• Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 19

    Vitamin D Status and Supplementation Practices in Elite Irish Athletes: An Update from 2010/2011 Vitamin D deficiency is a global health concern that is prevalent in Ireland. The vitamin D status of elite Irish athletes following implementation of a revised supplementation policy in 2010/2011 has not been explored to date. This study aimed to assess the vitamin D status of elite Irish athletes participating in high-profile sports and ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 18

    The Regulation of Innate Immunity by Nutritional Factors Recent years have witnessed growing interest in the biochemistry and physiology of nutrients for mammals, such as amino acids, fatty acids, polyphenols, and oligosaccharide. Notably, dietary nutrients have critical importance on immune function, especially in the pathogenesis of many immune related diseases including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 17

    The pleiotropic role of vitamin A in regulating mucosal immunity The effect of vitamin A on mucosal immunity has never been subjected to extensive studies until recently. We started to work in this area in the early 1970s when we observed that children with protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) often had defective mucosal immunity, judging from the incidence of respiratory tract infections and diarrhea. We reported that these children ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 16

    The Association of Vitamin D Status with Dyslipidaemia and Biomarkers of Endothelial Cell Activation in Older Australians Background/Aims: Vitamin D has been investigated for many non-skeletal effects. The objective of this study was to determine whether circulating lipids, systemic inflammation, and biomarkers of endothelial cell activation varied with the vitamin D status of older Australians. Methods: One hundred and one participants ...
  • Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Funcional – 2017 – edição 69

    Iniciamos mais um ano com intensa atualização científica para nossos leitores. Nesta nova edição, traremos temas de grande interesse na prática clínica e esportiva. Na área clínica, uma abordagem de alta relevância sobre o manejo nutricional da dor reumatológica, mostrando estratégias baseadas na nutrição funcional para a redução dessa sintomatologia tão frequente e debilitante nesses pacientes. Na área esportiva, uma revisão ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 07

    Green tea consumption and cause-specific mortality: Results from two prospective cohort studies in China Green tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in Asia. While a possible protective role of green tea against various chronic diseases has been suggested in experimental studies, evidence from human studies remains controversial. Methods: We conducted this study using data from Shanghai Men's Health Study (SMHS) and Shanghai W...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 20

    White tea (Camellia sinensis) inhibits proliferation of the colon cancer cell line, HT-29, activates caspases and protects DNA of normal cells against oxidative damage Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. White tea is made from the buds and young leaves of the tea plant which are steamed and dried, whilst undergoing minimal oxidation. The MTT assay was used to test the extract on the effect of the ...
  • Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 19

    The safety of green tea extract supplementation in postmenopausal women at risk for breast cancer: results of the Minnesota Green Tea Trial Green tea is one of the world’s most popular beverages and has been associated with a number of health benefits, including prevention of obesity (Huang et al. 2014), cardiovascular disease (Hodgson and Croft 2010), neurodegenerative diseases (Andrade and Assuncao 2012), and several site-specific cancers, ...