Switching Mediterranean Consumers to Mediterranean Sustainable Healthy Dietary Patterns (SWITCHtoHEALTHY): Study Protocol of a Multicentric and Multi-Cultural Family-Based Nutritional Intervention Study.

Background/objectives: Populations in Mediterranean countries are abandoning the traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) and lifestyle, shifting towards unhealthier habits due to profound cultural and socioeconomic changes. The SWITCHtoHEALTHY project aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of a multi-component nutritional intervention to improve the adherence of families to the MD in three Mediterranean countries, thus prompting a dietary behavior change.

Methods: A parallel, randomized, single-blinded, and controlled multicentric nutritional intervention study will be conducted over 3 months in 480 families with children and adolescents aged 3-17 years from Spain, Morocco, and Turkey.

Impact of tea leaves types on antioxidant properties and bioaccessibility of kombucha.

Five different tea varieties (white, green, oolong, black and pu-erh) were infused, drained and used for kombucha production. Antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content and bioaccessibility values were determined. Extractable, hydrolysable and bioaccessible fractions were used for antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content (TPC) and expressed as mole TEAC/mL and mg GAE/100 mL, respectively.

Traditional plain yogurt: a therapeutic food for metabolic syndrome?

Dairy products have an important role in a healthy diet due to their high-quality protein and rich micronutrients. Yogurt, a fermented milk product, has a similar composition to milk but is a more concentrated product in terms of group B vitamins, minerals, and proteins. It is known that bioactive metabolites and live enzymes that occur by fermentation and digestion, affect the health positively by improving gut microbiota.

Phenolics, antioxidant capacity and bioaccessibility of chicory varieties (Cichorium spp.) grown in Turkey.

In this study, the changes in phenolics, anthocyanin, antioxidant capacity, and bioaccessibility of chicory varieties (Cichorium spp.) in Turkey were investigated. A total of 19 phenolic standards were screened in the chicory varieties studied and the most abundant compounds in the samples, extracted with methanol, were phenolic acids, syringic (2.

Elevated thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate plasma concentrations of thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) in relation with hormonal, metabolic, and hemostatic profile in patients with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Study Design: A total of 38 women with PCOS and 37 age and body mass index (BMI) matched controls were eligible for the study. Hirsutism scores, hormonal, metabolic, and hemostatic profile as well as TAFI levels were evaluated in each subject.

Influence of modified atmosphere packaging and potassium sorbate on microbiological characteristics of sliced bread.

Effects of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and potassium sorbate (PS) on total viable count (TVC) and yeast and mould counts (YMC) in sliced bread during storage were investigated. Gas combinations of air (control), 100% N2 (A), 70% N2:30% CO2 (B), 50% N2:50% CO2 (C), 30% N2:70% CO2 (D) and 100% CO2 (E) and PS concentrations of 0, 0.15 and 0.

Effects of edible film coatings on shelf-life of mustafakemalpasa sweet, a cheese based dessert.

It was aimed to investigate the shelf-life of single baked (one stage heating at 280-300 °C) mustafakemalpasa (MKP) cheese sweets coated with edible films such as κ-carrageenan, chitosan, corn zein and whey protein concentrate (WPC). The sweets prepared were coated, packed in polystyrene bags and stored at room temperature (20 ± 1 °C). The shelf-life of sweet samples was determined by microbiological analyses, aw, titratable acidity, pH and sensory analysis.