BACKGROUND Energy restriction affects circulating leptin and ghrelin concentrations. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY To investigate whether seafood consumption affects fasting leptin and ghrelin concentrations in addition to weight loss. METHODS In this 8-week dietary intervention, subjects (324 Icelandic, Spanish and Irish subjects, 20-40 years, BMI 27.5-32.5 kg/m(2)) were randomized to energy-restr...

Seafood is an important component of healthful human diets. Intake of seafood is recommended both for young women and children. In fact, it is a good source of high-quality protein, low in saturated fats, and rich in essential nutrients (e.g. iodine, iron, choline, and selenium) and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), especially omega-3. However, the relationship between maternal ...

Research interests in studying the biochemical nature of selenium have increased and the importance of this element as an essential micronutrient in many organisms has been well recognized. Selenium occurs in proteins in the form of the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine (SeCys or Sec). In this review, we describe the speciation analysis of the fish-specific selenoproteins and non-proteinous selen...

Following the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, the risk level perceived by Koreans on the radioactive contamination of Japanese food that is being distributed in Korea remains high. Many of these perceptions are based on subjective risk perception rather than an objective measure with scientific evidence, which makes communicating risks more difficult; therefore, it is critical to unders...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Fruit, vegetable, seafood, and dairy intake may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, but this relationship is unclear. We aimed to examine the associations between fruit, vegetable, seafood, and dairy intake and type 2 diabetes prevalence in a Chinese population. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN A total of 4,343 individuals aged 35-74 years participated in a population-based ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com an essential source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, vitamins and iodine [2,3]. The importance of seafood is highlighted by its high market value, which is around $94 billion USD annually. With seafood consumption increasing globally, and with 44% of the world’s fisheries being fully to heavily exploited, the only sustainable solution is the use of ...

The draft genome sequence of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 39 (ST 39) isolate obtained from the dried ribbonfish of Gujarat, India, is reported here. Staphylococcus-specific genes were present in this MRSA isolate. The whole-genome sequence of this strain contains 2,693 protein-coding genes and 70 RNAs within the 2.82-Mb genome.

Salimicrobium sp. strain MJ3 was isolated from myulchi-jeot, traditional fermented seafood made from anchovy in South Korea. Here we announce the draft genome sequence of Salimicrobium sp. MJ3 with 2,717,782 bp, which consists of 45 contigs (>500 bp in size), and provide a description of their annotation.

Staphylococcus sp. strain OJ82 was isolated from a Korean traditional fermented squid seafood, ojingeo-jeotgal. Staphylococcus sp. OJ82 could grow and show extracellular protease and β-galactosidase activities in the presence of extremely high saline (20%). Here, we report the genome sequence of Staphylococcus sp. OJ82.