Nutritional recommendations emphasize fruit and vegetable consumption. This is related to
health-benefits associated with bioactive nutritive molecules (nutrients, vitamins, minerals …

Obesity is gaining acceptance as a serious primary health burden that impairs the quality of
life because of its associated complications, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases …

The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors
associated with obesity and insulin resistance, is dramatically increasing in Western and …

Over the past decades, thousands of published studies have amassed supporting
recommendations to consume fruits and vegetables for physiological and psychological …

Whole grain consumption has been linked to a lower risk of metabolic syndrome, which is
normally associated with a low-grade chronic inflammation. The benefits of whole grain are …

There is an increasing interest in curcumin (Curcuma longa L.) as a cardiovascular disease
(CVD) protective agent via decreased blood total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein …

The accumulation of adipose tissue in the body occurs because the energy introduced with
food and drink exceeds that expense, but to understand why this imbalance is established …

Obesity is associated with increased systemic and airway oxidative stress, which may result
from a combination of adipokine imbalance, comorbidities, and reduced antioxidant …

The development of novel analogues for the pancreatic lipase (PL) inhibitors and
antioxidant candidates remains a significant research objective, as these studies are …

Background Phytochemicals are natural non‐nutritive bioactive compounds found in fruits,
vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes, as well as other plant foods. In the present …