Dietary Calcium Intake and Association with Serum Calcium in Healthy Urban North Indian Adults: The Calcium-Chandigarh Urban Bone Epidemiological Study by Rimesh Pal, Sanjay K. Bhadada, Anshita Aggarwal, Amanpreet Kaur

“…Promotion of consumption of dairy products and fortification of commonly consumed foods with calcium is needed.…”
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Prebiotic Effects of Xylooligosaccharides on the Improvement of Microbiota Balance in Human Subjects by Shyh-Hsiang Lin, Liang-Mao Chou, Yi-Wen Chien, Jung-Su Chang, Ching-I Lin

“…In conclusion, the intestinal microbiota balance was improved after daily consumption of 150 g of rice porridge containing XOS for 6 weeks, demonstrating the prebiotic potential of XOS incorporated into foods. This also indicates the effectiveness of XOS as a functional ingredient in relation to its role as a prebiotic compound.…”
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Fiber and microelements content in various types of wheat bread by Redžepović-Đorđević Azra, Dodevska Margarita, Jovetić Milica, Ačanski Marijana

“…The intake of total fiber (+ 100 %), arabinoxylan (+ 117 %), copper (+ 118 %), and manganese (+ 85 %) increases by replacing white bread with whole wheat bread, therefore it is of great interest to raise awareness among consumers about the beneficial foods that should be included in the diet. Methods applied in this research showed acceptable precision and accuracy and also proved to be quite simple for routine analysis work.…”
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Association between Dental Erosion and Diet in Brazilian Adolescents Aged from 15 to 19: A Population-Based Study by Yêska Paola Costa Aguiar, Fábio Gomes dos Santos, Eline Freitas de Farias Moura, Fernanda Clotilde Mariz da Costa, Sheyla Marcia Auad, Saul Martins de Paiva, Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti

“…There was high prevalence of dental erosion in its early stages among adolescents and there were no significant differences in the frequency of the consumption of foods and beverages and the presence of dental erosion.…”
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Awareness of Salt Intake among Community-Dwelling Elderly at Coastal Area: The Role of Public Health Access Program by Farapti Farapti, Aprilia Devi Fatimah, Erni Astutik, Atik Choirul Hidajah, Thinni Nurul Rochmah

“…A geographical location such as coastal area is known as risk factor hypertension relating to high exposure of salty foods. Public health access had significant effect on reducing salt intake at the community level. …”
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In Vitro Effects of Some Botanicals with Anti-Inflammatory and Antitoxic Activity by Gianandrea Guidetti, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Angela Giovazzino, Valentina Rubino, Anna Teresa Palatucci, Sara Centenaro, Elena Fraccaroli, Laura Cortese, Maria Grazia Bonomo, Giuseppina Ruggiero, Sergio Canello, Giuseppe Terrazzano

“…In conclusion, the use of these botanicals was shown to be able to contrast OTC-toxicity and could represent a new approach for the development of functional foods useful to enhance the standard pharmacological treatment in infections as well as in preventing or reducing the emergence of inflammatory diseases.…”
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A large giant cell tumor of the larynx: case report and review of the literature by Andrew Arndt, Rachelle LeBlanc, Peter Spafford

“…Currently the patient has no evidence of disease at 13 months follow-up, has an optimal prosthetic voice, and is able to tolerate all textures of foods. Conclusion GCTs of the larynx have a good prognosis and can be treated successfully through complete resection of the tumor, negating the need for adjunctive therapy such as radiation, chemo or denosumab therapy.…”
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FERMENTATIVE-MODIFICATION OF SORGHUM AND MILLET BIOPOLYMERS: IMPACT ON FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES, PROXIMATE COMPOSITION, AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEIN QUALITY OF MODIFIED FLOURS by SULEIMAN YUSUF BAGIREI, IROH NKAMA, MAMUDU HALIDU BADAU, YAHAYA SAYYADI MOHAMMAD

“… Fermentation is being used in the preparation of cereal-based foods to impart changes that can influence the character of the final product, but the processes of are tedious, unhygienic and labor intensive. …”
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A Six-Month Randomized Controlled Trial of Whole Soy and Isoflavones Daidzein on Body Composition in Equol-Producing Postmenopausal Women with Prehypertension by Zhao-min Liu, Suzanne C. Ho, Yu-ming Chen, Jean Woo

“…This paper reported the effects of commonly used whole soy foods (soy flour) and purified daidzein (one of the major isoflavones and the precursor of equol) on changes in anthropometric measurements and body composition in a 6-month double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial among prehypertensive postmenopausal women who are also equol producers. …”
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Co-evolution of fish and rice farming by Austroasiatic communities in the Neolithic Era and early documentation of aquaculture in China by Peter Edwards

“…This enabled Austroasiatic people to gather wild foods, terrestrial and aquatic nuts as well as fish and rice. …”
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Predictors of breastfeeding self-efficacy among postpartum women in RSUD IA Moeis Samarinda by Nur Hastuti Fitria, Wirapuspita Wisnuwardani Ratih, Kamaruddin Iriyani

