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Dietary nitrate supplementation for preventing and reducing the severity of winter infections, including COVID-19, in care homes (BEET-Winter)-a randomised placebo-controlled feasibility trial (2022)
Journal Article
Bath, P. M., Skinner, C. J. C., Bath, C. S., Woodhouse, L. J., Areti, A., Korovesi, K., …Gordon, A. L. (2022). Dietary nitrate supplementation for preventing and reducing the severity of winter infections, including COVID-19, in care homes (BEET-Winter)-a randomised placebo-controlled feasibility trial. European Geriatric Medicine, 13, 1343-1355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-022-00714-5

Purpose Infections cause considerable care home morbidity and mortality. Nitric oxide (NO) has broad-spectrum anti-viral, bacterial and yeast activity in vitro. We assessed the feasibility of supplementing dietary nitrate (NO substrate) intake in ca... Read More about Dietary nitrate supplementation for preventing and reducing the severity of winter infections, including COVID-19, in care homes (BEET-Winter)-a randomised placebo-controlled feasibility trial.

The effect of popping, soaking, boiling and roasting processes on antinutritional factors in chickpeas and red kidney beans (2022)
Journal Article
Godrich, J., Rose, P., Muleya, M., & Gould, J. (2023). The effect of popping, soaking, boiling and roasting processes on antinutritional factors in chickpeas and red kidney beans. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 58(1), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.16190

This study was conducted to determine the effect that a popping head (like a rice cake machine), a low-shear and low-water processing technology, has on the concentration of antinutritional factors in chickpea and red kidney beans. Seeds were popped... Read More about The effect of popping, soaking, boiling and roasting processes on antinutritional factors in chickpeas and red kidney beans.

The Leydig cell biomarker INSL3 as a predictor of age-related morbidity: Findings from the EMAS cohort (2022)
Journal Article
Ivell, R., Heng, K., Severn, K., Antonio, L., Bartfai, G., Casanueva, F. F., …Anand-Ivell, R. (2022). The Leydig cell biomarker INSL3 as a predictor of age-related morbidity: Findings from the EMAS cohort. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, Article 1016107. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1016107

Background: Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is a constitutive hormone secreted in men by the mature Leydig cells of the testes. It is an accurate biomarker for Leydig cell functional capacity, reflecting their total cell number and differentiation sta... Read More about The Leydig cell biomarker INSL3 as a predictor of age-related morbidity: Findings from the EMAS cohort.

Using correlation matrices to standardise sweet liking status classification (2022)
Journal Article
Kavaliauskaite, G., Thibodeau, M., Ford, R., & Yang, Q. (2023). Using correlation matrices to standardise sweet liking status classification. Food Quality and Preference, 104, Article 104759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104759

Distinct hedonic patterns of sweet taste liking have been widely recognised for more than half a century. Despite there being a growing consensus on the role of Sweet Liking Status (SLS) in food choice behaviour, current classification methods for th... Read More about Using correlation matrices to standardise sweet liking status classification.

The Winged Bean Genome: Winged Bean—One Species Supermarket (2022)
Book Chapter
Tsoutsoura, N., Chong, Y. T., Ho, W. K., Chai, H. H., Tanzi, A. S., Salazar-Licea, L., …Mayes, S. (2022). The Winged Bean Genome: Winged Bean—One Species Supermarket. In M. A. Chapman (Ed.), Underutilised Crop Genomes (315-336). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00848-1_17

Climate change, population growth and increasingly homogenised diets are a threat to food security and human nutritional status. There is an urgent need to incorporate highly nutritious crops into the human diet to provide new sources of nutrition, t... Read More about The Winged Bean Genome: Winged Bean—One Species Supermarket.

The role of inorganic-phosphate, potassium and magnesium in yeast-flavour formation (2022)
Journal Article
Ribeiro-Filho, N., Linforth, R., Bora, N., Powell, C. D., & Fisk, I. D. (2022). The role of inorganic-phosphate, potassium and magnesium in yeast-flavour formation. Food Research International, 162, Article 112044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112044

Inorganic-phosphate, potassium, and magnesium are key-minerals required for yeast growth, metabolism, and survival, the present work investigated its impact in yeast-flavour formation using a multi-factor experimental design, which was used to genera... Read More about The role of inorganic-phosphate, potassium and magnesium in yeast-flavour formation.

