Experimental and observational studies on alcohol use and dietary intake: a systematic review

JR Cummings, AN Gearhardt, LA Ray… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The scientific literature on links among alcohol use, total energy intake, cardiometabolic
disease and obesity is conflicting. To clarify the link between alcohol use and …

A nitrate-rich vegetable intervention elevates plasma nitrate and nitrite concentrations and reduces blood pressure in healthy young adults

CMT van der Avoort, KL Jonvik, J Nyakayiru… - Journal of the Academy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Emerging evidence suggests that increasing dietary nitrate intake may be an
effective approach to reduce blood pressure. Beetroot juice is often used to supplement …

Sensory responses in nutrition and energy balance: Role of texture, taste, and smell in eating behavior

K de Graaf - Handbook of eating and drinking: Interdisciplinary …, 2020 - Springer
Billions of people, almost 40% of the world's population, are either overweight or
underweight, which is a direct consequence of the food environment. In more and more …

CoQ10 exerts hepatoprotective effect in fructose-induced fatty liver model in rats

SM Elshazly, AE Alsemeh, EAA Ahmad… - Pharmacological Reports, 2020 - Springer
Background Excess dietary sugar is associated with deleterious metabolic effects, liver
injury, and coenzyme-Q10 (CoQ10) deficiency. This study investigates the ability of CoQ10 …

A reconsideration of the sugar sweetened beverage tax in a household production model

D Xiang, L Zhan, M Bordignon - Food Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
We study the impact of a hypothetical tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on the US
households' nutrients purchase, welfare change, and health benefit. Differently from the …

The impact of different lipogenic diets on direct and indirect pathway contributions to hepatic glycogen synthesis

AMR Costa - 2020 - estudogeral.uc.pt
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered to be the hepatic manifestation of
the metabolic syndrome. In 2018, approximately 25% of the worldwide population was …