• Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 1

    A Perspective Discussion on Rising Pesticide Levels and Colon Cancer Burden in Brazil Agriculture is a mainstay of many developing countries’ economy, such as Brazil. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Brazil is the major global consumer of pesticides. Irrespective of the fact that the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggests that pesticides promote human cancer risk, a prospective ...
  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 11

    Factors Affecting Transfer of Pyrethroid Residues from Herbal Teas to Infusion and Influence of Physicochemical Properties of Pesticides The transfer of pesticide residues from herbal teas to their infusion is a subject of particular interest. In this study, a multi-residue analytical method for the determination of pyrethroids (fenpropathrin, beta-cypermethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, and fenvalerate) in honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, wolfberry, ...
  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 5

    CYP polymorphisms and pathological conditions related to chronic exposure to organochlorine pesticides The association between genetic variations in the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family genes and pathological conditions related to long-term exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) deserves further elucidation. OCs are persistent organic pollutants with bioaccumulative and lipophilic characteristics. They can act as endocrine disruptors and ...
  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 9

    Endocrine Disruptors Leading to Obesity and Related Diseases The review aims to comprehensively present the impact of exposure to endocrine disruptors (EDs) in relation to the clinical manifestation of obesity and related diseases, including diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases, carcinogenesis and infertility. EDs are strong participants in the obesity epidemic scenery by interfering with cellular morphological and ...
  • Agrotóxicos e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 12

    Gestational exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in relation to infant birth weight: a Bayesian analysis of the HOME Study Background: Pregnant women are exposed to a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Gestational EDC exposures may be associated with changes in fetal growth that elevates the risk for poor health later in life, but few studies have examined the health effects of simultaneous exposure to multiple chemica...
  • Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Funcional – 2017 – edição 71

    Baixe a versão parcial da revista. Para baixar a completa, é necessário ser associado. Nesta nova edição, importantes atualizações científicas nas áreas de Nutrição Clínica, Nutrição Esportiva e Fitoterapia contribuirão para a prática clínica de nossos leitores. Em Nutrição Esportiva, uma esclarecedora revisão acerca do papel do nitrato na performance esportiva, proveniente de fontes alimentares ou suplementares, mo...
  • Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Funcional – 2017 – edição 71

    Nesta nova edição, importantes atualizações científicas nas áreas de Nutrição Clínica, Nutrição Esportiva e Fitoterapia contribuirão para a prática clínica de nossos leitores. Em Nutrição Esportiva, uma esclarecedora revisão acerca do papel do nitrato na performance esportiva, proveniente de fontes alimentares ou suplementares, mostrará ao profissional dessa área que a ação desse componente pode ir além da vasodilat...
  • Nutrição e Saúde Cardiovascular – Artigo 9

    Effects and Mechanisms of Fruit and Vegetable Juices on Cardiovascular Diseases Many studies have indicated that consumption of vegetables and fruits are positively related to lower incidence of several chronic noncommunicable diseases. Although composition of fruit and vegetable juices is different from that of the edible portion of fruits and vegetables, they contain polyphenols and vitamins from fruits and vegetables. Drinking vegetable and ...