Alzheimer's disease is a chronic and degenerative condition that had no treatment until recently. The current therapeutic strategies reduce progression of the but are expensive commonly cause side effects uncomfortable for treated patients. Functional foods to prevent and/or treat many conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, represent promising field study currently gaining attention. To this end, here we demonstrate pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel extract (PPE) regarding...

Green tea has been shown to have thermogenic and antiobesity properties. Therefore, it is important investigate its effect on weight loss in humans, especially women. We investigated the effects of green consumption combined with resistance training body composition resting metabolic rate (RMR) women who were overweight or obese (grade I). After 4 weeks an adaptive diet, 36 divided into four groups (group 1 tea; group 2 placebo; 3 plus training; placebo training). The study was...

Hábitos de vida saudáveis e uma dieta balanceada aliados ao alto consumo frutas vegetais estão associados à redução do risco doenças manutenção da saúde. O óleo abacate possui em sua composição substâncias bioativas capazes prevenir controlar as dislipidemias. Como existem poucas pesquisas científicas avaliando o potencial deste para humano, presente trabalho estudou os processos extração refino abacate. Para tanto, procedeu-se separação polpa das outras partes fruta. A fresca foi seca...

Oxidative stress plays an important role in Alzheimer’s disease. To arrest oxidative stress, this contribution first identified and quantified phenolic bioactives present the pulp peel of pomegranate using high-performance liquid chromatography. Punicalagin β rendered greatest antiradical activity as evaluated by on-line HPLC-ABTS method, which was followed punicalagin α, gallic acid, epicatechin. Furthermore, scavenging against peroxyl DPPH radicals, well reducing power were investigated....

Cardiovascular disease is a serious public health problem; it the first "cause of death" in Brazil and developed countries. Thus, essential to search for alternative sources such as some functional foods prevent control risks this disease. The purpose study was evaluate lipidemic parameters hypercholesterolemic rats fed diets containing black rice variety IAC 600 or unrefined rice. Adult male Wistar (Rattus norvegicus var. albinos) were used, weighing about 200–220 g. animals divided into...

Os fitonutrientes podem ser encontrados em muitas frutas, sendo o abacate mais rico beta-sitosterol (fitoesterol) e glutationa. O fitoesterol é uma substância de origem vegetal cuja estrutura muito similar a do colesterol seu mecanismo ação envolve inibição intestinal absorção diminuição da síntese hepático. efeito exercido sobre os valores plasmático total LDL, sem afetar níveis HDL triglicérides sanguíneos. presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar influência consumo farinha variedade...

Diabetes mellitus, an endocrine disorder, is the major cause of morbidity in developing countries, and it considered fourth leading death worldwide. The conventional therapy for diabetes insulin treatment. peel Passion fruit rich fiber prevents absorption carbohydrates, thus can control reduce blood sugar rate. objective this study was to analyze effect passion flour on glicemia diabetic rats, as well probable action mechanisms. Wistar rats were used experiment offered flours three...

Foi estudada a composição química do leite de búfala em relação vaca. O apresentou níveis gordura, proteína, sólidos totais, calorias, vitamina A e cálcio mais elevados ao Os ácidos graxos presentes no maior concentração foram cápríco, mirístico, palmítico, esteárico, palmitoleico linoleico menor os butírico, oleico

<p>Ready-to eat foods meet the demands of a modern lifestyle and number people seeking food that is convenient safe increasing. The extracts peels from four different fruits were tested as potential value-added to offer consumers. Physical chemical analyses peel conducted measure total phenolic compounds, tannins, phytic acid antioxidant activity using 1’-1’Diphenyl-2’picrylhydrazyl, 2,2’-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic methods. result screening showed pomegranate had...

Mangaba is a native fruit found in the Brazilian Cerrado and stands out for its nutritional composition rich chemical compounds. The present study investigated effect of adding different levels sugar, fat prebiotic fibers powder preparations used to manufacture mangaba ice cream. solubility, hygroscopicity, water activity microscopic characteristics powdered were investigated. Ice cream obtained by these mixtures was analyzed according physicochemical characteristics, quality parameters,...

A healthy life style and a balanced diet, associated with high fruit vegetable intake, are linked to good health the prevention of diseases. Apples contain bioactive compounds that help in control hyperlipidemia. One Public Health concerns Brazil is reduce cardiovascular Therefore, objective this work was analyze chemical composition Gala apples study effect their consumption on weight gain, food serum levels total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides, hepatic cholesterol fecal male...

Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar as propriedades nutricionais, microbiológicas e sensoriais de sorvetes elaborados com frutas exóticas da região do cerrado brasileiro, entre elas, araticum (Annonacrassiflora), pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), mangaba (Hancorniaspeciosa) curriola (Pouteriaramiflora).Muitos sabores mostraram-se promissores, elevada aceitação sensorial valores nutritivos atrativos, tornando-se uma opção interessante tanto para a indústria como saúde consumidor.Quanto...

Aflatoxins are hepatotoxic metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus on a number of agricultural commodities. This research was carried out to evaluate the ability thermolysed active Saccharomyces cerevisiae attenuate liver damage caused aflatoxin. Diets were prepared containing 0 aflatoxin; 400 mug kg-1 aflatoxin plus 1% dehydrated yeast, yeast. A bioassay with Wistar rats conducted for 28 days, body organs weighted analyses tissue animals performed. The relative weight...

Diabetes is a chronic degenerative disease with no cure, found in millions of people worldwide, and can cause life-threatening complications at any age. The plant Cissus sicyoides L. runner abundantly Brazil, especially the Amazon. Its therapeutic properties are widely used popular medicine as diuretic, anti-influenza, anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsion, hypoglycemic agent. objective this study was to analyze effects aqueous extracts from leaves stem C. L., administered for 60 days, control...