Traditional and Novel Seafood Processing Techniques Targeting Human Health Promotion

2020 ◽  
pp. 3041-3084
Author(s):  
Harshani Nadeeshani ◽  
Niranjan Rajapakse ◽  
Se‐Kwon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Seafood Processing

Role of Nutraceuticals in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Review in the Indian Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Sheena Chhabra ◽  
Apurva Bakshi ◽  
Ravineet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Immense Potential ◽  
Specific Health

Nutraceuticals have been around for quite some time. As the nomenclature suggests, they are placed somewhere between food (nutra-) and medicine (-ceuticals) in terms of their impact on human health. Researches have focused on the impact of various types of nutraceuticals on health, their efficacy in health promotion and disease prevention, and often on suitable uses of certain categories of nutraceuticals for specific health issues. However, we are still far from utilizing the immense potential of nutraceuticals for benefiting human health in a substantial manner. We review the available scholarly literature regarding the role of nutraceuticals in health promotion, their efficacy in disease prevention and the perception of nutraceuticals' health benefits by consumers. Thereafter we analyze the need for regulation of nutraceuticals and various provisions regarding the same.

scholarly journals Specifics of Using Image Processing Techniques for Blood Smear Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav Lyashenko ◽  
Tetiana Sinelnikova ◽  
Oleksandr Zeleniy ◽  
Asaad Mohammed Ahmed Babker
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Blood Smear ◽  
Processing Technique ◽  
Image Processing Technique ◽  
Image Processing Techniques ◽  
Important Stage ◽  
Blood Smears ◽  
Processing Techniques

The process of medical diagnosis is an important stage in the study of human health. One of the directions of such diagnostics is the analysis of images of blood smears. In doing so, it is important to use different methods and analysis tools for image processing. It is also important to consider the specificity of blood smear imaging. The paper discusses various methods for analyzing blood smear images. The features of the application of the image processing technique for the analysis of a blood smear are highlighted. The results of processing blood smear images are presented.

scholarly journals A Review On Leaves Disease Segmentation And Classification Techniques

2019 ◽  
pp. 132-140
Author(s):  
Soumya Ranjan Sahu ◽  
Chandra Sekhar Panda
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Image Processing Techniques ◽  
Naked Eye ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Processing Techniques

Agriculture plays a major role in our society. Most of the people depend on agriculture for their living. It becomes very important part of society for their livelihood. But there are some problems on agriculture that directly or indirectly affect the human health and also economy. The major problem for agriculture is the plant diseases. This paper is based on a survey of different types of techniques used for segmenting and classification of plant diseases by using image processing techniques. By these techniques, we can easily detect the area of the infected part or can identify the type of disease. This paper gives various techniques used by various authors to detect the disease fast an accurately. They used different types of segmentation techniques like region based, clustering, thresolding etc. to detect the infected part of the leaves and by using the classifier they classify the disease name. The traditional method of naked eye observation can be overcome by introducing these methods. Main focus of our work is to analysis of fast and accurate techniques to identify the plant diseases.

Health Promotion by Social Cognitive Means

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Bandura
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Causal Structure ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Habits ◽  
Psychosocial Influences

This article examines health promotion and disease prevention from the perspective of social cognitive theory. This theory posits a multifaceted causal structure in which self-efficacy beliefs operate together with goals, outcome expectations, and perceived environmental impediments and facilitators in the regulation of human motivation, behavior, and well-being. Belief in one’s efficacy to exercise control is a common pathway through which psychosocial influences affect health functioning. This core belief affects each of the basic processes of personal change—whether people even consider changing their health habits, whether they mobilize the motivation and perseverance needed to succeed should they do so, their ability to recover from setbacks and relapses, and how well they maintain the habit changes they have achieved. Human health is a social matter, not just an individual one. A comprehensive approach to health promotion also requires changing the practices of social systems that have widespread effects on human health.

scholarly journals Obesidade e atividade física: uma questão de promoção da saúde

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian Cristina Xavier Martins
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
World Data ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Major Interest ◽  
The World

Introdução: A obesidade é um dos principais temas de interesse dos pesquisadores, na área da saúde humana, pois, relaciona-se com o desenvolvimento de várias outras doenças.Objetivo: Analisar os dados epidemiológicos sobre a obesidade e destacar algumas ações que podem contribuir com a promoção da saúde em países em desenvolvimento, como o Brasil.Conclusão: No mundo, dados apontam que 43 milhões de crianças menores de cinco anos de idade estão acima do peso ou obesas, 35 milhões (81,4%) delas em países em desenvolvimento. No Brasil, de 1974 a 2009, a prevalência de sobrepeso aumentou de 3,7% para 21,7% entre os meninos e de 7,6% para 19,4% entre as meninas. Foram sugeridas ações para contribuir com a promoção da saúde em relação à prática de atividade física em crianças e adultos. Obesity and Physical Activity: a Health Promotion IssueIntroduction: Obesity is of major interest to researchers in the field of human health because it is related to the development of several other diseases.Objective: To analyze epidemiological data on obesity and highlight some actions that may contribute to health promotion in developing countries, such as Brazil.Conclusion: In the world, data indicate that 43 million children under five years of age are overweight or obese, 35 million (81.4%) of them in developing countries. In Brazil, from 1974 to 2009, the prevalence of overweight increased from 3.7% to 21.7% among boys and from 7.6% to 19.4% among girls. Actions were suggested to contribute to the promotion of health in relation to the practice of physical activity in children and adults.

