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Optimizing sustainable, affordable and healthy diets and estimating the impact of plant-based substitutes to milk and meat: A case study in Spain
(Elsevier, 2023-09)
The global food system is failing to appropriately nourish the population and has been identified as a driving force for environmental degradation. Changing current diets to healthier and more sustainable ...
Food and nutrition insecurity in Europe: challenges and opportunities for dietitians
(Elsevier, 2023-08)
In recent years, the interest in food and nutrition insecurity in high-income countries has skyrocketed. However, its recognition in Europe is still developing. This perspective summarizes the evidence ...
European dietitians as key agents of the green transition: An exploratory study of their knowledge, attitudes, practices, and training
(Frontiers, 2023-03)
Introduction: How food systems are currently provisioning food to the population is a matter of debate worldwide. Food systems, driven by widespread and increasing adherence to a westernized dietary ...
Blood DNA methylation signature of diet quality and association with cardiometabolic traits
(Oxford University Press, 2023-10)
Aims
Diet quality might influence cardiometabolic health through epigenetic changes, but this has been little investigated in adults. Our aims were to identify cytosine–phosphate–guanine (CpG) dinucleotides ...
Mediterranean diet maintained platelet count within a healthy range and decreased thrombocytopenia-related mortality risk: a randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 2021-02)
There is little information on the dietary modulation of thrombosis-related risk factors such as platelet count. We aimed to assess the effects of Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) on platelet count and ...
Mediterranean diet decreases the initiation of use of vitamin K epoxide reductase inhibitors and their associated cardiovascular risk: a randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 2020-12-19)
Our aim is to assess whether following a Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) decreases the risk of initiating antithrombotic therapies and the cardiovascular risk associated with its use in older individuals ...
Food biodiversity and total and cause-specific mortality in 9 European countries: an analysis of a prospective cohort study
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-10-18)
Background
Food biodiversity, encompassing the variety of plants, animals, and other organisms consumed as food and drink, has intrinsic potential to underpin diverse, nutritious diets and improve Earth ...
Nutritional assessment of plant-based meat alternatives: a comparison of nutritional information of plant-based meat alternatives in Spanish supermarkets
(MDPI, 2023-03)
Since the classification of processed meat as carcinogenic by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2015, an increase in consumption of plant-based meat alternatives
(PBMAs) has ...
Culture-independent bacterial cell extraction from fluid milk and oat-based beverage for basic qualitative microscopy
(American Dairy Science Association, 2022-12)
Microscopic techniques can provide rapid information for diagnosing microbial milk quality issues, but the
butterfat and protein in milk can prevent microscopic visualization of bacteria. We describe ...
Interventions on food security and water uses for improving nutritional status of pregnant women and children younger than five years in low-middle income countries: a systematic review
(MDPI, 2021-05-02)
Malnutrition is a global health issue concerning children and pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this review was to assess the health-impact outcomes of interventions ...