Metabolism

Traditional Mexican food has health benefits

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The intake of phenolic compounds (PCI) from traditional Mexican food positively affects health conditions and supports the hypothesis that specific nutritional foods have a particular effect on certain diseases, according to researchers from the Institute of Sciences of the Benemrita Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla, Mexico. Their study, published in the journal foods, is … Read more

The green Mediterranean diet remodels DNA methylation, stimulates metabolism

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A study published in the journal Metabolism describes the effect of a polyphenol-rich Mediterranean diet on epigenetic regulation. Study: A green Mediterranean diet rich in polyphenols improves epigenetic regulatory potential: the DIRECT PLUS randomized controlled trial. Image Credit: Antonina Vlasova / Shutterstock Background Chronic low-grade inflammation is considered to be a major feature of various … Read more