Planetary health indicators for the local level: opportunities and challenges in applying the happy planet index in Victoria, Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 175797592110383
Author(s):  
Rebecca Patrick ◽  
Claire Henderson-Wilson ◽  
Justin Lawson ◽  
Teresa Capetola ◽  
Amy Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Planetary Health ◽  
Local Composite Index

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, New Urban Agenda and Paris Agreement on Climate Change are blueprints for health promotion action that mandate human health is linked inextricably to the health of the environment. In the Anthropocene, new indicators are required to promote community engagement with, and measurement of, healthy and sustainable wellbeing for people and planet. This study explored the need for a metric such as the Happy Planet Index that explicitly links human health to health of the environment for a local level scale in Australia. The project arose from an international coalition of health promoters advocating for ‘planetary health’ approaches. Qualitative description methods guided the study design involving key informant interviews ( n = 17) and four focus groups ( n = 27 participants) with health and/or sustainability academics, practitioners and policy-makers. Document analysis of health and environment indices and policy mandates augmented the analysis. Qualitative content analysis techniques were used to analyse the findings. There was strong interest for a local level composite indicator, such as a rescaled Happy Planet Index (life expectancy × life satisfaction × equity adjustment/ecological footprint) for use at a local level. The value of a composite index was: its ability to promote community engagement with planetary health thinking; an advocacy tool for joint health and sustainability policy; to justify programs on health and environmental co-benefits; and to provide a mechanism for correlative comparisons between local governments and national comparisons. However, disciplinary silos currently limit partnerships for health promotion and planetary health and a local composite index could help bridge these divides.

scholarly journals Mutually Beneficial Symbiosis Between Human and Gut-Dominant Bacteroides Species Through Bacterial Assimilation of Host Mucosubstances

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Sato ◽  
Kanta Kajikawa ◽  
Tomoya Kumon ◽  
Daisuke Watanabe ◽  
Ryuichi Takase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Fasting State ◽  
Human Gut ◽  
Human Host

AbstractThe composition of gut microbiota is influenced by the quantity and type of nutrients in host. Even with some Bacteroides species being categorized as pathogens, Bacteroides is one of the most dominant gut bacteria. Here we indicate the physiological determinants of the species of Bacteroides for being dominant in human gut microbiota. Each of the host extracellular mucosubstances including glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and mucin has grown human gut microbiota. In spite of the differences among initial microbiota profiles, Bacteroides species dominated the community when GAG (e.g., chondroitin sulfate or hyaluronan) was used as a sole carbon source. In fact, GAGs and the Bacteroides genes which are vital for the degradation of GAGs were commonly detected in human feces. Mucin has encouraged the growth of Bacteroides and several other genera. A comprehensive analysis on the degradation and assimilation of mucosubstances by the genus Bacteroides using around 30 species has shown that most species degrade and assimilate GAGs and mucin, showing that Bacteroides species can survive even in the undernutrition condition including the fasting state. In the assimilation of GAG or mucin, Bacteroides species significantly secreted essential amino acids, γ-amino butyrate (GABA), and/or short-chain fatty acids which are needed for human health. This is the first report as regards mutually beneficial interaction between human and Bacteroides species via bacterial assimilation of host mucosubstances and secretion of metabolites for host health promotion.SignificanceThe genus Bacteroides is one of the most dominant gut bacteria, although its beneficial effects on human health have not been well understood. Here, we show modes of action in human-Bacteroides interrelationship. Mucosubstances including GAGs and mucin secreted by human host are abundant in gut for microbiota to grow well. Bacteroides species are dominant in the community in the presence of GAGs, and provide human host with a considerable amount of essential amino acids, γ-amino butyrate, and short-chain fatty acids produced from mucosubstances. These results postulate mutually beneficial symbiosis system between human and Bacteroides through bacterial assimilation of host mucosubstances and secretion of metabolites for human body and mental health promotion even in the undernutrition condition including the fasting state.

scholarly journals Nutraceutical Potential of Seed and Grain Proteins in Health Promotion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suryapal Singh ◽  
Lalita Singh ◽  
Harshita Singh ◽  
Suman Sangwan
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
Bioactive Proteins ◽  
Health And Disease

In recent years, seed and grain proteins with nutritional bioactivity have been studied for disease prevention and treatments. Seed and grains are key components of a healthy and balanced diet which support the protective role of bioactive proteins with nutraceutical activities. Proteins obtained from seeds can be a good source of amino acids and nutraceutical peptides that can be used for biotic functions to improve health and disease prevention. Hence, the increased consumption of seeds and grains promotes a healthy generation in future and a significant reduction in diseases. To increase the human health awareness, we must have to enlighten the importance of easily available seeds and grains in our food.

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