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Food and Nutrition Sciences (FNS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in related areas. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of food and nut…
Mamoudou Diao, Edmond Antoine Badock, Abdoulaye Dramé, Ibrahima Faye, Mada Faye, Mariame Sy, Doudou Diop
The need to validate the use of plants in food and traditional African medicine has prompted investigations into Balanites aegyptiaca (L.), about which knowledge is largely empirical. It is within this context that this work is situated, the objectives of whi…
Kota Ogushi, Naoki Kamiya, Ayaha Yamamoto, Takumi Morikawa, Shinichiro Takashima, Tomoyasu Kamiya, Kinya Takagaki, Naoki Miura
Background: Capillary blood flow supplies oxygen and nutrients to tissues throughout the body and removes metabolic waste; however, it declines with unhealthy lifestyles and aging. Therefore, maintaining adequate capillary blood flow is important. In this stu…
Amanda Rao, Leigh Vinocur, Janice Pellow, David Briskey
Background: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) affect most men aged 50+ and can significantly impair quality of life. Saw palmetto extracts have been evaluated for LUTS with mixed results, likely due to differing extraction quality, dosing, and study design.…
Melissa Brown, Kayanush Aryana
Obesity is directly related to many deaths per year in the United States. The Surgeon General estimated obesity to cost $ billions a year. An ingredient, namely “Super Citrimax”, is marketed as a weight loss ingredient (WLI). Lactobacillus acidophilus is an e…
Awa Diallo, Omar Touré, Landing Ndiaye, Omar Sarr, Boubacar Camara, Mohamed M. Charahabil, Daouda Ngom
Palm oil, widely used in food, cosmetics and the agri-food industry, holds an important socio-economic position in Senegal, particularly in Lower Casamance. However, its physicochemical quality remains poorly documented, which raises concerns for consumer hea…
Patricia Penan Dehegnan Oulaï, Gboko Abiba Ouattara, Eugene Toma Zan Bi, Abdoulaye Toure, Sébastien Lamine Niamké, 1 1, 1 1
In Côte d’Ivoire, leafy vegetables are grown, sold, and consumed. The objective of this study was to contribute to food security by promoting the nutritional potential of three pairs of leafy vegetables consumed by the Ivorian population: Amaranthus hybridus…
Odaleia Barbosa de Aguiar, Larissa Pruner Marques, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca, Kamily Vitória de Souza Kort Kamp, Juliana Vidal Vieira Guerra, Daniela Polessa Paula, Rosane Harter Griep, 1 1
Objective: to map and identify evidence on the relationship between diet and multimorbidity of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among adults. Methods: a scoping review was conducted in the electronic Virtual Health Library (VHL), EMBASE, PubMed, Scien…
Jonathan Niyukuri, Emelyne Nininahazwe, Séverin Sindayikengera, 1 1
This study aims to analyze the nutritional value of the species Brycinus rhodopleura (vernacular name, Inkorogo), a freshwater fish from Lake Tanganyika. Lipid and mineral content were analyzed using official AOAC methods. Saponification and methylation were…
Rodica Sturza, Dmitri Lazacovici, Aliona Ghendov-Mosanu, Ildiko Lung, Adina Stegarescu, Ocsana Opriș, Maria-Loredana Soran
Phthalates are recognized as emerging environmental contaminants and are classified as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, as they can induce various toxic effects in organisms and interfere with hormonal functions in biological systems, thereby posing significan…
Lyra Clark, Michael Dellogono, Thomas A. Wilson, 1 1
Background/Objective: Low energy availability (EA) occurs in athletes due to inadequate dietary intake to meet the energy expenditure during exercise. A detrimental consequences of low EA in female athletes is suppression of menstrual function leading to chro…
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