Genetics and genomics interventions for promoting millets as functional foods

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annvi Dhaka ◽  
Roshan Kumar Singh ◽  
Mehanathan Muthamilarasan ◽  
Manoj Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Synthetic Fertilizers ◽  
Genetics And Genomics ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Global Population

: Several crops, including millets with immense nutritional and therapeutic values, were once a part of our regular diet. However, due to domestication and selection pressures, many of them had become marginally cultivated crops confined to a particular region, race, or locality. Millets are a perfect example of neglected species that have the potential to address both food and nutritional insecurities prevalent among the ever-growing global population. Starvation and malnutrition contribute to a large number of health-related issues, being the main reason behind the occurrence of most of the severe diseases worldwide. These constraints are repeatedly disturbing both the social and economic health of global society. Naturally, millets are rich in minerals, nutrients, and bioactive compounds, and these crops are less dependent on synthetic fertilizers, systemic irrigation, and pest/weed control. Given this, the review emphasizes the nutritional values, health benefits, processing techniques, and genomic advancements of millets. In addition, it proposes a roadmap for enhancing the utility and commercialization of millets.

The Complexity of Health Disparities: More Than Just Black–White Differences

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Charles Ellis ◽  
Molly Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
White Americans ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Language Pathology

Health disparities have once again moved to the forefront of America's consciousness with the recent significant observation of dramatically higher death rates among African Americans with COVID-19 when compared to White Americans. Health disparities have a long history in the United States, yet little consideration has been given to their impact on the clinical outcomes in the rehabilitative health professions such as speech-language pathology/audiology (SLP/A). Consequently, it is unclear how the absence of a careful examination of health disparities in fields like SLP/A impacts the clinical outcomes desired or achieved. The purpose of this tutorial is to examine the issue of health disparities in relationship to SLP/A. This tutorial includes operational definitions related to health disparities and a review of the social determinants of health that are the underlying cause of such disparities. The tutorial concludes with a discussion of potential directions for the study of health disparities in SLP/A to identify strategies to close the disparity gap in health-related outcomes that currently exists.

Socio-Demographic Factors and Health-Related Behaviors Associated with Gerontology

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-370
Author(s):  
Dr. Ravi S. Dalawai
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Insight Into

Indian population is in growing trend from 942.2 million in 1994 to 1.36 billion in 2019.Among this six per cent of India's population was of the age 65 and above (UNFPA, 2019). Today the work culture is totally changed. Both husband and wife are forced to work in the current scenario and unable to take care of their parents. The changing structure created increased problems for old age people leads to loneliness, psychological, physical health and financial insecurity. The study paper provides insight into the social and demographic factor and health related sickness of the oldest people. This research explained the cross-sectional study included a representative sample (n=116) of adults aged ≥60 years. The sample was chosen using a four-stage stratified random-cluster survey sampling method .The Chi Square test and ANOVA test was analyzed using SPSS20.

scholarly journals Metabolome-Based Discrimination Analysis of Five Lilium Bulbs Associated with Differences in Secondary Metabolites

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1340
Author(s):  
Ying Kong ◽  
Huan Wang ◽  
Lixin Lang ◽  
Xiaoying Dou ◽  
Jinrong Bai
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
Discrimination Analysis ◽  
Lilium Species ◽  
Metabolite Profiles ◽  
Ultrahigh Performance Liquid Chromatography

The bulbs of several Lilium species are considered to be both functional foods and traditional medicine in northern and eastern Asia. Considering the limited information regarding the specific bioactive compounds contributing to the functional properties of these bulbs, we compared the secondary metabolites of ten Lilium bulb samples belonging to five different species, using an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS)-based secondary metabolomics approach. In total, 245 secondary metabolites were detected; further, more metabolites were detected from purple Lilium bulbs (217 compounds) than from white bulbs (123–171 compounds). Similar metabolite profiles were detected in samples within the same species irrespective of where they were collected. By combining herbal analysis and screening differential metabolites, steroid saponins were considered the key bioactive compounds in medicinal lilies. Of the 14 saponins detected, none were accumulated in the bulbs of L. davidii var. willmottiae, also called sweet lily. The purple bulbs of L. regale accumulated more secondary metabolites, and, notably, more phenolic acid compounds and flavonoids. Overall, this study elucidates the differential metabolites in lily bulbs with varying functions and colors and provides a reference for further research on functional foods and the medicinal efficacy of Lilium species.

scholarly journals Empathy and COVID-19: Study in Professionals and Students of the Social Health Field in Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Ana J. Cañas-Lerma ◽  
M. Elena Cuartero-Castañer ◽  
Guido Mascialino ◽  
Paula Hidalgo-Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Personal Distress ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Health Field ◽  
Great Stress

Empathy plays a fundamental role in health related occupations. In this study, we analysed empathy levels in professionals (117) and students (170) from various healthcare fields in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index was used in an online survey. The results show high levels of empathy in both groups, influenced by age and gender. The students presented higher levels of personal distress, and their age was negatively correlated to empathy. Additionally, professionals working in physical health scored higher levels of personal distress compared to those in the field of emotional health. COVID-19 has placed social health systems in great stress. Despite this, the personal capacities for empathy of both students and health professionals have not been diminished.

