Nowadays obesity is affecting people from all socioeconomic levels in most of the countries worldwide. Appetite and satiety are complex processes which influence the energy regulation. As a solution to enable individuals to control their body weight, functional foods were developed in order to reduce the energy intake. However, the methodology to assess the satiating efficiency of functional fo...

The phytochemical constituents which comprise many edible berry fruits have increasingly been linked to modulation of biomarkers associated with conditions of diabetes, overweight/obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), all components of metabolic syndrome. While many wild berries have long been valued in traditional medicine as health protective, it is only recently that the ability of berr...

Probiotics are live microbial food supplements that benefit the host animal by improving intestinal microbial balance. When they are fed in yogurts, they can fall into the category of functional foods. Functional foods include these probiotics, prebiotics, and, to a certain extent, dietary fiber. Prebiotics are nondigestible food ingredients or supplements that alter the intestinal flora and st...

T hegenerally accepted definition of a functional food or beverage is a product that has an ‘‘added physiological benefit above and beyond its naturally occurring benefits.’’ So for instance, orange juice with nothing added is a regular beverage, whereas orange juice with added plant sterols is a functional beverage because the plant sterols are added for a physiological benefit, to help reduce...

We conducted an observational study over a 1-year period, including 234 children aged 4-18 years and their caregivers and a matching control group. 60.73% of the children from the study group were males. Average age for the onset of constipation was 26.39 months. The frequency of defecation was 1/4.59 days (1/1.13 days in the control group). 38.49% of the patients in the sample group had a posi...

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