ideas and approaches. in our opinion such idea may be using non-wood forest products as additional natural source for increasing food production. Non-wood forest products include such wi [....] » Read More
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a complex and chronic metabolism disturbance. Obesity (OB), Dyslipidemia (DL), Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH), Atherosclerotic Microvascular Inflammation (AMI) and Hyperglicemia (HG) in different arrangements, at the same time, is a very difficult [....] » Read More
Various clinical studies aimed at modifying the progression of idiopathic Parkinson's disease have been unsuccessful. Similarly, several nutritional trials using bioactive compounds have shown positive effects for patients but have also failed to slow or reduce the disease [....] » Read More
The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical and health-promoting properties of fermented whey beverages produced from organic cow and goat whey (sour and sweet), enriched with organic juices from sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) or wild rose (Rosa canina). The beverage [....] » Read More
Today, pesticides are widely used to kill pests and control weeds. Although pesticides are developed to control specific target pests, their environmental transport and persistence characteristics can lead to acute and chronic toxic effects on non-target organisms and create ecot [....] » Read More
Persimmons are good sources of heart health. The purpose of this study was to assess the starch extract from defatted persimmon seeds in terms of its physicochemical, function, and morphological properties. The process involved washing, hand-shelling, oven-drying, and milling per [....] » Read More
Synthetic food colorants have been widely used in the food industry for over a century due to their stability, consistency, and cost-effectiveness. However, a growing body of toxicological evidence has raised serious public health concerns regarding their continued use. Erythrosi [....] » Read More
Synthetic food colorants have been widely used in the food industry for over a century due to their stability, consistency, and cost-effectiveness. However, a growing body of toxicological evidence has raised serious public health concerns regarding their continued use. Erythrosi [....] » Read More
Our eyes are our most precious sense. Our eyes are in use every day for every task. But chronic eye disease is becoming an epidemic for our aging generation. Dry eyes, macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetes and glaucoma, etc. are increasing and the numbers are expected to doub [....] » Read More
Title : The dis(ease)ability theory conclusion: Is true narration possible? … with AI… simple!
Raffaella Conversano, University of Bari, Italy
Starting from the assumption of the importance of Functional Narration, the primary focus of my pedagogical Theory—not only as a cognitive pathway for individuals in every sector of daily life, from education to the medical field—Artificial Intelligence emerges, thr [....] » Read More