Small Brazilian wild fruits: Nutrients, bioactive compounds, health-promotion properties and commercial interest

IA Neri-Numa, RAS Sancho, APA Pereira… - Food Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Brazilian berries present great nutritional, functional and economic characteristics
comparable to temperate berries. They constitute an important innovation domain for the …

Novel treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease: insights from the animal kingdom

P Stenvinkel, J Painer, M Kuro-o, M Lanaspa… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Many of the> 2 million animal species that inhabit Earth have developed survival
mechanisms that aid in the prevention of obesity, kidney disease, starvation, dehydration …

[HTML][HTML] Radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory activities of representative anthocyanin groupings from pigment-rich fruits and vegetables

F Blando, N Calabriso, H Berland, G Maiorano… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanins, the naturally occurring pigments responsible for most red to blue colours of
flowers, fruits and vegetables, have also attracted interest because of their potential health …

Raspberry anthocyanin consumption prevents diet-induced obesity by alleviating oxidative stress and modulating hepatic lipid metabolism

T Wu, L Yang, X Guo, M Zhang, R Liu, W Sui - Food & Function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Evidence indicates that raspberries have beneficial effects on chronic diseases. The
objective of this study was to examine the beneficial effects of raspberry anthocyanin (RA) …

Berries containing anthocyanins with enhanced methylation profiles are more effective at ameliorating high fat diet-induced metabolic damage

E Skates, J Overall, K DeZego, M Wilson… - Food and Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Driven by the need for alternative whole food options to manage metabolic syndrome,
multiple dietary interventions are suggested to achieve a better control of metabolic risk …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on the interplay between nutraceuticals and gut microbiota

A Catinean, MA Neag, DM Muntean, IC Bocsan… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Nowadays, growing attention was being given to the alternative ways to prevent
or treat diseases. Nutraceuticals are used increasingly for this purpose. Many of these are …

The effects of Montmorency tart cherry juice supplementation and FATMAX exercise on fat oxidation rates and cardio-metabolic markers in healthy humans

T Desai, L Bottoms, M Roberts - European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2018 - Springer
Montmorency tart cherries (Prunus cerasus L.) are rich in anthocyanins, compounds capable
of augmenting fat oxidation and regulating metabolic dysfunction. The present study …

[HTML][HTML] Delphinidin ameliorates hepatic triglyceride accumulation in human HepG2 cells, but not in diet-induced obese mice

M Parra-Vargas, A Sandoval-Rodriguez… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanin consumption is linked to benefits in obesity-related metabolic alterations and
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), though the functional role of delphinidin (Dp) is …

Effects of blackcurrant and dietary fibers on large intestinal health biomarkers in rats

G Paturi, CA Butts, JA Monro, D Hedderley - Plant foods for human …, 2018 - Springer
This study examined the effects of anthocyanin-rich blackcurrant extract and dietary fibers
individually and their combinations on biomarkers of large intestinal health in rats. After six …

4-Week consumption of anthocyanin-rich blood orange juice does not affect LDL-cholesterol or other biomarkers of CVD risk and glycaemia compared with standard …

WJ Hollands, CN Armah, JF Doleman… - British Journal of …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Elevated circulating cholesterol levels are a risk factor for CVD which is also associated with
sub-optimal vascular function. There is emerging evidence that anthocyanins can cause …