Review – Page 2 – Nutrimentum et Curae

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e135

Glyphosate and Microbiota: controversies and truths

Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are currently the most widely used herbicides in the world, and for many years, they have been considered safe for human health due to the assumption that human cells are presumably not directly affected by glyphosate, given the lack of the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme.

Stefania Colantuono, Maria Antonietta Zavarella, Gabriela Leonti, Ilaria Baglivo, Cristiano Caruso, Alfredo Papa

Nov 09th, 2023

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e134

Botanicals in human nutrition: focus on bioactive food-derived compounds on gut microbiota in gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases

The interest of botanicals in human nutrition is a growing and promising field. However, these substances are still neglected or poorly understood in clinical practice.

Emanuele Rinninella, Giordana Galeazzi, Elisa Gianferrari, Sabrina Putzu, Pauline Raoul, Marco Cintoni, Francesca Bugli, Maria Cristina Mele, Maura Di Vito

Sep 04th, 2023

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e133

Spices and gastrointestinal health benefits: a state-of-the-art

Spices represent the basis of traditional medicine through the Middle East to Eastern Mediterranean and Europe since antiquity.

Pauline Raoul, Campagna Chiara, Gianferrari Elisa, Nicodemo Mirella, Pizzari Ginevra, Marco Cintoni, Emanuele Rinninella, Esmeralda Capristo, Maria Cristina Mele

Jul 28th, 2023

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e132

Third-wave therapies in inflammatory bowel disease: the outline therapy to reduce psychological stress, anxiety and depression in IBD adult patients

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic immune-mediated disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Numerous studies have demonstrated...

Daniele Ferrarese, Federica Di Vincenzo, Giorgia Spagnolo, Daniela Pia Rosaria Chieffo, Marco Pizzoferrato

May 24th, 2023

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e131

Impact of artificial meat as novel food: controversies and future perspectives

Artificial meat, also called «synthetic», «cultured», or «in-vitro» meat, is growing in interest worldwide as a possible alternative protein source to regular meat derived from farm animals.

Marco Cintoni, Marta Palombaro, Gabriele Egidi, Elena Leonardi, Federica Gardin, Gabriele Pulcini, Emanuele Rinninella, Pauline Raoul, Maria Cristina Mele

Apr 05th, 2023

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e012

Fecal microbiota transplantation: lights and shadows of a new weapon against inflammatory bowel disease

Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains one of the most critical public health issues, mostly due to its wide global prevalence and dramatic impact on patients' quality of life.

Andrea Piccioni, Federico Rosa, Federica Manca, Davide Antonio Della Polla, Martina Petrucci, Benedetta Simeoni, Marcello Covino

Mar 08th, 2023

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e007

Electronic cigarettes’ effects on respiratory health

Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). ECs have been sold as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes due to the lack of tobacco combustion since 2006...

Tonia Magrì, Bruno Iovene, Luca Richeldi

Feb 03rd, 2023

Nutr Cur 2023; 02: e001

Fecal microbiota transplantation: an update on the advances in the treatment of complex diseases

In addition to its proven effectiveness in the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (rCDI), fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is on the rise to become one of the most studied...

Carlotta Magrì, Giuliana Calabrese, Letizia Masi, Sara Troisi, Federica di Vincenzo, Pierluigi Puca, Cristina Graziani, Loris R. Lopetuso, Valentina Petito

Jan 10th, 2023

Nutr Cur 2022; 01: e128

Importance of human breast milk in premature infant

Human breast milk (HBM) is considered the optimum feeding for infant nutrition. The specific composition and unique properties make HBM appropriate not only for the term but also for preterm infants...

Simonetta Costa, Francesca Serrao, Chiara Tirone, Eloisa Tiberi, Mirta Corsello, Francesca Priolo, Milena Tana, Francesca Paola Fusco, Simonetta Frezza, Giovanni Vento

Dec 19th, 2022

Nutr Cur 2022; 01: e112

Why inositol supplementation may help to recover side effects induced by mood stabilizers and anticonvulsant drugs

INTRODUCTION. Lithium, valproic acid and carbamazepine are the most used mood stabilizers and anticonvulsant drugs. They share the depletion of myo-inositol in the central nervous system as mechanism of action...

Zdravko Kamenov, Elisa Lepore, Mario Montanino Oliva, Virginia Unfer, Vittorio Unfer

Oct 17th, 2022

Nutr Cur 2022; 01: e107

Impetigo: green light for essential oils-based natural treatments but not self-formulated

INTRODUCTION. Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes are microbial agents of bullous and non-bullous impetigo, respectively...

Maura Di Vito, Stefania Garzoli, Sara Guerrera, Domiziana Coggiatti, Debora Talamonti, Domenico Tarantino, Lidia Di Cerbo, Giulia Lombardini, Marcello Pani, Scilla Pizzarelli, Francesca Bugli, Maurizio Sanguinetti

Oct 17th, 2022

Nutr Cur 2022; 01: e114

Food additives as non-conventional modulators of gut microbiota: health implications

Every day, billions of individuals consume variable amounts of food additives contained in most ultra-processed foods, even though these substances are considered non-nutritive...

Emanuele Rinninella, Pauline Raoul, Valeria Maccauro, Marco Cintoni, Vincenzina Mora, Maria Cristina Mele

Oct 17th, 2022

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