Journal of Human Nutrition

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Original Article Pages 144-150

The Phytonutrients and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Cinnamon Impressicostatum as Potential Antioxidant and Antibacterial in Food Supplement

Authors: Ayuba Sunday Buru, Kit-Kay Mak, Kavitha Mohandas, Vasanthakumari Neela and Mallikarjuna Rao Pichika

Abstract: The fundamental quest for food safety and security fit for consumption cannot be underscore. Cinnamon has been known to possess wide variety of biological activities. We evaluated the phenolic and cytotoxity of C. impressicostatum as a potential additive to food to increase the shelf life and to prevent bacterial food infection. We used the Folin-Ciocailteu method for the total phenolic content quantification and MTT Assay using the Human Embryonic Kidney cells (HEK 298) for the cytotoxity evaluation of the crude extract of C. impressicostatum, ICP-MS was also used for the quantification of heavy metal ion in the crude extract.

Research Article Pages 136-143

Hypovitaminosis D is Associated with the Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian Women

Authors: Silva MC, Martins RDB, Goto FK, Marinelli ACF, Okino AM, Matsumoto AK, Arceni BS, Barbosa DS and Venturini D

Abstract: Low vitamin D status and oxidative/nitrosative stress have been recognized as risk factor for chronic diseases such as metabolic syndrome (MetS). The objective of this study was to evaluate the metabolic and oxidative/nitrosative markers for association with hypovitaminoses D in Brazilian women with MetS. The following included 88 women with MetS and evaluated metabolic biomarkers (total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, uric acid,

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