Obesity, malnutrition, and trace element deficiency in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: an overview

D Fedele, A De Francesco, S Riso, A Collo - Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is currently facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which places
great pressure on health care systems and workers, often presents with severe clinical …

Bioactive metabolites produced by cyanobacteria for growth adaptation and their pharmacological properties

P Nandagopal, AN Steven, LW Chan, Z Rahmat… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cyanobacteria are known as oxygenic microorganisms are able to release
oxygen as a byproduct during photosynthesis. Rapidly changing environmental conditions …

Food for thought: The underutilized potential of tropical tree‐sourced foods for 21st century sustainable food systems

M Jansen, MR Guariguata, JE Raneri… - People and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global food system is causing large‐scale environmental degradation and is a major
contributor to climate change. Its low diversity and failure to produce enough fruits and …

Vitamin C deficiency and the risk of osteoporosis in patients with an inflammatory bowel disease

AE Ratajczak, A Szymczak-Tomczak… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent research studies have shown that vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may affect bone mineral
density and that a deficiency of ascorbic acid leads to the development of osteoporosis …

Vitamin C attenuates oxidative stress and behavioral abnormalities triggered by fipronil and pyriproxyfen insecticide chronic exposure on zebrafish juvenile

MA Robea, R Jijie, M Nicoara, G Plavan, AS Ciobica… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic exposure to synthetic insecticides in the early life of a child can lead to a series of
disorders. Several causes as parental age, maternal smoking, birth complications, and …

Scurvy is back

CA Callus, S Vella, P Ferry - Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and objective: Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, first described by
Hippocrates, is known to many as 'The Pirates' Disease'. Although a disease rarely …

Rice: A potential vehicle for micronutrient fortification

S Junaid-ur-Rahman, MFJ Chughtai, A Khaliq… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
The choices of consumer towards food have been changed. Consumer prefers to eat food
which is not only safe but also nutritious. Now a day, they like to eat the food which promote …

Pediatric scurvy: how an old disease is becoming a new problem

M Fortenberry, H Rucker… - The Journal of Pediatric …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) functions as a cofactor and antioxidant within the human body that
enables tissue growth and repair, but vitamin C is not intrinsically produced. Scurvy, or …

Vitamin deficiencies/hypervitaminosis and the skin

Ö Aşkın, TKÜ Uzunçakmak, N Altunkalem… - Clinics in Dermatology, 2021 - Elsevier
Vitamins are an indispensable food source and important owing to the enzyme cofactor and
catalytic roles they play in the body. Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, K, and B12, are stored in …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin C and scar strength: analysis of a historical trial and implications for collagen-related pathologies

PP Hujoel, MLA Hujoel - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A double-blind controlled trial initiated in 1944 has led to the common narrative
that a 10-mg daily vitamin C intake is adequate to prevent and treat impaired wound healing …