Background: Questions remain about the strength and shape of the dose-response
relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer …

Over the past decades, an enormous body of literature dealing with the natural deposition of
carotenoids in plant-and animal-based foods has accumulated. Prominent examples are the …

In this revised and updated edition of the bestselling Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy, Dr. Walter
Willett, for twenty-five years chair of the renowned Department of Nutrition at the Harvard TH …

Irrigation and fertilization are key practices for improving the fruit quality and yield of
vegetables grown in greenhouses. We carried out an experiment in a solar greenhouse …

This chapter highlights the potential health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption on
several diseases, as well as the nutritional and health importance of some fruits and …

Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths
worldwide. Many epidemiological studies have investigated the association between …

Tomatoes are one of the most nutritionally and economically important crops in New
Zealand and around the world. Tomatoes require large amounts of water to grow well and …

Our research introduces the natural flavonoid naringenin as a novel inhibitor of an emerging
class of intracellular channels, Two-Pore Channel 2 (TPC2), as shown by …

RESULTS In cells treated with lycopene and LPS, the mRNA expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-
6, iNOS, and COX-2 were decreased significantly in a dose-dependent manner (P< 0.05) …

A unique feature of bioactive food ingredients is their broad antioxidant function.
Antioxidants having a wide spectrum of chemical structure and activity beyond basic …