The biological activity of dietary supplements: "Do not use dietary supplements as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet, in a healthy and active lifestyle context. Remember that a dietary supplement cannot "compensate" for bad habits. "...
Read moreWhat can be seen as “allergies”: Spring is the time of year when all the nature come back to life, but with it reawakes the symptomatology of mane persons who suffer from inhalant allergy, such as pollen. Exists furthermore, cross-reactive...
Read moreCircadian cycle: does the biological clock exist and is it related with metabolism? The 2017 Nobel Prize for the Medicine or physiology has been assigned to three north Americans researchers for their discovery on the molecular mechanisms which...
Read moreWorld Health Organization calls for a ban on trans fats by 2023 Non-communicable diseases represent the greatest health risk and the leading cause of death worldwide. Of these, cardiovascular diseases account for the largest share of this...
Read morePros and cons of cooking food: Cooking is able to make edible and appetizing food otherwise inedible for composition and taste, preserves their nutritional qualities, gives them new colors, scents and flavors and stimulating for our visual...
Read moreThe origins of what we commonly call "sugar": Sugar has been produced since ancient times by extracting it from sugar cane. From a marginal and elitist use, in Europe since 1800 we see the spread of this product on a larger scale, thanks to the...
Read moreManage stress and stay healthy: According to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine*, stress management is an essential component on which to intervene to maintain health. The other fundamental elements are: the correct diet; physical and...
Read moreWhat are functional foods? The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) defines functional foods in relation to their content of components with health benefits that go beyond the basic functions given by macro and micronutrients such as...
Read moreEssential nutrients against "empty” calories Nutrition is a determining factor for human health. Paradoxically, although the guidelines for healthy eating are known, are continually disregarded particularly in Western countries. Likewise, in the...
Read moreThe cell membrane lipidomic analysis available in the medical channel and/or nutritionist biologist What is FAT PROFILE? FAT PROFILE is the cell membrane lipidomic analysis, particularly of the MATURE RED BLOOD CELL, developed in collaboration...
Read moreINTESTINE: the interface between the external and internal environment of the organism In the jargon the intestine is identified with its excretory activity, but it is ignored that this organ is home to multiple functions, some of which produce...
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