Botanical characteristics, phytochemistry and related biological activities of Rosa roxburghii Tratt fruit and the potential use in functional foods: a review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Litao Wang ◽  
Mu-Jie Lv ◽  
Juan-Yan An ◽  
Xiao-Hong Fan ◽  
Ming-Zhu Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Rosa Roxburghii Tratt ◽  
Botanical Characteristics ◽  
Rosa Roxburghii ◽  
Global Population ◽  
Potential Use

With increasing global population, the reduction of arable land and climate change and incongruity between food supply and demand has become increasingly severe. Nowadays, with the elementary nutrients required for...

ANALISIS KEPUASAN KONSUMEN PT. KALTRABU INDAH BANJARMASIN

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-537
Author(s):  
Rahmat Hilmi ◽  
Anthonius Karsudjono
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Physical Evidence ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
The Social ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Influential Variable ◽  
Processing Techniques

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the independent variable Service Quality consisting of Physical Evidence, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance and Empathy both simultaneously and partially on the dependent variable Consumer Satisfaction. And want to know the dominant variables that affect Consumer Satisfaction. The data used is the result of distributing questionnaires to respondents who used the services of PT. Kaltrabu Indah Banjarmasin. The sample selection technique is Accindental Sampling with a total of 60 consumers. Data processing techniques using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The results showed that simultaneously the variables Physical Evidence, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance and Empathy had a significant effect on the purchasing decision variables of PT. Kaltrabu Indah Banjarmasin Branch of 25,515. Partially only the Reliability variable 3,177 (Sig.0,002), Guarantee 2,340 (Sig. 0,023) and Empathy 2,661 (0,010) affect the customer satisfaction of PT. Kaltrabu Indah Banjarmasin. While the Physical Evidence variable 1.983 (Sig. 0.053) and Responsiveness 0.901 (Sig.0.372) did not significantly influence the consumer satisfaction of PT. Kaltrabu Indah Banjarmasin. The dominant influential variable is Reliability with a Standardized Coefficients Beta value of 0.415, meaning that according to consumers' perception the reliability factor becomes something that is considered very important in an effort to create customer satisfaction when using the services of PT. Kaltrabu Indah Banjarmasin. Referring to the terminated Coefficient (R Square) of 0.703, the customer satisfaction of PT. Kaltrabu Indah Banjarmasin of 70.3% is influenced by physical evidence, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy variables. While the remaining 29.7% of customer satisfaction is influenced by other variables not included in this study.

Diseguaglianze sociali di salute: lo stigma

2012 ◽  
pp. 114-134
Author(s):  
Cristina Lonardi
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Inequalities In Health ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Health Related

This essay offers a reading of the social inequalities in health through the Health Related Stigma perspective, explaining its different meanings and its deeper implications in the lives of those affected by stigma.

scholarly journals Bee Collected Pollen with Enhanced Health Benefits, Produced by Fermentation with a Kombucha Consortium

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Uțoiu ◽  
Florentina Matei ◽  
Agnes Toma ◽  
Camelia Diguță ◽  
Laura Ștefan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Pollen Content ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Anti Oxidant ◽  
Soluble Silicon

The bioavailability of pollen bioactive compounds for humans is limited. In this study, our aim was to enhance the health-related benefits of pollen by fermentation with a Kombucha/SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts) consortium. We performed the fermentation of pollen suspended from the beginning with SCOBY on sweetened green tea or on Kombucha vinegar, by adding pollen after 20 days of Kombucha fermentation. We analyzed: formation of bioactive compounds (anti-oxidant polyphenols, soluble silicon, hydroxy-acids, short chain fatty acids—SCFA); parameters related to Kombucha fermentation (dynamics of lactic acid bacteria—LAB, formation of organic acids, soluble sugar evolution on Kombucha vinegar); the influence of Kombucha fermentation on pollen morphology and ultrastructure; in vitro cytotoxic and antitumoral effects of the Kombucha fermented pollen. The pollen addition increases LAB proportion in the total number of SCOBY microbial strains. SEM images highlight the adhesion of the SCOBY bacteria to pollen. Ultrastructural analysis reveals the release of the pollen content. The content of bioactive compounds (polyphenols, soluble silicon species and SCFA) is higher in the fermented pollen and the product shows a moderate antitumoral effect on Caco-2 cells. The health benefits of pollen are enhanced by fermentation with a Kombucha consortium.

scholarly journals Effects of Health-related Factors on the Use of Health Functional Foods

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Heon Choi ◽  
Chang-Hoon You ◽  
Young-Dae Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Functional Foods ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Health Related
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