It has been suggested that phytosterol and phytostanol esters possess similar cholesterol-lowering
properties, however, whether mechanisms responsible are identical has not been …

Objective This EAS Consensus Panel critically appraised evidence relevant to the benefit to
risk relationship of functional foods with added plant sterols and/or plant stanols, as …

Functional food development involves several distinct stages from concept to successful
market implementation. The objective of the present review is to define processes involved at …

Clinical basics not intended to act as a vehicle for food fortification to address deficiency. 1
Similarly, functional foods are not intended for disease treatment or use in palliative care. …

The physiological cholesterol-lowering benefits of β-glucan have been well documented,
however, whether modulation of gut microbiota by β-glucan is associated with these …

Lack of consensus exists pertaining to the scientific evidence regarding effects of various
dietary fatty acids on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The objective of this article is to review …

Patterns of species-richness and endemism in the Gulf of Guinea reflect the region's
biogeographic history. Bioko is a continental-shelf island that was recently connected to the African …

Fatty acids are among the most studied nutrients in human metabolism and health. Endogenous
fatty acid status influences health and disease via multiple mechanisms at all stages of …

The magnetic behavior of [Cu (terpy) CN] N03 may also be compared with that in the linear
halide bridged, two-di-mensional, ferromagnetic (RNH3) 2CuC14 and (RNH3) 2CuBr4 …

Purpose : Robot assisted prostatectomy (RAP) is more costly than traditional radical retropubic
prostatectomy (RRP) under the cost structures at certain hospitals. However, this finding …