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 […]

LMN diet; rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids; improves mouse cognitive decline associated with aging and Alzheimer's disease.

We examined whether LMN diet; reported to induce neurogenesis in adult mice; was able to antagonize the age-related behavioural impairment and neuropathology in wild type (WT) mice and Tg2576 mice; a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thirteen-month-old mice (once the amyloid (Aß) plaques were formed) were fed with the LMN diet for 5 months; […]

Protein and coronary heart disease: the role of different protein sources

Meat protein is associated with an increase in risk of heart disease. Recent data have shown that meat protein appeared to be associated with weight gain over 6.5 years; with 1 kg of weight increase per 125 g of meat per day. In the Nurses' Health Study; diets low in red meat; containing nuts; low-fat […]

n-3 Fatty Acids; Ventricular Arrhythmia-Related Events; and Fatal Myocardial Infarction in Postmyocardial Infarction Patients With Diabetes

OBJECTIVE: We carried out a secondary analysis in high-risk patients with a previous myocardial infarction (MI) and diabetes in the Alpha Omega Trial. We tested the hypothesis that in these patients an increased intake of the n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); and a-linolenic acid (ALA) will reduce the incidence of ventricular […]