Original article – Nutrimentum et Curae

Nutr Cur 2025; 04: e160

Comparative in vivo evaluation of the nutritional intake and digestibility of two infant flours based on corn enriched with Parkia biglobosa pulp and cashew nut flour

Infant malnutrition in Côte d’Ivoire, characterized by protein and micronutrient deficiencies, persists despite the availability of underutilized local resources such as cashew and Parkia biglobosa pulp. Industrial flours, although nutritious, remain inaccessible to disadvantaged households due to their high cost, limiting access to suitable complementary foods.

K. M. Gboko, K. Y. Kone, D. Soro

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Nutr Cur 2024; 03: e155

Fermentative production, comparative characterization with carrots, and functional analysis of β-carotene produced from Rhodotorulla toruloids

Beta-carotene, a widely demanded red-orange pigment, has multiple applications in the food, cosmetic, and textile industries

Bahaa Aldeen Abdalrahman Hadi

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Nutr Cur 2024; 03: e154

Effects of temperature and Saccharomyces cerevisiae co-culture on mycotoxins stability and decontamination in wheat

Mycotoxins are small molecular weight fungal toxins mainly produced by three different toxigenic fungi, including Fusarium, Aspergillus, and Penicillium.

Khurram Abbas, Usama, Javed Abbas, and Muhammad Imran

Sep 11th, 2024

Nutr Cur 2024; 03: e153

Fracture risk, bone density and vitamin D in diabetic women

Aging is associated with the increasing prevalence of both type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis, especially in the elderly and female population.

Lucantonio Debellis, Domenico Basta

Jul 30th, 2024

Nutr Cur 2024; 03: e151

Investigating the effects of biofortified wheat flour on plasma zinc, selenium, and enterobacteria in pediatric populations

Zinc and Selenium deficiency affects 39% of children in Pakistan, according to the recent National Nutritional Survey 2011

Usama

Jun 04th, 2024

Nutr Cur 2024; 03(Special 1): e150

Treatment of alcohol use disorder: position paper of the Società Italiana di Alcologia (SIA)

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is frequent globally and is responsible for more than 5% of the global burden of disease and mortality.

Teo Vignoli, Fabio Caputo, Roberta Agabio, Pierluigi Allosio, Maria Francesca Amendola, Sarino Aricò, Aniello Baselice, Patrizia Balbinot, Vito Antonio Campanile, Tiziana Fanucchi, Claudia Gandin, Livia Macciò, Paolo Enrico Carlo Marzorati, Cristina Meneguzzi, Davide Mioni, Andrea Noventa, Michele Parisi, Andrea Quartini, Mariano Quartini, Doda Renzetti, Maria Raffaella Rossin, Valeria Zavan, Paolo Cimarosti, Franco Marcomini, Valentino Patussi, Emanuele Scafato, Gianni Testino

May 02nd, 2024

Nutr Cur 2024; 03(Special 1): e142

Is AUD the same for everyone? The different typologies of AUD patients

Alcohol dependence and related disabilities are a large burden for the population. Problems in families, working places and severe medical symptoms are often caused by alcoholism.

Otto-Michael Lesch, Henriette Walter

May 02nd, 2024

Nutr Cur 2024; 03: e138

Impact of diet on cardiometabolic risk in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious condition associated with increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). It has been found that OSA and obesity commonly coexist.

Domenico Basta

Apr 12th, 2024

Nutr Cur 2024; 03: e137

Effectiveness and speed in reducing cardiovascular risk with nutritional intervention in a cohort of Italian women

Nutritional intervention based on the Mediterranean Diet effectively significantly reduces cardiovascular risk in a relatively short time in a population of Italian women. Given the absence of contraindications, the Mediterranean diet is an unparalleled preventive and clinical medicine tool.

Domenico Basta

Jan 16th, 2024

Nutr Cur 2022; 01: e104

Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis

INTRODUCTION. Patients suffering from eating disorders represent a highly vulnerable and fragile population. The recent SARS-Co-2 pandemic and its impact...

Marcello Covino, Raffaella Zaccaria, Martina Pala, Marco Di Nicola, Andrea Piccioni, Martina Petrucci, Sabrina Chiloiro, Caterina Policola, Lucio Rinaldi, Alfredo Pontecorvi

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