Free Starter Nutrition Course: References and Resources |
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From food to DNA: Can gene expression be changed? Ruani and Head, 2016. Science Report.
Deciphering the consumer behaviour facets of functional foods: A literature review. Kaur and Singh, 2017. Appetite.
Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, Sixth Edition. Burdock, 2009.
Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Viewpoints on the Current Status and Applications in Nutrition Research and Practice. Fenech et al., 2011. Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics.
Handbook of functional beverages and human health. Shahidi and Alasalvar, 2016.
Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. Third Edition. Wildman, 2000.
Phytochemicals in regulating fatty acid β-oxidation: Potential underlying mechanisms and their involvement in obesity and weight loss. Rupasinghe et al., 2016. Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
A Retrospective Study in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: Diabetic Risk Factor Response to Daily Consumption of Agaricus bisporus (White Button Mushrooms). Calvo et al., 2016. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition.
Chemistry and anticarcinogenic mechanisms of glycoalkaloids produced by eggplants, potatoes, and tomatoes. Friedman, 2015. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Glutathione maintenance mitigates age-related susceptibility to redox cycling agents. Thomas et al., 2016. Redox Biology.
Anthocyanins: natural colorants with health-promoting properties. He and Giusti, 2010. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology.
Effect of different cooking regimes on rhubarb polyphenols. McDougall et al., 2010. Food Chemistry.
Raw or Cooked Food: Which Option Grants More Nutrients? Ruani, 2014. The Health Sciences Academy.
An Update on the Health Effects of Tomato Lycopene. Story et al., 2013. Annual Review of Food Science and Technology.
Tomato consumption increases lycopene isomer concentrations in breast milk and plasma of lactating women. Alien et al., 2002. Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Elevated milk β-carotene and lycopene after carrot and tomato paste supplementation. Haftel et al., 2015. Nutrition.
Lycopene attenuates Aβ1-42 secretion and its toxicity in human cell and Caenorhabditis elegans models of Alzheimer disease. Chen et al., 2015. Neuroscience Letters.
Neuroprotective effects of lycopene in spinal cord injury in rats via antioxidative and anti-apoptotic pathway. Hu et al., 2017. Neuroscience Letters.
Carotenoid-rich dietary patterns during midlife and subsequent cognitive function. Kesse-Guyot et al., 2014. The British Journal of Nutrition.
Dietary nitrate increases gastric mucosal blood flow and mucosal defense. Petersson et al., 2007. American Journal of Physiology.
Nitrate and nitrite in biology, nutrition and therapeutics. Petersson et al., 2009. Natural Chemical Biology.
Gastroprotective and blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate are abolished by an antiseptic mouthwash. Petersson et al., 2009. Free Radical Biology and Medicine.
Suppression of erythropoiesis by dietary nitrate. Ashmore et al., 2015. Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology.
Nitrate Intake Promotes Shift in Muscle Fiber Type Composition during Sprint Interval Training in Hypoxia. De Smet et al., 2016. Frontiers in Physiology.
Dietary nitrate modulates cerebral blood flow parameters and cognitive performance in humans: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover investigation. Wightman et al., 2015. Physiology and Behaviour.
Acute effect of a high nitrate diet on brain perfusion in older adults. Presley et al., 2011. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry.
Synergistic interactions among flavonoids and acetogenins in Graviola (Annona muricata) leaves confer protection against prostate cancer. Yang et al., 2015. Carcinogenesis.
Annona montana fruit and leaves improve the glycemic and lipid profiles of Wistar rats. Barbalho et al., 2012. Journal of Medicinal Food.
Extract of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) seed containing high amounts of piceatannol inhibits melanogenesis and promotes collagen synthesis. Matsui et al., 2010. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
The protective effects of piceatannol from passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) seeds in UVB-irradiated keratinocytes. Maruki-Uchida et al., 2013. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin.
Ceramide accelerates ultraviolet-induced MMP-1 expression through JAK1/STAT-1 pathway in cultured human dermal fibroblasts. Kim et al., 2008. Journal of Lipid Research.
New insights into the anti-obesity activity of xanthones from Garcinia mangostana. Liu et al., 2015. Food and Function.
Medicinal properties of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana). Pedraza-Chaverri et al., 2008. Food and Chemical Toxicology.
Xanthones from Mangosteen Extracts as Natural Chemopreventive Agents: Potential Anticancer Drugs. Shan et al., 2011. Current Molecular Medicine.
α-Mangostin from Garcinia mangostana Linn: An updated review of its pharmacological properties. Ibrahim et al., 2016. Arabian Journal of Chemistry.
United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service. Nutrient values retrieved, 2017.
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