Current Nutrition & Food Science - Volume 17, Issue 1, 2021

Malnutrition is a prevailing serious issue in several nations. Among various strategies to counter malnutrition, genetically modified organisms, GMO, have been looked upon as an efficient remedial strategy. GMO developed in the labs have the potential to counter the deficiency of food, protein and nutrition. Despite such huge potential, growing GMO in the field faces some intense challenges from various groups all over the glob Read More

Background: The liver is a vital organ in the human body involved in the metabolic processes. The liver can be damaged due to factors such as protein deficiency, viral infection, as well as consumption of alcohol, chemical contaminants, and adulterated food. High blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, lack of exercise, poor diet, obesity and cigarette smoking are the major risk factors for stroke, heart attack an Read More

Background: Selenium is a micronutrient, although required in low amounts, its importance in male and female reproduction is well known. Objectives: The core purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of selenium in human reproduction, during pregnancy/ lactation in women and newborns. The review explains side by side the sources of selenium, required amounts of selenium in humans and during pregnancy or l Read More

Background: Even though β-thalassemia major is a genetic blood disorder, the damages endured by erythrocytes are mediated in part by oxidative stress. Antioxidants such as anthocyanins are capable to prevent the pro-oxidant effects induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Objective: This study aims to evaluate the in vitro preventive effects of one natural and two synthetic anthocyanins on normal and β-thalassemic erythr Read More

Background: Cowpea is a very popular crop in Brazil, rich in nutrients that can be used as food to feed the population, avoiding deficiencies caused by the lack of minerals such as iron and zinc. Objective: Objective: To select elite cowpea lines for biofortification of iron and zinc and determine the physical and chemical characteristics of the lines. We analyzed: 33 cowpea genotypes, being 31 elite genotypes and two biofortified culti Read More

Background: Liver disease constitutes a public health problem at the global level. This study was conducted to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of the total oil’s unsaponifiable fraction (UF) of a medicinal plant called Nigella sativa. Methods: The extraction of unsaponifiables from the total seed oil of the medicinal plant Nigella sativa was carried out according to the standardized methods of the European Pharmacopoeia (E Read More

Background: Several researches have shown that therapeutic compounds or phytochemicals from natural sources are important in the food as it is valuable in pharmaceutical industries due to their fewer side effects and potent against various diseases. Curcumin, a major polyphenol derived from turmeric spice, which used in many foods, has a wide range of biological activities, with quite a safety. Objective: The goal of this st Read More

Background: The biotechnological generation of natural flavor compounds is rapidly expanding. Production of desired flavor compounds by biotransformation is natural, more effective, and an economical process. High economic value of bio-vanillin has led to a wide interest in research on the production of vanillin through biotechnological routes. Objective: The aim of the present study was to use F. udum E. Butler as a b Read More

Background: The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is increasing worldwide and the related chronic symptoms can be associated with morbidity and poor quality of life. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify foods and beverages consumed by the Lebanese population, dietary habits, socio-demographic and lifestyle factors, health parameters and perceived stress, implicated in incr Read More

Background and Objectives: In this work, yellow and green varieties of Cucumis melo fruits belonging to different cultivars were studied. In detail, three Sicilian cultivars of winter melons tutelated by TAP (Traditional agro-alimentary products) labels were considered, whereas asun protected the Calabrian winter melon was studied too. With the aim to compare the selective uptakes of inorganic elements among winter and summ Read More

Background: A sedentary lifestyle has been found to influence cognitive impairment, whereas physical activity and diet have been found to reduce the negative impacts of a sedentary lifestyle. Objectives: This study aims to examine the synergistic effects of the black mulberry, sunflower seed, and pumpkin seed supplements, including exercise on cognitive performance among sedentary university students. Methods: Participant Read More

Background: The role of a healthy and balanced diet in cancer prevention should never be underestimated; some nutritional factors can reduce the side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy and contribute to increasing its effectiveness. Therefore, in recent years, it has been thought to associate the administration of antioxidants to the chemotherapy approach that can protect non-tumor cells from the cytotoxic action o Read More

Background: The aim of the work was to determine the effects of the stage of peeling and different thermal processes on the physicochemical and sensory properties of canned peach palm or Chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes). Methods: The thermal processes involved two cooking temperatures (107 and 92ºC) and three types of cooking and peeling process (unpeeled, peeled after cooking process and peeled before cooking proc Read More

Biotin (Vitamin-H) intake is usual in individuals taking balanced diet on regular basis as biotin is present in common dietary substances. Regarding its intakes some recommendations must be keep in mind in order to avoid any inconvenience. Although biotin deficiency is rare but may occur under some special circumstances. Biotin creates hindrance in results of many medical tests reports so while taking biotin as diet or suppleme Read More