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Chemicals in Food Packaging: A Review of Phthalates and Bisphenols
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2023
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Cleaning and Sanitation of Salmonella-Contaminated Peanut Butter Processing Equipment
Food Microbiology, 2014
Microbial contamination of peanut butter by Salmonella poses a significant health risk as Salmonella may remain viable throughout the product shelf life. Effective cleaning and sanitation of processing lines are essential for preventing cross-contamination.
Cognitive Methods for Assessing Mental Energy
Nutritional Neuroscience, 2007
This review, published in Nutritional Neuroscience (2007;10:229-242), assesses the concept of mental energy and cognitive tests used to assess it, including cognitive performance, mood questionnaires, electrophysiological techniques, brain scanning technologies, and ambulatory monitoring.
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Commercial Devices Provide Estimates of Energy Balance with Varying Degrees of Validity in Free-Living Adults
The Journal of Nutrition, 2022
Interest in improving accuracy, and replacing self-reports with passive tools when estimating energy balance (EB) using intake (EI), storage (ES) and expenditure (EE)) has led to wide use of commercial devices e.g. Fitbits. A study with free-living adults looked at repeatability, and measurement error of these devices and showed varying degrees of validity when used to estimate EB compared to gold-standard techniques, with EE measures being the most robust and ES the poorest.
Common Genetic Variations Involved in the Inter-Individual Variability of Circulating Cholesterol Concentrations in Response to Diets: A Narrative Review of Recent Evidence
Nutrients, 2021
The number of nutrigenetic studies dedicated to the identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) modulating blood lipid profiles in response to dietary interventions has increased considerably over the last decade. However, the robustness of the evidence-based science supporting the area remains to be evaluated. The objective of this review was to present recent findings concerning the effects of interactions between SNPs in genes involved in cholesterol metabolism and transport, and dietary intakes or interventions on circulating cholesterol concentrations, which are causally involved in cardiovascular diseases and established biomarkers of cardiovascular health.