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Eating Attitudes and Anthropometric Indices of Adult Women in Performance Dance: A Case‐Control Study in Greece

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Dancers are at an increased risk of developing eating disorders and health issues. The aim of this case‐control study was to compare dietary intake, anthropometric indices and eating attitudes of adult professional dancers to their age‐ and sex‐matched non‐dancer females.
Alexandra Foscolou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemistry Composition and Bioaccessibility Study of Phenolic Compounds and Carotenoids of New Brazilian Biofortified Sweet Potato “CIP BRS Nuti”

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Phenolic compounds of sweet potato CIP BRS Nuti were evaluated for the first time. Catechin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B1 exhibited high bioaccessibility. ABSTRACT Sweet potatoes biofortified in carotenoids have been an alternative to combat malnutrition in vulnerable populations. This work is the first comprehensive study of the bioactive potential
Maria Carla Cândido da Silva   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A quadruple mutant of Arabidopsis reveals a β-carotene hydroxylation activity for LUT1/CYP97C1 and a regulatory role of xanthophylls on determination of the PSI/PSII ratio

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology, 2012
Background Xanthophylls are oxygenated carotenoids playing an essential role as structural components of the photosynthetic apparatus. Xanthophylls contribute to the assembly and stability of light-harvesting complex, to light absorbance and to ...
Fiore Alessia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microalgae Derived Astaxanthin: Research and Consumer Trends and Industrial Use as Food

open access: yesFoods, 2021
Astaxanthin is a high-value carotenoid currently being produced by chemical synthesis and by extraction from the biomass of the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis.
Silvia Villaró   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for the Preparation of Polyphenols‐Polysaccharide Nanoparticles

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Polyphenols, natural compounds abundantly distributed in plants, possess potent antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory activities and hold promising potential in cardiovascular protection and the management of metabolic disorders. Nevertheless, their intrinsic instability and low bioavailability severely constrain their practical and large‐scale ...
Chenxu Bao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Пігменти, ефективність фотосинтезу і продуктивність пшениці

open access: yesPlant Varieties Studying and Protection, 2018
Мета. Проаналізувати показники пігментного апарату і фотосинтетичної ефективності пшениці у зв’язку з перспективами підвищення врожайності. Методи. Польовий, дрібноділянковий, морфометричний, спектрофотометричний, високоефективна рідинна хроматографія ...
Г. О. Прядкіна
doaj   +1 more source

Statement on the safety of synthetic zeaxanthin as an ingredient in food supplements [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2012
<p>Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies was asked to update its opinion on the safety of synthetic zeaxanthin as a novel food ingredient in food supplements in the light of ...
EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)
doaj   +1 more source

Astaxanthin for the Food Industry

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Xanthophyll astaxanthin, which is commonly used in aquaculture, is one of the most expensive and important industrial pigments. It is responsible for the pink and red color of salmonid meat and shrimp.
Barbara Stachowiak, Piotr Szulc
doaj   +1 more source

Bioactive Phytochemical Compounds in Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa): A Systematic Review of Biological Properties and Therapeutic Relevance in Nutraceutical and Functional Food Implications

open access: yesFood Frontiers, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) harbors a remarkably diverse reservoir of bioactive secondary metabolites. Flavonoids, isoflavones, and triterpenoid saponins dominate its bioactivity landscape, driving potent antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antimicrobial, estrogenic, hypolipidemic, and cytotoxic actions through redox modulation, membrane ...
Parham Joolaei Ahranjani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key to Xenobiotic Carotenoids

open access: yesMolecules, 2012
A listing of carotenoids with heteroatoms (X = F, Cl, Br, I, Si, N, S, Se, Fe) directly attached to the carotenoid carbon skeleton has been compiled. The 178 listed carotenoids with C,H,X atoms demonstrate that the classical division of carotenoids into ...
Hans-Richard Sliwka, Vassilia Partali
doaj   +1 more source

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