scholarly journals Genetically Modified Plants: Nutritious, Sustainable, yet Underrated

2020 ◽  
Vol 150 (10) ◽  
pp. 2628-2634
Author(s):  
Kendal D Hirschi
Keyword(s):  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Plant Biotechnology ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Controversial Topic ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
Β Carotene

ABSTRACT Combating malnutrition is one of the greatest global health challenges. Plant-based foods offer an assortment of nutrients that are essential for adequate nutrition and can promote good health. Unfortunately, the majority of widely consumed crops are deficient in some of these nutrients. Biofortification is the umbrella term for the process by which the nutritional quality of food crops is enhanced. Traditional agricultural breeding approaches for biofortification are time consuming but can enhance the nutritional value of some foods; however, advances in molecular biology are rapidly being exploited to biofortify various crops. Globally, genetically modified organisms are a controversial topic for consumers and governmental agencies, with a vast majority of people apprehensive about the technology. Golden Rice has been genetically modified to contain elevated β-carotene concentrations and is the bellwether for both the promise and angst of agricultural biotechnology. Although there are numerous other nutritional targets of genetically biofortified crops, here I briefly summarize the work to elevate iron and folate concentrations. In addition, the possibility of using modified foods to affect the gut microbiota is examined. For several decades, plant biotechnology has measured changes in nutrient concentrations; however, the bioavailability of nutrients from many biofortified crops has not been demonstrated.

scholarly journals Żywność funkcjonalna w Unii Europejskiej — pojęcie, wymagania i rozwój rynku

Ekonomia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 151-167
Author(s):  
Teresa Korbutowicz
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Good Health ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Food Markets ◽  
The World ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
The Relationship

Functional foods in the European Union — the concept, requirements and development of marketsThe interest of consumers in maintaining good health and the development of technology increase the importance of functional foods in the food markets. The functional foods themselves have a beneficial effect on health over nutritional value. It is not explicitly defined for the variety of food products included in this category.Undoubtedly the so-called health trend in societies afflicted with civilization diseases e.g. obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer has changed the consumer’s attitude towards food. The knowledge about the relationship between quality of food consumption and quality of life, especially a state of health of people was increased. The answer to these trends is the growing number of functional foods that are provided by entrepreneurs. There is also a growing consumption of such food in the world and European countries.

scholarly journals Ayurveda and Modern Perspective on Diseases Associated with Ahara: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 514-516
Author(s):  
Ranjita Naharia ◽  
Mariya Husain
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Body ◽  
Disease Condition ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
Modern Perspective ◽  
Food Consumed

Ahara (food) is considered as one of the most important factor in life and it is believe that the normal & abnormal physiological functioning mainly depends upon the quality of food consumed. Consumption of proper diet in appropriate manner may offer good health status while intake of unwholesome food stuffs can lead to disease condition. Ahara provides strength, complexion and Oja to the body, it play vital role towards longevity & boost mental strength also. The Rasa, Guna, Virya and Vipaka of Ahara considered responsible for the equilibrium of the Dosha and Dhatu. The consumption of proper diet not only offers nutritional value but also acts as preventive measure towards many diseases. The Ahara if not taken in proper manner then various ailments may be observed including consequences of Virudha-Ahara, present article described importance of Ahara and diseases originated from bad food habits. Keywords: Ayurveda, Ahara, Diseases, Virudha-Ahara.

scholarly journals Genome editing – a technology in time for plants

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunghwa Choe
Keyword(s):  
Genome Editing ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Plant Biotechnology ◽  
Dna Delivery ◽  
Plant Genome ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Recent Emergence ◽  
Foreign Dna

A tool for safe and site-specific mutagenesis has long been sought by plant biochemists. The recent emergence of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) genome-editing technology addresses this need. Using this technology, the lettuce genome was recently edited without the use of conventional Agrobacterium-mediated DNA delivery. As this method does not leave a trace of foreign DNA in the plant genome, it promises to advance the field of plant biotechnology for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without the burden of costly de-regulation processes.

scholarly journals The Developing Country Reactions to Biomedical Techniques and Plant Biotechnology: The Tunisian Experience

2004 ◽  
Vol 2004 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fethi Tebourski ◽  
Amel Ben Ammar-Elgaaied
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Plant Biotechnology ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Techniques ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Reproductive Techniques

In the present study we present the conditions offered to biotechnology development in Tunisia and we compare three main biotechnology applications which raise ethical and health problems: organ transplant, assisted reproductive techniques, and genetically modified organisms. We try to identify factors that have allowed success of the first two applications and failure of the latter. Conditions offered to biotechnology in other African countries are also discussed.

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