Foods such as fruit, vegetables, and cereals, and particularly whole grain, are rich in dietary fibre and have been proved to have multiple beneficial effects for the human health. The present research was designed to assess some eating practices related to fibre-rich foods in different countries, namely Argentina, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal, and Romania. A cross-sectional descriptive study was undertak...
Introduction: People’s food choices are of the utmost importance to regulate markets and the food chain towards the global goal of sustainability. Objectives: The objective of this work was to evaluate to what extent some aspects linked to sustainability in the food chain influence people’s food choices, specifically in the domains of packaging, food surplus, transportation and human or animal welfare. Methods:...
Objective: To assess the epidemiological evidence on dietary fiber intake and chronic diseases and make public health recommendations for the population in Romania based on their consumption. Populations that consume more dietary fiber from cereals, fruits and vegetables have less chronic disease. Dietary Reference Intakes recommend consumption of 14 g dietary fiber per 1,000 kcal, or 25 g for adult women and 3...
Foods rich in adenine and hypoxanthine may contribute to the increase of uricemia. Hyperuricemia is associated with other pathological conditions pertaining to metabolic syndrome. Objective: the assessement of the impact of fiber rich diet on uricemia in patients with metabolic syndrome. Methods: the study involved 46 male patients with metabolic syndrome who claimed to have reduced mobility in fingers, hyperte...
Bevezetés: Az üdítőitalok és élelmiszerek édesítésére használt nagy fruktóz tartalmú kukorica-szirup és invertcukor felhasználásának köszönhetően a fruktóz-fogyasztása növekedést mutat.. A nagy mennyiségű fruktóz bevitel komoly szerepet játszik a hypertonia, hasi típusú elhízás, nem alkoholos máj elzsírosodás, dyslipidaemia, inzulin rezisztencia (mely citokinek - TNF-α, transzkripciós faktorok - PPAR-α, ChREBs,...