Juniper Publishers-Nutrition Food Science International Journal

  Nutrition and Food Science International Journal - Juniper Publishers Mini review The people in industrialized countries have experienced a dramatic increase in obesity in recent times. Prevalence of obesity has doubled in the last 25 years. In the United States, 17-th on the list of most obese places in the world - average BMI 28.8 Kg/m2, more than 60% of reproductive-age women are overweight and 35% are obese, representing a 70% increase in pre-pregnancy obesity. In Romania, 75th on the list- average BMI is 22.2 Kg/m2, the lowest average BMI in the European Union (9.4% obesity in 2016). [1] One of three Romanians is overweight, and one of four is obese. There are over 3.5 million obese in Romania. The highest obesity rate is recorded in Moldova, where the percentage is 23.8%. Only 10% of them see a doctor. Only one percent are included in a national obesity education program [2]. Not all ethnic groups are at equal risk. Of particular concern is the rapid increase in adolescent ...

  Abstract Background:  Therapeutic treatment of Sickle cell disease (SCD) is complex and very expensive. However, natural products have been used to manage sickle cell crises. Omega-3 fatty acids EPA/DHA reduce the number of crisis in SCD. Objectives:  This study aimed to assess the antisickling and antioxidant properties of omega-3 fatty acids EPA/DHA. Methods:  The evaluation of the rates of inhibition of induced sickling by sodium metabisulfite 2% and the potential reversal of sickle cells into normal spherical erythrocytes was performed using microscopic enumeration of red blood corpuscles of the sickling. The evaluation of membrane stability effect, FRAP, DPPH°, and OH° assays was determined using colorimetric method. Results:  Sodium metabisulfite increased the sickling of RBCs from 26.3±1.6 to 79.42±5.2% during 3 hours. Omega-3 fatty acids EPA/DHA 0.2% showed the best antisickling (79.05±1.2%) and reversibility (64.82± 2.7%) rate; the best membrane stabi...