Use of potassium hydroxide as a source of nutrients in the composition of food supplements

International Journal of Food Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Abstract In recent years, diet and nutrition have become a primary focus of public health worldwide. Food supplements (FS), used to complement common diets, are significant highly marketed category food products. This has positioned healthcare professionals decision makers play critical roles in their distribution monitoring. Following serious case intoxication due the ingestion potassium hydroxide (KOH) as nutrient source supplement, technical opinion been applied admissible levels vitamins minerals such KOH, known for its high potential Hydrogen (pH) caustic properties, poses safety risks if not properly diluted. EU Regulation 1169/2011 stipulates minimum quantities nutrients, including potassium, which must exceed certain ensure safety. The use KOH sole form powders shown create strong alkalinity, posing when dissolved water human consumption. Safer alternative forms available supplements. underscores need continuous regulatory oversight greater involvement consumer safety, given broad variability supplement formulations increasing market share.

Language: Английский

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Effects of social media influencer credibility on their followers’ dietary supplement evaluations and purchase intentions

Journal of Marketing Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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Advances in the Identification Methods of Food-Medicine Homologous Herbal Materials

Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 608 - 608

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

As a key component of both traditional medicine and modern healthcare, Food–Medicine Homologous Herbal Materials have attracted considerable attention in recent years. However, issues related to the quality authenticity medicinal materials on market often arise, not only compromising their efficacy but also presenting potential risks consumer health. Therefore, establishment accurate efficient identification methods is crucial for ensuring safety Food-Medicine Materials. This paper provides systematic review research progress Materials, starting with such as morphological microscopic identification, focusing applications techniques, including biomimetic recognition, chromatography, mass spectrometry, chromatography–mass spectrometry coupling, hyperspectral imaging, near-infrared spectroscopy, terahertz DNA barcoding. Moreover, it comprehensive analysis fundamental principles, advantages, limitations these methods. Finally, outlines current challenges faced by suggests future directions improvement, aiming offer technical perspective identifying foster further development this field.

Language: Английский

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Dietary Habits and Their Correlation with Socio-Demographic Variables Among the Ethnic Hungarian Population of Romania

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 756 - 756

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

Background/Objectives: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality globally. To reduce prevalence NCDs, World Health Organization issued guidelines for a healthy lifestyle, which have been adopted in various countries. Our study aimed to evaluate dietary habits ethnic Hungarian population Romania, allowing us identify potential differences nutritional behavior compared country’s general population. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational, questionnaire-based was conducted collect information on eating behavior, food purchasing habits, patterns among Hungarians, largest minority group Romania. The obtained data were interpreted using multivariate analysis (MVDA), including principal component models (PCA-X) establish pattern recognition clustering, orthogonal partial least squares discriminant (OPLS-DA) examine class between identified clusters. Results: total 247 valid questionnaires evaluated; most represented groups females (67.2%), young adults aged 18 30 (56.3%), individuals with normal body mass index (54.7%), those higher education level (45.7%). Health-conscious behaviors more characteristic middle-aged older adults, females, level. Young appear varied diet, but overconsumption unhealthy products lack interest is evident. Conclusions: Appropriate necessary all age groups; however, programs targeting adult Hungarians especially important, as expressed little habits. Further research examining underlying relationship cultural factors well socio-economic could offer new opportunities promote lifestyle.

Language: Английский

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Safety and Toxicity of Nutraceuticals: Concerns, Challenges and Global Regulatory Aspects

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Profiling the Spirulina Dietary Supplements Available on theRomanian Market

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 2658 - 2658

Published: March 1, 2025

Regarded as a panacea in non-traditional medicine, Spirulina (“Arthrospira platensis”) refers to cyanobacteria that are highly consumed due their mineral and bioactive compounds. Despite its wide popularity availability, is often present on the market an insufficiently regulated dietary supplement with scarce quality control has high batch-to-batch variability. The study aims provide first comprehensive survey of commercialized Romanian market. Therefore, diverse sample set, including in-house cultivated sample, was analyzed compared regard 13C isotopic signature elemental profile twenty-three elements, macro-nutrients (Na, Mg, Ca, K), essential trace elements (e.g., Fe, Zn, Co, Mn), possible toxic contaminants As, Cd, Cr, Pb). Results confirmed potency proper source. in-depth analysis performed work takes into account several critical factors, like formulation, packaging type material, geographical origin, labeled growing system, order assess whether these marketing strategies supported. Additionally, statistical relationships among price, isotope, determinations were assessed by Pearson correlation coefficients subsequently discussed biochemical physiological processes.

Language: Английский

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Molecular authentication of Centella asiatica products by a novel real-time PCR approach: influence of plant matrix

Food Bioscience, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 106395 - 106395

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Dietary Phytochemicals in Health and Disease: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Applications—A Comprehensive Review

Food Science & Nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(3)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Phytochemicals are bioactive compounds found in plants that play a key role promoting health and preventing diseases. Present fruits, vegetables, grains, seed oils, these considered safe for consumption due to the co‐evolution adaptation between mammals plants. Due their wide‐ranging biological effects, they have attracted considerable research interest. This comprehensive review explores mechanisms of action, benefits, applications dietary phytochemicals, with particular focus on groups such as polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids. Research shows phytochemicals interact nuclear membrane receptors, influence metabolic pathways, affect epigenetic modifications. Our highlights broad range activities compounds, including antioxidant, antibacterial, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐diabetic, anticancer all which contribute health‐promoting properties. Clinical evidence supports prevention management diseases cardiovascular disorders, conditions, cancer, diets rich being linked lower risk disease. also at cutting edge food preservation, supplements, emerging medical treatments. Additionally, we identified advancements extraction identification techniques, particularly metabolomics, further enhance areas. Despite promising challenges bioavailability, regulatory barriers, need robust clinical trials persist. However, innovative delivery systems like nanoparticles, liposomes, encapsulation offer potential solutions bioavailability by improving absorption stability. The concludes emphasizing personalized nutrition combination therapies benefits while stressing methods, trials, bioavailability.

Language: Английский

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Partial least squares methods in open-source software for identification of adulterated creatine using infrared spectroscopy

Food Chemistry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 143998 - 143998

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Impact of the Exposome on Alzheimer’s Disease: The Influence of Nutrition

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 26(7), P. 3015 - 3015

Published: March 26, 2025

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative characterized by cognitive decline, memory loss, and behavioural changes. While genetic predispositions pathological processes have been the traditional focus, this review highlights fundamental role of environmental factors, particularly nutrition, within exposome framework in modulating risk progression AD. The exposome, which includes totality exposures an individual's lifetime, provides comprehensive approach to understanding complex aetiology In review, we explore impact dietary factors cyclic nucleotide pathways (cAMP/cGMP) on AD, emphasizing potential interventions as therapeutic strategies. We investigate key aspects how nutrition affects accumulation β-amyloid, aggregation tau proteins, neuroinflammation. also examine specific nutrients performance Additionally, discuss nutraceuticals with anti-phosphodiesterase activity various animal models AD (such 5xFAD, 3xTg-AD, Tg2576, APP/PS1 mice) demonstrating effects onset progression.

Language: Английский

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