Currently, obesity has become a global health issue and is referred to as an epidemic.
Dysfunctional obese adipose tissue plays a pivotal role in the development of insulin …

Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

Important protective roles of intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP)–including regulation of
intestinal surface pH, absorption of lipids, detoxification of free nucleotides and bacterial …

It is well-known that obesity is a complex multifactorial and heterogeneous condition with an
important genetic component. Recently, major advances in obesity research emerged …

Epigenetic and genetic alterations contribute to cancer initiation and progression.
Epigenetics refers to the study of heritable changes in gene expression without alterations in …

Butyrate is a short chain fatty acid derived from the microbial fermentation of dietary fibers in
the colon. In the last decade, multiple beneficial effects of butyrate at intestinal and …

The ketogenic diet (KD) is a broad-spectrum therapy for medically intractable epilepsy and is
receiving growing attention as a potential treatment for neurological disorders arising in part …

Nutritional factors play a life-long role in human health. Indeed, there is growing evidence
that one of the mechanisms by which nutrients and bioactive compounds affect metabolic …

Genome instability is a prerequisite for the development of cancer. It occurs when genome
maintenance systems fail to safeguard the genome's integrity, whether as a consequence of …

Nutrition plays a key role in many aspects of health and dietary imbalances are major
determinants of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and …