Consumption of nuts and risk of total and cause-specific mortality over 15 years.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The published literature shows that nut consumption has a favorable impact on health. We aimed to assess the association between nut consumption and risk of 15-year total mortality, and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) (including ischemic heart disease, IHD, and stroke), and cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS: Prospective analyses involved 2893 participants aged […]
Cor a 14 is the superior serological marker for hazelnut allergy in children, independent of concomitant peanut allergy.
BACKGROUND: Hazelnut is the most frequent cause of tree-nut allergy, but up to half of all children with hazelnut allergy additionally suffers from peanut allergy. Our aim was to identify diagnostic values of the most promising serological markers (Cor a 9 and Cor a 14) and to address the influence of concomitant peanut allergy and […]
COR a 14- Specific IgE Predicts symptomatic hazelnut allergy in children.
The self-reported prevalence of tree nut allergy in children has been increasing in the past decade (1). Hazelnuts are in particularly widespread use and this makes them difficult to avoid completely. It is therefore important to correctly diagnose hazelnut allergy to avoid any unjustified diet. The aim of the present study was to assess the […]
A review of oral food challenges in children presenting to a single tertiary centre with perceived or true food allergies.
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of perceived food allergies exceeds that of true food allergies. Unnecessary food avoidance may increase parental and patient anxiety, reduce quality of life and increase the risk of nutritional deficiency. An oral food challenge (OFC) can provide an objective measure regarding the presence or absence of food allergies in a child. This […]
A review of oral food challenges in children presenting to a single tertiary centre with perceived or true food allergies.
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of perceived food allergies exceeds that of true food allergies. Unnecessary food avoidance may increase parental and patient anxiety, reduce quality of life and increase the risk of nutritional deficiency. An oral food challenge (OFC) can provide an objective measure regarding the presence or absence of food allergies in a child. This […]
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension in Three Prospective Cohort Studies
Increased fruit and vegetable intake lowers blood pressure in short-term interventional studies. However, data on the association of long-term intake of fruits and vegetables with hypertension risk are scarce. We prospectively examined the independent association of whole fruit (excluding juices) and vegetable intake, as well as the change in consumption of whole fruits and vegetables, […]
An apple plus a nut a day keeps the doctors away: antioxidant capacity of foods and their health benefits.
Antioxidant-rich foods scavenge free radicals and other reactive species, decreasing the risk of different non-communicable chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to review the content of total antioxidant capacity of commonly foods comparing with experimental data and to explore the health benefits due to foods with moderate to high TAC. The TAC was […]
A Novel Hyperspectral Feature-Extraction Algorithm Based on Waveform Resolution for Raisin Classification
Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging technology was adopted in this study to discriminate among varieties of raisins produced in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Eight varieties of raisins were used in the research, and the wavelengths of the hyperspectral images were from 900 to 1700 nm. A novel waveform resolution method is proposed to reduce the hyperspectral […]
Non-destructive detection of flawed hazelnut kernels and lipid oxidation assessment using NIR spectroscopy.
Microbial contamination, seed browning, bad taste and lipid oxidation are primary causes of quality deterioration in stored hazelnuts, affecting their marketability. The feasibility of NIR spectroscopy to detect flawed kernels and estimate lipid oxidation in in-shell and shelled hazelnuts was investigated. ‘Mortarella’ hazelnuts were measured twice by NIR spectroscopy, first in-shell, and then as kernels. […]
Influence of Different Drying Treatments and Extraction Solvents on the Metabolite Profile and Nitric Oxide Inhibitory Activity of Ajwa Dates
This study aimed to examine the variation in the metabolite profiles and nitric oxide (NO) inhibitory activity of Ajwa dates that were subjected to 2 drying treatments and different extraction solvents. (1) H NMR coupled with multivariate data analysis was employed. A Griess assay was used to determine the inhibition of the production of NO […]