Food proteins from animals and plants: Differences in the nutritional and functional properties

L Day, JA Cakebread, SM Loveday - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Animals and plants are the main sources of dietary proteins, and there are
important differences in the type of protein that they supply. The differences include …

Tryptophan metabolism in depression: a narrative review with a focus on serotonin and kynurenine pathways

AS Correia, N Vale - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Depression is a common and serious disorder, characterized by symptoms like anhedonia,
lack of energy, sad mood, low appetite, and sleep disturbances. This disease is very …

Analysis, nutrition, and health benefits of tryptophan

M Friedman - International Journal of Tryptophan Research, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Tryptophan is an essential plant-derived amino acid that is needed for the in vivo
biosynthesis of proteins. After consumption, it is metabolically transformed to bioactive …

Sodium benzoate—Harmfulness and potential use in therapies for disorders related to the nervous system: A review

ŁJ Walczak-Nowicka, M Herbet - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, due to the large number of reports regarding the harmfulness of food additives,
more and more consumers follow the so-called “clean label” trend, ie, prefer and choose the …

Tetrahydrobiopterin: Beyond its traditional role as a cofactor

T Eichwald, LB da Silva, AC Staats Pires, L Niero… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an endogenous cofactor for some enzymatic conversions of
essential biomolecules, including nitric oxide, and monoamine neurotransmitters, and for the …

Metabolomic and immune alterations in long COVID patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

S Saito, S Shahbaz, X Luo, M Osman… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction A group of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals present lingering symptoms,
defined as long COVID (LC), that may last months or years post the onset of acute disease …

Dietary fiber modulates the release of gut bacterial products preventing cognitive decline in an Alzheimer's mouse model

D Cuervo-Zanatta, T Syeda, V Sánchez-Valle… - Cellular and molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Fiber intake is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer´ s disease (AD) in older adults.
Intake of plant-based diets rich in soluble fiber promotes the production of short-chain fatty …

Lifestyle adjustments in long-COVID management: potential benefits of plant-based diets

MA Storz - Current Nutrition Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The SARS-CoV-2-pandemic has caused mortality and morbidity
at an unprecedented global scale. Many patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 continue to …

Nutrition as metabolic treatment for anxiety

NG Norwitz, U Naidoo - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite the overwhelming prevalence of anxiety disorders in modern society, medications
and psychotherapy often fail to achieve complete symptom resolution. A complementary …

Advances toward precision medicine for bipolar disorder: mechanisms & molecules

SJ Haggarty, R Karmacharya, RH Perlis - Molecular psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
Given its chronicity, contribution to disability and morbidity, and prevalence of more than 2%,
the effective treatment, and prevention of bipolar disorder represents an area of significant …