Introduction to Human Nutrition Webinar Series
The Nutrition Society ' s Introduction to Human Nutritiontextbook is a leading title for students of nutrition and dietitics, outlining the basic foundations for the study of human nutrition. Following its third edition publication, the NSTA has produced a 5 part webinar series to support its content and provide an additional source of learning. The aim of the Introduction to Human Nutrition Webinar Series is to engage those audiences that are looking to enter into the field of nutrition science as an undergraduate, or transferring from a different field into nutrition as a postgraduate subject. The series can also ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - April 2, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jade Mitchell Source Type: news
Vitamin B7 deficiency symptoms: The sign in your hair you're lacking in the vital vitamin
VITAMIN B7, also known as biotin or vitamin H, helps the body to metabolise fats, carbohydrates and protein. What's the sign in your hair you're lacking the vitamin? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A sustainable wood biorefinery for low-carbon footprint chemicals production
The profitability and sustainability of future biorefineries are dependent on efficient feedstock use. Therefore, it is essential to valorize lignin when using wood. We have developed an integrated biorefinery that converts 78 weight % (wt %) of birch into xylochemicals. Reductive catalytic fractionation of the wood produces a carbohydrate pulp amenable to bioethanol production and a lignin oil. After extraction of the lignin oil, the crude, unseparated mixture of phenolic monomers is catalytically funneled into 20 wt % of phenol and 9 wt % of propylene (on the basis of lignin weight) by gas-phase hydroprocessing and dealk...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 18, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Liao, Y., Koelewijn, S.-F., Van den Bossche, G., Van Aelst, J., Van den Bosch, S., Renders, T., Navare, K., Nicolaï, T., Van Aelst, K., Maesen, M., Matsushima, H., Thevelein, J. M., Van Acker, K., Lagrain, B., Verboekend, D., Sels, B. F. Tags: Chemistry, Engineering reports Source Type: news
Science committee consults on low card diets for type 2 diabetes
The scientific advisory committee on nutrition (SACN) has published a consultation on its draft report on lower carbohydrate diets for people with type 2 diabetes. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Low-carb diet may reverse age-related brain deterioration, study finds
Researchers say brain pathways begin to erode in late 40s, but can be repaired through dietary changesA low carbohydrate diet may prevent and even reverse age-related damage to the brain, research has found.By examining brain scans, researchers found that brain pathways begin to deteriorate in our late 40s – earlier than was believed.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Amelia Hill Tags: Neuroscience Ageing Health Society Diets and dieting Life and style Source Type: news
Ordering a diet drink with your fries 'could lead to weight gain'
Researchers at the University of Yale found that when consumed with a carbohydrate, such as fries, diet drinks impair the body's metabolism and confuse the brain's perception of sugar. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polymerization in the actin ATPase clan regulates hexokinase activity in yeast
The actin fold is found in cytoskeletal polymers, chaperones, and various metabolic enzymes. Many actin-fold proteins, such as the carbohydrate kinases, do not polymerize. We found that Glk1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae glucokinase, forms two-stranded filaments with ultrastructure that is distinct from that of cytoskeletal polymers. In cells, Glk1 polymerized upon sugar addition and depolymerized upon sugar withdrawal. Polymerization inhibits enzymatic activity; the Glk1 monomer-polymer equilibrium sets a maximum rate of glucose phosphorylation regardless of Glk1 concentration. A mutation that eliminated Glk1 polymerization...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Stoddard, P. R., Lynch, E. M., Farrell, D. P., Dosey, A. M., DiMaio, F., Williams, T. A., Kollman, J. M., Murray, A. W., Garner, E. C. Tags: Biochemistry, Evolution reports Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes: Best bread to choose if you want to lower blood sugar
TYPE 2 diabetes is a common condition which affects a person's blood glucose control, but left untreated serious health complications can occur. Carbohydrates can affect blood glucose levels, so when it comes to the one of the nation's favourite carbs, bread, which type is the best to choose? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Component of human breast milk enhances cognitive development in babies
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) CHLA investigators show that early exposure to a carbohydrate found in breast milk, called 2'FL, positively influences neurodevelopment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Clostridioides difficile infection flourishes with a high-protein, high-fat diet
(American Society for Microbiology) Mice fed a high-fat, high-protein diet were more likely to develop and die from antibiotic-driven Clostridioides difficile infections than mice fed a standard diet. In the same study, published in the journal mSystems, a high-carbohydrate diet was protective against severe C. difficile infection--but the researchers suspect that such a diet could produce healthy, asymptomatic carriers that can spread the pathogen. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Why Some High-Fiber Diets Cause Gas -- And What to Do About It
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 -- If you want to reduce bloating when eating a high-fiber diet, try making it carbohydrate-rich rather than protein-rich, new study findings suggest.
Bloating is a common side effect that discourages many people from... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Could a Keto Diet Be Bad for Athletes ’ Bones?
Race walkers on a low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diet showed early signs indicative of bone loss. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gretchen Reynolds Tags: Exercise Diet and Nutrition Weight Bones Carbohydrates Racewalking Osteoporosis Source Type: news
Biochemist Hans Kornberg Dies
An expert on carbohydrate transport, Kornberg contributed to the discovery of several metabolic cycles in microorganisms during his seven-decade career. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - January 27, 2020 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
With high fiber diets, more protein may mean more bloating
(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) People who eat high fiber diets are more likely to experience bloating if their high fiber diet is protein-rich as compared to carbohydrate-rich, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health
(University of California - San Diego) A green, single-celled organism called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has served as a model species for topics spanning algae-based biofuels to plant evolution. While algae have been used as dietary nutraceuticals that provide beneficial oils, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and antioxidants, the benefits of consuming C. reinhardtii were previously unexplored. Researchers have now completed the first study in humans demonstrating that C. reinhardtii helps improve human gastrointestinal problems related to irritable bowel syndrome, including diarrhea, gas and bloating. (Source: EurekAlert...
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
