Thousands of years of successful use of herbal medicine Herbal drugs combinations as a long historical use in traditional medicines, especially China, Japan and India. They consist of herbal preparations […]
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Micronutrients are usually in charge of part of the regulation of specific biological processes that can be linked to them. Among them, omega-3 fatty acids that are associated to various […]
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Food plays an important role also in sports medicine and in every athlete’s life, since a healthy diet is an important part of his training. Basically, provided that his diet […]
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution may be behind as many as 7000 deaths per year worldwide, with China being among the nations of the world with […]
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Eating insects is a traditional dietary habit practiced in more than half the countries on the planet. It is called entomophagy. The scientific literature reports between 1500 and 2000 edible […]
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As humans, we have an innate attraction for sweetness, because our brain has been programmed to seek for energy. Therefore, even in the current context of worldwide “diabesity” epidemics (obesity […]
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Originated in China likely as a medicinal drink, tea, made of an infusion of leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, […]
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HIV infection and immunity Since the epidemic began, 30 years ago, more than 60 million people have been infected with HIV and nearly 30 million people have died of causes […]
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The role of diet in preventing or contributing in healing of cancer is now well established. However the molecular mechanisms by which food components exert their health effects are largely […]
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While still struggling with undernutrition caused by poverty and food scarcity, combined with deleterious consequences of infectious diseases, developing countries are also increasingly facing the emergence of overweight and obesity-associated […]
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