“…Background: WHO recommends the practice of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life followed by breastfeeding with complementary foods up to 2 years of age. However, currently, the global prevalence of breastfeeding in infants less than 6 months of age is under 50%. …”
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<i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i> Interventions Reveal the Health Benefits of Levan-Type Exopolysaccharide Produced by a Fish Gut Isolate <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> FW2 by Waqar Ahmad, Anam Nasir, Satya Prakash, Azam Hayat, Mujaddad ur Rehman, Shazia Khaliq, Kalsoom Akhtar, Munir Ahmad Anwar, Nayla Munawar

“…EPSs with varying structural and physical properties can demonstrate unique health benefits, which allow for their tailored applications as functional foods such as prebiotics. Levan, a fructose-based EPS, is gaining considerable attention as an effective prebiotic to support the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. …”
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Esophageal Clearance Patterns in Normal Older Adults as Documented with Videofluoroscopic Esophagram by Janice Jou, Jason Radowsky, Ronald Gangnon, Elizabeth Sadowski, Stephanie Kays, Jacqueline Hind, Eric Gaumnitz, Andrew Taylor, JoAnne Robbins

“…These findings suggest a need for a more comprehensive definition regarding the range of normal esophageal bolus transport to (a) prevent misdiagnosis of dysphagia and (b) to enhance generalization to functional eating, which involves solid foods in addition to liquids.…”
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A recent large-scale intraspecific IR expansion and evolutionary dynamics of the plastome of Peucedanum japonicum by Ho Jun Joh, Young Sang Park, Jong-Soo Kang, Jin Tae Kim, Jickerson P. Lado, Sang Il Han, Young-Won Chin, Hyun-Seung Park, Jee Young Park, Tae-Jin Yang

“…Abstract Peucedanum japonicum (PJ), a member of the Apiaceae family, is widely distributed and cultivated in East Asian countries for edible and functional foods. In this study, we compared the plastid genomes (plastomes) and 45S nuclear ribosomal DNA (45S nrDNA) simultaneously from 10 PJ collections. …”
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Conditions to Prolonged Release of Microencapsulated Carvacrol on Alginate Films as Affected by Emulsifier Type and PH by Silvia Matiacevich, Natalia Riquelme, María Lidia Herrera

“…Alginate from algal biomass is used as edible film and the incorporation of antimicrobial agents improves its performance to increase the shelf-life of fresh foods. However, environmental conditions and intrinsic properties of films influence their release. …”
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Water quality assessment for aquaculture using deep neural network by Rajeshwarrao Arabelli, T. Bernatin, Venkataramana Veeramsetty

“…Exporting of fish based foods increasing gradually that raises Gross Domestic Product (GDP) values of country. …”
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Antioxidant Action and In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Activities of Myrciaria floribunda Fruit Peels: Possible Involvement of Opioidergic System by Izabelly Bianca da Silva Santos, Bruno Santos dos Santos, João Ricardhis Saturnino de Oliveira, Wêndeo Kennedy Costa, Adrielle Zagmignan, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Magda Rhayanny Assunção Ferreira, Vilmar Luiz Lermen, Maria Silvanete Benedito de Sousa Lermen, Alexandre Gomes da Silva, Rafael Matos Ximenes, Luiz Alberto Lira Soares, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva, Vera Lúcia de Menezes Lima, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia, Márcia Vanusa da Silva

“…Taken together, these data support the use of M. floribunda fruit peels for development of functional foods and nutraceutics.…”
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Multi-Element Exposure and Health Risks of Grains from Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh, India by Bhagyashri Wakhle, Saroj Sharma, Khageshwar Singh Patel, Piyush Kant Pandey, Antonela Blažević, Željka Fiket, Sema Yurdakul, Simge Varol, Pablo Martín-Ramos, Hanan M. Al-Yousef, Ramzi A. Mothana

“…Rice, wheat, and maize grains are staple foods, widely consumed for their mineral and nutritional values. …”
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Traditional knowledge, uses, and perceptions of mushrooms among the Wixaritari and mestizos of Villa Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico by Mara Ximena Haro-Luna, Felipe Ruan-Soto, Laura Guzmán-Dávalos

“…Even so, both cultures prefer mushrooms to other foods, including meat, especially Volvariella bombycina and Pleurotus djamor.…”
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Natural Antioxidant-Isoliquiritigenin Ameliorates Contractile Dysfunction of Hypoxic Cardiomyocytes via AMPK Signaling Pathway by Xiaoyu Zhang, Ping Zhu, Xiuying Zhang, Yina Ma, Wenguang Li, Ji-Mei Chen, Hui-Ming Guo, Richard Bucala, Jian Zhuang, Ji Li

“…Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a simple chalcone-type flavonoid, is derived from licorice compounds and is mainly present in foods, beverages, and tobacco. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a critical factor involved in modulating cardiac stress response signaling during ischemia and reperfusion. …”
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