Effects of Iron-Fortified Foods on the Nutritional Status of Children Residing in Regions Vulnerable to Parasitic Diseases: A Systematic Review.

Parasitic infections (PIs) remain a public health concern among school-age children living in areas of greater socioeconomic vulnerability, especially in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. PIs can promote nutritional deficiencies, increasing the risk of anemia and impaired physical and cognitive development. Thus, fortified foods have been considered as a promising strategy for improving the nutritional status of children and preventing PI complications.

Chia ( L.) Flour and Oil Ameliorate Metabolic Disorders in the Liver of Rats Fed a High-Fat and High Fructose Diet.

We hypothesized that the consumption of chia ( L.) flour (CF) and chia oil (CO) improves metabolic disorders in the liver of Wistar rats () fed a high-fat and high-fructose (HFHF) diet. The animals were fed a HFHF diet ( = 30) or AIN93-M standard diet ( = 10) for eight weeks.

Meal replacement based on Human Ration modulates metabolic risk factors during body weight loss: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: A meal replacement may be an effective strategy in the management of obesity to increase antioxidant intake, attenuating oxidative stress and inflammation. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of a new nutritional supplement to reduce metabolic risk parameters in obese women.

Methods: In a randomized controlled crossover study (2 × 2), 22 women (percentage body fat 40.