Research Group Food Chemistry and Human Nutrition
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Only a few low-and middle-income countries have policies to prevent heart disease, cancer and diabetes
Wednesday June 12th 2013
Nine years the World Health Organization adopted a global strategy to address risk factors for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes (referred to internationally as noncommunicable diseases). Only a few low-and middle-income countries have implemented robust national policies to help prevent such diseases since, according to an international study led by Ghent University in collaboration with the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, published in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Compound with antioxidative and antimutagenic activity isolated from roasted high erucic mustard seed oil
Monday June 3rd 2013
Researchers of nutriFOODchem have isolated a potent radical scavenging compound from the roasted high erucic mustard seed oil. The compound is confirmed to be canolol, which is known to have antioxidative and antimutagenic activity (protection of DNA from mutagens like peroxynitrile). The methodology for its chemical synthesis in the laboratory has also been developed. The compound is formed during mustard/rapeseed roasting. Its oil could have health beneficial effect due to enrichment of canolol in the oil.
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Research Group Food Chemistry and Human Nutrition
Department of Food Safety and Food Quality
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
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Coupure Links 653
B-9000 Ghent
Belgium
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