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Effect of Salt Reduction on Consumer Acceptance and Sensory Quality of Food

Foods, 2017
Reducing salt (NaCl) intake is an important public health target. The food industry and catering services are searching for means to reduce the salt content in their products.
Ulla Hoppu, Anu Hopia, Terhi Pohjanheimo, Minna Rotola-Pukkila, Sari Mäkinen, Anne Pihlanto, Mari Sandell   +6 more
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Genetic variation in the TAS2R38 taste receptor contributes to the oral microbiota in North and South European locations: a pilot study

Genes & Nutrition, 2018
Background Microbial communities are influenced by environmental factors including host genetics. We investigated the relationship between host bitter taste receptor genotype hTAS2R38 and oral microbiota, together with the influence of geographical ...
Mari A. Sandell, Maria Carmen Collado
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Familial resemblances in human whole blood transcriptome

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Considering the implication of gene expression in the susceptibility of chronic diseases and the familial clustering of chronic diseases, the study of familial resemblances in gene expression levels is then highly relevant.
Bénédicte L. Tremblay, Frédéric Guénard, Benoît Lamarche, Louis Pérusse, Marie-Claude Vohl   +4 more
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Development and validation of a Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool in the French-speaking adults from Quebec

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
Background The objective of this study was to develop and validate a short, self-administered questionnaire to assess diet quality in clinical settings, using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) as reference. Methods A total of 1040 men and women
J. Lafrenière, S. Harrison, D. Laurin, C. Brisson, D. Talbot, P. Couture, S. Lemieux, B. Lamarche   +7 more
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The elevation of plasma concentrations of apoB-48-containing lipoproteins in familial hypercholesterolemia is independent of PCSK9 levels

Lipids in Health and Disease, 2017
Background Previous studies have reported high plasma concentrations of both intestinal apolipoprotein (apo) B-48-containing lipoproteins and PCSK9 in subjects with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Jean-Charles Hogue, André J. Tremblay, Jean Bergeron, Benoît Lamarche, Patrick Couture   +5 more
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The Antihyperglycemic Effect of Crude Liang (Gnetum gnemon var. tenerum) Leaves Powder on Wistar Rats

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2023
Chlorophyll and chlorophyllin (CHL) demonstrated antidiabetic activity by inhibiting gluconeogenesis and increasing glucose uptake in rats’ muscle cells.
Anunya Suksanga, Sunisa Siripongvutikorn, Rattana Leelawattana, Chutha T. Yupanqui   +3 more
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Designing Nutrition for Health—Incorporating Dietary By-Products into Poultry Feeds to Create Functional Foods with Insights into Health Benefits, Risks, Bioactive Compounds, Food Component Functionality and Safety Regulations

, 2023
This review delves into the concept of nutrition by design, exploring the relationship between poultry production, the utilization of dietary by-products to create functional foods, and their impact on human health.
Iulia Varzaru, Arabela Elena Untea, Petru Alexandru Vlaicu, Alexandra Gabriela Oancea, Mihaela Saracila   +4 more
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Immunomodulatory effects of a mycelium extract of Cordyceps (Paecilomyces hepiali; CBG-CS-2): a randomized and double-blind clinical trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019
Background Cordyceps is a traditional Chinese herb that produces various biopharmaceutical effects, including immune-enhancing effects. In this study, we prepared a Cordyceps mycelium culture extract (Paecilomyces hepiali, CBG-CS-2) to confirm its ...
Su-Jin Jung, Eun-Soo Jung, Eun-Kyung Choi, Hong-Sig Sin, Ki-Chan Ha, Soo-Wan Chae   +5 more
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Functional Foods and Food Supplements [PDF]

Applied Sciences, 2020
This Special Issue aims to provide new findings and information with respect to healthy foods and biologically active food ingredients. Studies on the chemical, technological, and nutritional characteristics of healthy food ingredients will be taken into consideration as well as analytical methods for monitoring their quality.
Boggia, Raffaella, Zunin, Paola, Turrini, Federica   +2 more
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Rapid Characterizaiton of Chemical Constituents of the Tubers of Gymnadenia conopsea by UPLC–Orbitrap–MS/MS Analysis

Molecules, 2020
Gymnadenia conopsea R. Br. is a traditional Tibetan medicinal plant that grows at altitudes above 3000 m, which is used to treat neurasthenia, asthma, coughs, and chronic hepatitis.
Xin Wang, Xiang-Jian Zhong, Na Zhou, Ning Cai, Jia-Hui Xu, Qing-Bo Wang, Jin-Jie Li, Qian Liu, Peng-Cheng Lin, Xiao-Ya Shang   +9 more
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