Natural products in drug discovery and development: Synthesis and medicinal perspective of leonurine (2022)
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Li, Z., Chen, K., Rose, P., & Zhu, Y. Z. (2022). Natural products in drug discovery and development: Synthesis and medicinal perspective of leonurine. Frontiers in Chemistry, 10, Article 1036329. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.1036329

Natural products, those molecules derived from nature, have been used by humans for thousands of years to treat ailments and diseases. More recently, these compounds have inspired chemists to use natural products as structural templates in the develo... Read More about Natural products in drug discovery and development: Synthesis and medicinal perspective of leonurine.

Effect of popping water content and amylose/amylopectin ratio on the physical properties of expanded starch products with different shear histories (2022)
Journal Article
Beech, D., Beech, J., Gould, J., & Hill, S. (2022). Effect of popping water content and amylose/amylopectin ratio on the physical properties of expanded starch products with different shear histories. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 57(11), 7368-7378. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.16092

Aerated starch products are a staple of the food industry, with particular relevance in the snack market. Water plays a crucial role in the formation of such products due to its utility both as a blowing agent and as a starch plasticiser. Amylose/amy... Read More about Effect of popping water content and amylose/amylopectin ratio on the physical properties of expanded starch products with different shear histories.

Influence of income on diet quality and daily iron and zinc intake: Analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of British females aged 11-14 and 15-18 years (2022)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Coneyworth, L., & Welham, S. (2023). Influence of income on diet quality and daily iron and zinc intake: Analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of British females aged 11-14 and 15-18 years. European Journal of Nutrition, 62(1), 499–510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-03000-z

Purpose: A negative socio-economic gradient exists for diet and health outcomes. Since cheaper diets are associated with increased energy and lower nutrient density, we investigated the influence of income on iron and zinc intakes and overall diet qu... Read More about Influence of income on diet quality and daily iron and zinc intake: Analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of British females aged 11-14 and 15-18 years.

Diet and irritable bowel syndrome: an update from a UK consensus meeting (2022)
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Rej, A., Avery, A., Aziz, I., Black, C. J., Bowyer, R. K., Buckle, R. L., …Sanders, D. S. (2022). Diet and irritable bowel syndrome: an update from a UK consensus meeting. BMC Medicine, 20(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02496-w

There has been a renewed interest in the role of dietary therapies to manage irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with diet high on the agenda for patients. Currently, interest has focussed on the use of traditional dietary advice (TDA), a gluten-free die... Read More about Diet and irritable bowel syndrome: an update from a UK consensus meeting.

The Response of the Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Transcriptome to Variation in Magnesium Concentration (2022)
Journal Article
Almousa, L. A., Salter, A. M., Castellanos, M., May, S. T., & Langley-Evans, S. C. (2022). The Response of the Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Transcriptome to Variation in Magnesium Concentration. Nutrients, 14(17), Article 3586. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173586

Vascular endothelial cells have a critical role in the maintenance of cardiovascular function. Evidence suggests that endothelial function may be compromised under conditions of magnesium deficiency, which increases vulnerability to inflammation. Who... Read More about The Response of the Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Transcriptome to Variation in Magnesium Concentration.

Non-starch polysaccharides in beer and brewing: A review of their occurrence and significance (2022)
Journal Article
Reid, J. E. S. J., Yakubov, G. E., & Lawrence, S. J. (2024). Non-starch polysaccharides in beer and brewing: A review of their occurrence and significance. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 64, 837-851. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2109585

It has become apparent that beer (both alcoholic and nonalcoholic) contains appreciable amounts of non-starch polysaccharides, a broad subgroup of dietary fiber. It is worth noting that the occurrence of non-starch polysaccharides in alcoholic beer d... Read More about Non-starch polysaccharides in beer and brewing: A review of their occurrence and significance.

Influence on the adult male Leydig cell biomarker insulin-like peptide 3 of maternal exposure to estrogenic and anti-androgenic endocrine disrupting compound mixtures: A retrospective study (2022)
Journal Article
Ivell, R., Vinggaard, A. M., Soyama, H., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2022). Influence on the adult male Leydig cell biomarker insulin-like peptide 3 of maternal exposure to estrogenic and anti-androgenic endocrine disrupting compound mixtures: A retrospective study. Andrologia, 54(11), Article e14566. https://doi.org/10.1111/and.14566

Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is a peptide biomarker secreted specifically by the mature Leydig cells of the testes. It is constitutive, has low within-individual variance, and effectively measures the functional capacity of Leydig cells to make tes... Read More about Influence on the adult male Leydig cell biomarker insulin-like peptide 3 of maternal exposure to estrogenic and anti-androgenic endocrine disrupting compound mixtures: A retrospective study.

