Diet, lifestyle and cardiovascular diseases: linking pathophysiology to cardioprotective effects of natural bioactive compounds

J Sharifi-Rad, CF Rodrigues, F Sharopov… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heart and blood vessels disorders comprise one of the main causes of death worldwide.
Pharmacologically active natural compounds have been used as a complementary therapy …

Nutritional qualities and enhancement of edible insects

A Van Huis, B Rumpold, C Maya… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Over the last decade, the urgency to find alternative and sustainable protein sources has
prompted an exponential increase in the interest in insects as a human food source. Edible …

[HTML][HTML] Novel ACE inhibitory, antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory peptides identified from fermented rubing cheese through peptidomic and molecular docking

G Wei, Q Zhao, D Wang, Y Fan, Y Shi, A Huang - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
Our previous studies employed the fermented acidified technology to process fermented
rubing cheese (FRB) with a self-screened lactic acid bacteria starter. The present study …

Bioactive peptides and protein hydrolysates: research trends and challenges for application as nutraceuticals and functional food ingredients

ECY Li-Chan - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Systematic design of experiments to optimize bioactive peptide
production.•Empirical and bioinformatics complementary approaches to bioactive peptide …

Is diet partly responsible for differences in COVID‐19 death rates between and within countries?

J Bousquet, JM Anto, G Iaccarino… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reported COVID‐19 deaths in Germany are relatively low as compared to many European
countries. Among the several explanations proposed, an early and large testing of the …

Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory peptides from plants

C Daskaya-Dikmen, A Yucetepe, F Karbancioglu-Guler… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Hypertension is an important factor in cardiovascular diseases. Angiotensin-I-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors like synthetic drugs are widely used to control hypertension. ACE …

Unlocking the biological potential of proteins from edible insects through enzymatic hydrolysis: A review

AB Nongonierma, RJ FitzGerald - Innovative Food Science & Emerging …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review, focusing on studies published between 2005 and 2017, analysed the literature
on the generation of bioactive peptides (BAPs) from edible insect proteins following …

Review and perspective on bioactive peptides: A roadmap for research, development, and future opportunities

Z Du, Y Li - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioactive peptides (BPs) possess a broad spectrum of beneficial effects, such as antioxidant,
antihypertensive, antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anti-aging …

[HTML][HTML] Balanced diet is a major casualty in COVID-19

R Jayawardena, A Misra - Diabetes & metabolic syndrome, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced dietary guidelines during the COVID-
19 outbreak stressing the importance of a balanced diet to maintain a strong immune system …

Insights into whey protein-based carriers for targeted delivery and controlled release of bioactive components

SR Falsafi, AC Karaca, L Deng, Y Wang, H Li… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Whey proteins are promising biopolymers for designing bioactive delivery systems due to
their unique health-promoting attributes and the presence of multiple amino acid groups in …