Recent interest in seaweeds as a source of macronutrients, micronutrients, and bioactive
components has highlighted prospective applications within the functional food and …

Background There is strong epidemiologic evidence that dietary fiber intake is protective
against overweight and obesity; however, results of intervention studies have been mixed …

Seaweeds have a long history of use as food, as flavouring agents, and find use in
traditional folk medicine. Seaweed products range from food, feed, and dietary supplements …

Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

A safe and cost effective approach to reduce obesity and accompanying chronic disease
would be through controlling appetite and energy balance. Konjac glucomannan (KGM), a …

Inorganic nanoparticles, such as titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide, or
silver nanoparticles, are added to some food products and food packaging materials to …

Biological and therapeutic properties of the seaweed polysaccharides Page 1 Pereira L.
International Biology Review, vol. 2, issue 2, June 2018 Page 1 of 50 Copyright 2018 KEI …

Alginates (ALG) have been used in biomedical and pharmaceutical technologies for
decades. ALG are natural polymers occurring in brown algae and feature multiple …

Background Many intervention studies have tested the effect of dietary fibers (DFs) on
appetite-related outcomes, with inconsistent results. However, DFs comprise a wide range of …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a common liver disease in recent
decades. No effective treatment is currently available. Probiotics and natural functional food …