The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro generation of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides is dependent upon cereal type (2022)
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Dale, T., Bedford, M. R., Tucker, G. A., Brameld, J. M., & Parr, T. (2022). The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro generation of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides is dependent upon cereal type. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 292, Article 115406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115406

Fibrolytic enzymes are routinely added to non-ruminant livestock feeds to help degrade the non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) contents and thereby improve feed efficiency. This study investigated the range of xylooligosaccharides (XOS) and monosaccharid... Read More about The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro generation of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides is dependent upon cereal type.

Impact of agro-forestry systems on the aroma generation of coffee beans (2022)
Journal Article
Xu, S., Liu, Y., Ma, F., Yang, N., Virginio Filho, E. D. M., & Fisk, I. D. (2022). Impact of agro-forestry systems on the aroma generation of coffee beans. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, Article 968783. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.968783

A long experiment has been established since 2000 at CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), Turrialba, Costa Rica. Twenty agro-forestry systems with different shade types and managements (organic and non-organic) consisti... Read More about Impact of agro-forestry systems on the aroma generation of coffee beans.

Socio-cognitive barriers to healthy eating among mothers: A segmentation analysis in Argentina, France, and Denmark (2022)
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Moura, A. F., & Aschemann-Witzel, J. (2023). Socio-cognitive barriers to healthy eating among mothers: A segmentation analysis in Argentina, France, and Denmark. Health Care for Women International, 44(9), 1252-1272. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2022.2096887

The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate despite several actions to reverse this trend. It is important to focus on tackling the constraints for healthy food provisioning. We focus on identifying segments of mothers in re... Read More about Socio-cognitive barriers to healthy eating among mothers: A segmentation analysis in Argentina, France, and Denmark.

Weight loss outcomes achieved by adults accessing an online programme offered as part of Public Health England’s ‘Better Health’ campaign (2022)
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Toon, J., Geneva, M., Sharpe, P., Lavin, J., Bennett, S., & Avery, A. (2022). Weight loss outcomes achieved by adults accessing an online programme offered as part of Public Health England’s ‘Better Health’ campaign. BMC Public Health, 22(1), Article 1456. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13847-w

Effective use of health technology may offer a scalable solution to the obesity pandemic. Online digital programmes provide a convenient and flexible way for more people to access regular support. This service evaluation aims to determine whether adu... Read More about Weight loss outcomes achieved by adults accessing an online programme offered as part of Public Health England’s ‘Better Health’ campaign.

Protein-induced delubrication: How plant-based and dairy proteins affect mouthfeel (2022)
Journal Article
Vlădescu, S., Agurto, M. G., Myant, C., Boehm, M. W., Baier, S. K., Yakubov, G. E., …Reddyhoff, T. (2023). Protein-induced delubrication: How plant-based and dairy proteins affect mouthfeel. Food Hydrocolloids, 134, Article 107975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.107975

Understanding how certain proteins cause astringency is necessary in order to improve the mouthfeel and popularity of plant-based foods. To this end, we studied protein interactions during oral processes using a PDMS-PDMS interface lubricated by ex-v... Read More about Protein-induced delubrication: How plant-based and dairy proteins affect mouthfeel.

Root angle is controlled by EGT1in cereal crops employing anantigravitropic mechanism (2022)
Journal Article
Fusi, R., Rosignoli, S., Lou, H., Sangiorgi, G., Bovina, R., Pattem, J. K., …Salvi, S. (2022). Root angle is controlled by EGT1in cereal crops employing anantigravitropic mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

Root angle in crops represents a key trait for efficient capture of soil resources. Root angle is determined by competing gravitropic versus anti-gravitropic offset (AGO) mechanisms. Here we report a new root angle regulatory gene termed ENHANCED GRA... Read More about Root angle is controlled by EGT1in cereal crops employing anantigravitropic mechanism.