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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Human diet"”.
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Comparative absorption and transport of various carotenoids in the preruminant calf
… of several carotenoids commonly found in the human diet. In addition, this work examined the effect of fat level in meals on the absorption of $\beta$-carotene. The preruminant calf has been shown in previous studies to be an excellent model for human carotenoid absorption and metabolism.
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Understanding the Impact of Non-thermal Processing and CO2 Assisted Extrusion on Antioxidant, Textural and Functional Properties of Corn, Sorghum and Apple Pomace Based Extrudates
… a worldwide demand for antioxidant rich foods in diet, especially ready to eat foods, i.e. cereals and snacks. In recent years, the research has got momentum to valorize the underutilized crops, i.e. millet, sorghum and industrial food by-products, i.e. fruit pomace to incorporate into main stream …
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Intestinal absorption and bioavailability of coffee phenolics and green tea polyphenols: a study in healthy and ileostomy volunteers
… have been of particular interest as part of the human diet, and have been the focus os many studies in nutrition research. Many epidemological studies have found a correlation between flavonoid intake and protection against certain chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular events. The …
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Application of different instrumental techniques to the selective evaluation of bio-sensible compounds in foodstuff of animal and vegetable origin
… the study of fundamental food products for the human diet, such as: extra virgin olive oil and dairy products. These products, widely spread in the market and with high nutritional values, are increasingly recognized healthy properties although their lipid fraction might contain some unfavorable …
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Characterization of a Value-Added Salmon Product: Infant/toddler Food
… omega-3 fatty acids. These are important in the human diet and especially for young children in the first two years of life. Wild Alaskan salmon was utilized in a novel way by development and investigation of basic baby food product formulations from sockeye and pink salmon. Thus, physical and …
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The dietary mineral content of Claytonia lanceolata corms from multiple populations across the Columbia Plateau region of North America
… divergence from our ancestral lineage ~ 2.8 mya, humans have relied on foraged foods to obtain dietary mineral nutrition. Around 12,000 years ago, people began shifting towards a lifestyle of food production. The rapid shift in lifestyle significantly altered the human diet, and research suggests …
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Effects of barley yellow dwarf virus and environment on grain avenanthramide concentration in spring oat (Avena sativa L.)
… health benefits that oats provide to a healthy human diet. Avenanthramides (AVNs) are a group of phytochemicals, which are unique to oats among cereal grains that provide health benefits through antioxidant activity among other biological activities. While approximately forty AVNs have been …
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On the physical refining of edible oils for obtaining high quality products
Vegetable oils are important compounds of the human diet and they should be refined before consumption. Consumers demand for healthier products as well as stiff environmental legislation are forcing refining industries towards changes and improvement of processes. In this context, this thesis has …
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Investigation of glycosyltransferases from oat
… component of cereals essential to human diet. This thesis focuses on identification and functional investigation of UGTs expressed in in the diploid oat species Avena strigosa. Chapters 1 and 2 consist of the General Introduction and Material and Methods, respectively. In chapter 3, …
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Influência da suplementação dos ácidos graxos poli-insaturados ômega 3 sob o sistema imunológico de atletas : uma revisão de literatura.
… that the amount and type of fat consumed in the human diet can significantly alter the biological response of the organism. Logo comes up, aiming to investigate the anti-inflammatory fatty acids omega polyunsaturated (PUFA-n3) to individuals subjected to intense physical activity action. This …
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The role of acute phosphate supplementation in endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation
Phosphate is a mineral component of the human diet that is essential for life. However, elevated blood phosphate levels are associated with cardiovascular disease and death in the general population. The mechanisms through which phosphate may be detrimental to cardiovascular health remain unclear, …
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Cerebrovascular and Neuronal Cellular Consequences of Amyloid-β Induced Nuclear Factor-κB Activation
… abundant polyphenolic compounds found in the human diet, and the structure of polyphenolic compounds enables them to effectively inhibit Aβ aggregation. By taking advantage of differences in diets between cultures, epidemiological studies have established a correlation between the increased …
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Quantification and Reduction of Exposure to Residential Woodsmoke Particulate Matter
… combustion reactions and can be harmful to human health. One common source for human particulate matter exposure is through biomass burning, primarily from wildfires or stoves used for heating or cooking in the home. A method was developed for the analysis of seven selected chemical tracers …
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Quantification and Reduction of Exposure to Residential Woodsmoke Particulate Matter
… combustion reactions and can be harmful to human health. One common source for human particulate matter exposure is through biomass burning, primarily from wildfires or stoves used for heating or cooking in the home. A method was developed for the analysis of seven selected chemical tracers …
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Identification of genes involved in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan synthesis in barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>)
… a polymer that has proven health benefits in the human diet, but that is undesirable for the brewing and distilling industry as it influences grain processability. Up to now, the main gene identified as having an involvement in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan biosynthesis is Cellulose synthase-like F6 (CslF6), …
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Phytochemical metabolites and their effects on in vitro and in vivo measures of oxidative stress
… compounds, are important components of the human diet and have been associated with many of the beneficial effects of fruit and vegetable consumption. Their potential ability to function as antioxidants and also to regulate cell signalling pathways and induce endogenous protective mechanisms …
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STABLE ISOTOPIC INSIGHTS INTO THE SUBSISTENCE PATTERNS OF PREHISTORIC DOGS (CANIS FAMILIARIS) AND THEIR HUMAN COUNTERPARTS IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA
… to this study. The first is to investigate the diet of prehistoric dogs (Canis familiaris) in the Northeast region of North America using stable isotope analysis. The second goal of this study is to generate independent data concerning the presence or absence of C4 resources, such as maize, in …
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Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for metabolite accumulation and metabolic regulation : metabolite profiling of interspecific crosses of tomato
… importance of crop compositional quality in the human diet this research field is rapidly becoming more important. Chemical composition of biological tissues can be efficiently assessed by metabolite profiling techniques, which allow the multivariate detection of metabolites of a given biological …
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A demographic and dietary history of ancient dogs in the Americas using ancient DNA
… since then they have become an integral part of human lives. They have served as hunters, guards, and pets, and have migrated with humans to multiple continents, including the Americas and Australia. The close relationship between humans and dogs makes dogs a valuable proxy when studying human …
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Intestinal Handling of Food Grade Titanium Dioxide
… diameter of 130 nm. It is an additive in the human diet and an excipient in some capsules, tablets, and toothpastes with a median intake of ~2.5 mg per person per day in the UK. Its impact, if any, is not understood. In particular, understanding which gut cells are targeted by fgTiO2 and any …
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