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Olive Oil in the Mediterranean Diet and Its Biochemical and Molecular Effects on Cardiovascular Health through an Analysis of Genetics and Epigenetics. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416002. [PMID: 36555645 PMCID: PMC9782563 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Human nutrition is a relatively new science based on biochemistry and the effects of food constituents. Ancient medicine considered many foods as remedies for physical performance or the treatment of diseases and, since ancient times, especially Greek, Asian and pre-Christian cultures similarly thought that they had beneficial effects on health, while others believed some foods were capable of causing illness. Hippocrates described the food as a form of medicine and stated that a balanced diet could help individuals stay healthy. Understanding molecular nutrition, the interaction between nutrients and DNA, and obtaining specific biomarkers could help formulate a diet in which food is not only a food but also a drug. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the role of the Mediterranean diet and olive oil on cardiovascular risk and to identify their influence from the genetic and epigenetic point of view to understand their possible protective effects.
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Gavilan D, Balderas-Cejudo A, Fernández-Lores S, Martinez-Navarro G. Innovation in online food delivery: Learnings from COVID-19. Int J Gastron Food Sci 2021; 24:100330. [PMID: 34745390 PMCID: PMC8562059 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgfs.2021.100330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced some restaurants to shift their business models to innovative approaches in Online Food Delivery (OFD) services. This paper seeks to study the impact of innovations on OFD –new product/services– that aim to enhance the experiential value when ordering food online. Moreover, this paper analyses the willingness to order food delivery online during the COVID-19 pandemic. An experimental design survey was therefore used. The participants assessed one out of four OFD innovation options, its experiential value, and their own willingness to order it. Participants' fear of COVID-19 was measured and used as a moderator variable. A conditional process analysis was used to reveal that innovation in the OFD business can increase the experiential value for the consumer, but this effect should be examined in light of customers’ fear of COVID-19. Managerial implications and future research lines are suggested.
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- Diana Gavilan
- ESIC Business & Marketing School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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Phenolic Compounds Isolated from Olive Oil as Nutraceutical Tools for the Prevention and Management of Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082305. [PMID: 30082650 PMCID: PMC6121682 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become the largest contributor to worldwide morbidity and mortality. Among them, cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are responsible for a 47% of worldwide mortality. In general, preventive approaches modifying lifestyle are more cost-effective than treatments after disease onset. In this sense, a healthy diet could help a range of NCDs, such as cancer and CVDs. Traditional Mediterranean Diet (MD) is associated by the low-prevalence of certain types of cancers and CVDs, where olive oil plays an important role. In fact, different epidemiological studies suggest that olive oil consumption prevents some cancers, as well as coronary heart diseases and stroke incidence and mortality. Historically, the beneficial health effects of virgin olive oil (VOO) intake were first attributed to the high concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids. Nowadays, many studies indicate that phenolic compounds contained in olive oil have positive effects on different biomarkers related to health. Among them, phenolic compounds would be partially responsible for health benefits. The present work aims to explore, in studies published during the last five years, the effects of the main phenolic compounds isolated from olive oil on different cancer or CVD aspects, in order to clarify which compounds have more potential to be used as nutraceuticals with preventive or even therapeutic properties.
