Palmitoylethanolamide, a Natural Retinoprotectant: Its Putative Relevance for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy by Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Ciro Costagliola, Josiane Fakhry, David J. Kopsky

“…PEA is available as a food supplement (PeaPure) and as diet food for medical purposes in Italy (Normast, PeaVera, and Visimast). …”
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Giving Processed Gonad of Sea Urchins and Skipjack Fish (Katsuwonus pelamis) to Stunted Children: Acceptability and Effectiveness by Hariani Hariani, Teguh Fathurrahman, Wiralis Wiralis, Trina Astuti, Imanuddin Imanuddin

“…Conclusion: Nuggets derived from sea urchin gonads and skipjack fish exhibit substantial potential as an alternative food supplement for stunted children, given their high acceptability and nutritional composition supporting growth and development. …”
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Antisecretory factor in severe traumatic brain injury (AFISTBI): protocol for an exploratory randomized placebo-controlled trial by Linus Réen, David Cederberg, Niklas Marklund, Edward Visse, Peter Siesjö

“…Methods/design This is a single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical phase 2 trial, investigating the clinical superiority of Salovum® given as a food supplement during 5 days to adults with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) < 9), admitted to the neurocritical intensive care unit (NICU) at Skane university hospital, Lund, Sweden. …”
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Plant Sources, Extraction Methods, and Uses of Squalene by M. Azalia Lozano-Grande, Shela Gorinstein, Eduardo Espitia-Rangel, Gloria Dávila-Ortiz, Alma Leticia Martínez-Ayala

“…Biotechnological advances have developed synthetic techniques to produce SQ; nevertheless, yields achieved are not sufficient for global demand for industrial or food supplement purposes. The effect on the human body is one of the scientific issues still to be addressed; few research studies have been developed with SQ from seed or vegetable sources to use it in the food sector even though squalene was discovered more than half a century ago. …”
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Unlocking the potential of Rosmarinic acid: A review on extraction, isolation, quantification, pharmacokinetics and pharmacology by Haritha Harindranath, Aishwarya Susil, Rajeshwari S, Mahendran Sekar, B.R. Prashantha Kumar

“…It's been used as a food supplement and in traditional medicines since immemorial. …”
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A step forward in enhancing the health-promoting properties of whole tomato as a functional food to lower the impact of non-communicable diseases by Pier Giorgio Natali, Pier Giorgio Natali, Mauro Piantelli, Alessandra Sottini, Margherita Eufemi, Cristina Banfi, Luisa Imberti

“…In this context, a whole tomato food supplement (WTFS), enriched by 2% olive wastewater containing a complex of healthy nutrients with converging biologic activities, has recently been developed, which is superior to those present in tomato commodities or obtained with whole tomato conventional processing methods. …”
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Mixed vitamin C and zinc diet supplements co-administered with artemether drug improved haematological profile and survival of mice infected with Plasmodium berghei by Felicia N. Ekeh, Nkiru E. Ekechukwu, Chimdinma F. Chukwuma, Ifeanyi Oscar N. Aguzie, Chinenye M. Ohanu, Chike Ebido, Stanley N. Oluah

“…Keywords: Dietary supplement, Food supplement, Micronutrient, Zinc, Vitamin C, Malaria, Nutritional medicine…”
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Importance of Cheese Whey Processing: Supplements for Sports Activities – a Review by Patricia Fassina, Gabriela Quadros Nunes, Fernanda Scherer Adami, Márcia Inês Goettert, Claucia Fernanda Volken de Souza

“…Whey protein (WP) is a highly nutritious, commercially available alternative food source that is used primarily as a food supplement by athletes and physically active individuals to provide them with essential amino acids and bioactive peptides, and additional benefits have been attributed to WP consumption. …”
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Protective Effects of Sanyar Prebiotic on Immunity and Tissue Changes of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Exposed to CuSO4 Stress by Ramezan Rajani, Mohammad Farhangi, Hojjatallah Jafaryan, Hossein Adineh, Maryam Alizadeh

“…The lowest severity of tissue damage was observed in the treatments fed with Sanyar food supplement. In general, the results of this study showed that the addition of Sanyar prebiotic to the diet of common carp improves the growth indicators and immune response and can also be beneficial in increasing fish resistance to copper toxicity.…”
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Ameliorated Impact of Fenugreek Seed Extract on Some Blood Cellular and Biochemical Parameters in Female Albino Rats Exposed to Lead Acetate by Rozhya Abduljalil Naser, Rabar Yousif Mameik, Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood, Kurdo Bapir Chato

