Maria Ines Genovese Rodriguez

• Abstract

  Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the last decades and has been associated with the risk of insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, systemic inflammation, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Evidence has shown that the consumption of bioactive compounds in foods, especially polyphenols, as part of a balanced diet, can reduce the risk of developing diseases and metabolic disorders a…

  Modulation of intestinal microbiota and tissue proteomic analyses in obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance: Role of polyphenols from Brazilian native Myrtaceae fruits, AP.R

• Abstract

  The rapid increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity is a threat to public health and clearly indicates an epidemic behavior, even surpassing malnutrition and infectious diseases. Among the diseases directly associated with overweight, the incidence of type 2 diabetes is growing alarmingly. The search for new strategies to contain its advance is critical to minimize the impact o…

  Brazilian native fruits: role of phenolic bioactive compounds in dyslipidemia and insulin resistance associated to diet, AP.R

• Abstract

  Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has taken epidemic proportions in recent years, reaching billions of people worldwide, and is continuously growing. Accordingly, innovations in science, capable of preventing and / or treating this disease, become relevant to mitigate their impacts on public health, considering the low adherence to therapy. Studies have shown…

  Effect of fruit juices from Myrtaceae family on postprandial glycemia in individuals with metabolic syndrome and dysglycemia, AP.R

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)

• Abstract

  The rates of obesity and diseases associated with it, such as Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), are increasing fast. One of the main ways to decrease the risk of these complications is diet management. In this respect, foods rich in phenolic compounds could play an important role due to their anti-inflammatory properties and improvement of the lipid profile and consequently of li…

  Effect of phenolic compounds from the fruit camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia HBK McVaugh) in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in mice, BP.MS
• Effect of phenolic compounds from Brazilian native fruits on postprandial glycemia, BP.MS

• Abstract

  High arterial pressure and cholesterol levels, lack of physical activities and the low or zero ingestion of fruits and vegetables are the main risk factors for the development of chronicle diseases like cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension and obesity. The phenolic compounds, especially the flavonoids found in vegetable foods seem to have a role in the reduction of the…

  Evaluation of the antihyperlipidemic properties of cupulate, BP.MS

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)