Background: With no approved pharmacotherapy to date, the present therapeutic
cornerstone for non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) is a lifestyle intervention …

Over the past 15 years, plant sterol-enriched foods have faced a great increase in the
market, due to the asserted cholesterol-lowering effect of plant sterols. However, owing to …

Nutrition: Science and Applications, 4th Edition helps students develop the scientific
understanding to support their personal and professional decisions. Using a critical thinking …

The chemical fingerprinting of the unsaponifiable fraction of different Punica granatum seed
oils was performed in order to evaluate their potential as a functional food ingredient …

Foods with added phytosterols/phytostanols (PS) are recommended to lower LDL
cholesterol (LDL-c) concentrations. Manufacturers have incorporated PS into a variety of …

Phytochemicals are important bioactive components present in natural products. Although
the health benefits of many food products are well-known and accepted as a common …

In recent years, the increase of the global incidence of obesity and obesity-related disorders
has been associated with metabolic imbalance and low grade inflammation. Fat-rich meals …

Diabetes mellitus, with its attendant disorders and dysfunctional behaviors, constitutes a
growing concern to the population of the world. With this concern in mind, the present study …

Natural estrogens have demonstrated a wide variety of biological activities, which makes
them a good candidate for the treatment of diabetes. In vitro, this study evidenced that …

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a part of the sunlight reaching Earth surface. The UV spectrum of
solar radiation is by convention divided into three parts: UV-A: 310–400 nm, UV-B: 280–310 …