The primary objective of the meat industry is to enhance the quality and positive attributes of meat products, driven by an increasing consumer demand for healthier, less processed options. One common approach to achieving this goal is the replacement of additives and allergens with natural ingredients. Nevertheless, the nutritional impact of these changes has not been extensively studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this review was to summarize the process and results of the Region of Murcia's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
Methods: Indicators from the Global Matrix initiative (Overall Physical Activity, Organized Sport & Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Active Play, Active Transport, Sedentary Behaviors, Family & Peers, School, Community & Environment, and Government) were evaluated based on the best available data in the Region of Murcia.
Results: Active play was the indicator with the highest grade (B+), followed by Organized Sport & Physical Activity (B) and Active Play (B).
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evidence suggests that bioactive peptides reduce hypertension and affect certain metabolic pathways.
Methods: Fifty-four volunteers with stage 1 prehypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia and/or basal glucose >100 mg/dL were recruited and randomized to pork dry-cured ham ( = 35) or cooked ham (placebo group; = 19) for 28 days. After a wash-out period, meat products were changed for 28 additional days.
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April 2021
The aim of the study was to analyze how cardiovascular risk factors can be modified using nutritionally improved cooked ham enriched with a pool of antioxidants to influence relevant metabolic targets. Sixty-five untreated subjects (49.2% males, 50.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOxidative damage and chronic inflammation have been proven as one of the major factors associated with obesity, which increases the incidence of non-communicable chronic diseases. In this sense, the development of new functional products aiming at the palliation of oxidative stress and inflammatory disruption can be a determining factor for public health as seen in previous researches. In this study, a blend of potentially bioavailable dietary phenolics was added to low sodium and low-fat cooked ham.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBy intimate control of reaction conditions, phase-pure crystalline porous metal-organic framework materials [Zn(4)O(L)(3)] with interpenetrated and non-interpenetrated structures can be synthesised. Under certain conditions, these reactions occur with concomitant deprotection of masked alcohols located on the organic links which yield accessible 'metal-binding' functional groups within the frameworks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe syntheses of three new [3]radialenes - hexakis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)-, hexakis(3-cyanophenyl)-, and hexakis(3,4-dicyanophenyl)[3]radialene (1-3) - are reported. Compound 3 is obtained in five steps with an excellent yield of 76% in the key step. Compared to that, the respective steps of the syntheses of 1 and 2 result in lower yields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl) amino-9-(10H)-acridinone derivatives were synthesized via a procedure based on the Ullman reaction and were assessed for their in vitro antileishmanial and anti-HIV activities. Two derivatives, 4-(6-nitro-benzothiazol-2-ylamino)-10H-acridin-9-one and 1-(6-amino-benzothiazol-2-ylamino)-10H-acridin-9-one, revealed a selective antileishmanial activity, mainly due to amastigote-specific toxicity. Results suggested that:the addition of a benzothiazole group on a parent amino-9-(10H)-acridinone ring could enhance antileishmanial abilities, the presence of a 6-amino-benzothiazole group on position 2 amino chain or a 6-nitro-benzothiazole group on position 4 amino chain was essential for specific anti-amastigote properties.
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