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Enzymatic and microbial routes to bioplastics: The green chemistry frontier of biopolymers

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Microbial biosynthesis and engineered enzyme platforms are expanding the design space of polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastics. By combining fermentation, PHA synthase engineering and cell‐free modular systems, tailored biodegradable polymers can be produced with tunable properties, supporting more sustainable materials and future circular bioeconomy ...
Giovanni Gallo, Emma Piccoli, Luca Bombardi, Martina Aulitto, Salvatore Fusco   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association between ultra-processed food intake and age-related hearing loss: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics
Objectives This study aimed to explore the association between ultra-processed foods and age-related hearing loss. Methods Cross-sectional analyses based on data from a nationally representative sample of 1075 adults aged over 50 in the US was performed.
Yanpeng Fu, Wenyu Chen, Yuehui Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Lifestyle Profile of Elderly Living with Non-communicable Disease in Bangkok and Surabaya [PDF]

, 2019
Lifestyle is one of the underlying risk factor of non-communicable disease (NCD). Dietary habit and exercise pattern are two indicators of lifestyle. Elderly are prone to NCD due to increased age which being independent risk factor.
Artsanthia, J. (Jintana), Sari, N. P. (Ni)   +1 more
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Nutritional risks of unhealthy diets [PDF]

, 2019
Currently, one in three people in the world is affected by at least one type of malnutrition and, if no action is rapidly taken, this could become one in two by 2025.
Dury, Sandrine, Martin-Prével, Yves
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Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High‐Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ultrasound (US) has been proposed as a potential tool for assessing skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, a large‐scale comparison of US‐based assessment with histologic markers of skin fibrosis has not been reported. We evaluated US‐based skin assessments for their face validity (differentiation between involved SSc and healthy
Ruhani Desai, Filemon Tan, Minghua Wu, Jeffery L. Browning, Samuel Theodore, Meng Zhang, Brian Skaug, Harshdeep Singh Chawla, Manmohan Singh, Salavat Aglyamov, Kirill V. Larin, Maureen Mayes, Shervin Assassi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultra-processed and fast food consumption, exposure to phthalates during pregnancy, and socioeconomic disparities in phthalate exposures

Environment International
Background: Consuming ultra-processed foods may increase exposure to phthalates, a group of endocrine disruptors prevalent in food contact materials. Objectives: Investigate associations between ultra-processed food intake and urinary phthalates during ...
Brennan H. Baker, Melissa M. Melough, Alison G. Paquette, Emily S. Barrett, Drew B. Day, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Ruby HN Nguyen, Nicole R. Bush, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Kecia N. Carroll, Shanna H. Swan, Qi Zhao, Sheela Sathyanarayana   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Processed and ultra-processed foods are associated with high prevalence of inadequate selenium intake and low prevalence of vitamin B1 and zinc inadequacy in adolescents from public schools in an urban area of northeastern Brazil.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Changes in eating behavior of adolescents are associated with high consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods. This study evaluated the association between these foods and the prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intake in adolescents.
Raphaela Cecília Thé Maia de Arruda Falcão, Clélia de Oliveira Lyra, Célia Márcia Medeiros de Morais, Liana Galvão Bacurau Pinheiro, Lucia Fátima Campos Pedrosa, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha Lima, Karine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-Evangelista   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting health literacy about added sugars, with a focus on patients with limited English proficiency [PDF]

, 2018
Excess consumption of added sugars has been linked to the development of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The sequelae of such health conditions accrue significant public health costs - both in terms of healthcare spending as well as ...
Kawasaki, Megan
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Water and Nutrition: Harmonizing actions for the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition and the United Nations Water Action Decade [PDF]

, 2020
Progress for both SDG 2 and SDG 6 has been unsatisfactory, with several indicators worsening over time, including an increase in the number of undernourished, overweight and obese people, as well as rapid increases in the number of people at risk of ...
United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition
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Plant cell walls: impact on nutrient bioaccessibility and digestibility [PDF]

, 2020
Cell walls are important structural components of plants, affecting both the bioaccessibility and subsequent digestibility of the nutrients that plant-based foods contain.
Edwards, Cathrina H., Grundy, Myriam M.-L., Holland, Claire, Ryden, Peter   +3 more
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