We aimed to examine the longitudinal association of dairy consumption with the changes in blood pressure (BP) and the risk of incident hypertension (HTN) among adults. This study included 2636 Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort members who participated in the 5th through 8th examinations (1991-2008) and were free of HTN at their first examination during the follow-up. Data collected at eac...

Knowing that curcumin has low bioavailability when administered orally, and that piperine has bioenhancer activity by inhibition of hepatic and intestinal biotransformation processes, the aim of this study was to investigate the antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of curcumin (90 mg/kg) and piperine (20 or 40 mg/kg), alone or co-administered, incorporated in yoghurt, in streptozotocin (STZ)...

Background & Aims: Probiotic bacteria have beneficial effects on host's health. However, one of the most important reasons which affect the probiotic activity of a microorganism is its survival during the gut transit. Microencapsulation techniques could be applied to bacteria to improve this parameter. Methods: In this study, feces of 60 healthy volunteers were analyzed during 28-day test perio...

The ability of whey protein concentrate (WPC) (1% w/v) and/or honey (2% and 4% w⁄v) to improve lactic acid bacteria (Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus) growth and viability in yoghurt during a 21 day period of storage was investigated. Another focus of this study was to examine fermentation kinetics and post-acidification rates through pH and lactic acid...

Baobab is a dry land product rich in vitamins and minerals but has remained underutilized. Therefore, value addition of the baobab pulp through incorporation to probiotic yoghurt will promote dietary utilization. Different treatments were made by incorporating different amounts ground pulp. Treatments analyzed for protein, fat, ash moisture content. Total solids, synerisis, titratable acidity, ...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate children's hedonic sensitivity sugar reduction in three dairy products: vanilla milk desserts, chocolate-flavoured milk, and yoghurt. For each product, a regular sample five samples with different added-sugar content were formulated. contained commercial products available marketplace. ranged between 10.0 41.0%. A total 126 children (8–13 years...

in this study, frozen yoghurt was produced as a synbiotic product. a food product containing both probiotics and prebiotics is named as synbiotic or functional food. lactobacillus acidophilus (la-5) as a probiotic bacteria was added to frozen yoghurt in two types; free and encapsulated, and its survivability was evaluated during 60 days storage at -18 °c . also fructo-oligosaccharide as a prebi...