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Liyanage UE, Law MH, Ong JS, Cust AE, Mann GJ, Ward SV, Gharahkhani P, Iles MM, MacGregor S. Polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of melanoma: A Mendelian randomisation analysis. Int J Cancer 2018; 143:508-514. [PMID: 29473154 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, mainly affecting populations of European ancestry. Some observational studies suggest that particular diets reduce melanoma risk, putatively through an increase in polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) consumption. However, interpretation of these observational findings is difficult due to residual confounding or reverse causality. To date, a randomized controlled trial has not been carried out to examine the relationship between PUFAs and melanoma. Hence, we performed a Mendelian randomisation (MR) study to evaluate the link between PUFAs and melanoma. To perform MR, we used summary results from the largest risk genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis of melanoma, consisting of 12,874 cases and 23,203 controls. As instrumental variables we selected SNPs associated with PUFA levels from a GWAS meta-analysis of PUFA levels, from the CHARGE consortium. We used the inverse variance weighted method to estimate a causal odds ratio. To aid interpretation, we established a benchmark "large" predicted change in PUFAs in which, for example, an increase in docosahexaenoic acid (DPA) of 0.17 units (equal to 1 standard deviation) moves a person from the 17th percentile to the median. Raising PUFA levels by a large amount (increasing DPA by 0.17 units) only negligibly changed melanoma risk: odds ratio [OR] = 1.03 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.96-1.10). Other PUFAs yielded similar results as DPA. Our MR analysis suggests that the effect of PUFA levels on melanoma risk is either zero or very small.
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- Upekha E Liyanage
- Statistical Genetics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300, Herston road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- Statistical Genetics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300, Herston road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- Statistical Genetics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300, Herston road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- Cancer Epidemiology and Services Research, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, University of Sydney, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Westmead, 2145, NSW, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, University of Sydney, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Statistical Genetics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300, Herston road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Statistical Genetics Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300, Herston road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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Ares G, Giménez A, Vidal L, Zhou Y, Krystallis A, Tsalis G, Symoneaux R, Cunha LM, de Moura AP, Claret A, Guerrero L, Cardello AV, Wright A, Jefferies L, Lloyd M, Oliveira D, Deliza R. Do we all perceive food-related wellbeing in the same way? Results from an exploratory cross-cultural study. Food Qual Prefer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Nortes-Méndez R, Robles-Molina J, López-Blanco R, Vass A, Molina-Díaz A, Garcia-Reyes JF. Determination of polar pesticides in olive oil and olives by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry and high resolution mass spectrometry. Talanta 2016; 158:222-228. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Casini L, Contini C, Marinelli N, Romano C, Scozzafava G. Nutraceutical olive oil: does it make the difference? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1108/nfs-09-2013-0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to verify the market potentials of health claims by means of a study that tests the effectiveness of extra-virgin olive oil promotion based on the nutraceutical indications recently authorised by European regulations.
Design/methodology/approach
– The methodology utilises a discrete choice experiment on a sample of Italian consumers. Market segmentation is performed by means of applying a latent-class model.
Findings
– The health claim proves particularly interesting for two consumer segments: the “functional claim seekers” (24 per cent) and the “reduction of disease risk claim seekers” (13 per cent). The former segment consists of young, single males who prefer more moderately priced olive oils. The latter is instead made up of elderly individuals who prefer an explicit message on disease and are oriented towards the higher price ranges.
Practical implications
– The potentials in implementing a promotional strategy based on the awareness of olive oil’s nutraceutical properties are demonstrated. Strategies will have to target specific characteristics of the various consumer segments.
Originality/value
– This paper has confirmed the opportunities that the recent European regulations on health claims have introduced for the olive oil market. This form of promotion could prove particularly important for quality productions that are often insufficiently recognised vis-à-vis their high production costs.
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Likudis Z, Costarelli V, Vitoratos A, Apostolopoulos C. Determination of pesticide residues in olive oils with protected geographical indication or designation of origin. Int J Food Sci Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zisimos Likudis
- Department of Home Economics and Ecology; Harokopio University; 70 El.Venizelou Avenue 17671 Kallithea Athens Greece
- Department of Public Health; Technological Institute of Athens; Ag. Spirodonos 28, 12210 Egaleo Athens Greece
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- Department of Home Economics and Ecology; Harokopio University; 70 El.Venizelou Avenue 17671 Kallithea Athens Greece
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- Department of Technology of Organic Farming and Food Technology; Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands; Vergoti avenue; 28100 Argostoli Cephalonia Greece
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- Department of Home Economics and Ecology; Harokopio University; 70 El.Venizelou Avenue 17671 Kallithea Athens Greece
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