Subrata Kumar Biswas
Oxidative stress has been implicated in many chronic diseases. However, antioxidant trials are so far largely unsuccessful as a preventive or curative measure. Chronic low-grade inflammatory process, on the other hand, plays a central role in the pathogenesis of a number of chronic diseases. Oxidati...
Md. Yousuf Ali, Abu Ali Ibn Sina, Shahad Saif Khandker, Lutfun Neesa et al.
Tomatoes are consumed worldwide as fresh vegetables because of their high contents of essential nutrients and antioxidant-rich phytochemicals. Tomatoes contain minerals, vitamins, proteins, essential amino acids (leucine, threonine, valine, histidine, lysine, arginine), monounsaturated fatty acids (...
François Lamontagne, Marie-Hélène Masse, Julie Ménard, Sheila Sprague et al.
BACKGROUND: Studies that have evaluated the use of intravenous vitamin C in adults with sepsis who were receiving vasopressor therapy in the intensive care unit (ICU) have shown mixed results with respect to the risk of death and organ dysfunction. METHODS: In this randomized, placebo-controlled tri...
Andrew Mente, Mahshid Dehghan, Sumathy Rangarajan, Matthew McQueen et al.
Background The relation between dietary nutrients and cardiovascular disease risk markers in many regions worldwide is unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of dietary nutrients on blood lipids and blood pressure, two of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, in low...
Marjorie J Haskell, Kazi M. Jamil, Ferdaus Hassan, Janet M Peerson et al.
Background Recent evidence suggests that the vitamin A equivalency of beta-carotene from plant sources is lower than previously estimated. Objective We assessed the effect of 60 d of daily supplementation with 750 microg retinol equivalents (RE) of either cooked, puréed sweet potatoes; cooked, purée...
Fatima Tuj Johra, Asim Kumar Bepari, Anika Tabassum Bristy, Hasan Mahmud Reza
Carotenoids are natural lipid-soluble antioxidants abundantly found as colorful pigments in fruits and vegetables. At least 600 carotenoids occur naturally, although about 20 of them, including β-carotene, α-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, meso-zeaxanthin, and cryptoxanthin, are detectable i...
Muhammad Imran, Farhan Saeed, Ghulam Hussain, Ali Imran et al.
Abstract Myricetin is a critical nutritive component of diet providing immunological protection and beneficial for maintaining good health. It is found in fruits, vegetables, tea, and wine. The families Myricaceae , Polygonaceae , Primulaceae , Pinaceae, and Anacardiaceae are the richest sources of ...
Saikat Mitra, Abdur Rauf, Abu Montakim Tareq, Shamima Jahan et al.
Carotenoids in food substances are believed to have health benefits by lowering the risk of diseases. Lutein, a carotenoid compound, is one of the essential nutrients available in green leafy vegetables (kale, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, and peas), along with other foods, such as eggs. As nutrition ...
Md. Tanvir Kabir, Md. Habibur Rahman, Muddaser Shah, Mohd. Raeed Jamiruddin et al.
Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and multiple sclerosis have various disease-specific causal factors and pathological features. A very common characteristic of NDs is oxidative stress (OS), whic...
Carolyn L. Bell, Susan Hawthorne
There is currently a shifting focus towards finding natural compounds that may prevent or treat cancer, due to the problems that exist with current chemotherapeutic regimens. The fruit of the Punica granatum (pomegranate) contains hundreds of phytochemicals and pomegranate extracts have recently bee...
Keith P. West, Parul Christian, Alain Labrique, Mahbubur Rashid et al.
CONTEXT: Maternal vitamin A deficiency is a public health concern in the developing world. Its prevention may improve maternal and infant survival. OBJECTIVE: To assess efficacy of maternal vitamin A or beta carotene supplementation in reducing pregnancy-related and infant mortality. DESIGN, SETTING...
Amy L. Rice, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Andrés de Francisco, J. Chakraborty et al.
The effects of maternal postpartum vitamin A or beta-carotene supplementation on maternal and infant serum retinol concentrations, modified relative dose-response (MRDR) ratios and breast milk vitamin A concentrations were assessed during a community-based trial in Matlab, Bangladesh. At 1-3 wk post...
Rolf Klemm, Alain Labrique, Parul Christian, Mahbubur Rashid et al.
OBJECTIVES: We assessed the effect of supplementing newborns with 50000 IU of vitamin A on all-cause infant mortality through 24 weeks of age. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a community-based, double-masked, cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted in 19 unions in rural northwest Bangl...
Nanna Roos, Torben Leth, Jette Jakobsen, Shakuntala H. Thilsted
Recognising the importance of fish in the Bangladeshi diet, the objective of the present study was to screen commonly consumed fish species for vitamin A content to evaluate the potential of fish as a vitamin A source in food-based strategies to combat vitamin A deficiency. Samples of 26 commonly co...
Saikat Mitra, Shyamjit Paul, Sumon Roy, Hriday Sutradhar et al.
Food components have long been recognized to play a fundamental role in the growth and development of the human body, conferring protective functionalities against foreign matter that can be severe public health problems. Micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals are essential to the human body, ...