Background As minerals have diverse functionalities and potentials in the body's
metabolism and homeostasis, deficiency of these bioactive constituents can result in an …

Plant-based foods are gaining popularity and the market is developing fast. This trend is
based on several factors, like the change of lifestyle, interest in alternative diets, and the …

Wheat bran is a concentrated source of insoluble fibre. Fibre intakes are generally lower
than recommendations. This paper reviews the physiological effects of wheat bran and the …

Five years ago, with international funding, several international agricultural research centers
set out to explore the potential to improve the micronutrient quality of some staple food …

Health benefits of bioactive compounds depend not only on the intake levels but also on
their bioavailability (BAv). In vitro methods to simulate gastro-intestinal digestion allow to …

Exposure to environmental pollutants is an important problem of environmental toxicology.
Heavy metals are regarded as toxic to living organisms because of their tendency to …

Functional foods stand for a new category of remarkably promising foods bearing properties
(ie, low cholesterol, antioxidant, anti-aging, anticancer, etc.) that have already rendered …

Understanding of the mechanism of interactions between dietary elements, their salts, and
complexing/binding ligands is vital to manage both deficiency and toxicity associated with …

To convert physiological requirements into dietary requirements, adjustments are needed for
some nutrients that take into account certain diet-and host-related factors specific to a …

Structured Abstract Background Food processing is under severe criticism despite of its 3.3
million years history and despite of all advancements in food safety, quality and functionality …