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Effect of ketogenic diet and hypocaloric Mediterranean diet on metabolic and endocrine parameter in women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Properties, 2023
PCOS is the most prevalent female endocrine disorder and is characterized by polycystic ovaries, hyperandrogenism, and protracted anovulation. In PCOS, obesity, low-grade chronic inflammation, and insulin resistance (IR) frequently coexist.
Iqra Masood   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Mediterranean diet on brain and heart comorbidity in the elderly

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
With the aggravation of population aging, the health of the elderly has become an important issue in the aging society. The Mediterranean diet (MD) contributes to healthy aging by changing dietary patterns to delay and prevent disease onset.
XIAO Pei⁃fang
doaj   +1 more source

Association between polyphenol intake and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Sicily, southern Italy

open access: yesNFS Journal, 2017
Background: Mediterranean diet has been demonstrated to exert beneficial effects toward various health outcomes. Among the compounds that may be responsible for such benefits, polyphenols have been proposed as potential candidates.
Justyna Godos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional Barriers to the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Non-Mediterranean Populations

open access: yesFoods
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been shown to lower the risk of developing chronic non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
Tobili Y. Sam-Yellowe
doaj   +1 more source

Shotgun Metagenomic Profiling of the Gut Virome in Prodromal and Confirmed Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
We conducted a nested case‐control study within the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow‐up Study to examine the role of the gut virome (GV) in Parkinson's disease (PD). We applied a novel metagenomic virome profiling approach, Bioinformatic Application for Quantification and Labeling of Viral taxonomy (BAQLaVa), to prospectively ...
Deepika Dinesh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the impact of the Mediterranean-style diet in preventing non-communicable diseases

open access: yesNew Medit
This paper explores the macroeconomic impact of the Mediterranean-style diet in reducing the risk of premature death from non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Fabrizio Ferretti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synergistic Enhancement of Antioxidant Activity in Arbutus unedo Leaf Extract by Biological Fluids: Implications for Functional and Nutraceutical Applications

open access: yesBiotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of biological fluids (saliva, blood plasma, and urine) on the antioxidant capacity of an aqueous extract derived from Arbutus unedo leaves. The extract displayed a concentration‐dependent reducing activity in the ferric reducing power assay (IC50 = 292 ± 7.54 µg/mL) and phosphomolybdenum assays (IC50 = 461.67 ± 4.
Idir Moualek   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and hepatic steatosis: the Swiss CoLaus cohort study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Objective The Mediterranean diet has been promoted as a healthy dietary pattern, but whether the Mediterranean diet may help to prevent hepatic steatosis is not clear.
Pedro Marques-Vidal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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