Mar 29, 2022 | Molecular health and nutrition
Essential fatty acids in the first 1000 days of life The first 1000 days of a baby’s life are between conception and 2nd birthday. This is an unique lapse of time mainly because during this period the development and health of the child is determined. Regarding...
Feb 23, 2022 | Molecular health and nutrition
Let’s start with carbohydrates To understand and learn how to use the glycemic index, first of all we must do a brief review of carbohydrate metabolism. When we eat food containing carbohydrates (such as cereals, pasta or fruit) the digestive system breaks them...
Jan 24, 2022 | Molecular health and nutrition
Chronic systemic inflammation Over the past three decades, the incidence of chronic cardiovascular, respiratory, neurodegenerative, autoimmune, diabetes and cancer diseases in the world population has drastically increased. It has been observed that some social,...
Dec 10, 2021 | Molecular health and nutrition
LIFE IN DYNAMIC BALANCE Our life is in a continuous dynamic equilibrium state for which, in response to various types of stresses, our body implements adaptive processes in order to guarantee the maintenance of the state of health. These requests represent stress...
Nov 17, 2021 | Molecular health and nutrition
The support of lipidomics in reading label The principle at the basis of membrane lipidomics is the balance between the lipid components. Saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6), in the right quantities and proportions, allow...
Oct 29, 2021 | Molecular health and nutrition
THE SKIN BARRIER The skin fence is one of the first lines of protection against external agents, including irritants, allergens, bacteria and viruses, free radicals and UV rays. It is therefore comprehensible how prolonged damage to the skin barrier can represent a...
