Apr 21, 2023 | Molecular health and nutrition
CELL STRESS: WHERE TO FIND IT?Our life is in a state of continuous dynamic equilibrium. On a daily basis, our body is subjected to stresses of various kinds, stressors that undermine the physiological balance.At the cell level, a stressor can:trigger an adaptive...
Mar 3, 2023 | Molecular health and nutrition
Cholesterol in membranes Cholesterol is a molecule, belonging to the family of fats called sterols, with essential functions for life. It is in fact present in many tissues of the human body, and its properties are mainly carried out as a basic constituent of cell...
Feb 10, 2023 | Molecular health and nutrition
Aging: from the cell the secret to living longer Over the past 20 years, a tremendous amount of knowledge about aging has developed that has clarified how this natural process is due to a combination of factors ranging from genetics to the environment, including...
Jan 10, 2023 | Molecular health and nutrition
FATTY ACIDS AND THE CELL MEMBRANE:Fats (fatty acids) are necessary molecules for our bodies without which life would not exist.Where are they needed? In the cell membrane, a site in the body where a vital balance between the families of fatty acids (saturated and...
Dec 5, 2022 | Molecular health and nutrition
Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery The abnormal accumulation of visceral fat in obesity generates a number of metabolic consequences that can be sum up into three major groups: – the onset of a chronic low-grade inflammatory condition; – the increase...
Nov 9, 2022 | Molecular health and nutrition
Metabolic syndrome Chronic non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are the leading causes of mortality in the world. The common denominator seems to be the “Western” diet style, made of food with poor quality ingredients and...
