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Welcome to our growing research database where we highlight a small selection of the published literature pertaining to the sciences of nutrition and nutrigenomics. Some papers are purely technical in nature, whereas others are more focused on clinical applications of the principles of nutrigenomics.

For most of the papers we have selected, the full version is available free online; however, there are some exceptions for which the publisher’s copyright prevents us from providing the complete pdf file.

Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health

Rosa Casas, Sara Castro-Barquero, Ramon Estruch, and Emilio Sacanella

2018 – ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Western countries, representing almost 30% of all deaths worldwide. Evidence shows the effectiveness of healthy dietary patterns and lifestyles for the

Human Intervention Study to Assess the Effects of Supplementation with Olive Leaf Extract on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Gene Expression

Anna Boss, Chi Hsiu-Juei Kao, Pamela M. Murray, Gareth Marlow, Matthew P. G. Barnett and Lynnette R. Ferguson

2016- ABSTRACT: Olive leaf extract (OLE) has been used for many years for its putative health benefits, but, to date, scientific evidence for the basis of these effects has been weak. Although recent literature has described a link between ailments

Sulforaphane and Other Nutrigenomic Nrf2 Activators: Can the Clinician’s Expectation Be Matched by the Reality?

Christine A. Houghton, Robert G. Fassett, and Jeff S. Coombes

2016- ABSTRACT: The recognition that food-derived non-nutrient molecules can modulate gene expression to influence intracellular molecular mechanisms has seen the emergence of the fields of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics. The aim of this review is

Nutrigenomics of Dietary Lipids

Laura Bordoni, Irene Petracci, Fanrui Zhao, Weihong Min, Elisa Pierella,Taís Silveira Assmann,J Alfredo Martinez and Rosita Gabbianelli

2021- ABSTRACT: Dietary lipids have a major role in nutrition, not only for their fuel value, but also as essential and bioactive nutrients. This narrative review aims to describe the current evidence on nutrigenomic effects of dietary lipids.

Effects of long-term consumption of broccoli sprouts on inflammatory markers in overweight subjects

María Teresa Lopez-Chillon, Carmen Carazo-Díaz, David Prieto-Merinob, Pilar Zafrilla, Diego A. Moreno, Debora Villa

2009 – ABSTRACT: Broccoli sprouts represent an interesting choice of healthy food product as they are rich in glucosinolates and their cognate bioactive metabolites, isothiocyanates able to counteract the negative effects of diverse pathologies.

A Novel Approach to the Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics of Obesity and Weight Management

Joffe Yael T, Houghton Christine A.

2016 – ABSTRACT: Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, as well as diet and exercise, play an important role in the development and treatment of obesity and its comorbidities. If an individual’s susceptibility to becoming obese and their responsiveness to