The protein requirement is generally defined as the amount necessary to maintain the body's protein pool. However, under free choice conditions, animal models often ingest more protein than required for nitrogen balance (10%-15%). This behavior possibly reflects the search for a high...

PD-CAAS and DIAAS are indexes that simply reflect protein quality based on protein digestibility and the amino acid composition of the protein relatively to a reference composition. The calculation of these scores raises critical points, among which the amino acid pattern of the reference protein...

Drosophila flies have been used for more than a century in studies on the relationship between diet, ageing and longevity, in particular those aimed at determining whether food restriction increases longevity. However, these studies often used a simplistic approach, such as simply diluting the...

Over the last thirty years, in vitro digestion methods have been developed in the laboratory to partly replace animal and human experimentations, enabling different foods to be tested in various conditions. These methods essentially differ in their static or dynamic nature, and in their biochemical ...

This special issue consists of 10 papers on food anaphylaxis and allergies.

Diet-induced obesity (DIO) reduces the orosensory perception of lipids in rodents and in some humans. Although bariatric surgery partially corrects this alteration, underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. To explore whether metabolic changes might explain this fat taste disturbance, plasma...

This study evaluated the simultaneous effect on pasta structure of the enrichment in faba bean flour (from 0 to 100%) and the use of low temperature drying (LT, 55°C) instead of very high temperature drying (VHT, 90°C). The structural changes induced were studied at different scales (from the...

Objective: Taste sensitivity is variable among individuals. Inter-individual differences in food perception may control the nutritional quality of foods consumed. Low salty taste sensitivity may direct consumption towards excessive sodium intake that subsequently leads to high blood pressure. This...

Since its discovery in 1999, ghrelin has been the only known endogenous ligand of the Growth Hormone Secretagogue receptor (GHSR) with neuroendocrine action. Due to its powerful growth hormone secretagogue effects and its orexigenic action, this gastric hormone and its receptor represent a key...

The retina is a neurosensory tissue that is characterized by its high contain in lipids and particularly in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from the n-3 series (n-3 LC-PUFA) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). In addition to facilitating visual transduction - the process by which light is...