Publications by authors named "M Carruba"
Staple principles for the definition of front-of-pack nutritional labels.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
December 2024
Front-of-pack nutrition labels (FOPNLs) have been developed since 1989 to curb the increasing prevalence of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to promote healthy consumption choices. While several countries have introduced their own labeling schemes on a voluntary basis, the European Commission aims to harmonize a FOPNL system that will be mandatory for all member states. This paper summarizes a contribution to the current debate on FOPNLs from Italian and Spanish researchers working in the fields of human nutrition, nutritional epidemiology and public health education and communication policy before the final decision on FOPNLs to become mandatory in Europe is taken.
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- Sperm capacitation occurs in the female reproductive tract and enables sperm to fertilize an egg through a series of biochemical changes, which can be replicated in lab settings with specific nutrients.
- Genetic studies highlight the essential role of the K channel SLO3 in this process, with infertility observed in mice lacking SLO3 expression and two critical events—sperm hyperpolarization and intracellular alkalinization—being fundamental to capacitation.
- The study reveals that Na/H exchangers (NHEs) are vital for sperm membrane hyperpolarization during capacitation, with particular focus on the sperm-specific NHE (sNHE) and its interaction with cyclic AMP, underscoring their importance in the activation of SLO3.
Background And Aims: There is a significant knowledge gap regarding the effectiveness of front-of-pack labeling (FoPL) systems in helping food choices that meet specific nutritional requirements. This study sought to compare the effectiveness of the Nutri-Score (NS) and NutrInform Battery (NIB) labels in assisting consumers to select food products with low sodium or low saturated fat.
Methods And Results: Utilizing a controlled experimental design, a sample of 1512 participants (aged 18-70, 50.
Aim: The urban population increases by about 60 million people/year. Urbanization, unhealthy lifestyle and aging of the population are reflected in a constant growth in the prevalence of diabetes. In 2014, Steno Diabetes Centre in Copenhagen, University College London and Novo Nordisk, launched the Cities Changing Diabetes® program with the aim of creating a unified movement that would stimulate policy-makers to prioritize urban diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This guideline (GL) is aimed at providing a clinical practice reference for the management of adult patients with overweight or obesity associated with metabolic complications who are resistant to lifestyle modification.
Methods: Surgeons, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, psychologists, pharmacologists, a general practitioner, a nutritionist, a nurse and a patients' representative acted as multi-disciplinary panel. This GL has been developed following the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.