AbstractBackgroundEight Lactobacillus reuteri strains, previously isolated from breast-fed human infant feces, were selected to assess the potential contribution of their surface proteins in probiotic activity. These strains were treated with 5 M LiCl to remove their sur...... hiện toàn bộ
Ed Wilson Santos, Daniel Capucho de Oliveira, Araceli Aparecida Hastreiter, Jackeline Soares de Oliveira Beltran, Marcelo Macedo Rogero, Ricardo Ambrósio Fock, Primavera Borelli
AbstractBackgroundObesity and protein malnutrition are major food problems nowadays, affecting billions of people around the world. The nutrition transition that has occurred in recent decades is changing the nutritional profile, reducing malnutrition and increasing the percentage of obese people....... hiện toàn bộ
Glaucia Akiko Kamikado Pivi, Neusa Maria de Andrade Vieira, Jaqueline Botelho da Ponte, Débora Santos Coca de Moraes, Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci
AbstractAlzheimer’s disease corresponds to 50–70% of all dementia syndromes, classified as a progressive neurodegenerative disease showing diffuse cortical atrophy with three stages of evolution: mild, moderate, and severe. Behavioral symptoms and memory loss are major manifestations of the disease. Non-pharmacological interventions are essential to improve the qua...... hiện toàn bộ
Cristiane Cominetti, Maria Aderuza Horst, Marcelo Macedo Rogero
AbstractPosition statement: The Brazilian Society for Food and Nutrition (SBAN) bases the following position statement on a critical analysis of the literature on nutritional genomics and nutrigenetic tests: (1) Nutrigenetic tests are predictive and not diagnostic, should not replace other evaluations required to treatment, and should only be used as an additional ...... hiện toàn bộ
Alan Giovanini de Oliveira Sartori, Marina Vieira da Silva
AbstractBackgroundThe objectives of the study were to describe caffeine intake by 10 years of age or older Brazilian individuals and to investigate possible associations with demographic and socioeconomic determinants as well as the major dietary sources.... hiện toàn bộ
Caroline Soares Adorni, Camila Renata Corrêa, Danielle Fernandes Vileigas, Dijon Henrique Salomé de Campos, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Igor Otávio Minatel, Antônio Carlos Cicogna
AbstractBackgroundThe aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that obesity induced by a diet rich in saturated fats and balanced in carbohydrates is associated with the development of systemic complications and comorbidities.... hiện toàn bộ
Gabriela Uliano, Ludmila Correa Muniz, Carlos Castilho Barros, Augusto Schneider, Sandra Costa Valle
AbstractBackgroundParaoxonase 1 (PON1) is an enzyme that possesses anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory properties with serum levels determined by genetic and exogenous factors. Lower serum PON1 arylesterase activity is associated to metabolic alterations related to childhood overweight and onse...... hiện toàn bộ