Have you ever heard of vitamin C and its beneficial properties? Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a hydrophilic micronutrient essential for a panoply of biological functions. This vitamin is endowed with vers...
COST Action EUROCAROTEN publishes most cited paper in Progress in Lipid Research, the top-ranked journal in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics . Carotenoids are very interesting compounds that play key roles in natu...
Health of the gut microbiota influences the symptomatology of covid-19 The microbiota is defined as a group of microorganisms living in a given environment, encompassing bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. The huma...
Have you heard of fisetin? Fisetin is a flavonoid naturally found in strawberries, apples, persimmons, cucumbers, onions, and other plants. Recent research found that the regular consumption of fisetin is associated w...
So the saying goes. But where does this ability of apples to keep us away from doctors come from? Let's look in detail at this widely known, and so tasty, fruit! We can consume apples throughout the entire year....
Food waste is an important and worrisome global issue that have consequences on different levels, such as food security, environmental, economy, among others. In the EU, around 88 million tonnes of food waste are gene...
COVID-19 brought many changes to our society, and challenges to which we were forced to adapt in record time. The question that arises is, how have eating and physical activity behaviours changed in a context of socia...
Consumers are increasingly concerned about what they eat and what the means are until food reaches their tables. The growing concern for a more sustainable environment and the demand for food quality led two North Ame...
Obesity and cardiovascular diseases are one of the biggest health problems, caused mainly by eating habits. In a western culture, meat products are very consumed, with fats being very present in this diet. This proble...
Sustainability is on the agenda. And why is that? We know that our lifestyle has a direct impact on the climate. Our consumption habits have been causing changes in the way our planet behaves, with direct consequences...
Whether through our skin, our breath or what we eat, our channels of entry and communication with the outside world cannot always guarantee that pathogens do not enter. In fact, in the body itself we sometimes find ce...
