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Journal article · 2017

Dietary fat composition, food matrix and relative polarity modulate the micellarization and intestinal uptake of carotenoids from vegetables and fruits

Purna Chandra Mashurabad, Ravindranadh Palika, Yvette Wilda Jyrwa, et al.

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Getting plant pigments out of food is part of making them available for absorption. Researchers tested carrot, spinach, drumstick leaves, and papaya with different oils during simulated digestion. Carotenes, a group of these pigments, entered micelles—tiny…

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Journal article · 2025

Digestion of food proteins: the role of pepsin

Yang M, Yang Z, Everett DW, et al.

Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Protein digestion depends on more than the number of grams on a food label. Pepsin, an enzyme in the stomach, cuts proteins into smaller fragments before digestion continues in the intestine. Evidence from human and animal…

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Journal article · 2018

Digital anthropometry: a critical review

Steven B. Heymsfield, Brianna Bourgeois, Bennett K. Ng, et al.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

A detailed picture of your body can look more direct than the measurement behind it really is. Optical body scanners capture the body's surface using light, then calculate dimensions and use prediction models to estimate features…

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Journal article · 2020

Discriminatory Capacity of Anthropometric Indices for Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mitra Darbandi, Yahya Pasdar, Shima Moradi, et al.

Preventing Chronic Disease

How well can simple body measurements distinguish adults with cardiovascular or metabolic risk? Researchers compared BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio using a statistical score called AUC, which describes how well a measure separates groups. Pooled…

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Journal article · 2000

Dispensable and indispensable amino acids for humans

Reeds PJ

Journal of Nutrition

Calling an amino acid “nonessential” does not mean the body has no use for it. The meaning depends on the question being asked. The authors compare nutritional, metabolic, and functional classifications of amino acids, the building…

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Journal article · 2018

Distinguishing reference intervals and clinical decision limits: A review by the IFCC Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits

Ozarda Y, Sikaris K, Streichert T, Macri J, on behalf of the IFCC Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits

Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

A blood-test result marked outside the usual range is not automatically a diagnosis. A reference interval describes values found in a selected group of apparently healthy people. Commonly, it includes the middle 95% of that group,…

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Journal article · 2020

Dynamic Knee Valgus in Single-Leg Movement Tasks. Potentially Modifiable Factors and Exercise Training Options. A Literature Review

Bartosz Wilczyński, Katarzyna Zorena, Daniel Ślęzak

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

When a knee moves inward during a single-leg task, the explanation may extend beyond the knee. The paper examines potentially changeable influences from the hip, trunk, ankle, and foot in healthy people. In one small study…

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Journal article · 2023

EAACI guidelines on the diagnosis of IgE ‐mediated food allergy

Alexandra F. Santos, Carmen Riggioni, Ioana Agache, et al.

Allergy

A test for food allergy driven by IgE, an allergy-related antibody, needs a clear clinical question. The panel starts with the reaction history, then selects tests for suspected foods. Its pooled diagnostic evidence illustrates both the…

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