Studies Flashcards
1
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FF effects can be studied by:
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- Basic research (cells and animals)
- Clinical research (humans)
2
Q
FF can…
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- Protect against chronic diseases.
- Improve quality of life
3
Q
Effect of radishes’ roots
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- Chemopreventive
- Induce apoptosis in cancer cells.
4
Q
Curcumine extract effect on diabetes
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-Prevents pre diabetes to turn into diabetes.
- Improve functions of B-cells.
5
Q
What does Yakult does?
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- Reduces GI symptoms by increasing species in microbiota.
6
Q
Sistematic review
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Has more info than a regular review.
7
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Meta-analysis
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Set of studies that have the same methodology and you can compare them.
8
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Pre-clinical studies
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In animals (lowest in evidence).
9
Q
Clinical studies
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In humans.
10
Q
In-vitro studies
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Bacterias
11
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In-silico
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Using data in a computer.
12
Q
What’s between the food and the function?
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A mechanism.
13
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Leves of evidence
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- Personal experience
- Case studies (just in 1 person).
- Observational studies (can be very small or very big) –> follow-up or cross-sectional.
- Randomized Clinical Trials (small or important studies)
- Systematic review –> put everything together and compare results.
- Metanalysis –> you run test to prove if they have effect.
14
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Effects of curcumin
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- Acts like insulin
- Oxidation of fat acids
15
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How can FF be evaluated?
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Clinical trials
