Food & Function Blog

From April-June this year, our most downloaded Food & Function articles were:

Potential biological fate of ingested nanoemulsions: influence of particle characteristics
David Julian McClements and Hang Xiao
Food Funct., 2012, 3, 202-220
DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10193E

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31 
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A 

A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus 
M. Minekus, M. Alminger, P. Alvito, S. Ballance, T. Bohn, C. Bourlieu, F. Carrière, R. Boutrou, M. Corredig, D. Dupont, C. Dufour, L. Egger, M. Golding, S. Karakaya, B. Kirkhus, S. Le Feunteun, U. Lesmes, A. Macierzanka, A. Mackie, S. Marze, D. J. McClements, O. Ménard, I. Recio, C. N. Santos, R. P. Singh, G. E. Vegarud, M. S. J. Wickham, W. Weitschies and A. Brodkorb
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1113-1124 
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60702J 

Coffee: biochemistry and potential impact on health 
Iziar A. Ludwig, Michael N. Clifford, Michael E. J. Lean, Hiroshi Ashihara and Alan Crozier    
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1695-1717 
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00042K 

Nuts, especially walnuts, have both antioxidant quantity and efficacy and exhibit significant potential health benefits 
Joe A. Vinson and Yuxing Cai  
Food Funct., 2012, 3, 134-140 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FO10152A 

An update on adding docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) to baby formula 
Emily K. K. Tai, Xiao Bo Wang and Zhen-Yu Chen  
Food Funct., 2013, 4, 1767-1775 
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60298B

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds
Wasaporn Chanput, Jurriaan Mes, Robert A. M. Vreeburg, Huub F. J. Savelkoul and Harry J. Wichers    
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 254-261 
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00113A 

Effects of resveratrol on gut microbiota and fat storage in a mouse model with high-fat-induced obesity
Yi Qiao, Jin Sun, Shufang Xia, Xue Tang, Yonghui Shi and Guowei Le  
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1241-1249 
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60630A 

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems
David Julian McClements and Yan Li    
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 32-59 
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00111B 

Characterization of polarized THP-1 macrophages and polarizing ability of LPS and food compounds 
Wasaporn Chanput, Jurriaan J. Mes, Huub F. J. Savelkoul and Harry J. Wichers  
Food Funct., 2013, 4, 266-276 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FO30156C

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The front cover features artwork by Alan Crozier from the University of Glasgow who in his review with his colleagues, provides details on the phytochemicals in green coffee beans and the changes that occur during roasting.

The article can be read in full below and is free to access for the next 6 weeks:

Coffee: biochemistry and potential impact on health
Iziar A. Ludwig, Michael N. Clifford, Michael E. J. Lean, Hiroshi Ashihara and Alan Crozier
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1695-1717
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00042K

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The front cover features artwork by David Julian McClements and Hang Xiao from Massachusetts, USA. In their work, they research how the oral bioavailability of many lipophilic bioactive agents (pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals) is limited due to various physicochemical and physiological processes. Excipient foods can be designed to improve the oral bioavailability of these bioactive agents.

Read the article in full below– it’s free to access for the next six weeks:

Excipient foods: designing food matrices that improve the oral bioavailability of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
David Julian McClements and Hang Xiao  
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1320-1333
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00100A

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During the 1st quarter of this year (the months of January, February & March), the most downloaded Food & Function articles were:

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31 
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A  

Nuts, especially walnuts, have both antioxidant quantity and efficacy and exhibit significant potential health benefits  
Joe A. Vinson and Yuxing Cai 
Food Funct., 2012, 3, 134-140 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FO10152A 

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds  
Wasaporn Chanput, Jurriaan Mes, Robert A. M. Vreeburg, Huub F. J. Savelkoul and Harry J. Wichers 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 254-261 
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00113A 

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems 
David Julian McClements and Yan Li 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 32-59 
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00111B  

Characterization of polarized THP-1 macrophages and polarizing ability of LPS and food compounds  
Wasaporn Chanput, Jurriaan J. Mes, Huub F. J. Savelkoul and Harry J. Wichers 
Food Funct., 2013, 4, 266-276 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FO30156C 

Nature and consequences of non-covalent interactions between flavonoids and macronutrients in foods 
Nicolas Bordenave, Bruce R. Hamaker and Mario G. Ferruzzi 
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 18-34 
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60263J 

Phenolic compounds: their journey after intake 
G. R. Velderrain-Rodríguez, H. Palafox-Carlos, A. Wall-Medrano, J. F. Ayala-Zavala, C-Y. O. Chen, M. Robles-Sánchez, H. Astiazaran-García, E. Alvarez-Parrilla and G. A. González-Aguilar 
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 189-197 
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60361J

An update on adding docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) to baby formula  
Emily K. K. Tai, Xiao Bo Wang and Zhen-Yu Chen 
Food Funct., 2013, 4, 1767-1775 
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60298B  

Effects of herbal infusions, tea and carbonated beverages on alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase activity 
Sha Li, Li-Qin Gan, Shu-Ke Li, Jie-Cong Zheng, Dong-Ping Xu and Hua-Bin Li 
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 42-49 
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60282F  

Hass avocado modulates postprandial vascular reactivity and postprandial inflammatory responses to a hamburger meal in healthy volunteers  
Zhaoping Li, Angela Wong, Susanne M. Henning, Yanjun Zhang, Alexis Jones, Alona Zerlin, Gail Thames, Susan Bowerman, Chi-Hong Tseng and David Heber 
Food Funct., 2013, 4, 384-391 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FO30226H

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