Michael F Holick
Michael F Holick
Historically vitamin D deficiency had devastating consequences for children causing rickets resulting in severe bone deformities often leading to death. The mystery of the cause of rickets finally came to light when it was observed that cod...
Vitamin D and viral infections: Infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and cancers [0.03%]
维生素D与病毒感染：传染病、自身免疫病及癌症
William B Grant
William B Grant
Viruses can cause many human diseases. Three types of human diseases caused by viruses are discussed in this chapter: infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and cancers. The infectious diseases included in this chapter include three resp...
Silvia Trasciatti,Fabio Grizzi
Silvia Trasciatti
Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated condition affecting the small intestine. Its reported global prevalence falls within the range of 0.7% to 1.4%. Notably, historically, higher rates, reaching 1% in Western Ireland, have been documen...
Vitamin D and obesity [0.03%]
维生素D与肥胖
Chan Yoon Park,Sung Nim Han
Chan Yoon Park
An inverse association between vitamin D status and obesity has been reported across diverse populations and age groups in humans. In animal model of diet-induced obesity, dysregulation of vitamin D metabolism has been observed. However, th...
M Kyla Shea,Andrew Y Xuan,Sarah L Booth
M Kyla Shea
Vitamin D has been proposed as a potential strategy to mitigate age-related cognitive decline and dementia, including Alzheimer's dementia, the predominant type of dementia. Rodent studies have provided insight into the potential mechanisms...
Diabetes and vitamin D: The effect of insulin sensitivity and gut microbial health [0.03%]
糖尿病与维生素D：胰岛素敏感性及肠道微生物健康的影响
Denise K Daley,Semone B Myrie
Denise K Daley
Current global estimation suggests that about 10% of adults worldwide have diabetes, thus, various strategies are needed to address the issue, including dietary factors such as vitamin D. Various studies have suggested an inverse associatio...
Vitamin D and immune system [0.03%]
维生素D与免疫系统
Geoffrey Brown,Aleksandra Marchwicka,Ewa Marcinkowska
Geoffrey Brown
The active metabolite of vitamin D 1,25(OH)2D is well known for its role in regulating calcium-phosphate homeostasis of the human body. However, the immunomodulating activity of 1,25(OH)2D has been known for many years. There are numerous r...
Bioinformatics and bioactive peptides from foods: Do they work together? [0.03%]
生物信息学与食品来源的生物活性肽：它们能协同工作吗？
Anna Iwaniak,Piotr Minkiewicz,Małgorzata Darewicz
Anna Iwaniak
We live in the Big Data Era which affects many aspects of science, including research on bioactive peptides derived from foods, which during the last few decades have been a focus of interest for scientists. These two issues, i.e., the deve...
Salmonella spp. in poultry production-A review of the role of interventions along the production continuum [0.03%]
Salmonella spp在家禽生产中的作用——对贯穿整个生产过程的干预措施的作用的回顾
Catherine M Logue,Alessandra De Cesare,Elina Tast-Lahti et al.
Catherine M Logue et al.
Salmonella is a significant pathogen of human and animal health and poultry are one of the most common sources linked with foodborne illness worldwide. Global production of poultry meat and products has increased significantly over the last...
Effect of novel and conventional food processing technologies on Bacillus cereus spores [0.03%]
新型和传统食品加工技术对芽孢杆菌孢子的影响
Aswathi Soni,Gale Brightwell
Aswathi Soni
This chapter provides a summary of the effect of thermal and non-thermal processing technologies on Bacillus cereus spores, a well-known pathogenic bacterium associated with foodborne illnesses. B. cereus has been frequently detected in ric...