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Contribution of edible flowers to the Mediterranean diet: Phytonutrients, bioactivity evaluation and applications

open access: yesFood Frontiers, 2022
The Mediterranean diet is acknowledged to be the healthiest dietary pattern around the world, mainly based on plant foods from the rich Mediterranean flora. It is also known to increase longevity and have positive effects on chronic diseases. This review
Thanina Amel Amrouche   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weight Bias Internalisation and Health‐Related Quality of Life in Adolescents: What Role Do Family Meals Play?

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Weight bias internalisation (WBI) has been associated with poorer health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), however, evidence in community‐based adolescent samples remains scarce. Family meals have shown protective effects on adolescent health, yet their role in the relationship between WBI and HRQoL has not yet been explored.
Jaume Broto‐Puig   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mediterranean diet adherence and epilepsy: the mediating role of stroke based on a cross-sectional study

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Medical Research
Background Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that can affect individuals of all genders and ages. Recent studies have indicated that the Mediterranean diet exerts a neuroprotective effect through its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in non ...
Mingjing Zhou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential of Bee Pollen as a Nutraceutical And/Or Functional Ingredient for Metabolic Syndrome Management: In Vitro Antioxidant, Anti‐Inflammatory, and Digestive Enzyme Inhibitory Activities

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Bee pollen samples from China and Spain exhibited in vitro antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and digestive enzyme inhibitory activities due to their composition, suggesting their potential as a nutraceutical or functional ingredient to help counteract oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and metabolic disorders.
Adriana Maite Fernández‐Fernández   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A nutritional biomarker score of the Mediterranean diet and incident type 2 diabetes: Integrated analysis of data from the MedLey randomised controlled trial and the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study

open access: yesPLoS Medicine, 2023
Background Self-reported adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been modestly inversely associated with incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in cohort studies.
Jakub G. Sobiecki   +33 more
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The Mediterranean diet: A short review of the health benefits

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2011
There is an urgent need to preserve the traditional diet in the Mediterranean countries and to stress its important contribution to the public health. The traditional Mediterranean diet can be revitalised within a modern environment and lifestyle and be ...
A. Revelas, D. Arvanitakis
doaj   +1 more source

Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Functional Foods, Medicinal Plants, Phytochemicals, Bioactive Compounds and Nutrients Effective Against Metabolic Diseases

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, EarlyView.
The study demonstrates how functional foods, medicinal plants, phytochemicals, bioactive compounds and essential nutrients combat metabolic diseases. It highlights their mechanisms, including antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, insulin‐sensitising, lipid‐regulating, gut microbiota‐modulating and mitochondrial‐enhancing effects, leading to improved ...
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food‐grade proteins, lipids, and fibers as potential tools to ameliorate cardiovascular disorders: A review

open access: yesFood Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Abstract Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of global mortality, necessitating effective preventive and adjunct therapeutic strategies beyond conventional pharmacological interventions. Although previous reviews have focused on individual nutrients or dietary patterns, this review provides a mechanism‐based, integrative perspective
Sridevi Shanmugam   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconsidering the impact of saturated fat intake on metabolic health: A critical review of evidence and controversies

open access: yesFood Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Abstract Saturated fats (SFAs) play a complex role in health; therefore, their intake has been a topic of debate in the field of nutrition science. Therefore, this article emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet rather than SFA, considering genetic and metabolic differences, and advocates for the reconsideration of dietary guidelines based on the ...
Akash Kumar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A journey into a Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analyses

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2015
Objectives To summarise the evidence about the efficacy of a Mediterranean diet on the management of type 2 diabetes and prediabetic states.Design A systematic review of all meta-analyses and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the ...
Demosthenes Panagiotakos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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