Current Issue : April - June Volume : 2020 Issue Number : 2 Articles : 5 Articles
Research with young adults has previously indicated flavonoid-rich berry interventions\nfacilitate improved executive function (EF) and positive affect 20 minâ??2 h post-dosing. There has been\nlittle consideration of the impact of a berry intervention over a working day and interventions have\nalso tended to consider only a single berry type. This study investigated the temporal profile of EF and\nmood changes over a 6 h period following a mixed-berry intervention. We hypothesized berry-related\nbenefits would be most evident when participants were cognitively compromised on demanding\nelements of the task or during periods of fatigue. The study employed a single-blind, randomized,\nplacebo controlled, between-subjects design. Forty participants aged 20â??30 years consumed a 400 mL\nsmoothie containing equal blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, and blackberryâ?¦â?¦â?¦â?¦â?¦....
Objective. To analyze the effect of Channa striata supplementation on body mass index among tuberculosis patients, in which their\nhealth status is also investigated. Methods. This study employed a true experiment. The study was designed randomized pretestposttest\nwith a control group, in which 200 respondents were enrolled. Body mass index (BMI), used as a nutritional status\nindicator, was measured every week for a month. Chi-square test was used to analyze the data with a significance level of 5% by\nSTATA 13. Results. The mean BMI of all groups increases during the month, in which rapid alteration occurs in the treatment\ngroup. The mean BMI (kg/m2) in the treatment group at weeks 0â??4 was reported to be 17.43, 17.65, 17.90, 18.04, and 18.22,\nrespectively. Meanwhile, the mean BMI (kg/m2) at weeks 0â??4 in the control group was reported to be 17.20, 17.36, 17.57, 17.71,\nand 17.96, respectively. Furthermore, the alteration from severe thinness to higher BMI level in the treatment group is the highest.\nBased on the statistical test, there were no differences in BMI between the treatment and control groups (p > 0.05). However, the\nalteration of nutritional status in the treatment group is faster than that in the control group. In addition, there is no difference in\ntheir health status between the treatment and control groups (p > 0.05), except vomiting (p < 0.05). Conclusion. The BMI among\ntuberculosis patients with Channa striata supplementation is increasing faster than that in the control group within a month with\na minimum potential negative effect....
Hair disorders may considerably impact the social and psychological well-being of\nan individual. Recent advances in the understanding the biology of hair have encouraged the\nresearch and development of novel and safer natural hair growth agents. In this context, we have\npreviously demonstratedâ??at both preclinical and clinical levelâ??that an Annurca apple-based dietary\nsupplement (AMS), acting as a nutraceutical, is endowed with an intense hair-inductive activity\n(trichogenicity), at once increasing hair tropism and keratin content. Herein, in the framework of\npreclinical investigations, new experiments in primary human models of follicular keratinocytes and\ndermal papilla cells have been performed to give an insight around AMS biological effects on specific\nhair keratins expression. As well as confirming the biocompatibility and the antioxidant proprieties\nof our nutraceutical formulation, we have proven an engagement of trichokeratins production\nunderlying its biological effects on human follicular cells. Annurca apples are particularly rich in\noligomeric procyanidins, natural polyphenols belonging to the broader class of bioflavonoids believed\nto exert many beneficial health effects. To our knowledge, none of the current available remedies for\nhair loss has hitherto shown to stimulate the production of hair keratins so clearly....
In search of pharmaceutically active products to control type 2 diabetes, five brown seaweeds (Silvetia compressa, Cystoseira\nosmundacea, Ecklonia arborea, Pterygophora californica, and Egregia menziesii) from the Northwest Mexican Pacific coast were\ninvestigated. Proximate composition and total polyphenol content (TPC) as phloroglucinol equivalents (PGE) were determined\nfor the five seaweed powders and their respective hydroethanolic (1 : 1) extracts. Extracts were screened for their radical scavenging\nactivity (DPPH and ORAC) and glycosidase inhibitory activity. HPLC-DAD, HPLC-MS-TOF, and ATR-FT-IR methodologies\nwere used to identify the most abundant phlorotannins and sulfated polysaccharides in the extracts. Hydroethanolic extracts\ncontained minerals (17 to 59% of the dry matter), proteins (4 to 9%), ethanol-insoluble polysaccharides�����...
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) contains many high-value nutritional compounds, including\nnutraceutical lipid compounds that offer health benefits. An understanding of the genetic variability\nin the lipid contents of different rice germplasms is necessary to support breeding programsâ?¦......................
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