Soybeans are rich in proteins and lipids and have become a staple part of the human diet.
Besides their nutritional excellence, they have also been shown to contain various functional …

Colorectal cancer is one of the so-called westernized diseases and the second leading
cause of cancer death worldwide. On the basis of global epidemiological and scientific …

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 occurrence of obesity has increased across the whole world. Many epidemiological
studies have indicated that obesity strongly contributes to the development of cancer …

Different lifestyles have an impact on useful metabolic functions, causing disorders. Different
lipids are involved in the metabolic functions that play various vital roles in the body, such as …

Excess intra-abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, often termed visceral obesity, is part of
a phenotype including dysfunctional subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion and ectopic …

Background Not all obese subjects have an adverse metabolic profile predisposing them to
developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. The BioSHaRE-EU Healthy Obese …

Existing explanations of obesity-associated cancer emphasise direct mutagenic effects of
dietary components or hormonal imbalance. Some of these hypotheses are reviewed briefly …

Improving physical function and mobility in a continuously expanding elderly population
emerges as a high priority of medicine today. Muscle mass, strength/power, and maximal …

Palmitic acid (PA) is the most common fatty acid in humans and mediates palmitoylation
through its conversion into palmitoyl coenzyme A. Although palmitoylation affects many …