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The Potential Benefits and Mechanism of Action of Tropical Nuts Against Metabolic Syndrome: A Literature Review

Amerta Nutrition
Background: Metabolic syndrome is a significant risk factor for both type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, with a high prevalence in Asia Pacific, particularly in Indonesia.
Amalia Rani Setyawati, Gemala Anjani, Endang Mahati   +2 more
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The sterols isolated from evening primrose oil inhibit human colon adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and induce cell cycle arrest through upregulation of LXR [PDF]

, 2015
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Evening primrose oil (EPO) is widely used as a dietary supplement from which beneficial effects have been reported in rheumatic and arthritic conditions, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, premenstrual and menopausal syndrome, and ...
Bermúdez, Beatriz, Fernández-Arche, Ángeles, García-Giménez, María Dolores, Montserrat-de la Paz, Sergio   +3 more
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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Study to Assess a Unique Phytosterol Ester Formulation in Lowering LDL Cholesterol Utilizing a Novel Virtual Tracking Tool

Nutrients, 2019
Elevated blood concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) is a primary risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle interventions including an increase in dietary phytosterols as well as medications have proven effective ...
A. Reaver, S. Hewlings, K. Westerman, G. Blander, T. Schmeller, Marianne Heer, D. Rein   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Terpene alcohol and phytosterol from the root of the Commelina Diffusa Burm. F [PDF]

, 2021
Birhanu Bekele, Abera Haile
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The Oldest Traces of Alcoholic Beverages in the Border Zone of the North and East European Plains

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Analysis of organic compounds preserved on pottery from the Bell Beaker community and the initial phase of the Trzciniec Cultural Sphere in the border zone of the Eastern and North European Plains was prompted by traces of alcoholic beverages found in contextually and formally analogous discoveries of more westerly provenance.
Dariusz Manasterski, Katarzyna Januszek, Angelina Rosiak, Aleksandra Cetwińska, Joanna Kałużna‐Czaplińska   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

In vitro Antiradical, Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities and Phytochemical Compositions of Endemic Alcea calvertii (Boiss) Boiss. Flowers

Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 2020
Alcea calvertii (Boiss) Boiss.is belonged to Malvaceae family, and it is a perennial herbaceous endemicplant. Alcea genus plants are grownas ornamental plants in the gardens.
Fatma Keser, Serhat Keser, Suat Tekın, Ömer Kaygılı, İsmail Turkoglu, Ersin Demır, Mustafa Karatepe, Sevda Kırbag, Ökkes Yılmaz, Suleyman Sandal, Semra Turkoglu   +10 more
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Fats, Fire and Bronze Age Funerary Rites: Organic Residue Analysis of Wide Horizontal Rim Vessels From Burial Contexts in Northwest Portugal

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first GC‐MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels with well‐defined funerary contexts, from Middle Bronze Age Portugal (Quinta do Amorim 2 and Pego). Organic residues from two vessels revealed ruminant fats and plant oils, alongside molecular markers of heat exposure.
João Vinícius Back, César Oliveira, Ana M. S. Bettencourt, Hugo Aluai Sampaio, Luciano Vilas Boas, Luís Gonçalves   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial Sterolomics as a Chemical Biology Tool

Molecules, 2018
Metabolomics has become a powerful tool in chemical biology. Profiling the human sterolome has resulted in the discovery of noncanonical sterols, including oxysterols and meiosis-activating sterols. They are important to immune responses and development,
Brad A. Haubrich
doaj   +1 more source

The Subject of Functional Foods: Accounts of Using Foods Containing Phytosterols [PDF]

This paper explores the notion of the late modern or reflexive subject, for whom consumption, rationality, autonomy and a reflexive attitude to risk are said to be constitutive.
Kate Weiner
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Rationale and design of a parallel randomised trial of a plant‐based intensive lifestyle intervention for diabetes remission: The REmission of diabetes using a PlAnt‐based weight loss InteRvention (REPAIR) trial

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims As type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to rise globally and remains a major driver of cardiovascular disease, its remission has emerged as a therapeutic target. Current evidence supports bariatric surgery and low‐calorie diets with meal replacements.
Brighid McKay, Dayana El Chaar, Melanie Paquette, Michael Vallis, Diana Sherifali, Paul Oh, Susan Marzolini, Kaberi Dasgupta, Gillian Booth, Mike Lean, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Jordi Salas‐Salvadó, Jacqueline L. Beaudry, Christopher P. F. Marinangeli, Russell J. de Souza, Lawrence A. Leiter, Cyril W. C. Kendall, David J. A. Jenkins, John L. Sievenpiper, Laura Chiavaroli   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source