“…Fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) were used in curing medicine and as food supplement since ancient times. After that, their antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties have been studied. …”
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Evaluation of the possibility of Spirulina Spirulina platensis culture in the deep aquifer well, Seistan, Southeastern Iran by Abdolali Rahdari, Ali Khosravanizadeh, Sahel Pakzad Toochaei, Roghayeh Karami

“…Introduction: Nowadays, Spirulina algae is considered as a food supplement and even a healthy and useful food for human and is available in different forms such as powder, tablets, chips, etc. …”
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In vitro and in silico analysis of dual-function peptides derived from casein hydrolysate by Maolin Tu, Xinyu Qiao, Cong Wang, Hanxiong Liu, Shuzhen Cheng, Zhe Xu, Ming Du

“…This study indicated that casein is a potential functional food supplement that can be used for medical purposes.…”
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Curcumin Prevents Free Fatty Acid-Induced Lipid Accumulation via Targeting the miR-22-3p/ CRLS1 Pathway in HepG2 Cells by Yuanyuan Mei, Xiaoting Sun, Shi-Ying Huang, Xiaowen Wu, Kuo-Ting Ho, Liming Lu, Chaoxiang Chen, Jian Li, Jingwen Liu, Guiling Li

“…The current study aimed to address how miRNA mediates hepatic lipid metabolic control of curcumin, a polyphenolic food supplement. The results showed that 24 h treatment with 5 - 20 μM curcumin prevented free fatty acid-induced lipid accumulation by around 10 ~ 50% in HepG2 cells, which was attenuated by pre-transfection with 40 nM miR-22-3p mimic for 48 h. …”
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Supercritical Algal Extracts: A Source of Biologically Active Compounds from Nature by Izabela Michalak, Agnieszka Dmytryk, Piotr P. Wieczorek, Edward Rój, Bogusława Łęska, Bogusława Górka, Beata Messyasz, Jacek Lipok, Marcin Mikulewicz, Radosław Wilk, Grzegorz Schroeder, Katarzyna Chojnacka

“…Various aspects related with the properties of useful compounds found in cells of microalgae and macroalgae were discussed, including their potential applications as the natural components of plant protection products (biostimulants and bioregulators), dietary feed and food supplements, and pharmaceuticals. Analytical methods of determination of the natural compounds derived from algae were discussed. …”
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Functional Ginger Extracts from Supercritical Fluid Carbon Dioxide Extraction via In Vitro and In Vivo Assays: Antioxidation, Antimicroorganism, and Mice Xenografts Models by Chih-Chen Lee, Li-Yu Chiou, Jheng-Yang Wang, Sin-You Chou, John Chi-Wei Lan, Tsi-Shu Huang, Kuo-Chuan Huang, Hui-Min Wang

“…To sum up, the data confirmed the possible applications as medical cosmetology agents, pharmaceutical antibiotics, and food supplements.…”
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Fatty Acid Content in Biomasses: State-of-the-Art and Novel Physical Property Estimation Methods by Ana M. Sousa, Thalles A. Andrade, Massimiliano Errico, José P. Coelho, Rui M. Filipe, Henrique A. Matos

“…The oil phase obtained from different biomasses has the potential to be a source of food supplements, medicines, cosmetics, or feedstock for biofuel production. …”
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DNA Barcoding for Minor Crops and Food Traceability by Andrea Galimberti, Massimo Labra, Anna Sandionigi, Antonia Bruno, Valerio Mezzasalma, Fabrizio De Mattia

“…Because of globalization, the diffusion of minor crops is increasing due to their benefit for human health or their use as food supplements. Such a phenomenon implies a major risk for species substitution or uncontrolled admixture of manufactured plant products with severe consequences for the health of consumers. …”
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Food science and COVID-19 by Klaus W. Lange

“…Theories proposing a role of specific dietary components or food supplements in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 have received extensive social media coverage.A multitude of scientific publications have also pointed to the importance of food and nutrition in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for the Routine Detection of Bilberry Extract Adulteration and Quantitative Determination of the Anthocyanins by Claudio Gardana, Antonio Scialpi, Christian Fachechi, Paolo Simonetti

“…Consumers must be assured that bought food supplements contain both bilberry extract and the anthocyanin amounts that match the declared levels. …”
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Enteric Coated Pellets with Lactoferrin for Oral Delivery: Improved Shelf Life of the Product by Nika Kržišnik, Blaž Grilc, Robert Roškar

“…Background/Objectives: Lactoferrin (Lf), a multifunctional iron-binding protein, has considerable potential for use as an active ingredient in food supplements due to its numerous positive effects on health. …”
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