Poultry meat is a popular source of protein and there is a global market for poultry products, purchased in a range of forms that can be quickly and...

Introduction: Food and nutrition labelling is an effective tool to address diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in which nutrition education plays an integral role. Objectives: To investigate South African dietitians' understanding, perspectives and practices of food and nutrition...

This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional value and potential health claims for reduced sugar biscuits containing extruded brewers' spent grain (EBSG) and fructooligosaccharides (FOS). One traditional biscuit with added sugar and three reduced sugar biscuits containing 15.2% FOS and EBSG (0, 8...

Deficit irrigation strategies are one of the chief alternatives to cope with water shortages in the actual context of climate change. Regulated (RDI) and sustained deficit irrigation (SDI) are the main deficit irrigation strategies that have been adopted in irrigated olive orchards. The success of...

Based on factual scientific health claims, prebiotics have gained significant importance in ever-growing food and pharmaceutical industries. The diverse nature of distinct prebiotics influences the host differently in distinguishable patterns. Functional oligosaccharides are either plant-derived or ...

Applying construal level theory, this study examined how social distance (thinking of self/children), front-of-package (FOP) claim type (nutrient/health/control), and perceived importance of eating healthily (low/high) impact consumer responses (attitudes/purchase intent) to healthier food products ...

This study was aimed at minimizing the anti-nutrient content of the Gradoli Purgatory bean (GPB: Phaseolus vulgaris) and Solco Dritto chickpea (SDC: Cicer arietinum) seeds grown in the Latium region of Italy by defining the three steps of their malting process. The water steeping and germination...

With emerging insights into associations between human microbiome and host health, the use of probiotics has became more and more popular. However, there is still no consensus on the efficacy of probiotics. The evidence-based practice guideline is the best instrument to guide the clinical...

Functional constipation is a significant health issue impacting the lives of an estimated 14% of the global population. Non-pharmaceutical treatment advice for cases with no underlying medical conditions focuses on exercise, hydration and an increase in dietary fibre intake. An alteration in the...

Probiotics are among those products, the use of which is increasing, and they are available primarily as food/dietary supplements, as well as in the form of medicines. This study aims to assess the attitudes and practices of health professionals and students of health sciences, give a short...