Nanotechnology is an enable technology that has the potential to revolutionize agriculture and food systems. Driven by increasing consumer demand for healthy food products, researchers have been applying tools and knowledge in nanotechnology to address the issues relevant to food and nutrition. This concise review is mainly focused on nanoemulsions and polymer micelles-based delivery systems wh...

Metabolic syndrome represents a clustering of risk factors related to an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Occurrence of both metabolic syndrome and diabetes and their vascular complications share several pathogenetic features including subclinical, low-grade inflammation, altered oxidative/antioxidant status, and persistent platelet activation. Despite the availabili...

The aim of this paper is to discuss the integration of conventional cardiology and alternative cardiology. The world of cardiology is moving fast and in multiple directions. In this paper we will discuss the importance of inflammation and how nutraceuticals can be used in the fight against cardiovascular disease.

1CIBERDEM (CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas) and Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Passeig Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain 2Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via San Zeno 31, 56127 Pisa, Italy 3Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood “Nutraceuticals and Food for Hea...

1 Department of Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, P.M.B 5363 Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. 2 Functional foods and Nutraceuticals Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704 Akure, Nigeria. 3 Nutrition and Toxicology Division, Food Technology Department, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, PMB 21023, Lagos 10001, Nigeria. 4 Department of Biomedical Technol...

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