Coconut Oil: A Heart Healthy Fat?
There are many claims about the health benefits of coconut oil. But what is the evidence behind these health claims? Read this five-page fact sheet to learn more about coconut oil and how it might affect heart health. Written by Wendy M. Gans and Gail P.A.
Gail P. Kauwell, Wendy M. Gans
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Functionality of Puff Pastry Olive Pomace Oil-Based Margarines and Their Baking Performance
Designing healthier lipids is a current approach to developing potential functional foods. Olive pomace oil (OPO) has beneficial effects on human health, attributed to its high oleic acid content and unique bioactive compounds.
María Dolores Álvarez +3 more
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Oleogels as a Fat Substitute in Food: A Current Review
Fats and oils in food give them flavor and texture while promoting satiety. Despite the recommendation to consume predominantly unsaturated lipid sources, its liquid behavior at room temperature makes many industrial applications impossible. Oleogel is a
Roberta Claro da Silva +3 more
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New fat ingredients in confectionary for a healthy diet [PDF]
An important segment of the functional food market is products of the confectionery industry covered with chocolate or confectionery glaze for a healthy diet. The selection of high-quality and technological fat ingredients for the glaze for such products
Baranova Zinaida +4 more
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Fecal Fat Analyses in Chronic Pancreatitis Importance of Fat Ingestion before Stool Collection. [PDF]
Quantitative determination of fecal fat still is the gold standard for measuring malabsorption. We evaluated the importance of standardized food intake before and under the collection of feces.In a project, evaluating patients with suspected chronic ...
Friedemann Erchinger +5 more
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The Body and the Beautiful: Health, Attractiveness and Body Composition in Men's and Women's Bodies. [PDF]
The dominant evolutionary theory of physical attraction posits that attractiveness reflects physiological health, and attraction is a mechanism for identifying a healthy mate. Previous studies have found that perceptions of the healthiest body mass index
Mary-Ellen Brierley +4 more
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The infrapatellar fat pad plays a biomechanical role in the knee joint. After knee injury or surgery, its dynamics decrease because of an inflammatory response.
Takashi Kitagawa +2 more
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Body composition in Japanese patients with psychiatric disorders: A cross‐sectional study
Aim This study aimed to investigate body composition in Japanese patients with psychiatric disorders. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted to assess the body composition in Japanese patients with psychiatric disorders and healthy controls ...
Taro Kishi +5 more
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The efficacy of healthy drinks based on kaempferia galanga, ginger and garlic as phytobiotics on fat content of breast, percentage of abdominal fat and broiler carcass [PDF]
This study aimed to examine the effect of giving healthy drinks based on Kaempferia galanga, ginger and garlic on broiler rearing on the level of breast fat, percentage of abdominal fat and carcass.
Sari Tati Vidiana +2 more
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Red Blood Cells from Individuals with Abdominal Obesity or Metabolic Abnormalities Exhibit Less Deformability upon Entering a Constriction. [PDF]
Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) are multifactorial conditions associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes mellitus.
Mancuso, Jordan E +4 more
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