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Diet, exercise and dementia: The potential impact of a Mediterranean diet pattern and physical activity on cognitive health in a UK population [PDF]

, 2018
Diet and physical activity play key roles in maintaining health and preventing or delaying disease. The global prevalence of dementia, an umbrella term describing a set of symptoms which affect cognitive function, is set to rise dramatically by 2050 ...
Alzheimer's Society, Bach-Faig, Cao, Deckers, Estruch, Keys, Lara, Livingston, Lorgeril, Martinez-Lapiscina, Martinez-Lapiscina, Matthews, Middleton, Ngandu, Psaltopoulou, Radd-Vagenas, Scarmeas, Shannon, Singh, Sofi, Tosti, Wu   +21 more
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Influence of genetic diversity, drought stress and rhizobial symbiosis on the nutritional quality of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) grain

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Legumes are the primary source of plant protein in both human and livestock diets and, therefore, play an essential role in nutrition. Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) is a grain legume widely used in animal feed. Its nutritional properties, particularly its high protein content, make it an adequate component to enrich feedstuffs ...
María Isabel López‐Román, Lucía De la Rosa, Cristina Castaño‐Herrero, Maria Teresa Marcos‐Prado, Elena Ramírez‐Parra   +4 more
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Défis et responsabilités suite à la déclaration de la diète méditerranéenne comme patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’humanité (Unesco)

Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2013
UNESCO declared the Mediterranean Diet as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in November 2010. But this heritage was not proposed as a nutritional model or even as an opportunity to develop a range of healthy foods.
Isabel González Turmo, François-Xavier Medina   +1 more
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Changing pattern of malaria in Bissau, Guinea Bissau.

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of malaria in Guinea-Bissau, in view of the fact that more funds are available now for malaria control in the country.
Aaby, Peter, Greenwood, Brian, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong   +4 more
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Effect of pork carnosine level on lipid and protein oxidation markers during in vitro co‐digestion in a Mediterranean meal model

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND This study assessed the effects of dietary carnosine during the in vitro digestion of a healthy meal model based on the Mediterranean diet, comprising lean pork enriched with two levels of carnosine, whole grain bread, tomato, onion, and olive oil.
Yi Yao Li, Varoujan Yaylayan, Marie‐France Palin, Tania M. Ngapo, Simon Cliche, Fleur Gagnon, Claude Gariépy   +6 more
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Fat intake and composition of fatty acids in serum phospholipids in a randomized, controlled, Mediterranean dietary intervention study on patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2005
Background We have previously reported that rheumatoid arthritis patients, who adopted a modified Cretan Mediterranean diet, obtained a reduction in disease activity and an improvement in physical function and vitality.
Sköldstam Lars, Nilsson Ingela, Hagfors Linda, Johansson Gunnar   +3 more
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Mediterranean diet and cancer: epidemiological evidence and mechanism of selected aspects [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Populations living in the area of the Mediterranean Sea suffered by decreased incidence of cancer compared with those living in the regions of northern Europe and US countries, attributed to healthier dietary habits.
Basile, F, Biondi, A., BUSCEMI, Silvio, Drago, F, Galvano, F, Gangi, S, Grosso, G, La Vela, V, Marventano, S, Mistretta, A   +9 more
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From niche to scale: enabling factors for saline agriculture in the North Sea and Mediterranean regions

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Salinisation is one of the most pressing environmental challenges affecting agricultural land and food production worldwide. Although the challenge is substantial, saline agriculture represents a promising approach that integrates soil, water and crop management practices tailored to salt‐affected lands, enabling both adaptation to ...
Pim van Tongeren, Katarzyna Negacz
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Mediterranean diet effects on vascular health and serum levels of adipokines and ceramides.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundA randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of a Mediterranean-style diet on vascular health indices such as endothelial function indices, serum lipid and ceramide plasma and some adipokine serum levels.
Mario Daidone, Alessandra Casuccio, Maria Grazia Puleo, Alessandro Del Cuore, Gaetano Pacinella, Tiziana Di Chiara, Domenico Di Raimondo, Palmira Immordino, Antonino Tuttolomondo   +8 more
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Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada, Giacomo Falcone, Salvatore Praticò, Maria Carmela Benedetto, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca   +6 more
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