Food Defense

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chronic diseases. Studies show that lycopene protects lipid molecules, low-density lipoproteins, proteins and DNA against the attack of free radicals. They have an essential function in the protection against diseases. As a precaution, one should eat foods that are a source of lycopene: tomatoes and tomato-products (purée, pasta, ketchup), papaya, pitanga and guava; to provide approximately 35mg of lycopene a day. Index terms: Lycopene, antioxidants, free radicals, carotenoids,…

generated during cellular processes. In excess, they may cause damages to the cell. Oxidative stress is an imbalance in the redox state that favors oxidation. Endogenous enzymes and some vitamins and minerals participate in the plasma antioxidant defense. Vitamin E is found in the plasma and in the LDL particle, avoiding lipid peroxidation. Observational studies reported an inverse association between vitamin E consumption and cardiometabolic (CM) risk. However, clinical trials were not…

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on bats. But since our primitive ancestors were hunters and gatherers, they probably found that insects were more useful as food than they were troublesome as pests. (Even today, people in some primitive cultures eat the lice they pick from one another's hair). It was probably not until the dawn of organized agriculture, when insects attacked the plants we grew for food, that we first recognized them as a potential threat to our own survival.Pest control tactics were mentioned…

biological molecules, including lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins present in the food. Reactive oxygen species are also thought to be implicated in the pathogenesis of various human diseases. In fact, evidence has been accumulated indicating that a diet rich in antioxidants reduce the risks of the major human diseases. This review discusses the importance of dietary antioxidants in the defense strategies of organisms against free radicals. Index terms: free radicals,…

DESENVOLVIMENTO DE GUIAS ALIMENTARES | 455 COMUNICAÇÃO | COMUNICATION Desenvolvimento de guias alimentares em diversos países Development of food-based dietary guidelines in several countries Roseane Moreira Sampaio BARBOSA 1 Luciléia Granhen Tavares COLARES 2 Eliane de Abreu SOARES 2,3 RESUMO Os guias dietéticos baseados nos alimentos têm objetivo de favorecer a educação nutricional, utilizando termos que sejam compreensíveis, simples e claros para a maioria dos…

the expression of chitinases, chitrotriosidase and chitinase-like proteins is greatly amplified during many infections and diseases, the common feature of chitinase-like proteins and chitinase activity in all organisms appears to be the biochemical defense of the host. Unfortunately, conceptual and methodological errors are present in certain recent articles dealing with chitin and Mar. Drugs 2010, 8 allergy, i.e., (1) omitted consideration of mammalian chitinase and/or…

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anticarcinogênicos. Abstract To describe and analyse the importance of food compounds with anticarcinogenic properties was the objective of this review. Minerals, as Selenium and Calcium, and compounds present in teas (catechins), citrics (terpenes), persimmon, milk, fish, grapes and wine (phenolics), soy beans and its products (isoflavonoids) have confirmed anticarcinogenic effects in vitro and in vivo, constituting promising functional foods to cancer prevention. Key words:…