Prune melanoidins protect against oxidative stress and endothelial cell death

The health-promoting effects of fruit and vegetable consumption are thought to be due to phytochemicals contained in fresh plant material. Whether processed plant foods provide the same benefits as unprocessed ones is an open question. Melanoidins from heat-processed plums (prunes) were isolated and their presence confirmed by hydroxymethylfurfural content and browning index. Oxidative-induced endothelial cell […]

Antigen-fixed leukocytes tolerize th2 responses in mouse models of allergy

Allergic diseases; including asthma and food allergies; are an increasing health concern. Immunotherapy is an effective therapeutic approach for many allergic diseases but requires long dose escalation periods and has a high risk of adverse reactions; particularly in food allergy. New methods to safely induce Ag-specific tolerance could improve the clinical approach to allergic disease. […]

Tree nut phytochemicals: composition; antioxidant capacity; bioactivity; impact factors. A systematic review of almonds; Brazils; cashews; hazelnuts; macadamias; pecans; pine nuts; pistachios and walnuts

Tree nuts contain an array of phytochemicals including carotenoids; phenolic acids; phytosterols and polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids; proanthocyanidins (PAC) and stilbenes; all of which are included in nutrient databases; as well as phytates; sphingolipids; alkylphenols and lignans; which are not. The phytochemical content of tree nuts can vary considerably by nut type; genotype; pre- […]

The Effect of Pecan Oil on Hippocampal Cells Apoptosis of Ovariectomized Rats.

Pecan oil is an edible pressed oil extracted from the pecan nut; it contains approximately 90% unsaturated fat. Previous study showed that unsaturated faty had potent antioxidant activity. Oxidative stress is a pathological change which is higher in postmenopausal women. In the present study; we reported the apoptosis inhibition of hippocampal cells by pecan oil […]

Snacking is associated with overall diet quality among adults

Snacking occasions are considered to contribute little more than energy to the diet; however; few studies have examined the role of snacking on overall diet quality. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between snacking frequency and overall diet quality. This study included 11;209 adults aged 20 years and older who participated […]

Selection of intermittent drought tolerant lines across years and locations in the reference collection of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Intermittent drought is the most important yield limiting factor affecting groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production in rain-fed regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Improvement of crop adaptation to drought is needed and this starts by having a thorough assessment of a large and representative set of germplasm. In this study; 247 lines belonging to the […]

Profiling of bioactive compounds in cultivars of Runner and Valencia peanut market-types using liquid chromatography/APCI mass spectrometry

Peanuts are classified into four market-types (Runners; Spanish; Virginia and Valencia) Studies on their phytochemical composition have focused mainly on market-types other than Valencia. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the phytochemical composition of cultivars of Valencia and Runner market-types. Extracts of twenty-five peanut cultivars of Runner and Valencia market-types were analyzed using […]

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in relation to acute coronary syndrome or stroke nonfatal events: a comparative analysis of a case/case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Although the role of Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular disease prevention has long been evaluated and understood; its association with the development of stroke has been rarely examined. The aim of the present work was to comparatively evaluate the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the development of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) […]

Mediterranean Diet Effect: an Italian picture

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall diet quality effects; mainly on antioxidant nutritional status and some cytokines related to the cellular immune response as well as oxidative stress in a healthy Italian population group. METHODS: An observational study was conducted on 131 healthy free-living subjects. Dietary intake was assessed by […]