Have you ever considered how peculiar honey is? Biologically honey is a reserve food that bees and a few other similar insects process because they need to accumulate food supplies, feeding on pollen and nectar temporarily available. In essence...
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Nutrition education begins in the womb Our time being is when the word "pandemic" has become in everyday use. And yet, the same term has extended been used to refer to those metabolic pathologies, typical of adulthood, which today are...
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The immune response The immune system carries out its defensive action against pathogens by implementing two types of response. The first one is that of the inborn, rapid and non-specific immune system, consisting of: • physical barriers such as...
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Oil and World Food Day 2020 Today is World Food Day 2020 and we have decided to dedicate it to oils, pillars of our diet and inevitable actors of all our culinary chores ! Indeed, one thing that is never missing in any dish, be it a condiment or...
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The autoimmunity problem The immune system has among its functions that of protecting the body from external agents such as viruses or bacteria through the production of antibodies (acquired immunity) or specific classes of leukocytes (innate...
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Meat and its fats Meats, especially red ones, have been demonized for years due to their saturated fat content, which inevitably brings with them what is considered the number one responsible for many diseases, particularly cardiovascular...
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LipiMagazine blog was born to be a container of articles and information of great scientific relevance with a practical side in everyday life. Today’s article is the opening line of a series of issues on the INTEGRATION. The world of integration...
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Omega-3 DHA: what is it? DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid of the Omega-3 series, is a fundamental molecule, component of the phospholipids of various organs, including the heart, brain and retina. Phospholipids...
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Omega-3 and sardines The summer holidays are coming to an end, but we don’t have to renounced at the dishes that have colored our holiday tables, especially if they are "rich" in beneficial properties for the body. Today's nutrilipidomic recipe...
Read more Fatty acids in dermatology The first evidences of the ability of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the protection of the skin were obtained 90 years ago with the work of the spouses Burr (J. Biol. Chem 1929, 82, 345-367). It was the time when fats...
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Wild black cranberries ice cream Ice cream is the dessert that during summer time it's consumed more often and not always its nutritional quality is suitable for frequent consumption. If we prepare it with chosen ingredients and sources of...
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