Francesco Visioli’s research while affiliated with University of Padova and other places

... Therefore, the food matrix exerts a significant role in promoting the micellarization of specific lipids. This effect presents important implications for the design of functional foods, as incorporating BM-MFGM into food matrices that favor the micellarization of polar lipids could enhance the delivery of these bioactive components to the intestinal epithelium, maximizing their health benefits [27][28][29][30]. As an example of how components of food matrices can enhance the bioavailability of beneficial compounds for the human health, McClements and Xiao [31] described that lipophilic nutraceuticals, such as carotenoids or phytosterols from vegetables sources, present in dressing or sauces are formulated with vegetable oils, which helps to extract the hydrophobic biomolecules from the plant tissue, increasing their absorbance across the gastrointestinal tract. ...

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The Role of Food Matrices Supplemented with Milk Fat Globule Membrane in the Bioaccessibility of Lipid Components and Adaptation of Cellular Lipid Metabolism of Caco-2 Cells

... The preparation and sharing of food within a family setting enhances the efficiency of food management, as family members are more likely to share meals and collaborate in meal planning and preparation. This collective approach not only reduces food waste but also promotes healthier eating habits and strengthens family bonds [29]. ...

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Association Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Household Food Waste Behaviors Among University Students in Italy: The UniFoodWaste Study

... On the basis of the "oxidative stress theory", in the last years researchers started to focus their attention on natural antioxidants as a means to slow down the aging process and prevent the main age-related diseases. Natural antioxidants, such as vitamins and polyphenols, are indeed natural substances present in plant-based foods that exert several beneficial effects on human health, contributing to maintain a good well-being and preventing many human chronic diseases, thanks to their ability in scavenging free radicals and decreasing oxidative stress [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. ...

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Aging, age-related diseases, oxidative stress and plant polyphenols: Is this a true relationship?

... Buttermilk (BM), a traditional food-grade by-product from the dairy industry, has been employed as a source of MFGM due to its high concentration of polar lipids [14][15][16]. A concentrate of MFGM from BM (BM-MFGM) was prepared to study the possibilities of its use as a future food supplement to slow progression of age-related cognitive decline [17], although the use of in vitro models comes first to study the molecular mechanisms and their effect on the intestinal cell lipid metabolism after an in vitro digestion protocol. ...

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The Role of Food Matrices Supplemented with Milk Fat Globule Membrane in the Bioaccessibility of Lipid Components and Adaptation of Cellular Lipid Metabolism of Caco-2 Cells

... Epidemiological studies have investigated the beneficial health effects of olive biophenols and their pharma-nutritional properties [30,57]. Some studies report that these compounds have cardioprotective activities [31] and also improve the lipidic profile [58,59], but there is no consensus on this issue [31,60,61]. Our data show that the administration of an olive (poly)phenol to patients suffering from FM augments their lipid profiles, thereby decreasing their cardiovascular disease risk and adding to the debate. ...

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Nutraceutical Supplementation as a Potential Non-Drug Treatment for Fibromyalgia: Effects on Lipid Profile, Oxidative Status, and Quality of Life

... These five differentially expressed proteins might be related to exosomes, extracellular vesicles secreted by different cells that transport various substances [91]. Of note, these particles have been linked to different pain-related pathologies [92]. ...

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Nutraceutical Supplementation as a Potential Non-Drug Treatment for Fibromyalgia: Effects on Lipid Profile, Oxidative Status, and Quality of Life

... Similar antioxidant effects are observed with tocopherols (vitamin E) and ascorbic acid (vitamin C), both of which contribute to the overall protective properties of olive oil. However, recent findings from animal model studies have reported that hydroxytyrosol supplementation was associated with increased weight gain, warranting further investigation into the metabolic effects of this polyphenol [48]. High consumption of fruits and vegetables contribute to significant amount of minerals that play an crucial role of cofactor for superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, antioxidant systems that maintain balanced redox status [49]. ...

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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of anxiety and depression in people with obesity: a cross-sectional analysis

... Furthermore, pretreatment of neutrophils with BARI-L-EVs and ITA-L-EVs resulted in reduced ROS production, consistent with increased oleate, linoleate (C18:2), and linolenate (C18:3) content within the vesicles. These findings support previous research on the antioxidant properties of polyunsaturated FAs [72][73][74][75][76]. For instance, Richard et al. demonstrated that different FAs could modulate ROS production by human aortic epithelial cells. ...

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Janus kinase inhibitors modify the fatty acid profile of extracellular vesicles and modulate the immune response

... Because of the inconsistency in predictors of suicidal ideation among college students, few systematic investigations have been conducted on the impact of mental illness on suicidal behavior among college students. Literature [22] investigated the main problems of mental health among college students, indicating that the psychological condition of young people in academia is much worse than that of other people of the same age. The study concluded that the mental health problems of college students have become serious enough to be a cause for concern. ...

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A logistic regression modeling study of college students’ mental health status in predicting suicidal behavior

... Previous research has shown a potential positive correlation between SFA and hs-CRP [65]. Ultimately, another potential mechanism that may contribute to the positive effects of a plantbased diet is related to reducing complications of cirrhosis, such as hepatic encephalopathy [66], hypertension [67], and glucose intolerance [68,69], all of which are related to the worsening prognosis for survival [70][71][72]. ...

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The association between plant-based diet indices and risk of mortality in patients with cirrhosis: a cohort study