Nutrition & Food Science: Volume 51 Issue 7

Antioxidants, nutritional, antinutrients and functional characteristics of black turtle bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): synergistic and antagonistic interrelationship of epigeal germination periods

Judith Uchenna Chima, Temitope Omolayo Fasuan

Black turtle bean has nutritional potentials in the human diet and could provide a significant amount of food in developing countries. Low consumption of black beans has been…

Comparison of nutritional status between lacto-ovo vegetarian and non-vegetarian Jordanian adults

Aseel Al-Ma’aitah, Reema Tayyem

Vegetarian diets exclude meat, fish and poultry and/or egg and dairy products, these diets are based on grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes and seeds. The purpose of this study is…

Protective effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of achillea millefolium on renal injury and biochemical factors in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Arash Karimi, Hamid Reza Niazkar, Pouria Sefidmooye Azar, Helda Tutunchi, Mozhde Karimi, Vahid Asghariazar, Fateme Kooshki

Herbal medicine has been used for the management of complications of diabetes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the anti-diabetic effects of Achillea millefolium extract on…

Effect of black garlic on visceral fat, oxidative stress and insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease rats

Alifia Mukti Fajrani, Mohamad Sulchan, Siti Fatimah Muis, Hery Djagat Purnomo, Kis Djamiatun, Vega Karlowee, Martha Ardiaria

This paper aims to determine the effect of black garlic (BG) on visceral fat, oxidative stress and insulin resistance (IR) compared with metformin and vitamin E in nonalcoholic…

Perception and preferences of processed sweet foods: differences between diabetic and nondiabetic consumers

André Felipe Soares, Alice Raissa Honorio, Diana Clara Nunes de Lima, Alline Artigiani Lima Tribst

This paper aims to study how diabetics/pre-diabetics (D) and non-diabetic (regular consumers of sweeteners (C) or not (NC)) perceive and consume sweetened processed food in Brazil.

The association between carbohydrate quality index and nutrient adequacy in Iranian adults

Mena Farazi, Ahmad Jayedi, Zahra Noruzi, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Elaheh Asgari, Kurosh Djafarian, Sakineh Shab-Bidar

This paper aims to evaluate the association between carbohydrate quality index (CQI) and nutrient adequacy in Iranian adults.

Effect of propolis on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Zahra Mosallanezhad, Cain Clark, Fatemeh Bahreini, Zahra Motamed, Abdolhamid Mosallanezhad, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini, Aneseh Shaban-Khalaf, Zahra Sohrabi

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the efficacy of propolis on glycemic indices in type 2 diabetic patients.

Effect of chronotype on diet and sleep quality in healthy female students: night lark versus early bird

Mahmut Bodur, Şahika Nur Bidar, Hülya Yardimci

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of chronotype on diet and sleep quality in healthy female students.

Knowledge and attitudes toward genetically modified (GM) food among health sciences university students in Karachi, Pakistan

Rafat Amin, Sadaf Khan, Tehseen Fatima Zeb, Shaukat Ali, Neha Baqai, Maham Baqai, Shajiha Shuja

Genetically modified (GM) foods have global importance as they can significantly improve food security challenges. However, risks associated with the consumption of GM foods have…

Comprehensive nutritional assessment of frail older adults and a tailored protein-enhanced diet as a way to improve the nutritional status

Alina Jaroch, Mariusz Kozakiewicz, Alicja Kowalkowska, Emilia Główczewska-Siedlecka, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome which can be reversible or less severe through appropriate nutritional interventions. In the present study, to test the efficiency of…